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Thursday, March 31, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pacers trailed Heat by 6 after the first quarter and won 114–108.

Final · OT · Box score
Cavs90
Bulls102
Q1 Bulls -1; Q2 Bulls -2; Q3 Bulls +6; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls +12
Final · OT · Box score
Heat108
Pacers114
Q1 Pacers -6; Q2 Pacers -1; Q3 Pacers +1; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers +6
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Lakers96
Q1 Wolves +4; Q2 Wolves +4; Q3 Wolves +13; Q4 Wolves +9
On this day · 2003–04Mar 31, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Darius Miles (Blazers-Celtics), 31 points.
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The lead · Heat-Pacers

Reggie Miller scores 31, Indiana wins in overtime

Dwyane Wade goes for 37 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-1+10+6Pacers AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat2918281914108
Pacers2323301820114
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 39, 13, 18, 21, 14, 8, 22, 31Pacers31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 19, 21, 23, 18, 12, 34, 13, 29Pacers29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 24, 27, 30, 20, 35, 19, 27, 37Heat37 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Damon JonesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 11, 3, 16, 0, 13, 14, 27Heat27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Cavs-Bulls

Chicago flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Cleveland led 48–46 at the break. Tied 88–88 after regulation, Chicago won the extra time 14–2. Final: 102–90. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Cavs
Ben Gordon · BullsDrew Gooden · CavsPTS2127REB312AST81Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Bulls20
Heat-Pacers15
Wolves-Lakers1
The night in charts
Heat-Pacers combined for 222, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-PacersHeat 108, Pacers 114
222
Wolves-LakersWolves 105, Lakers 96
201
Cavs-BullsCavs 90, Bulls 102
192
Pacers won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Heat-PacersHeat 108, Pacers 114
+6 Pacers
Wolves-LakersWolves 105, Lakers 96
+9 MIN
Cavs-BullsCavs 90, Bulls 102
+12 Bulls
Pacers rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-PacersPacers won · Heat 108, Pacers 114
6 pts
Cavs-BullsBulls won · Cavs 90, Bulls 102
2 pts
Damon Jones shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Damon JonesHeat · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
HassellMIN · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
ShaqHeat · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
ReggiePacers · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
61% (11-18)
HinrichBulls · 13 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 108Pacers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2918281914108
Pacers2323301820114
The story
Stephen Jackson had 29 points as Indiana beat Miami 114-108 in OT

Damon Jones led Miami with 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-28 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the overtime 20-14.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −6−1+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 105Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves23193528105
Lakers1919263296
The story
Minnesota beat Los Angeles 105-96 behind 23 points and 12 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Caron Butler paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 35-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +4+4+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant topped the game at 47.1 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 90Bulls 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs23251327290
Bulls2224212114102
The story
Ben Gordon's 21 points and 8 assists carried Chicago past Cleveland, 102-90 in OT

For Cleveland, Drew Gooden had 27 PTS, 12 REB 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 8-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Bulls took it 14-2.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −1−2+60+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 59.2 FPTS on 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 49 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 37

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 24, 27, 30, 20, 35, 19, 27, 37Heat-Pacers · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 39, 13, 18, 21, 14, 8, 22, 31Pacers-Heat · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 19, 21, 23, 18, 12, 34, 13, 29Pacers-Heat · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 13, 24, 10, 20, 16, 11, 16, 27Cavs-Bulls · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Damon JonesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 11, 3, 16, 0, 13, 14, 27Heat-Pacers · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 26, 12, 30, 43, 18, 34, 32, 26Lakers-Wolves · L
28.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithHornets+7.4 17.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Reggie MillerPacers+6.8 21.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Anthony JohnsonPacers+6.6 14.1 last 10 · 7.5 season
Donyell MarshallRaptors+5.3 17.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Vince CarterNets+5.3 28.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCavs−6.3 7.1 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jermaine O'NealPacers−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Marko JaricClippers−5.6 3.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Carlos BoozerJazz−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Pau GasolGrizzlies−5.3 12.7 last 10 · 18.0 season