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Friday, April 1, 2005Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed HOU by 8 after three quarters and won 76–73.

Final · Box score
Raptors119
Bobcats107
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Wizards111
Magic102
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +24; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Sixers83
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Hawks100
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Kings128
Cavs109
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +19
Final · Box score
Clippers84
Pistons97
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Nets93
Knicks91
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN +1; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Rockets73
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH -5; Q3 NOH -8; Q4 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Bucks82
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Suns107
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Jazz91
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +18
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Sonics89
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +2
On this day · 2003–04Apr 1, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Kings), 29 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Rockets

New Orleans climbs out of an 8-point hole against Houston

Marcus Camby goes for 15 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5-8+3NOH AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1117202876
Rockets1716231773
Who led
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 8, 13, 0, 10, 17, 8, 15, 16NOH16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dan DickauPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 17, 13, 14, 17, 5, 3, 11, 14NOH14 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 15, 26, 31, 0, 26, 44, 26, 21HOU21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 0, 12, 6, 7, 4, 2, 10, 14HOU14 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Sacramento by 19.

NJN over NYK2SEA over POR2NOH over HOU3WAS over ORL9PHX over MIN9MEM over MIL11TOR over CHA12DET over LAC13BOS over ATL16DAL over PHI17GSW over UTA17DEN over SAS18SAC over CLE19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Nets-Knicks15
Grizzlies-Bucks14
Wolves-Suns11
Spurs-Nuggets8
Kings-Cavs7
Hornets-Rockets4
Blazers-Sonics4
Mavs-Sixers3
Warriors-Jazz3
Raptors-Bobcats1
Celtics-Hawks0
The night in charts
Kings-Cavs combined for 237, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-CavsKings 128, Cavs 109
237
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 119, Bobcats 107
226
Celtics-HawksCeltics 116, Hawks 100
216
Wizards-MagicWizards 111, Magic 102
213
Wolves-SunsWolves 98, Suns 107
205
Warriors-JazzWarriors 108, Jazz 91
199
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 84, Nuggets 102
186
Nets-KnicksNets 93, Knicks 91
184
Mavs-SixersMavs 100, Sixers 83
183
Clippers-PistonsClippers 84, Pistons 97
181
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 87, Sonics 89
176
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 93, Bucks 82
175
Hornets-RocketsHornets 76, Rockets 73
149
3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-KnicksNets 93, Knicks 91
+2 NJN
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 87, Sonics 89
+2 SEA
Hornets-RocketsHornets 76, Rockets 73
+3 NOH
Wolves-SunsWolves 98, Suns 107
+9 PHX
Wizards-MagicWizards 111, Magic 102
+9 WAS
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 93, Bucks 82
+11 MEM
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 119, Bobcats 107
+12 TOR
Clippers-PistonsClippers 84, Pistons 97
+13 DET
Celtics-HawksCeltics 116, Hawks 100
+16 BOS
Warriors-JazzWarriors 108, Jazz 91
+17 GSW
Mavs-SixersMavs 100, Sixers 83
+17 DAL
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 84, Nuggets 102
+18 DEN
Kings-CavsKings 128, Cavs 109
+19 SAC
NOH rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-RocketsNOH won · Hornets 76, Rockets 73
8 pts
Nets-KnicksNJN won · Nets 93, Knicks 91
5 pts
Blazers-SonicsSEA won · Blazers 87, Sonics 89
4 pts
Warriors-JazzGSW won · Warriors 108, Jazz 91
4 pts
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 98, Suns 107
3 pts
Ricky Davis shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ricky DavisBOS · 36 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
82% (14-17)
AlstonTOR · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
OkaforCHA · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
NashPHX · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
JaricLAC · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 93Knicks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1825222893
Knicks2319242591
The story
Vince Carter had 31 points as New Jersey beat New York 93-91

Jamal Crawford led New York with 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 9-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Nets took the second 25-19.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −5+1−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 87Sonics 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2822152287
Sonics2620241989
The story
Ray Allen's 19 points carried Seattle past Portland, 89-87

For Portland, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 8-24 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 24-15.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −2−4+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Przybilla was the fantasy play: 40.6 FPTS on 13 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Hornets-Rockets
Hornets 76Rockets 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1117202876
Rockets1716231773
The story
New Orleans beat Houston 76-73 behind 16 rebounds and 9 points from Chris Andersen

Clar. Weatherspoon paced Houston: 14 PTS, 10 REB 16 REB, 9 PTS · 2-8 FG

The swing

A 28-17 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −6−5−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 49 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg33.9Today

34 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ricky Davis leads the day with 36

Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 14, 15, 27, 6, 7, 15, 18, 36Celtics-Hawks · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 56, 29, 19, 19, 44, 22, 26, 35Cavs-Kings · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 23, 39, 33, 22, 16, 39, 31, 31Nets-Knicks · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 22, 25, 29, 33, 18, 28, 36, 31Wizards-Magic · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 21, 12, 25, 21, 31, 25, 26, 30Wizards-Magic · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 12, 17, 13, 23, 12, 15, 17, 29Bobcats-Raptors · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Reggie MillerIND+6.8 21.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Anthony JohnsonIND+6.6 14.1 last 10 · 7.5 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.3 29.7 last 10 · 23.4 season
JR SmithNOH+6.2 15.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.6 15.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCLE−6.6 6.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Pau GasolMEM−5.5 12.5 last 10 · 18.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Speedy ClaxtonNOH−5.0 6.4 last 10 · 11.4 season