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Saturday, April 2, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by DEN (vs POR) and ORL (vs NJN).

Final · Box score
Magic103
Nets102
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Heat111
Hornets99
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats97
Bulls112
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Spurs95
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Blazers97
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +6
On this day · 2003–04Apr 2, 2004: 12 games. Top scorer: Corey Maggette (Clippers-Bulls), 34 points.
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The lead · Magic-Nets

Steve Francis scores 33, Orlando holds off New Jersey

Emeka Okafor goes for 28 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2-5+1ORL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25252231103
Nets25272525102
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 25, 15, 19, 17, 30, 16, 21, 33ORL33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 4, 21, 14, 12, 17, 18, 22, 15ORL15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Nenad KrsticPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 18, 15, 21, 4, 15, 17, 10, 28NJN28 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 39, 33, 22, 16, 39, 31, 31, 21NJN21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Blazers

Denver makes it three straight

Denver beat Portland 103–97 and moved to 41–31. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
Wvs CHA120–101Wvs LAC115–96Wvs MIL114–103Wvs WAS127–98Wvs LAL117–96Wvs SAC113–99L@ PHX114–123W@ UTA109–98Wvs SAS102–84W@ POR103–97
Lead changes
Nuggets-Blazers20
Lakers-Spurs15
Heat-Hornets0
Shot of the night

Barry's layup with 6.9 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 95-94 final

The night in charts
Heat-Hornets combined for 210, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HornetsHeat 111, Hornets 99
210
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 97, Bulls 112
209
Magic-NetsMagic 103, Nets 102
205
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 103, Blazers 97
200
Lakers-SpursLakers 94, Spurs 95
189
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-NetsMagic 103, Nets 102
+1 ORL
Lakers-SpursLakers 94, Spurs 95
+1 SAS
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 103, Blazers 97
+6 DEN
Heat-HornetsHeat 111, Hornets 99
+12 MIA
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 97, Bulls 112
+15 CHI
DEN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BlazersDEN won · Nuggets 103, Blazers 97
5 pts
Magic-NetsORL won · Magic 103, Nets 102
5 pts
Lakers-SpursSAS won · Lakers 94, Spurs 95
2 pts
Shaq shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 34 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
KrsticNJN · 28 PTS, 11 REB
71% (12-17)
D WadeMIA · 33 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
P.J. BrownNOH · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ClaxtonNOH · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Nets
Magic 103Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25252231103
Nets25272525102
The story
Dwight Howard had 15 points as Orlando beat New Jersey 103-102

Nenad Krstic led New Jersey with 28 PTS, 11 REB 15 PTS, 8 REB · 6-8 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 31-25.

ORL lead by quarter
200 0−2−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 94Spurs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2325281894
Spurs2620292095
The story
Tony Parker's 17 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 95-94

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 7-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-23, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3−2−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Caron Butler was the fantasy play: 43.7 FPTS on 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bobcats-Bulls
Bobcats 97Bulls 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2428242197
Bulls24332728112
The story
Chicago beat Charlotte 112-97 behind 22 points from Othella Harrington

Matt Carroll paced Charlotte: 20 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 28-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0+5+8+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 67 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 25, 33, 23, 25, 26, 28, 24, 34Heat-Hornets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 25, 15, 19, 17, 30, 16, 21, 33Magic-Nets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 27, 30, 20, 35, 19, 27, 37, 33Heat-Hornets · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 17, 13, 23, 12, 15, 17, 29, 28Bobcats-Bulls · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Nenad KrsticPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 18, 15, 21, 4, 15, 17, 10, 28Nets-Magic · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 19, 29, 12, 22, 13, 26, 22, 27Lakers-Spurs · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 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
JR SmithNOH+6.3 16.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.6 15.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Nenad KrsticNJN+5.4 15.0 last 10 · 9.6 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
Antawn JamisonWAS−5.0 14.6 last 10 · 19.6 season