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Tuesday, April 12, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Raptors trailed Knicks by 16 at halftime and won 105–93.

Final · Box score
Celtics105
Sixers98
Q1 Celtics -7; Q2 Celtics -4; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 Celtics +7
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Knicks93
Q1 Raptors -2; Q2 Raptors -16; Q3 Raptors +2; Q4 Raptors +12
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Spurs95
Q1 Spurs +8; Q2 Spurs +18; Q3 Spurs +10; Q4 Spurs +6
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Suns99
Q1 Suns +3; Q2 Suns +6; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 Suns +14
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Clippers94
Q1 Clippers +12; Q2 Clippers +12; Q3 Clippers +18; Q4 Clippers +9
On this day · 2003–04Apr 12, 2004: 11 games. Top scorer: Juwan Howard (Magic-Bulls), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Knicks

Toronto erases 16-point lead, steals one from New York

Shawn Marion goes for 18 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-16+2+12Raptors AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors20183235105
Knicks2232142593
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 16, 27, 18, 15, 11, 17, 18, 29Raptors29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 11, 23, 22, 19, 30, 19, 26, 25Raptors25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 45, 26, 15, 19, 30, 29, 17, 22Knicks22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 0, 17, 0, 2, 18, 4, 2, 8, 2, 17Knicks17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Sixers

Boston handles Philadelphia by 7

The Celtics won the third quarter 28–24. Final: 105–98. Paul Pierce led Boston with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Spurs over Blazers6Celtics over Sixers7Clippers over Jazz9Raptors over Knicks12Suns over Hornets14Final margin, points. Pink = Celtics over Sixers.
Lead changes
Raptors-Knicks11
Hornets-Suns10
Celtics-Sixers3
The night in charts
Celtics-Sixers combined for 203, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-SixersCeltics 105, Sixers 98
203
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 105, Knicks 93
198
Blazers-SpursBlazers 89, Spurs 95
184
Hornets-SunsHornets 85, Suns 99
184
Jazz-ClippersJazz 85, Clippers 94
179
Spurs won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Blazers-SpursBlazers 89, Spurs 95
+6 Spurs
Celtics-SixersCeltics 105, Sixers 98
+7 Celtics
Jazz-ClippersJazz 85, Clippers 94
+9 Clippers
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 105, Knicks 93
+12 Raptors
Hornets-SunsHornets 85, Suns 99
+14 Suns
Raptors erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-KnicksRaptors won · Raptors 105, Knicks 93
16 pts
Celtics-SixersCeltics won · Celtics 105, Sixers 98
7 pts
Maurice Taylor shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Maurice TaylorKnicks · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
HarpringJazz · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
ManuSpurs · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
MilesBlazers · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK
62% (8-13)
PetersonRaptors · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 89Spurs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1515322789
Spurs2325242395
The story
Nazr Mohammed's 14 rebounds and 10 points carried San Antonio past Portland, 95-89

For Portland, Darius Miles had 18 PTS, 7 REB 14 REB, 10 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 25-15, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +8+18+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 105Knicks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors20183235105
Knicks2232142593
The story
Chris Bosh had 29 points as Toronto beat New York 105-93

Stephon Marbury led New York with 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Raptors took the third 32-14.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 −2−16+2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 85Suns 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2226251285
Suns2529192699
The story
Phoenix beat New Orleans 99-85 behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from Amar'e Stoudemire

JR Smith paced New Orleans: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

A 26-12 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +3+60+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 66 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg13.6Last 3

13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in 71 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 30

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 18, 15, 13, 8, 16, 2, 40, 30Spurs-Blazers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 16, 27, 18, 15, 11, 17, 18, 29Raptors-Knicks · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 36, 20, 34, 26, 22, 38, 48, 23, 28Sixers-Celtics · L
30.5 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 32, 21, 17, 26, 25, 26, 16, 27Celtics-Sixers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 14, 22, 9, 23, 44, 32, 10, 27Suns-Hornets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 15, 7, 22, 33, 27, 13, 20, 25Clippers-Jazz · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Caron ButlerLakers+6.9 22.2 last 10 · 15.3 season
Baron DavisWarriors+6.8 26.1 last 10 · 19.3 season
Vince CarterNets+5.8 29.7 last 10 · 23.9 season
Nenad KrsticNets+5.7 15.6 last 10 · 9.9 season
Josh ChildressHawks+5.7 15.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsMavs−6.0 3.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Jermaine O'NealPacers−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Antawn JamisonWizards−5.7 14.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Carlos BoozerJazz−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Derek AndersonBlazers−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season