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Sunday, April 17, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CLE by 12 at halftime and won 90–87.

Final · Box score
Cavs87
Pistons90
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -12; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats104
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Lakers112
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Heat84
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Sonics109
Wolves94
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +15
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Nets104
Q1 NJN +13; Q2 NJN +18; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +21
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Raptors98
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +5
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks139
Knicks135
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Blazers100
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +18
On this day · 2003–04Apr 17, 2004: 4 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Grizzlies), 26 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pistons

Detroit rallies from 12 down to beat Cleveland

Vince Carter goes for 43 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-120+3DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2329132287
Pistons2317252590
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 19, 12, 13, 17, 6, 14, 4, 19DET19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 26, 19, 23, 10, 28, 10, 4, 17DET17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 24, 20, 37, 40, 33, 27, 38, 37CLE37 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Ira NewblePoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 6, 6, 3, 2, 4, 10, 9, 19CLE19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Raptors14
Mavs-Lakers5
Bobcats-Wizards5
Pacers-Heat4
Jazz-Blazers4
Sonics-Wolves1
Sixers-Nets0
Shot of the night

Jamison's layup with 1.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 106-104 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Knicks combined for 274, 48 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-KnicksHawks 139, Knicks 135
274
Mavs-LakersMavs 114, Lakers 112
226
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 104, Wizards 106
210
Sonics-WolvesSonics 109, Wolves 94
203
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 103, Raptors 98
201
Sixers-NetsSixers 83, Nets 104
187
Jazz-BlazersJazz 82, Blazers 100
182
Cavs-PistonsCavs 87, Pistons 90
177
Pacers-HeatPacers 80, Heat 84
164
6 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-LakersMavs 114, Lakers 112
+2 DAL
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 104, Wizards 106
+2 WAS
Cavs-PistonsCavs 87, Pistons 90
+3 DET
Hawks-KnicksHawks 139, Knicks 135
+4 ATL
Pacers-HeatPacers 80, Heat 84
+4 MIA
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 103, Raptors 98
+5 BOS
Sonics-WolvesSonics 109, Wolves 94
+15 SEA
Jazz-BlazersJazz 82, Blazers 100
+18 POR
Sixers-NetsSixers 83, Nets 104
+21 NJN
DET erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PistonsDET won · Cavs 87, Pistons 90
12 pts
Bobcats-WizardsWAS won · Bobcats 104, Wizards 106
6 pts
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 103, Raptors 98
6 pts
Hawks-KnicksATL won · Hawks 139, Knicks 135
5 pts
Abdur-Rahim shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdur-RahimPOR · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Josh SmithATL · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
LueATL · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KaponoCHA · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ChildressATL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 87Pistons 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2329132287
Pistons2317252590
The story
LeBron James had 37 points and 11 rebounds in a 90-87 loss to Detroit

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 15 REB, 11 PTS, 3 AST 37 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 12-35 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Pistons took the third 25-13.

DET lead by quarter
200 0−120+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 139Knicks 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks2933243221139
Knicks3228312717135
The story
Tyronn Lue's 32 points carried Atlanta past New York, 139-135 in OT

For New York, Tim Thomas had 26 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 32 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 10-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 33-28.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3+2−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Stephon Marbury was the fantasy play: 54.1 FPTS on 31 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB

Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 83Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2522181883
Nets38271821104
The story
New Jersey beat Philadelphia 104-83 behind a 11-10-16 triple-double from Jason Kidd

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 33 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 16 AST, 11 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL · 5-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 38-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
300 +13+18+18+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.1Season avg36.2Last 5

36.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.1 in 74 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg14.5Last 3

14.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 78 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg39.5Today

40 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Jersey by 21.

WAS over CHA2DAL over LAL2DET over CLE3MIA over IND4ATL over NYK4BOS over TOR5SEA over MIN15POR over UTA18NJN over PHI21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 43

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 31, 21, 27, 32, 45, 22, 39, 43Nets-Sixers · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 24, 20, 37, 40, 33, 27, 38, 37Cavs-Pistons · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 27, 23, 30, 32, 18, 19, 32, 34Sonics-Wolves · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 26, 15, 9, 19, 42, 18, 20, 33Lakers-Mavs · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 22, 38, 48, 23, 28, 38, 43, 33Sixers-Nets · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 7, 15, 12, 23, 18, 11, 16, 32Hawks-Knicks · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+8.7 33.0 last 10 · 24.3 season
Caron ButlerLAL+7.2 22.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jameer NelsonORL+6.1 14.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Josh SmithATL+6.1 15.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.8 15.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Jermaine O'NealIND−6.8 17.7 last 10 · 24.5 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−5.8 13.5 last 10 · 19.3 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Marquis DanielsDAL−5.5 3.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season