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Saturday, March 4, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed ATL by 15 at halftime and won 95–93.

Final · OT · Box score
Raptors100
Nets105
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN -5; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Heat95
Q1 MIA -12; Q2 MIA -15; Q3 MIA -11; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Bucks98
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Blazers81
Spurs101
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Magic94
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Lakers105
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 2004–05Mar 4, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Mavs), 40 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Heat

Miami erases 15-point lead, steals one from Atlanta

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-15-11+2MIA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2721252093
Heat1518293395
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 31, 25, 7, 15, 31, 27, 16, 21MIA21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 6, 10, 12, 9, 16, 4, 10, 15MIA15 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 3, 18, 40, 12, 19, 26, 19, 28ATL28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 10, 14, 9, 13, 19, 9, 8, 21ATL21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Spurs10
Raptors-Nets9
Pistons-Lakers6
Knicks-Bucks6
Magic-Nuggets4
The night in charts
Raptors-Nets combined for 205, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-NetsRaptors 100, Nets 105
205
Magic-NuggetsMagic 94, Nuggets 110
204
Knicks-BucksKnicks 103, Bucks 98
201
Pistons-LakersPistons 94, Lakers 105
199
Hawks-HeatHawks 93, Heat 95
188
Blazers-SpursBlazers 81, Spurs 101
182
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-HeatHawks 93, Heat 95
+2 MIA
Raptors-NetsRaptors 100, Nets 105
+5 NJN
Knicks-BucksKnicks 103, Bucks 98
+5 NYK
Pistons-LakersPistons 94, Lakers 105
+11 LAL
Magic-NuggetsMagic 94, Nuggets 110
+16 DEN
Blazers-SpursBlazers 81, Spurs 101
+20 SAS
MIA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 93, Heat 95
15 pts
Pistons-LakersLAL won · Pistons 94, Lakers 105
7 pts
Raptors-NetsNJN won · Raptors 100, Nets 105
5 pts
Blazers-SpursSAS won · Blazers 81, Spurs 101
3 pts
Josh Smith shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Josh SmithATL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
PetersonTOR · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
PattersonDEN · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
CambyDEN · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
Joe SmithMIL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 93Heat 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2721252093
Heat1518293395
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 21 points carried Miami past Atlanta, 95-93

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 5-7 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 33-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −12−15−11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith was the fantasy play: 46.6 FPTS on 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 100Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors1524302011100
Nets1825212516105
The story
Richard Jefferson had 30 points as New Jersey beat Toronto 105-100 in OT

Chris Bosh led Toronto with 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 25-20.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +3+4−50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Lakers
Pistons 94Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2929201694
Lakers32192925105
The story
Los Angeles beat Detroit 105-94 behind 24 points and 10 assists from Lamar Odom

Chauncey Billups paced Detroit: 24 PTS, 10 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3−7+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.3Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.3 in 57 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
24.02004–05 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 2004–05 (56 games). Today: 5 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg48.5Today

48 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: San Antonio by 20.

MIA over ATL2NJN over TOR5NYK over MIL5LAL over DET11DEN over ORL16SAS over POR20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 39, 27, 36, 39, 40, 28, 35, 42, 40Lakers-Pistons · W
35.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 19, 45, 22, 26, 4, 22, 29, 31Nets-Raptors · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 25, 14, 23, 27, 23, 22, 25, 30Nets-Raptors · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 3, 18, 40, 12, 19, 26, 19, 28Hawks-Heat · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 22, 20, 19, 9, 20, 19, 21, 25Raptors-Nets · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 20, 19, 8, 14, 8, 16, 7, 24Lakers-Pistons · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul PierceBOS+7.1 34.2 last 10 · 27.1 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.9 19.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Anthony JohnsonIND+5.5 13.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Kevin MartinSAC+5.2 16.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.1 18.7 last 10 · 24.8 season
Stephon MarburyNYK−5.9 11.2 last 10 · 17.1 season
Marko JaricMIN−5.1 3.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Devin HarrisDAL−5.0 5.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−4.7 8.3 last 10 · 13.0 season