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Friday, March 17, 2006Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed SAC by 16 after the first quarter and won 98–93.

Final · Box score
Jazz111
Hawks101
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Kings93
Pacers98
Q1 IND -16; Q2 IND -11; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Celtics77
Magic84
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Raptors97
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Wizards94
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Blazers84
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Nets92
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 NJN +3
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Knicks105
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Grizzlies116
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Suns102
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Clippers99
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +10
On this day · 2004–05Mar 17, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Jason Richardson (Warriors-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Kings-Pacers

Indiana storms back from 16 down to beat Sacramento

LeBron James goes for 27 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-11-1+5IND AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3616241793
Pacers2021342398
Who led
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 4, 4, 6, 9, 2, 21, 13, 23IND23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 13, 20, 29, 26, 18, 14, 22, 20IND20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 17, 16, 29, 36, 19, 12, 29, 22SAC22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 18, 30, 11, 9, 30, 15, 28, 18SAC18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 15.

TOR over MIL1NYK over DET2NJN over LAL3IND over SAC5SAS over PHX6ORL over BOS7UTA over ATL10DAL over WAS10LAC over PHI10MEM over DEN14CLE over POR15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pistons-Knicks17
Lakers-Nets10
Suns-Spurs8
Bucks-Raptors7
Kings-Pacers6
Sixers-Clippers6
Celtics-Magic4
Mavs-Wizards3
Blazers-Cavs2
Nuggets-Grizzlies1
Shot of the night

Crawford's jumper with 2.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Grizzlies combined for 218, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 102, Grizzlies 116
218
Jazz-HawksJazz 111, Hawks 101
212
Suns-SpursSuns 102, Spurs 108
210
Pistons-KnicksPistons 103, Knicks 105
208
Mavs-WizardsMavs 104, Wizards 94
198
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 96, Raptors 97
193
Kings-PacersKings 93, Pacers 98
191
Sixers-ClippersSixers 89, Clippers 99
188
Blazers-CavsBlazers 84, Cavs 99
183
Lakers-NetsLakers 89, Nets 92
181
Celtics-MagicCeltics 77, Magic 84
161
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 96, Raptors 97
+1 TOR
Pistons-KnicksPistons 103, Knicks 105
+2 NYK
Lakers-NetsLakers 89, Nets 92
+3 NJN
Kings-PacersKings 93, Pacers 98
+5 IND
Suns-SpursSuns 102, Spurs 108
+6 SAS
Celtics-MagicCeltics 77, Magic 84
+7 ORL
Sixers-ClippersSixers 89, Clippers 99
+10 LAC
Mavs-WizardsMavs 104, Wizards 94
+10 DAL
Jazz-HawksJazz 111, Hawks 101
+10 UTA
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 102, Grizzlies 116
+14 MEM
Blazers-CavsBlazers 84, Cavs 99
+15 CLE
IND erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-PacersIND won · Kings 93, Pacers 98
16 pts
Bucks-RaptorsTOR won · Bucks 96, Raptors 97
11 pts
Pistons-KnicksNYK won · Pistons 103, Knicks 105
7 pts
Lakers-NetsNJN won · Lakers 89, Nets 92
5 pts
Jazz-HawksUTA won · Jazz 111, Hawks 101
4 pts
Deron Williams shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Deron WilliamsUTA · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
85% (11-13)
PauMEM · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Steven HunterPHI · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
KrsticNJN · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Flip MurrayCLE · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 96Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2722281996
Raptors2719203197
The story
Chris Bosh had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto beat Milwaukee 97-96

T.J. Ford led Milwaukee with 14 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 31-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0−3−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 103Knicks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons29271730103
Knicks26232432105
The story
New York beat Detroit 105-103 behind 16 points and 11 rebounds from Eddy Curry

Tayshaun Prince paced Detroit: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

A 24-17 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chauncey Billups topped the game at 45.8 FPTS: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB

Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 93Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3616241793
Pacers2021342398
The story
Danny Granger's 23 points carried Indiana past Sacramento, 98-93

For Sacramento, Bonzi Wells had 17 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 34-24.

IND lead by quarter
200 −16−11−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.3Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 48 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Mike Miller leads the day with 41

Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 5, 20, 15, 7, 8, 16, 14, 41Grizzlies-Nuggets · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +27.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 24, 35, 29, 14, 36, 35, 31, 33Nuggets-Grizzlies · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Nazr MohammedPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 10, 8, 2, 9, 2, 11, 12, 30Spurs-Suns · W
6.2 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 18, 25, 12, 31, 13, 23, 25, 30Suns-Spurs · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 10, 12, 15, 24, 5, 8, 4, 28Jazz-Hawks · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 33, 37, 17, 35, 25, 47, 36, 27Cavs-Blazers · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Yao MingHOU+7.4 29.6 last 10 · 22.2 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+7.4 18.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Morris PetersonTOR+5.4 21.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
Chucky AtkinsMEM+5.4 14.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.1 20.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.8 6.6 last 10 · 12.4 season
Donyell MarshallCLE−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.8 8.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Corey MaggetteLAC−4.8 13.1 last 10 · 17.9 season