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Tuesday, March 21, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed PHX by 12 at halftime and won 107–99.

Final · Box score
Nets112
Wizards100
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Magic102
Bobcats108
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +18; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Raptors114
Knicks109
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Rockets72
Mavs88
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Pacers75
Grizzlies105
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +24; Q4 MEM +30
Final · Box score
Heat96
Wolves100
Q1 MIN -8; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Hornets120
Q1 NOK +10; Q2 NOK +14; Q3 NOK +8; Q4 NOK +12
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Kings105
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Suns99
Jazz107
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -12; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2004–05Mar 21, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Knicks-Spurs), 31 points.
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The lead · Suns-Jazz

Utah climbs back to beat Phoenix

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 22 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-12+3+8UTA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2831211999
Jazz26213624107
Who led
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 22, 6, 32, 7, 30, 24, 17, 24UTA24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 6, 12, 10, 12, 30, 21, 19, 23UTA23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 25, 12, 31, 13, 23, 25, 30, 20PHX20 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 17, 15, 13, 19, 25, 16, 10, 18PHX18 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Indiana by 30, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIN over MIA4TOR over NYK5CHA over ORL6UTA over PHX8SAC over SEA9SAS over GSW11NJN over WAS12NOK over LAC12DAL over HOU16MEM over IND30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Sonics-Kings14
Raptors-Knicks13
Rockets-Mavs9
Heat-Wolves8
Warriors-Spurs8
Suns-Jazz8
Pacers-Grizzlies6
Clippers-Hornets5
Magic-Bobcats0
The night in charts
Clippers-Hornets combined for 228, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-HornetsClippers 108, Hornets 120
228
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 114, Knicks 109
223
Nets-WizardsNets 112, Wizards 100
212
Magic-BobcatsMagic 102, Bobcats 108
210
Suns-JazzSuns 99, Jazz 107
206
Warriors-SpursWarriors 96, Spurs 107
203
Sonics-KingsSonics 96, Kings 105
201
Heat-WolvesHeat 96, Wolves 100
196
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 75, Grizzlies 105
180
Rockets-MavsRockets 72, Mavs 88
160
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-WolvesHeat 96, Wolves 100
+4 MIN
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 114, Knicks 109
+5 TOR
Magic-BobcatsMagic 102, Bobcats 108
+6 CHA
Suns-JazzSuns 99, Jazz 107
+8 UTA
Sonics-KingsSonics 96, Kings 105
+9 SAC
Warriors-SpursWarriors 96, Spurs 107
+11 SAS
Nets-WizardsNets 112, Wizards 100
+12 NJN
Clippers-HornetsClippers 108, Hornets 120
+12 NOK
Rockets-MavsRockets 72, Mavs 88
+16 DAL
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 75, Grizzlies 105
+30 MEM
UTA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-JazzUTA won · Suns 99, Jazz 107
12 pts
Heat-WolvesMIN won · Heat 96, Wolves 100
8 pts
Sonics-KingsSAC won · Sonics 96, Kings 105
6 pts
Butler shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ButlerNOK · 32 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
JeffersonNJN · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
FosterIND · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BattieORL · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK
70% (7-10)
Ricky DavisMIN · 26 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB
67% (10-15)
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 114Knicks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23323128114
Knicks22312333109
The story
Toronto beat New York 114-109 behind 31 points from Chris Bosh

Channing Frye paced New York: 19 PTS, 9 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +1+2+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bobcats
Magic 102Bobcats 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26252823102
Bobcats32371623108
The story
Gerald Wallace had 27 points as Charlotte beat Orlando 108-102

Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando with 24 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 12-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats won the second 37-25, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +6+18+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 99Jazz 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2831211999
Jazz26213624107
The story
Mehmet Okur's 24 points and 14 rebounds carried Utah past Phoenix, 107-99

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 36-21.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2−12+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg12.5Last 3

12.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Mike James leads the day with 37

Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 31, 30, 26, 21, 14, 24, 14, 37Raptors-Knicks · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 40, 42, 35, 25, 30, 15, 30, 35Heat-Wolves · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 11, 9, 30, 15, 28, 18, 13, 34Kings-Sonics · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 2, 8, 6, 9, 7, 9, 4, 32Hornets-Clippers · W
8.3 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 28, 15, 18, 24, 31, 15, 27, 31Raptors-Knicks · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 29, 36, 19, 12, 29, 22, 35, 30Kings-Sonics · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antonio DanielsWAS+6.2 15.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.8 26.4 last 10 · 20.6 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+5.7 16.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Yao MingHOU+5.6 27.6 last 10 · 22.0 season
Chucky AtkinsMEM+5.4 14.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Samuel DalembertPHI−5.0 2.8 last 10 · 7.8 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.8 8.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Mickael PietrusGSW−4.6 5.5 last 10 · 10.1 season