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Sunday, March 26, 2006Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Celtics by 10 after three quarters and won 101–97.

Final · Box score
Sixers79
Pacers92
Q1 Pacers -2; Q2 Pacers +7; Q3 Pacers +19; Q4 Pacers +13
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors116
Bucks125
Q1 Bucks +5; Q2 Bucks +3; Q3 Bucks -3; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks +9
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Wolves98
Q1 Wolves +16; Q2 Wolves +20; Q3 Wolves +19; Q4 Wolves +4
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Celtics97
Q1 Bulls -6; Q2 Bulls -7; Q3 Bulls -10; Q4 Bulls +4
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs104
Rockets102
Q1 Cavs -1; Q2 Cavs -2; Q3 Cavs -3; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs +2
Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Grizzlies102
Q1 Grizzlies +8; Q2 Grizzlies +4; Q3 Grizzlies +1; Q4 Grizzlies +7
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Magic108
Q1 Magic +2; Q2 Magic +7; Q3 Magic +11; Q4 Magic +7
Final · Box score
Nets79
Pistons74
Q1 Nets +13; Q2 Nets +3; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 Nets +5
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Blazers83
Q1 Clippers +18; Q2 Clippers +13; Q3 Clippers +25; Q4 Clippers +14
Final · Box score
Warriors90
Kings83
Q1 Warriors +9; Q2 Warriors +5; Q3 Warriors +15; Q4 Warriors +7
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Sonics106
Q1 Sonics -8; Q2 Sonics -4; Q3 Sonics 0; Q4 Sonics +4
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Lakers105
Q1 Lakers -1; Q2 Lakers +2; Q3 Lakers +8; Q4 Lakers +11
On this day · 2004–05Mar 26, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (Pacers-Bulls), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Celtics

Chicago rallies from 10 down to beat Boston

Charlie Villanueva goes for 48 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7-10+4Bulls AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25212233101
Celtics3122251997
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 21, 9, 15, 19, 18, 9, 17, 20Bulls20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chris DuhonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 9, 3, 11, 5, 11, 11, 10, 17Bulls17 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 36, 15, 34, 19, 22, 26, 32, 24, 24Celtics24 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 18, 30, 16, 16, 15, 19, 13, 23Celtics23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Clippers by 14.

Cavs over Rockets2Wolves over Knicks4Bulls over Celtics4Sonics over Spurs4Nets over Pistons5Grizzlies over Bobcats7Magic over Hawks7Warriors over Kings7Bucks over Raptors9Lakers over Hornets11Pacers over Sixers13Clippers over Blazers14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Raptors-Bucks18
Cavs-Rockets18
Bobcats-Grizzlies9
Hornets-Lakers9
Sixers-Pacers8
Hawks-Magic4
Spurs-Sonics4
Knicks-Wolves2
Bulls-Celtics1
Clippers-Blazers0
Warriors-Kings0
Shot of the night

Allen's three with 5.4 seconds left puts the SuperSonics ahead, 106-102 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Bucks combined for 241, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-BucksRaptors 116, Bucks 125
241
Hawks-MagicHawks 101, Magic 108
209
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 102, Sonics 106
208
Cavs-RocketsCavs 104, Rockets 102
206
Hornets-LakersHornets 94, Lakers 105
199
Bulls-CelticsBulls 101, Celtics 97
198
Bobcats-GrizzliesBobcats 95, Grizzlies 102
197
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 94, Wolves 98
192
Clippers-BlazersClippers 97, Blazers 83
180
Warriors-KingsWarriors 90, Kings 83
173
Sixers-PacersSixers 79, Pacers 92
171
Nets-PistonsNets 79, Pistons 74
153
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-RocketsCavs 104, Rockets 102
+2 Cavs
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 102, Sonics 106
+4 Sonics
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 94, Wolves 98
+4 MIN
Bulls-CelticsBulls 101, Celtics 97
+4 Bulls
Nets-PistonsNets 79, Pistons 74
+5 Nets
Bobcats-GrizzliesBobcats 95, Grizzlies 102
+7 Grizzlies
Warriors-KingsWarriors 90, Kings 83
+7 Warriors
Hawks-MagicHawks 101, Magic 108
+7 Magic
Raptors-BucksRaptors 116, Bucks 125
+9 Bucks
Hornets-LakersHornets 94, Lakers 105
+11 Lakers
Sixers-PacersSixers 79, Pacers 92
+13 Pacers
Clippers-BlazersClippers 97, Blazers 83
+14 Clippers
Bulls erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-CelticsBulls won · Bulls 101, Celtics 97
10 pts
Spurs-SonicsSonics won · Spurs 102, Sonics 106
8 pts
Cavs-RocketsCavs won · Cavs 104, Rockets 102
3 pts
Raptors-BucksBucks won · Raptors 116, Bucks 125
3 pts
Sixers-PacersPacers won · Sixers 79, Pacers 92
2 pts
Damon Jones shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Damon JonesCavs · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
80% (8-10)
FoyleWarriors · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
GrangerPacers · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Abdur-RahimKings · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
TurkogluMagic · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Rockets
Cavs 104Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs2124192713104
Rockets2225202411102
The story
LeBron James had 36 points as Cleveland beat Houston 104-102 in OT

Rafer Alston led Houston with 22 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 36 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 14-34 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 27-24.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −1−2−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 101Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25212233101
Celtics3122251997
The story
Chicago beat Boston 101-97 behind 20 points from Luol Deng

Kendrick Perkins paced Boston: 14 REB, 8 PTS 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Bulls.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −6−7−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce topped the game at 45.6 FPTS: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 116Bucks 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors223232237116
Bucks2730262616125
The story
Michael Redd's 35 points carried Milwaukee past Toronto, 125-116 in OT

For Toronto, Morris Peterson had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 9-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Bucks took it 16-7.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +5+3−30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 64 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg46.6Today

47 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Charlie Villanueva leads the day with 48

Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 6, 8, 6, 14, 15, 6, 6, 48Raptors-Bucks · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +35.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high48 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 25, 47, 36, 27, 29, 37, 36, 36Cavs-Rockets · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 16, 23, 17, 33, 23, 26, 20, 35Bucks-Raptors · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 16, 13, 18, 15, 23, 15, 36, 33Grizzlies-Bobcats · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 38, 19, 33, 26, 23, 15, 14, 33Sonics-Spurs · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 14, 18, 24, 15, 24, 25, 32, 30Clippers-Blazers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Raymond FeltonBobcats+6.4 17.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Antonio DanielsWizards+6.1 15.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Dirk NowitzkiMavs+5.6 31.9 last 10 · 26.3 season
Jumaine JonesBobcats+5.2 15.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Yao MingRockets+5.1 27.2 last 10 · 22.1 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyRockets−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeKnicks−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Derek AndersonHeat−5.3 3.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Jermaine O'NealPacers−5.0 15.1 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cuttino MobleyClippers−4.9 10.8 last 10 · 15.7 season