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Tuesday, March 28, 2006Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Bulls by 9 after three quarters and won 97–93.

Final · Box score
Hawks117
Bobcats125
Q1 Bobcats +4; Q2 Bobcats +5; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 Bobcats +8
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Pistons97
Q1 Pistons -1; Q2 Pistons +2; Q3 Pistons +3; Q4 Pistons +7
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Grizzlies97
Q1 Sonics +1; Q2 Sonics +10; Q3 Sonics -4; Q4 Sonics +1
Final · Box score
Suns110
Bucks132
Q1 Bucks +2; Q2 Bucks -4; Q3 Bucks +16; Q4 Bucks +22
Final · Box score
Magic97
Bulls93
Q1 Magic -6; Q2 Magic -8; Q3 Magic -9; Q4 Magic +4
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Kings84
Q1 Wizards +7; Q2 Wizards +1; Q3 Wizards +11; Q4 Wizards +13
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Clippers87
Q1 Spurs +6; Q2 Spurs +6; Q3 Spurs +10; Q4 Spurs +11
On this day · 2004–05Mar 28, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Jazz), 44 points.
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The lead · Magic-Bulls

Orlando fights back late to top Chicago

Gerald Wallace goes for 41 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8-9+4Magic AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2722242497
Bulls3324251193
Who led
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 25, 19, 18, 19, 13, 19, 15, 24Magic24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 20, 18, 16, 24, 16, 4, 23, 15Magic15 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 13, 25, 14, 18, 17, 2, 12, 26Bulls26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 14, 19, 15, 17, 14, 14, 16, 14Bulls14 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Milwaukee by 22.

Sonics over Grizzlies1Magic over Bulls4Pistons over Mavs7Bobcats over Hawks8Spurs over Clippers11Wizards over Kings13Bucks over Suns22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Suns-Bucks16
Hawks-Bobcats8
Sonics-Grizzlies7
Mavs-Pistons7
Spurs-Clippers6
Magic-Bulls3
Wizards-Kings1
Shot of the night

Allen's jumper at the buzzer puts the SuperSonics ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Suns-Bucks combined for 242
Points by game
Suns-BucksSuns 110, Bucks 132
242
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 117, Bobcats 125
242
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 98, Grizzlies 97
195
Magic-BullsMagic 97, Bulls 93
190
Mavs-PistonsMavs 90, Pistons 97
187
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 98, Clippers 87
185
Wizards-KingsWizards 97, Kings 84
181
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 98, Grizzlies 97
+1 Sonics
Magic-BullsMagic 97, Bulls 93
+4 Magic
Mavs-PistonsMavs 90, Pistons 97
+7 Pistons
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 117, Bobcats 125
+8 Bobcats
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 98, Clippers 87
+11 Spurs
Wizards-KingsWizards 97, Kings 84
+13 Wizards
Suns-BucksSuns 110, Bucks 132
+22 Bucks
Magic rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BullsMagic won · Magic 97, Bulls 93
9 pts
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics won · Sonics 98, Grizzlies 97
4 pts
Suns-BucksBucks won · Suns 110, Bucks 132
4 pts
Mavs-PistonsPistons won · Mavs 90, Pistons 97
1 pt
Nash shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashSuns · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
90% (9-10)
GadzuricBucks · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Gerald WallaceBobcats · 41 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
77% (17-22)
HouseSuns · 19 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Joe JohnsonHawks · 35 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
63% (15-24)
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 98Grizzlies 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2831172298
Grizzlies2722311797
The story
Ray Allen had 20 points as Seattle beat Memphis 98-97

Lorenzen Wright led Memphis with 14 REB, 7 PTS 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the second 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +1+10−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bobcats
Hawks 117Bobcats 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31293324117
Bobcats35302832125
The story
Raymond Felton's 28 points and 10 assists carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 125-117

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 35 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 11-19 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-24, was where the Bobcats built it.

Bobcats lead by quarter
200 +4+50+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Bucks
Suns 110Bucks 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23392622110
Bucks25334628132
The story
Milwaukee beat Phoenix 132-110 behind a 19-10-13 triple-double from Charlie Bell

Shawn Marion paced Phoenix: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB, 3 STL · 7-12 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 46-26 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
300 +2−4+16+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 69 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.4Season avg24.8Last 3

24.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.4 in 67 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 44

Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 13, 18, 15, 23, 15, 36, 33, 44Grizzlies-Sonics · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +23.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 16, 0, 15, 12, 27, 11, 25, 41Bobcats-Hawks · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +25.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 36, 25, 40, 17, 12, 17, 19, 35Hawks-Bobcats · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 26, 24, 20, 14, 24, 8, 9, 31Pistons-Mavs · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 18, 17, 10, 12, 16, 30, 23, 28Bobcats-Hawks · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 23, 17, 33, 23, 26, 20, 35, 28Bucks-Suns · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Raymond FeltonBobcats+7.1 18.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Carlos BoozerJazz+5.7 19.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Antonio DanielsWizards+5.5 14.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Charlie BellBucks+5.2 12.9 last 10 · 7.7 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
Jermaine O'NealPacers−5.7 14.4 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cuttino MobleyClippers−5.6 9.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Derek AndersonHeat−5.3 3.1 last 10 · 8.4 season