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Saturday, April 1, 2006Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by CHI (vs BOS) and CLE (vs MIA).

Final · Box score
Heat99
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Bulls100
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI -8; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Bucks96
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Blazers89
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +13
On this day · 2004–05Apr 1, 2005: 13 games. Top scorer: Ricky Davis (Celtics-Hawks), 36 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bulls

Chicago fights back from 9 down against Boston

LeBron James goes for 47 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-80+6CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2827192094
Bulls19282726100
Who led
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 15, 17, 14, 14, 16, 14, 11, 25CHI25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 19, 18, 9, 17, 20, 14, 21, 14CHI14 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 16, 16, 15, 19, 13, 23, 22, 28BOS28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 19, 22, 26, 32, 24, 24, 22, 18BOS18 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Bucks12
Jazz-Blazers8
Wizards-Spurs6
Celtics-Bulls1
The night in charts
Wizards-Spurs combined for 205
Points by game
Wizards-SpursWizards 99, Spurs 106
205
Heat-CavsHeat 99, Cavs 106
205
Celtics-BullsCeltics 94, Bulls 100
194
Jazz-BlazersJazz 102, Blazers 89
191
Pacers-BucksPacers 89, Bucks 96
185
CHI won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-BullsCeltics 94, Bulls 100
+6 CHI
Wizards-SpursWizards 99, Spurs 106
+7 SAS
Pacers-BucksPacers 89, Bucks 96
+7 MIL
Heat-CavsHeat 99, Cavs 106
+7 CLE
Jazz-BlazersJazz 102, Blazers 89
+13 UTA
CHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BullsCHI won · Celtics 94, Bulls 100
9 pts
Heat-CavsCLE won · Heat 99, Cavs 106
9 pts
Pacers-BucksMIL won · Pacers 89, Bucks 96
6 pts
Wizards-SpursSAS won · Wizards 99, Spurs 106
5 pts
O'Neal shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
O'NealIND · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
69% (11-16)
SzczerbiakBOS · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
LeBronCLE · 47 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
64% (16-25)
HaslemMIA · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
TinsleyIND · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 94Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2827192094
Bulls19282726100
The story
Chicago beat Boston 100-94 behind 25 points from Kirk Hinrich

Wally Szczerbiak paced Boston: 28 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −9−80+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce topped the game at 40.9 FPTS: 18 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 99Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2429202699
Cavs26182537106
The story
Dwyane Wade had 44 points and 9 assists in a 106-99 loss to Cleveland

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 12 PTS, 7 REB 44 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 18-36 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 37-26.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2−9−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 89Bucks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2126251789
Bucks1922332296
The story
Michael Redd's 39 points carried Milwaukee past Indiana, 96-89

For Indiana, Jamaal Tinsley had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 39 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 16-29 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 33-25.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2−6+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal was the fantasy play: 56.3 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.2Season avg40.4Last 5

40.4 points a game over his last five games, against 31.2 in 71 earlier games. Today: 47 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 34 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Heat-Cavs

Cleveland turns it around against Miami

From 9 down at the half to a 7-point win: 106–99. LeBron James led Cleveland with 47 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Heat
LeBron James · CLEDwyane Wade · MIAPTS4744REB128AST99Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 47

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 47, 36, 27, 29, 37, 36, 36, 46, 47Cavs-Heat · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 15, 30, 35, 13, 24, 22, 37, 44Heat-Cavs · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 33, 23, 26, 20, 35, 28, 37, 39Bucks-Pacers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 26, 29, 25, 31, 17, 40, 27, 31Wizards-Spurs · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 13, 23, 29, 14, 14, 17, 19, 28Spurs-Wizards · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 16, 16, 15, 19, 13, 23, 22, 28Celtics-Bulls · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.7 18.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+6.7 20.9 last 10 · 14.2 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.5 32.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Antonio DanielsWAS+5.4 14.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cuttino MobleyLAC−5.8 9.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.2 14.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Steve FrancisNYK−5.1 9.9 last 10 · 15.0 season