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eve, a series of matches of the regular season National Basketball Association. The central fight game of the day, “Seattle” took the leader of the Western Conference, “Phoenix”. If successful, “Supersonics” compared to the number of victories and defeats his rival.

In the first quarter the hosts proved their ambitions by achieving superiority in 16 points (37:21), but the second 12-minute “sun” and methodically chased an opponent before the big break reduced the gap to two points. In the future either team failed to make substantial gap, and only 3 minutes before the end of the final quarter, “Seattle”, it seemed, made a serious bid for victory sweep in the long run of 9 points.

But then a bad segment leader issued a 'Supersonics' Ray Allen, and “Phoenix”, thanks largely to the accurate throws Shawn Marion (6 points in a row) and Steve Nash assists filigree, quickly regained balance and then stepped forward and in the nerve ending kept the advantage, having celebrated the seventh victory in a row – 112:110.

No less dramatic was the meeting in Los Angeles, where he scored recently good progress “Lakers” took “Washington.” Throughout the match rivals were level, and the fate of the match was decided in overtime, where more strength was in “Wizards” – 120:116.

Leader Californians Kobe Bryant, who celebrated the fourth of the season a triple-double (36 points 10 rebounds, 14 assists), did not act in the best way to further Orientation meeting, realizing only two of six shots from the game. In addition, point guard, “the Lakers' two missed free throws from the line for 4 seconds before the final siren, finally buried hopes,” Los Angeles “to save the game. As part of the guests showed himself better than anyone colleague Bryant Gilbert Arenas with 37 points became the most productive basketball game of the day.

Of the remaining events

note seventh consecutive victory leader, “the East”, “Miami Heat”, who defeated in native walls, “Denver Nuggets”, another defeat, “Utah” – this time, “Jazz” gave away “Boston Celtics”, and the match In Philadelphia, where the local “Sixers' leading 19 points during the last quarter of the fight with” the New York Knicks, “managed to lose the advantage and eventually lose in overtime.

NBA. Regular season

“Boston” – “Utah” – 114:106 (29:17, 29:23, 28:27, 28:39)
B: Payton – 27 points 11 gears, Blyunt – 18.
S: Boozer – 25 12 rebounds, Okura – 21, Arroyo – 20.

“Philadelphia” – “New York” – 107 113 OT (31:24, 30:26, 25:21, 14:29, 7:13)
F: Thomas – 26 points, Iverson – 24 7 rebounds, eight gears.
NY: Marbury – 27 7 gears, Houston – 15.

“Indiana” – “Toronto” – 89:86 (14:21, 31:26, 27:24, 17:15)
And: Tinsley – 22 points 4 6, Harrison – 22 Foster – 10 18 rebounds.
T: Rose – 23. Bosch – 13.

“Atlanta” – “Portland” – 84:100 (14:21, 25:22, 25:29, 20:28)
A: Smith – 14 points, Walker -13, Anderson – 13.
P: Randolph – 23 +10 rebounds, Miles – 20.

“New Orleans” – “San Antonio” – 67:83 (21:16, 17:28, 16:18, 13:21)
C-A: Duncan – 19 12 rebounds, Udrih – 12.
H-O: Neylon – 22 points, Brown – 16 10 rebounds.

“Miami” – “Denver” – 107:100 (30:25, 27:21, 29:26, 21:28)
M: Wade – 25 points, O'Neal – 20 11 rebounds.
D: Miller – 24 Martin – 21 11 rebounds.

“Memphis” – “New Jersey” – 89:84 (15:20, 22:15, 25:20, 27:29)
M Williams – 27 points, Gasol – 16 12 rebounds.
H-J: Jefferson – 26 11 rebounds, Scalabrini – 21 9, Kidd – 17 8 gears.

“Minnesota” – “Clippers” – 113:86 (24:23, 23:16, 34:24, 32:23)
M: Scherbyak – 29 points, Garnett – 28 10 rebounds. < br /> L-A: Brand – 17 Medzhett – 15.

“Houston” – “Golden State” – 100:83 (26:17, 29:22, 22:21, 23:23)
X: McGrady – 27 points, Sura – 24 8 9, Min – 15 +17
Mr C Richardson – 25 Murphy – 11 13 rebounds.

“Lakers” – “Washington” – 116:120 OT (28: 30, 26:24, 25:29, 25:21, 12:16)
Q: Arenas – 37 points, Hughes – 33.
A-A: Bryant – 36 +10 +14, Atkins – 23 Odom – 15 +10 rebounds.

“Seattle” – “Phoenix” – 110:112 (37:21, 20:34, 24:23, 29:34)
F: Johnson – 24 points 10 rebounds, Marion – 22 Nash – 21 12 gears.
From: Allen – 32 Lewis – 26 Evans – 13 14 rebounds.

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