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Wednesday, January 24, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed HOU by 8 after three quarters and won 85–84.

Final · Box score
Bulls86
Cavs94
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Suns106
Pistons73
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +23; Q4 PHX +33
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Heat103
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Knicks67
Hornets81
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH +2; Q3 CHH +12; Q4 CHH +14
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers85
Rockets84
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI -8; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Nets87
Warriors109
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +22
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics114
Clippers110
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 Sonics 0; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +4
On this day · 1999–00Jan 24, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Jazz), 36 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Rockets

Allen Iverson scores 32, Philadelphia rallies past Houston

Shandon Anderson goes for 16 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+40-80+1PHI AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers201219191585
Rockets161627111484
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 54, 22, 12, 29, 40, 35, 43, 51, 30, 32PHI32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Theo RatliffPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 15, 8, 6, 12, 17, 11, 13, 14PHI14 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 22, 23, 21, 12, 10, 27, 26, 24HOU24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 16, 13, 15, 26, 41, 18, 19, 22HOU22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Detroit by 33, the widest margin of 7 games.

PHI over HOU1SEA over LAC4CLE over CHI8CHH over NYK14MIA over TOR20GSW over NJN22PHX over DET33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Sonics-Clippers combined for 224, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-ClippersSonics 114, Clippers 110
224
Nets-WarriorsNets 87, Warriors 109
196
Raptors-HeatRaptors 83, Heat 103
186
Bulls-CavsBulls 86, Cavs 94
180
Suns-PistonsSuns 106, Pistons 73
179
Sixers-RocketsSixers 85, Rockets 84
169
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 67, Hornets 81
148
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-RocketsSixers 85, Rockets 84
+1 PHI
Sonics-ClippersSonics 114, Clippers 110
+4 SEA
Bulls-CavsBulls 86, Cavs 94
+8 CLE
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 67, Hornets 81
+14 CHH
Raptors-HeatRaptors 83, Heat 103
+20 MIA
Nets-WarriorsNets 87, Warriors 109
+22 GSW
Suns-PistonsSuns 106, Pistons 73
+33 PHX
PHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-RocketsPHI won · Sixers 85, Rockets 84
8 pts
Sonics-ClippersSEA won · Sonics 114, Clippers 110
4 pts
Knicks-HornetsCHH won · Knicks 67, Hornets 81
1 pt
Clifford Robinson shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Clifford RobinsonPHX · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
BakerSEA · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
BlaylockGSW · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
MasonMIA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
VinceTOR · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 85Rockets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers201219191585
Rockets161627111484
The story
Theo Ratliff's 14 points carried Philadelphia past Houston, 85-84 in OT

For Houston, Steve Francis had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK · 6-9 FG

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 19-11.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +40−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sonics-Clippers
Sonics 114Clippers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics2231232414114
Clippers2628222410110
The story
Gary Payton had 26 points as Seattle beat Los Angeles 114-110 in OT

Jeff McInnis led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the overtime 14-10.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −4−100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Darius Miles led the game in fantasy with 45.9 FPTS (8 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 86Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1821212686
Cavs2129182694
The story
Cleveland beat Chicago 94-86 behind 26 points from Lamond Murray

Marcus Fizer paced Chicago: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+11+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 22 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.5Season avg38.2Last 5

38.2 points a game over his last five games, against 28.5 in 39 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg49.9Today

50 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 32

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 54, 22, 12, 29, 40, 35, 43, 51, 30, 32Sixers-Rockets · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 12, 17, 21, 11, 22, 26, 20, 31Hornets-Knicks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 7, 14, 8, 8, 4, 13, 8, 30Clippers-Sonics · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 19, 21, 26, 43, 24, 31, 20, 28Warriors-Nets · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 8, 21, 33, 13, 30, 20, 6, 27Suns-Pistons · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 20, 21, 22, 28, 15, 30, 34, 26Sonics-Clippers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WhitneyWAS+8.6 16.8 last 10 · 8.2 season
Ruben PattersonSEA+7.4 20.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+6.3 17.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.2 34.8 last 10 · 28.6 season
Shandon AndersonHOU+4.8 14.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
John AmaechiORL−4.7 4.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Alan HendersonATL−4.6 8.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−3.9 8.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Bryant StithBOS−3.9 6.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Horace GrantLAL−3.6 3.8 last 10 · 7.4 season