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Thursday, February 1, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed CHH by 7 after the first quarter and won 87–76.

Final · Box score
Wolves90
Cavs81
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +9
Final · OT · Box score
Heat91
Mavs95
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Knicks80
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Rockets84
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +17
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Jazz87
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Suns92
Blazers100
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Sonics97
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +6
On this day · 1999–00Feb 1, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Jazz), 35 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Jazz

Utah beats Charlotte, 87–76

Terrell Brandon goes for 27 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+6+8+11UTA AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2216271176
Jazz1529291487
Who led
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 19, 14, 17, 24, 18, 13, 17, 20UTA20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 22, 30, 15, 22, 19, 30, 25, 16UTA16 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 15, 19, 23, 25, 18, 25, 12, 15CHH15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 15, 18, 13, 10, 8, 12, 15, 14CHH14 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Blazers combined for 192, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BlazersSuns 92, Blazers 100
192
Bulls-SonicsBulls 91, Sonics 97
188
Heat-MavsHeat 91, Mavs 95
186
Clippers-RocketsClippers 101, Rockets 84
185
Wolves-CavsWolves 90, Cavs 81
171
Sixers-KnicksSixers 87, Knicks 80
167
Hornets-JazzHornets 76, Jazz 87
163
DAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Heat-MavsHeat 91, Mavs 95
+4 DAL
Bulls-SonicsBulls 91, Sonics 97
+6 SEA
Sixers-KnicksSixers 87, Knicks 80
+7 PHI
Suns-BlazersSuns 92, Blazers 100
+8 POR
Wolves-CavsWolves 90, Cavs 81
+9 MIN
Hornets-JazzHornets 76, Jazz 87
+11 UTA
Clippers-RocketsClippers 101, Rockets 84
+17 LAC
UTA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-JazzUTA won · Hornets 76, Jazz 87
7 pts
Suns-BlazersPOR won · Suns 92, Blazers 100
4 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
MarshallUTA · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MasonMIA · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
McInnisLAC · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
PiatkowskiLAC · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 91Mavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat24221922491
Mavs24242415895
The story
Michael Finley had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas beat Miami 95-91 in OT

Tim Hardaway led Miami with 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-22 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the third 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0+2+70+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Sonics
Bulls 91Sonics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1524302291
Sonics2230222397
The story
Seattle beat Chicago 97-91 behind 17 points and 11 assists from Brent Barry

Ron Mercer paced Chicago: 30 PTS, 4 REB 17 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-6 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 22-15 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +7+13+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 47.3 FPTS: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 92Blazers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2322192892
Blazers22193227100
The story
Damon Stoudamire's 17 points and 10 assists carried Portland past Phoenix, 100-92

For Phoenix, Shawn Marion had 15 REB, 7 PTS, 3 AST 17 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 32-19.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−4+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.0Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg10.9Last 3

10.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Suns-Blazers

Portland tops Phoenix in Portland

Final: 100–92. Steven Smith led Portland with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over MIA4SEA over CHI6PHI over NYK7POR over PHX8MIN over CLE9UTA over CHH11LAC over HOU17Final margin, points. Pink = POR over PHX.
Top performances

Clifford Robinson leads the day with 42

Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 20, 6, 27, 22, 22, 18, 25, 42Suns-Blazers · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 35, 43, 51, 30, 32, 44, 27, 38, 31Sixers-Knicks · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 12, 33, 22, 39, 11, 23, 22, 30Bulls-Sonics · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 21, 20, 26, 18, 22, 20, 19, 27Wolves-Cavs · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 12, 31, 34, 12, 21, 18, 33, 27Knicks-Sixers · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 24, 14, 21, 23, 27, 20, 32, 26Mavs-Heat · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+7.9 37.1 last 10 · 29.2 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+6.5 15.2 last 10 · 8.7 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+6.5 18.6 last 10 · 12.1 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+6.2 14.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Ruben PattersonSEA+5.4 18.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Bryon RussellUTA−4.3 10.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Antonio McDyessDEN−4.1 17.6 last 10 · 21.7 season
Rod StricklandWAS−3.8 8.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Bryant StithBOS−3.6 6.7 last 10 · 10.3 season