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Friday, February 2, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed PHI by 7 at halftime and won 123–117.

Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Pacers103
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +9
Final · 2OT · Box score
Magic123
Sixers117
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 Magic 0; OT2 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Heat91
Hawks80
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Nets71
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Pistons95
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Lakers93
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Kings105
Q1 SAC +16; Q2 SAC +27; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 1999–00Feb 2, 2000: 8 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Kings-Pistons), 39 points.
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The lead · Magic-Sixers

Darrell Armstrong scores 34, Orlando wins in double overtime

Chris Webber goes for 41 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-4-7+1100+6ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Magic23224017615123
Sixers2725222869117
Who led
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 19, 14, 19, 21, 9, 23, 16, 34ORL34 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 34, 38, 22, 28, 19, 19, 25, 25ORL25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 43, 51, 30, 32, 44, 27, 38, 31, 47PHI47 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Theo RatliffPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 11, 13, 14, 13, 12, 10, 9, 21PHI21 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: New York by 24.

ORL over PHI6LAL over CHH6BOS over DET7IND over DEN9SAC over VAN10MIA over ATL11NYK over NJN24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Magic-Sixers combined for 240, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-SixersMagic 123, Sixers 117
240
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 95, Kings 105
200
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 102, Pistons 95
197
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 94, Pacers 103
197
Hornets-LakersHornets 87, Lakers 93
180
Heat-HawksHeat 91, Hawks 80
171
Knicks-NetsKnicks 95, Nets 71
166
LAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hornets-LakersHornets 87, Lakers 93
+6 LAL
Magic-SixersMagic 123, Sixers 117
+6 ORL
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 102, Pistons 95
+7 BOS
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 94, Pacers 103
+9 IND
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 95, Kings 105
+10 SAC
Heat-HawksHeat 91, Hawks 80
+11 MIA
Knicks-NetsKnicks 95, Nets 71
+24 NYK
ORL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 123, Sixers 117
7 pts
Nuggets-PacersIND won · Nuggets 94, Pacers 103
1 pt
Pierce shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceBOS · 40 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
SprewellNYK · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Abdul-RaufVAN · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WebberSAC · 41 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
65% (15-23)
Lorenzen WrightATL · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 123Sixers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Magic23224017615123
Sixers2725222869117
The story
Tracy McGrady had 25 points as Orlando beat Philadelphia 123-117 in OT

Tyrone Hill led Philadelphia with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 9-26 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Magic took the third 40-22.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4−7+1100+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hornets-Lakers
Hornets 87Lakers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2825191587
Lakers2928162093
The story
Kobe Bryant's 44 points carried Los Angeles past Charlotte, 93-87

For Charlotte, Jamal Mashburn had 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 44 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 15-30 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 20-15, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+4+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 95Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1521283195
Kings31322319105
The story
Sacramento beat Vancouver 105-95 behind 13 points and 10 rebounds from Vlade Divac

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 27 PTS, 9 REB 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 5-13 FG

The swing

A 31-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +16+27+22+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.2Season avg37.4Last 5

37.4 points a game over his last five games, against 29.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 47 points in 54 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 47

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 43, 51, 30, 32, 44, 27, 38, 31, 47Sixers-Magic · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 29, 34, 21, 26, 33, 47, 24, 44Lakers-Hornets · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 30, 34, 25, 25, 23, 33, 28, 41Kings-Grizzlies · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 42, 18, 23, 28, 23, 28, 28, 18, 40Celtics-Pistons · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 36, 37, 19, 34, 32, 12, 30, 40Pistons-Celtics · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 19, 14, 19, 21, 9, 23, 16, 34Magic-Sixers · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+8.2 37.8 last 10 · 29.6 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+5.5 13.9 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
Alan HendersonATL−4.1 9.1 last 10 · 13.2 season
Rod StricklandWAS−3.8 8.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Antonio McDyessDEN−3.2 18.6 last 10 · 21.8 season