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Sunday, February 4, 2001Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed PHI by 10 after three quarters and won 96–89.

Final · OT · Box score
Knicks103
Heat100
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Kings94
Lakers100
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +21
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Nets96
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN -10; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Hornets82
Suns85
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 1999–00Feb 4, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Wizards), 32 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Nets

Stephon Marbury scores 34 in New Jersey win over Philadelphia

Antoine Walker goes for 36 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5-10+7NJN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2028241789
Nets2221193496
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 15, 11, 33, 29, 19, 18, 14, 34NJN34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 12, 6, 9, 16, 19, 8, 6, 20NJN20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 43, 51, 30, 32, 44, 27, 38, 31, 47, 32PHI32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Theo RatliffPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 13, 14, 13, 12, 10, 9, 21, 22PHI22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Knicks-Heat

New York needs overtime to survive Miami

Tied 91–91 after regulation. New York won the final period 12–9 for a 103–100 win. Glen Rice led New York with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Heat
Glen Rice · NYKAnthony Mason · MIAPTS2921REB513AST04Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Knicks-Heat combined for 203, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HeatKnicks 103, Heat 100
203
Kings-LakersKings 94, Lakers 100
194
Cavs-CelticsCavs 82, Celtics 103
185
Sixers-NetsSixers 89, Nets 96
185
Hornets-SunsHornets 82, Suns 85
167
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-SunsHornets 82, Suns 85
+3 PHX
Knicks-HeatKnicks 103, Heat 100
+3 NYK
Kings-LakersKings 94, Lakers 100
+6 LAL
Sixers-NetsSixers 89, Nets 96
+7 NJN
Cavs-CelticsCavs 82, Celtics 103
+21 BOS
NJN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NetsNJN won · Sixers 89, Nets 96
10 pts
Hornets-SunsPHX won · Hornets 82, Suns 85
3 pts
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 103, Heat 100
3 pts
Ratliff shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RatliffPHI · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 8 BLK, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
RiceNYK · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
MasonMIA · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
60% (6-10)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
56% (14-25)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 103Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2723261512103
Heat302221189100
The story
Glen Rice had 29 points as New York beat Miami 103-100 in OT

Eddie Jones led Miami with 21 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB · 10-15 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Knicks took the third 26-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3−2+30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Anthony Mason led the game in fantasy with 51.6 FPTS (21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 82Suns 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2321221682
Suns2221202285
The story
Phoenix beat Charlotte 85-82 behind 15 points from Clifford Robinson

Jamal Mashburn paced Charlotte: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 5-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 22-16 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1−1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tom Gugliotta topped the game at 38.7 FPTS: 11 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 89Nets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2028241789
Nets2221193496
The story
Kenyon Martin's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried New Jersey past Philadelphia, 96-89

For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK · 9-17 FG

The swing

The Nets trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 34-17.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +2−5−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Theo Ratliff was the fantasy play: 66.4 FPTS on 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 43 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 36

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 47, 29, 23, 11, 29, 27, 22, 36Celtics-Cavs · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 15, 11, 33, 29, 19, 18, 14, 34Nets-Sixers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 43, 51, 30, 32, 44, 27, 38, 31, 47, 32Sixers-Nets · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 18, 2, 16, 11, 7, 2, 16, 29Knicks-Heat · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 26, 20, 31, 20, 27, 13, 28, 27Hornets-Suns · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 34, 21, 26, 33, 47, 24, 44, 26Lakers-Kings · W
29.9 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+7.9 37.5 last 10 · 29.6 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+6.7 19.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+6.4 15.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Ruben PattersonSEA+5.4 18.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Brent BarrySEA+5.2 14.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.1 6.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Rod StricklandWAS−3.8 8.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Rashard LewisSEA−3.5 11.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Jason KiddPHX−3.5 12.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Alan HendersonATL−3.3 9.7 last 10 · 13.0 season