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Friday, April 13, 2001Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NJN by 6 after the first quarter and won 97–91.

Final · Box score
Magic110
Wizards113
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Nets91
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Hawks65
Knicks101
Q1 NYK +16; Q2 NYK +27; Q3 NYK +33; Q4 NYK +36
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics108
Pacers113
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +11; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +5
Final · Box score
Heat82
Raptors94
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Bulls83
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Kings97
Mavs101
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +26; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Sonics100
Suns109
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Blazers103
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Clippers111
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 1999–00Apr 13, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Elton Brand (Bulls-Wizards), 44 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Nets

Cleveland beats New Jersey, 97–91

Tracy McGrady goes for 49 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+10+1+6CLE AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2432122997
Nets3016212491
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 24, 19, 11, 15, 16, 10, 9, 26CLE26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 3, 18, 7, 16, 13, 19, 19, 22CLE22 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 3, 25, 22, 19, 25, 21, 14, 23NJN23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 9, 21, 9, 13, 12, 7, 13, 19NJN19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Magic-Wizards combined for 223, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WizardsMagic 110, Wizards 113
223
Celtics-PacersCeltics 108, Pacers 113
221
Wolves-ClippersWolves 105, Clippers 111
216
Rockets-BlazersRockets 109, Blazers 103
212
Sonics-SunsSonics 100, Suns 109
209
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 92, Nuggets 108
200
Kings-MavsKings 97, Mavs 101
198
Cavs-NetsCavs 97, Nets 91
188
Jazz-BullsJazz 94, Bulls 83
177
Heat-RaptorsHeat 82, Raptors 94
176
Hawks-KnicksHawks 65, Knicks 101
166
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-WizardsMagic 110, Wizards 113
+3 WAS
Kings-MavsKings 97, Mavs 101
+4 DAL
Celtics-PacersCeltics 108, Pacers 113
+5 IND
Rockets-BlazersRockets 109, Blazers 103
+6 HOU
Cavs-NetsCavs 97, Nets 91
+6 CLE
Wolves-ClippersWolves 105, Clippers 111
+6 LAC
Sonics-SunsSonics 100, Suns 109
+9 PHX
Jazz-BullsJazz 94, Bulls 83
+11 UTA
Heat-RaptorsHeat 82, Raptors 94
+12 TOR
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 92, Nuggets 108
+16 DEN
Hawks-KnicksHawks 65, Knicks 101
+36 NYK
CLE rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-NetsCLE won · Cavs 97, Nets 91
6 pts
Jazz-BullsUTA won · Jazz 94, Bulls 83
5 pts
Magic-WizardsWAS won · Magic 110, Wizards 113
3 pts
Wolves-ClippersLAC won · Wolves 105, Clippers 111
2 pts
Laettner shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaettnerWAS · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Andre MillerCLE · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
LewisSEA · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
PiatkowskiLAC · 26 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
EllisMIN · 17 PTS, 4 REB
73% (8-11)
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 110Wizards 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26272928110
Wizards33242234113
The story
Christian Laettner had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Washington beat Orlando 113-110

Troy Hudson led Orlando with 23 PTS, 6 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the first 33-26, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +7+4−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 108Pacers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics262726254108
Pacers313315259113
The story
Antoine Walker had 37 points, but Indiana won 113-108 in OT

For Indiana, Jermaine O'Neal had 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 13-28 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-27, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+1100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 92Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2220222892
Nuggets26422119108
The story
Denver beat Golden State 108-92 behind 18 points and 11 rebounds from Raef LaFrentz

Corie Blount paced Golden State: 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK · 7-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 42-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +4+26+25+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison topped the game at 60.4 FPTS: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Season avg16.9Last 3

16.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 59 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Bulls

Utah tops Chicago in Chicago

Final: 94–83. Karl Malone led Utah with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over ORL3DAL over SAC4IND over BOS5CLE over NJN6HOU over POR6LAC over MIN6PHX over SEA9UTA over CHI11TOR over MIA12DEN over GSW16NYK over ATL36Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over CHI.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 49

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 44, 18, 24, 4, 34, 20, 21, 31, 49Magic-Wizards · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high49 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 25, 20, 24, 21, 28, 26, 29, 37Celtics-Pacers · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 25, 28, 5, 16, 28, 26, 14, 32Rockets-Blazers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 33, 31, 31, 21, 31, 26, 13, 32Jazz-Bulls · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 18, 23, 27, 11, 14, 25, 34, 31Mavs-Kings · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 29, 43, 30, 17, 29, 12, 17, 9, 9, 30Suns-Sonics · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 17 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+10.6 19.1 last 10 · 8.5 season
Toni KukocATL+8.7 19.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Richard HamiltonWAS+8.3 26.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+8.1 19.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Tim DuncanSAS+7.6 30.2 last 10 · 22.6 season
Cold
Eddie JonesMIA−6.1 11.3 last 10 · 17.4 season
Rod StricklandPOR−5.9 3.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−5.8 10.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
Howard EisleyDAL−5.4 3.7 last 10 · 9.1 season
Larry JohnsonNYK−4.9 5.0 last 10 · 9.9 season