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Saturday, January 5, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed HOU by 9 at halftime and won 81–79.

Final · Box score
Wolves112
Hawks96
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Nets89
Hornets80
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN -7; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Pistons101
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Celtics90
Knicks81
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Magic118
Q1 ORL +16; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz113
Bulls111
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Mavs103
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Rockets79
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Kings118
Suns112
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Blazers96
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Clippers86
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2000–01Jan 5, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Kings-Pacers), 51 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Rockets

Indiana climbs back to beat Houston

Chris Webber goes for 35 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-9-4+2IND AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2615202081
Rockets2129151479
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 29, 38, 20, 10, 25, 8, 16, 28IND28 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 8, 9, 11, 16, 4, 4, 9, 11IND11 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 32, 26, 33, 18, 12, 17, 10, 36, 13HOU13 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Eddie GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 8, 25, 24, 19, 2, 17, 19, 13HOU13 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Suns combined for 230, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SunsKings 118, Suns 112
230
Warriors-MagicWarriors 109, Magic 118
227
Jazz-BullsJazz 113, Bulls 111
224
Spurs-MavsSpurs 105, Mavs 103
208
Wolves-HawksWolves 112, Hawks 96
208
Cavs-PistonsCavs 91, Pistons 101
192
Sixers-BlazersSixers 88, Blazers 96
184
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 90, Knicks 81
171
Bucks-ClippersBucks 83, Clippers 86
169
Nets-HornetsNets 89, Hornets 80
169
Pacers-RocketsPacers 81, Rockets 79
160
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-BullsJazz 113, Bulls 111
+2 UTA
Spurs-MavsSpurs 105, Mavs 103
+2 SAS
Pacers-RocketsPacers 81, Rockets 79
+2 IND
Bucks-ClippersBucks 83, Clippers 86
+3 LAC
Kings-SunsKings 118, Suns 112
+6 SAC
Sixers-BlazersSixers 88, Blazers 96
+8 POR
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 90, Knicks 81
+9 BOS
Nets-HornetsNets 89, Hornets 80
+9 NJN
Warriors-MagicWarriors 109, Magic 118
+9 ORL
Cavs-PistonsCavs 91, Pistons 101
+10 DET
Wolves-HawksWolves 112, Hawks 96
+16 MIN
IND rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-RocketsIND won · Pacers 81, Rockets 79
9 pts
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 90, Knicks 81
8 pts
Nets-HornetsNJN won · Nets 89, Hornets 80
7 pts
Cavs-PistonsDET won · Cavs 91, Pistons 101
4 pts
Wolves-HawksMIN won · Wolves 112, Hawks 96
3 pts
Coleman shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ColemanPHI · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
World PeaceCHI · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 STL, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
MillsGSW · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
HudsonORL · 26 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Jazz-Bulls
Jazz 113Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz3227261513113
Bulls2622312111111
The story
Karl Malone had 32 points as Utah beat Chicago 113-111 in OT

Metta World Peace led Chicago with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 10-23 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+11+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 105Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25322721105
Mavs17272831103
The story
Tim Duncan's 29 points and 17 rebounds carried San Antonio past Dallas, 105-103

For Dallas, Steve Nash had 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-17, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +8+13+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki was the fantasy play: 59.3 FPTS on 28 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST

Final · Pacers-Rockets
Pacers 81Rockets 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2615202081
Rockets2129151479
The story
Indiana beat Houston 81-79 behind 28 points and 15 rebounds from Jermaine O'Neal

Cuttino Mobley paced Houston: 12 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 12-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 20-14 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5−9−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Knicks

Boston climbs out of an 8-point hole against New York

Down 8 after three, the Celtics won the fourth quarter 29–12 and the game 90–81. Paul Pierce led Boston with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Knicks
Paul Pierce · BOSMarcus Camby · NYKPTS2821REB719AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 35

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 26, 22, 19, 16, 22, 30, 21, 35Kings-Suns · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 22, 17, 33, 7, 18, 17, 16, 35Suns-Kings · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 28, 22, 31, 17, 19, 20, 15, 32Jazz-Bulls · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 22, 19, 25, 12, 26, 15, 22, 30Blazers-Sixers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 21, 22, 53, 38, 27, 20, 22, 29Spurs-Mavs · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 23, 18, 16, 13, 24, 13, 29, 29Pistons-Cavs · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie GriffinHOU+6.3 13.3 last 10 · 7.0 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+5.5 15.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Voshon LenardDEN+4.6 15.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Michael ReddMIL+4.3 14.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Jalen RoseIND−5.4 12.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−5.1 10.8 last 10 · 15.9 season
LaPhonso EllisMIA−4.3 4.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Brad MillerCHI−4.1 8.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Clifford RobinsonDET−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season