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Saturday, January 19, 2002Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 15 points, by DET (vs BOS) and MIL (vs ATL).

Final · Box score
Wizards77
Bulls69
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Spurs81
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Bucks116
Hawks107
Q1 MIL -15; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Sixers97
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Hornets89
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Pistons94
Q1 DET -11; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET -15; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Nets99
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Mavs106
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Magic119
Grizzlies103
Q1 ORL +24; Q2 ORL +25; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Heat100
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Blazers113
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets77
Sonics104
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +27; Q4 SEA +27
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Warriors102
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +3
On this day · 2000–01Jan 19, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Rockets), 41 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pistons

Detroit storms back from 15 down to beat Boston

Dikembe Mutombo goes for 24 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-7-15+3DET AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics332425991
Pistons2228172794
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 29, 24, 27, 21, 27, 38, 32, 28DET28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 14, 15, 8, 8, 17, 11, 9, 14DET14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 22, 19, 21, 5, 23, 15, 25, 28BOS28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 28, 20, 31, 16, 31, 30, 38, 23BOS23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Hawks combined for 223, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HawksBucks 116, Hawks 107
223
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 119, Grizzlies 103
222
Jazz-MavsJazz 103, Mavs 106
209
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 105, Warriors 102
207
Clippers-BlazersClippers 93, Blazers 113
206
Rockets-NetsRockets 90, Nets 99
189
Pacers-HeatPacers 88, Heat 100
188
Knicks-SixersKnicks 89, Sixers 97
186
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 91, Pistons 94
185
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 77, Sonics 104
181
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 91, Hornets 89
180
Lakers-SpursLakers 98, Spurs 81
179
Wizards-BullsWizards 77, Bulls 69
146
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 91, Hornets 89
+2 TOR
Jazz-MavsJazz 103, Mavs 106
+3 DAL
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 91, Pistons 94
+3 DET
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 105, Warriors 102
+3 MIN
Knicks-SixersKnicks 89, Sixers 97
+8 PHI
Wizards-BullsWizards 77, Bulls 69
+8 WAS
Bucks-HawksBucks 116, Hawks 107
+9 MIL
Rockets-NetsRockets 90, Nets 99
+9 NJN
Pacers-HeatPacers 88, Heat 100
+12 MIA
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 119, Grizzlies 103
+16 ORL
Lakers-SpursLakers 98, Spurs 81
+17 LAL
Clippers-BlazersClippers 93, Blazers 113
+20 POR
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 77, Sonics 104
+27 SEA
DET erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 91, Pistons 94
15 pts
Bucks-HawksMIL won · Bucks 116, Hawks 107
15 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 89, Sixers 97
7 pts
Rockets-NetsNJN won · Rockets 90, Nets 99
5 pts
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 98, Spurs 81
2 pts
Kittles shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KittlesNJN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
SuraGSW · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MutomboPHI · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Ray AllenMIL · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
T-MacORL · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Raptors-Hornets
Raptors 91Hornets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2328251591
Hornets2020321789
The story
Toronto beat Charlotte 91-89 behind 34 points from Vince Carter

Baron Davis paced Charlotte: 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 12-28 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3+11+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 91Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics332425991
Pistons2228172794
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 28 points as Detroit beat Boston 94-91

Paul Pierce led Boston with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 27-9.

DET lead by quarter
200 −11−7−15+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenny Anderson led the game in fantasy with 53.1 FPTS (19 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 103Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz16282336103
Mavs32262325106
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 34 points carried Dallas past Utah, 106-103

For Utah, Karl Malone had 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-14 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-16, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +16+14+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Stockton was the fantasy play: 53.5 FPTS on 24 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.5Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−26.8minutes, last 2 vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
32.32000–01 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.3 in 2000–01 (82 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg38.5Today

39 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Seattle by 27.

TOR over CHH2DET over BOS3DAL over UTA3MIN over GSW3WAS over CHI8PHI over NYK8MIL over ATL9NJN over HOU9MIA over IND12ORL over MEM16LAL over SAS17POR over LAC20SEA over DEN27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 34

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 22, 18, 30, 27, 37, 58, 33, 34Sixers-Knicks · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 28, 27, 29, 31, 4, 40, 32, 34Mavs-Jazz · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 31, 19, 16, 31, 24, 29, 23, 34Raptors-Hornets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 22, 15, 17, 8, 10, 13, 17, 32Knicks-Sixers · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 29, 13, 27, 37, 23, 36, 28, 31Bucks-Hawks · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 15, 2, 20, 25, 12, 19, 12, 29Blazers-Clippers · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie GriffinHOU+6.5 14.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Horace GrantORL+5.2 13.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+5.1 16.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Allan HoustonNYK+3.9 24.3 last 10 · 20.4 season
Pau GasolMEM+3.9 20.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayPHX−7.0 7.9 last 10 · 14.9 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Brent BarrySEA−4.5 8.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Brad MillerCHI−4.4 7.7 last 10 · 12.1 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.1 12.8 last 10 · 16.9 season