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Friday, January 25, 2002Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hornets81
Pacers90
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Raptors107
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Hawks90
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Celtics90
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Lakers94
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2000–01Jan 25, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Lakers

Lakers hold off San Antonio, 94–91

Allen Iverson goes for 47 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+12+8+3LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1922242691
Lakers2825202194
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 23, 26, 56, 29, 28, 15, 27, 27LAL27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 24, 28, 20, 29, 19, 40, 24, 25LAL25 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 22, 27, 22, 35, 20, 32, 26, 24SAS24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 5, 10, 7, 14, 7, 9, 9, 14SAS14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Wolves-Raptors

Toronto leads Minnesota wire to wire

Toronto was ahead at every break and won 107–100. Best quarter: the second, 31–22. Vince Carter led Toronto with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over SAS3TOR over MIN7IND over CHH9PHI over BOS16DET over ATL17Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over MIN.
The night in charts
Wolves-Raptors combined for 207, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 100, Raptors 107
207
Pistons-HawksPistons 107, Hawks 90
197
Sixers-CelticsSixers 106, Celtics 90
196
Spurs-LakersSpurs 91, Lakers 94
185
Hornets-PacersHornets 81, Pacers 90
171
LAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-LakersSpurs 91, Lakers 94
+3 LAL
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 100, Raptors 107
+7 TOR
Hornets-PacersHornets 81, Pacers 90
+9 IND
Sixers-CelticsSixers 106, Celtics 90
+16 PHI
Pistons-HawksPistons 107, Hawks 90
+17 DET
Atkins shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AtkinsDET · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
O'NealIND · 18 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK
60% (6-10)
Kenny AndersonBOS · 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
55% (6-11)
RoseSAS · 13 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
ClarkTOR · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
54% (7-13)
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 91Lakers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1922242691
Lakers2825202194
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 25 points and 15 rebounds as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 94-91

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 24 PTS, 11 REB 25 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 28-19, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+12+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 81Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1824172281
Pacers2924152290
The story
Indiana beat Charlotte 90-81 behind 23 points from Jalen Rose

David Wesley paced Charlotte: 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +11+11+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 106Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers33302023106
Celtics2424251790
The story
Dikembe Mutombo's 15 points and 12 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Boston, 106-90

For Boston, Kenny Anderson had 13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK · 4-5 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-24, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+15+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.9Season avg37.2Last 5

37.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.9 in 34 earlier games. Today: 47 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg18.9Last 3

18.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg30.9Today

31 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 47

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 27, 37, 58, 33, 34, 38, 34, 47Sixers-Celtics · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 16, 31, 30, 38, 23, 30, 20, 30Celtics-Sixers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 23, 26, 56, 29, 28, 15, 27, 27Lakers-Spurs · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 24, 28, 20, 29, 19, 40, 24, 25Lakers-Spurs · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 22, 27, 22, 35, 20, 32, 26, 24Spurs-Lakers · L
25.4 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 4, 38, 18, 26, 17, 31, 21, 16, 20, 23Pacers-Hornets · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chauncey BillupsMIN+5.5 17.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Pau GasolMEM+5.3 22.3 last 10 · 17.0 season
Allen IversonPHI+5.2 35.6 last 10 · 30.4 season
Eddie GriffinHOU+5.2 13.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
Horace GrantORL+5.0 12.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−4.9 10.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
Tracy McGradyORL−4.8 19.7 last 10 · 24.5 season
Trenton HassellCHI−4.7 3.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−4.7 7.6 last 10 · 12.3 season