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Sunday, February 3, 2002Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Suns trailed Warriors by 17 after the first quarter and won 98–97.

Final · Box score
Heat94
Knicks83
Q1 Heat -1; Q2 Heat -4; Q3 Heat +6; Q4 Heat +11
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs105
Magic98
Q1 Spurs -1; Q2 Spurs +4; Q3 Spurs -1; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 Spurs +7
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Wizards109
Q1 Wizards +6; Q2 Wizards +6; Q3 Wizards +14; Q4 Wizards +20
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Mavs94
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 Lakers +5; Q3 Lakers +4; Q4 Lakers +7
Final · Box score
Kings112
Wolves107
Q1 Kings -9; Q2 Kings +2; Q3 Kings +10; Q4 Kings +5
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Grizzlies79
Q1 Hornets +7; Q2 Hornets +4; Q3 Hornets +10; Q4 Hornets +18
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Celtics104
Q1 Celtics -2; Q2 Celtics +4; Q3 Celtics +3; Q4 Celtics +13
Final · Box score
Suns98
Warriors97
Q1 Suns -17; Q2 Suns -16; Q3 Suns -2; Q4 Suns +1
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Blazers101
Q1 Blazers -3; Q2 Blazers +11; Q3 Blazers +11; Q4 Blazers +5
On this day · 2000–01Feb 3, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Raptors), 30 points.
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The lead · Suns-Warriors

Phoenix storms back from 17 down to beat Golden State

David Robinson goes for 27 points

Game flow · Suns margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-16-2+1Suns AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2025322198
Warriors3724181897
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 6, 14, 28, 10, 12, 17, 10, 25Suns25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 26, 24, 17, 15, 24, 23, 19, 21Suns21 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 24, 23, 25, 30, 17, 5, 26, 27Warriors27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 11, 7, 19, 20, 13, 17, 15, 16Warriors16 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Wolves combined for 219, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WolvesKings 112, Wolves 107
219
Spurs-MagicSpurs 105, Magic 98
203
Pacers-WizardsPacers 89, Wizards 109
198
Bulls-BlazersBulls 96, Blazers 101
197
Lakers-MavsLakers 101, Mavs 94
195
Suns-WarriorsSuns 98, Warriors 97
195
Clippers-CelticsClippers 91, Celtics 104
195
Heat-KnicksHeat 94, Knicks 83
177
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 97, Grizzlies 79
176
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-WarriorsSuns 98, Warriors 97
+1 Suns
Bulls-BlazersBulls 96, Blazers 101
+5 Blazers
Kings-WolvesKings 112, Wolves 107
+5 Kings
Spurs-MagicSpurs 105, Magic 98
+7 Spurs
Lakers-MavsLakers 101, Mavs 94
+7 Lakers
Heat-KnicksHeat 94, Knicks 83
+11 Heat
Clippers-CelticsClippers 91, Celtics 104
+13 Celtics
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 97, Grizzlies 79
+18 Hornets
Pacers-WizardsPacers 89, Wizards 109
+20 Wizards
Suns erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WarriorsSuns won · Suns 98, Warriors 97
17 pts
Kings-WolvesKings won · Kings 112, Wolves 107
9 pts
Heat-KnicksHeat won · Heat 94, Knicks 83
4 pts
Bulls-BlazersBlazers won · Bulls 96, Blazers 101
3 pts
Clippers-CelticsCeltics won · Clippers 91, Celtics 104
2 pts
Robinson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSpurs · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 BLK, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
Brad MillerBulls · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
RosePacers · 27 PTS, 5 REB
67% (12-18)
HowardMavs · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
64% (9-14)
PeelerMIN · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 98Warriors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2025322198
Warriors3724181897
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had 25 points as Phoenix beat Golden State 98-97

Larry Hughes led Golden State with 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 11-19 FG

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Suns took the third 32-18.

Suns lead by quarter
200 −17−16−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison led the game in fantasy with 44.5 FPTS (27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 112Wolves 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23273527112
Wolves32162732107
The story
Sacramento beat Minnesota 112-107 behind 31 points and 14 rebounds from Chris Webber

Joe Smith paced Minnesota: 22 PTS, 9 REB 31 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 13-25 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-16 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Kings.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −9+2+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Magic
Spurs 105Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2123222415105
Magic22182723898
The story
Tim Duncan's 29 points and 15 rebounds carried San Antonio past Orlando, 105-98 in OT

For Orlando, Tracy McGrady had 26 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Spurs took it 15-8.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −1+4−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Kings-Wolves

Sacramento turns it around against Minnesota

From 9 down after one to a 5-point win: 112–107. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 31 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Wolves
Chris Webber · KingsKevin Garnett · MINPTS3132REB1412AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 32

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 23, 19, 15, 20, 14, 18, 21, 32Wolves-Kings · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 21, 26, 24, 34, 24, 19, 29, 31Kings-Wolves · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 40, 24, 25, 26, 23, 30, 26, 31Lakers-Mavs · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 32, 26, 24, 20, 29, 23, 29, 29Spurs-Magic · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 44, 28, 25, 11, 9, 29, 34, 9, 27, 28Knicks-Heat · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 14, 12, 15, 27, 6, 20, 18, 27Clippers-Celtics · L
8.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael OlowokandiClippers+7.8 16.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Erick StricklandCeltics+5.6 13.8 last 10 · 8.2 season
Brevin KnightGrizzlies+5.2 12.0 last 10 · 6.8 season
Allen IversonSixers+5.1 35.1 last 10 · 30.0 season
Horace GrantMagic+4.8 12.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelNuggets−6.1 15.6 last 10 · 21.7 season
Donyell MarshallJazz−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Ruben PattersonBlazers−4.5 7.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Joe JohnsonCeltics−4.5 2.2 last 10 · 6.7 season
Tracy McGradyMagic−3.9 20.3 last 10 · 24.2 season