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Tuesday, February 5, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NYK by 11 at halftime and won 112–110.

Final · Box score
Celtics82
Hornets79
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Pistons86
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Hawks76
Heat73
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Clippers112
Knicks110
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -11; Q3 LAC -6; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Magic106
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +8
Final · 2OT · Box score
Mavs141
Pacers140
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs 0; OT2 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Jazz79
Grizzlies86
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Wizards99
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Sonics113
Warriors87
Q1 SEA +16; Q2 SEA +22; Q3 SEA +26; Q4 SEA +26
On this day · 2000–01Feb 5, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Raptors), 39 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Knicks

Quentin Richardson scores 30, Clippers rally past New York

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 38 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-11-6+2LAC AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25242736112
Knicks35252228110
Who led
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 3, 31, 15, 15, 18, 9, 14, 30LAC30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 11, 0, 28, 0, 2, 15, 12, 25LAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 11, 9, 29, 34, 9, 27, 28, 40NYK40 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 16, 13, 27, 18, 10, 12, 21, 17NYK17 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Pacers combined for 281, 59 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-PacersMavs 141, Pacers 140
281
Clippers-KnicksClippers 112, Knicks 110
222
Cavs-MagicCavs 98, Magic 106
204
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 113, Warriors 87
200
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 96, Nuggets 97
193
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 94, Wizards 99
193
Sixers-PistonsSixers 82, Pistons 86
168
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 79, Grizzlies 86
165
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 82, Hornets 79
161
Hawks-HeatHawks 76, Heat 73
149
7 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-PacersMavs 141, Pacers 140
+1 DAL
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 96, Nuggets 97
+1 DEN
Clippers-KnicksClippers 112, Knicks 110
+2 LAC
Hawks-HeatHawks 76, Heat 73
+3 ATL
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 82, Hornets 79
+3 BOS
Sixers-PistonsSixers 82, Pistons 86
+4 DET
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 94, Wizards 99
+5 WAS
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 79, Grizzlies 86
+7 MEM
Cavs-MagicCavs 98, Magic 106
+8 ORL
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 113, Warriors 87
+26 SEA
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-KnicksLAC won · Clippers 112, Knicks 110
11 pts
Sixers-PistonsDET won · Sixers 82, Pistons 86
6 pts
Raptors-WizardsWAS won · Raptors 94, Wizards 99
5 pts
Mavs-PacersDAL won · Mavs 141, Pacers 140
4 pts
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 96, Nuggets 97
1 pt
Lewis shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LewisSEA · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
83% (10-12)
PattersonPOR · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 STL, 4 AST
72% (13-18)
BufordMEM · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
HardawayDAL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
CroshereIND · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Mavs-Pacers
Mavs 141Pacers 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Mavs363118351110141
Pacers35233131119140
The story
Michael Finley's 31 points and 14 rebounds carried Dallas past Indiana, 141-140 in OT

For Indiana, Jamaal Tinsley had 19 AST, 18 PTS, 4 REB 31 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-23, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1+9−400+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 96Nuggets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2028311796
Nuggets2624281997
The story
Denver beat Portland 97-96 behind 25 points from Raef LaFrentz

Damon Stoudamire paced Portland: 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+2−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ruben Patterson topped the game at 63.7 FPTS: 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Final · Clippers-Knicks
Clippers 112Knicks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25242736112
Knicks35252228110
The story
Elton Brand had 17 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles beat New York 112-110

Mark Jackson led New York with 13 AST, 12 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 14 REB, 6 BLK · 6-12 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 36-28.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10−11−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.5Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 16 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six close finishes and one SuperSonics rout

Six of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Seattle beat Golden State by 26.

DAL over IND1DEN over POR1LAC over NYK2BOS over CHH3ATL over MIA3DET over PHI4WAS over TOR5MEM over UTA7ORL over CLE8SEA over GSW26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 40

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 11, 9, 29, 34, 9, 27, 28, 40Knicks-Clippers · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 39, 25, 26, 28, 22, 13, 19, 38Mavs-Pacers · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 22, 19, 16, 21, 10, 25, 27, 34Hawks-Heat · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 16, 20, 23, 6, 25, 9, 27, 33Pacers-Mavs · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 11, 3, 7, 3, 2, 0, 11, 32Pacers-Mavs · L
5.9 PPG season to date · +26.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 28, 1, 8, 10, 14, 11, 11, 31Mavs-Pacers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael OlowokandiLAC+6.2 14.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Erick StricklandBOS+5.0 13.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Horace GrantORL+5.0 13.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+5.0 14.9 last 10 · 9.9 season
Brevin KnightMEM+4.8 11.6 last 10 · 6.8 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDEN−6.7 15.0 last 10 · 21.7 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Joe JohnsonBOS−4.5 2.2 last 10 · 6.7 season
Michael FinleyDAL−3.4 16.3 last 10 · 19.7 season
Marcus CambyNYK−3.4 7.7 last 10 · 11.1 season