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Wednesday, February 20, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Knicks by 13 after the first quarter and won 113–109.

Final · Box score
Warriors107
Sixers114
Q1 Sixers -2; Q2 Sixers -4; Q3 Sixers +7; Q4 Sixers +7
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Pistons97
Q1 Pistons +7; Q2 Pistons +3; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 Pistons +7
Final · Box score
Clippers81
Heat71
Q1 Clippers -6; Q2 Clippers +7; Q3 Clippers +6; Q4 Clippers +10
Final · Box score
Rockets76
Bucks115
Q1 Bucks +10; Q2 Bucks +13; Q3 Bucks +23; Q4 Bucks +39
Final · Box score
Hornets78
Raptors77
Q1 Hornets +6; Q2 Hornets +4; Q3 Hornets +5; Q4 Hornets +1
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Bulls113
Q1 Bulls -13; Q2 Bulls -8; Q3 Bulls -8; Q4 Bulls +4
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Nuggets99
Q1 Jazz +8; Q2 Jazz +7; Q3 Jazz +15; Q4 Jazz +11
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Sonics84
Q1 Blazers -1; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 Blazers -1; Q4 Blazers +6
On this day · 2000–01Feb 20, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Suns), 44 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Bulls

Jalen Rose scores 36, Chicago rallies past New York

Allen Iverson goes for 46 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-8-8+4Bulls AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34173226109
Bulls21223238113
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 25, 9, 27, 33, 16, 18, 17, 36Bulls36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 0, 2, 4, 9, 12, 4, 12, 16Bulls16 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 27, 28, 40, 32, 12, 13, 22, 29, 34Knicks34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 16, 14, 14, 17, 14, 25, 12, 30Knicks30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Houston by 39, the widest margin of 8 games.

Hornets over Raptors1Bulls over Knicks4Blazers over Sonics6Sixers over Warriors7Pistons over Wizards7Clippers over Heat10Jazz over Nuggets11Bucks over Rockets39Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Knicks-Bulls combined for 222, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BullsKnicks 109, Bulls 113
222
Warriors-SixersWarriors 107, Sixers 114
221
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 110, Nuggets 99
209
Rockets-BucksRockets 76, Bucks 115
191
Wizards-PistonsWizards 90, Pistons 97
187
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 90, Sonics 84
174
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 78, Raptors 77
155
Clippers-HeatClippers 81, Heat 71
152
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 78, Raptors 77
+1 Hornets
Knicks-BullsKnicks 109, Bulls 113
+4 Bulls
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 90, Sonics 84
+6 Blazers
Warriors-SixersWarriors 107, Sixers 114
+7 Sixers
Wizards-PistonsWizards 90, Pistons 97
+7 Pistons
Clippers-HeatClippers 81, Heat 71
+10 Clippers
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 110, Nuggets 99
+11 Jazz
Rockets-BucksRockets 76, Bucks 115
+39 Bucks
Bulls erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BullsBulls won · Knicks 109, Bulls 113
13 pts
Clippers-HeatClippers won · Clippers 81, Heat 71
6 pts
Warriors-SixersSixers won · Warriors 107, Sixers 114
4 pts
Blazers-SonicsBlazers won · Blazers 90, Sonics 84
1 pt
Williamson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonPistons · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PadgettJazz · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
ReddBucks · 29 PTS
71% (10-14)
Ray AllenBucks · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Hubert DavisWizards · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 78Raptors 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2218221678
Raptors1620212077
The story
Elden Campbell's 18 points carried Charlotte past Toronto, 78-77

For Toronto, Antonio Davis had 29 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 22-16, was where the Hornets built it.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +6+4+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 109Bulls 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34173226109
Bulls21223238113
The story
Tyson Chandler had 14 rebounds and 13 points as Chicago beat New York 113-109

Latrell Sprewell led New York with 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 14 REB, 13 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 3-10 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 38-26.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −13−8−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allan Houston led the game in fantasy with 56.5 FPTS (34 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Warriors-Sixers
Warriors 107Sixers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26282528107
Sixers24263628114
The story
Philadelphia beat Golden State 114-107 behind 18 points from Dikembe Mutombo

Bob Sura paced Golden State: 15 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 6-9 FG

The swing

A 36-25 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −2−4+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 50 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.9Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 46

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 38, 25, 36, 26, 36, 34, 27, 46Sixers-Warriors · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 25, 9, 27, 33, 16, 18, 17, 36Bulls-Knicks · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 27, 28, 40, 32, 12, 13, 22, 29, 34Knicks-Bulls · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 16, 14, 14, 17, 14, 25, 12, 30Knicks-Bulls · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 14, 16, 13, 6, 11, 12, 21, 29Raptors-Hornets · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 13, 15, 2, 16, 4, 16, 10, 29Bucks-Rockets · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Pat GarrityMagic+5.1 15.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jason RichardsonWarriors+5.0 17.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Raef LaFrentzNuggets+4.9 19.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Brevin KnightGrizzlies+4.7 12.0 last 10 · 7.3 season
Wesley PersonCavs+4.4 19.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Dion GloverHawks−6.1 3.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Donyell MarshallJazz−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Nick Van ExelNuggets−5.6 15.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Joe JohnsonCeltics−4.5 1.8 last 10 · 6.3 season
Derek AndersonBlazers−4.4 6.9 last 10 · 11.3 season