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Thursday, February 28, 2002Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by MIA (vs NYK) and PHX (vs IND).

Final · OT · Box score
Spurs107
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Heat100
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +14
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers100
Suns107
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies70
Jazz114
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +27; Q4 UTA +44
On this day · 2000–01Feb 28, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 38 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Suns

Phoenix outlasts Indiana in overtime

Tim Duncan goes for 35 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8+4-10+7PHX AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers321823216100
Suns2430182213107
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 30, 0, 28, 13, 27, 36, 35, 26PHX26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 9, 27, 17, 18, 16, 17, 23, 21PHX21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 12, 15, 5, 22, 21, 14, 16, 25IND25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 12, 23, 12, 21, 9, 28, 23, 19IND19 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Cavs combined for 221, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-CavsSpurs 107, Cavs 114
221
Pacers-SunsPacers 100, Suns 107
207
Knicks-HeatKnicks 86, Heat 100
186
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 70, Jazz 114
184
PHX won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Pacers-SunsPacers 100, Suns 107
+7 PHX
Spurs-CavsSpurs 107, Cavs 114
+7 CLE
Knicks-HeatKnicks 86, Heat 100
+14 MIA
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 70, Jazz 114
+44 UTA
MIA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HeatMIA won · Knicks 86, Heat 100
8 pts
Pacers-SunsPHX won · Pacers 100, Suns 107
8 pts
Eddie Jones shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie JonesMIA · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
MarionPHX · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
DuncanSAS · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST
60% (12-20)
Brad MillerIND · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
GugliottaPHX · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 107Cavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs282325256107
Cavs3022252413114
The story
Lamond Murray had 22 points as Cleveland beat San Antonio 114-107 in OT

David Robinson led San Antonio with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the overtime 13-6.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+1+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 100Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers321823216100
Suns2430182213107
The story
Tom Gugliotta's 18 points and 14 rebounds carried Phoenix past Indiana, 107-100 in OT

For Indiana, Jermaine O'Neal had 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 30-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −8+4−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 86Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3019251286
Heat22252033100
The story
Miami beat New York 100-86 behind 32 points from Eddie Jones

Clar. Weatherspoon paced New York: 15 PTS, 11 REB 32 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 12-18 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-12 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −8−2−7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.2Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 35 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Heat

Miami turns it around against New York

From 8 down after one to a 14-point win: 100–86. Eddie Jones led Miami with 32 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Knicks
Eddie Jones · MIALatrell Sprewell · NYKPTS3222REB33AST53Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Andre Miller leads the day with 37

Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 27, 18, 18, 13, 27, 9, 9, 37Cavs-Spurs · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 15, 36, 23, 9, 25, 21, 29, 35Spurs-Cavs · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 22, 17, 16, 11, 25, 15, 9, 32Heat-Knicks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 30, 0, 28, 13, 27, 36, 35, 26Suns-Pacers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 12, 15, 5, 22, 21, 14, 16, 25Pacers-Suns · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 22, 37, 25, 23, 15, 19, 12, 22Cavs-Spurs · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.7 19.8 last 10 · 13.1 season
Keon ClarkTOR+6.1 17.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+5.6 17.9 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.5 26.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Jalen RoseCHI+4.6 23.7 last 10 · 19.1 season
Cold
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Nick Van ExelDAL−6.5 14.5 last 10 · 21.0 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−5.8 10.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−5.1 4.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.9 17.4 last 10 · 22.3 season