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Friday, March 1, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed ORL by 8 after the first quarter and won 110–102.

Final · Box score
Nets102
Sixers110
Q1 PHI +19; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Raptors81
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Celtics87
Q1 CHH +10; Q2 CHH +15; Q3 CHH +23; Q4 CHH +13
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Knicks89
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Magic102
Pistons110
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Wolves77
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Wizards81
Bulls90
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies83
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Kings116
Warriors108
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Pacers84
Lakers96
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2000–01Mar 1, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Bucks), 29 points.
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The lead · Magic-Pistons

Detroit climbs back to beat Orlando

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 33 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3+3+8DET AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31202229102
Pistons23252834110
Who led
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 4, 12, 11, 16, 21, 12, 16, 24DET24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 10, 22, 15, 21, 5, 13, 19, 23DET23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 36, 26, 39, 22, 22, 25, 24, 29ORL29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 7, 4, 8, 12, 24, 13, 6, 17ORL17 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 224, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 116, Warriors 108
224
Magic-PistonsMagic 102, Pistons 110
212
Nets-SixersNets 102, Sixers 110
212
Hornets-CelticsHornets 100, Celtics 87
187
Pacers-LakersPacers 84, Lakers 96
180
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 83, Nuggets 96
179
Sonics-KnicksSonics 87, Knicks 89
176
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 91, Raptors 81
172
Wizards-BullsWizards 81, Bulls 90
171
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 85, Wolves 77
162
NYK won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Sonics-KnicksSonics 87, Knicks 89
+2 NYK
Magic-PistonsMagic 102, Pistons 110
+8 DET
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 85, Wolves 77
+8 SAS
Nets-SixersNets 102, Sixers 110
+8 PHI
Kings-WarriorsKings 116, Warriors 108
+8 SAC
Wizards-BullsWizards 81, Bulls 90
+9 CHI
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 91, Raptors 81
+10 POR
Pacers-LakersPacers 84, Lakers 96
+12 LAL
Hornets-CelticsHornets 100, Celtics 87
+13 CHH
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 83, Nuggets 96
+13 DEN
DET rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-PistonsDET won · Magic 102, Pistons 110
8 pts
Sonics-KnicksNYK won · Sonics 87, Knicks 89
6 pts
Blazers-RaptorsPOR won · Blazers 91, Raptors 81
1 pt
Robinson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
PejaSAC · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
HudsonORL · 17 PTS, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
67% (14-21)
HardawayDEN · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sonics-Knicks
Sonics 87Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2520192387
Knicks1920222889
The story
Kurt Thomas had 15 rebounds and 14 points as New York beat Seattle 89-87

Gary Payton led Seattle with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 15 REB, 14 PTS, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 28-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −6−6−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brent Barry led the game in fantasy with 49.5 FPTS (17 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 102Sixers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets12312633102
Sixers31272725110
The story
Dikembe Mutombo's 14 points carried Philadelphia past New Jersey, 110-102

For New Jersey, Kerry Kittles had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 5-6 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-12, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +19+15+16+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 83Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2524112383
Nuggets2722311696
The story
Denver beat Memphis 96-83 behind 24 points from Juwan Howard

Lorenzen Wright paced Memphis: 14 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 31-11 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +20+20+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol topped the game at 48.2 FPTS: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Charlotte by 13.

NYK over SEA2PHI over NJN8DET over ORL8SAS over MIN8SAC over GSW8CHI over WAS9POR over TOR10LAL over IND12CHH over BOS13DEN over MEM13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 43

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 36, 34, 27, 46, 32, 18, 31, 43Sixers-Nets · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 31, 25, 31, 31, 30, 28, 27, 33Lakers-Pacers · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 20, 20, 39, 19, 13, 28, 16, 32Kings-Warriors · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 29, 21, 22, 15, 19, 8, 31, 30Wizards-Bulls · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 36, 26, 39, 22, 22, 25, 24, 29Magic-Pistons · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 19, 12, 26, 15, 21, 15, 5, 26Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.8 19.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.5 26.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+5.4 17.6 last 10 · 12.2 season
Keon ClarkTOR+4.9 16.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Robert HorryLAL+4.8 11.4 last 10 · 6.6 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