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Sunday, March 3, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CLE by 4 after the first quarter and won 101–91.

Final · Box score
Spurs99
Knicks83
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Raptors84
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Pistons83
Hornets81
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Grizzlies71
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +11; Q3 SEA +22; Q4 SEA +25
Final · Box score
Bulls84
Nets92
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Kings86
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +11
Final · OT · Box score
Magic102
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Cavs91
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs116
Nuggets110
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Rockets79
Lakers95
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2000–01Mar 3, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Sam Cassell (Bucks-Bulls), 40 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Cavs

Milwaukee beats Cleveland, 101–91

Tracy McGrady goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+4+16+10MIL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks23302721101
Cavs2722152791
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 18, 21, 15, 13, 19, 22, 24, 28MIL28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 27, 17, 28, 21, 15, 22, 22, 27MIL27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 18, 13, 27, 9, 9, 37, 12, 17CLE17 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 9 games: 16, 3, 3, 10, 4, 5, 10, 5, 12CLE12 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 226, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 116, Nuggets 110
226
Magic-WizardsMagic 102, Wizards 107
209
Bucks-CavsBucks 101, Cavs 91
192
Pacers-KingsPacers 97, Kings 86
183
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 99, Knicks 83
182
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 96, Raptors 84
180
Bulls-NetsBulls 84, Nets 92
176
Rockets-LakersRockets 79, Lakers 95
174
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 96, Grizzlies 71
167
Pistons-HornetsPistons 83, Hornets 81
164
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HornetsPistons 83, Hornets 81
+2 DET
Magic-WizardsMagic 102, Wizards 107
+5 WAS
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 116, Nuggets 110
+6 DAL
Bulls-NetsBulls 84, Nets 92
+8 NJN
Bucks-CavsBucks 101, Cavs 91
+10 MIL
Pacers-KingsPacers 97, Kings 86
+11 IND
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 96, Raptors 84
+12 PHI
Rockets-LakersRockets 79, Lakers 95
+16 LAL
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 99, Knicks 83
+16 SAS
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 96, Grizzlies 71
+25 SEA
MIL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-CavsMIL won · Bucks 101, Cavs 91
4 pts
Pacers-KingsIND won · Pacers 97, Kings 86
3 pts
Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 79, Lakers 95
1 pt
Shaq shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 36 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
71% (15-21)
Antonio DavisTOR · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
RoseCHI · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
ColemanPHI · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Pistons-Hornets
Pistons 83Hornets 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2033181283
Hornets2022192081
The story
Detroit beat Charlotte 83-81 behind 28 points from Jerry Stackhouse

Jamal Mashburn paced Charlotte: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 7-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 0+11+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Clifford Robinson topped the game at 47.3 FPTS: 10 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 102Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic182134227102
Wizards2326252112107
The story
Courtney Alexander had 32 points as Washington beat Orlando 107-102 in OT

Mike Miller led Orlando with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 13-22 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the first 23-18, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +5+10+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 116Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs3323271914116
Nuggets253122248110
The story
Michael Finley's 30 points carried Dallas past Denver, 116-110 in OT

For Denver, George McCloud had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-25, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +80+50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Juwan Howard was the fantasy play: 46.5 FPTS on 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 57 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 32 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seattle posts the night's biggest win

Seattle beat Memphis by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

DET over CHH2WAS over ORL5DAL over DEN6NJN over CHI8MIL over CLE10IND over SAC11PHI over TOR12SAS over NYK16LAL over HOU16SEA over MEM25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 42

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 34, 27, 46, 32, 18, 31, 43, 42Sixers-Raptors · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 25, 31, 31, 30, 28, 27, 33, 36Lakers-Rockets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Courtney AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 0, 2, 2, 9, 0, 13, 2, 32Wizards-Magic · W
6.2 PPG season to date · +26.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 26, 39, 22, 22, 25, 24, 29, 30Magic-Wizards · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 19, 8, 12, 16, 28, 21, 24, 30Nuggets-Mavs · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 23, 19, 10, 24, 15, 30, 25, 30Mavs-Nuggets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.8 19.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Juwan HowardDEN+6.0 19.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Robert HorryLAL+5.4 12.1 last 10 · 6.7 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+4.5 16.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Antonio DavisTOR+4.3 17.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−8.5 12.1 last 10 · 20.6 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.5 9.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−6.0 3.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−5.1 17.3 last 10 · 22.4 season