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Tuesday, March 5, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed TOR by 15 at halftime and won 112–109.

Final · Box score
Hawks96
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Wizards115
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +25
Final · Box score
Heat93
Pistons91
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Knicks102
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Magic98
Pacers111
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Suns77
Mavs81
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Rockets112
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -15; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Nets92
Lakers101
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Wolves83
Sonics97
Q1 SEA +12; Q2 SEA -6; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +14
On this day · 2000–01Mar 5, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Heat), 32 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Rockets

Steve Francis drops 35 in 15-point comeback win over Toronto

Jamaal Tinsley goes for 30 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-15-1+3HOU AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31312126109
Rockets26213530112
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 20, 13, 16, 11, 25, 9, 20, 35HOU35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 31, 8, 26, 40, 27, 24, 9, 23HOU23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 28, 29, 13, 28, 22, 25, 12, 43TOR43 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 13, 5, 0, 0, 12, 3, 2, 20TOR20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Wizards rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Washington beat Chicago by 25.

MIA over DET2HOU over TOR3DAL over PHX4CLE over ATL7LAL over NJN9NYK over MIL13IND over ORL13SEA over MIN14SAS over GSW21WAS over CHI25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Raptors-Rockets combined for 221, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 109, Rockets 112
221
Magic-PacersMagic 98, Pacers 111
209
Bulls-WizardsBulls 90, Wizards 115
205
Hawks-CavsHawks 96, Cavs 103
199
Warriors-SpursWarriors 88, Spurs 109
197
Nets-LakersNets 92, Lakers 101
193
Bucks-KnicksBucks 89, Knicks 102
191
Heat-PistonsHeat 93, Pistons 91
184
Wolves-SonicsWolves 83, Sonics 97
180
Suns-MavsSuns 77, Mavs 81
158
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-PistonsHeat 93, Pistons 91
+2 MIA
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 109, Rockets 112
+3 HOU
Suns-MavsSuns 77, Mavs 81
+4 DAL
Hawks-CavsHawks 96, Cavs 103
+7 CLE
Nets-LakersNets 92, Lakers 101
+9 LAL
Magic-PacersMagic 98, Pacers 111
+13 IND
Bucks-KnicksBucks 89, Knicks 102
+13 NYK
Wolves-SonicsWolves 83, Sonics 97
+14 SEA
Warriors-SpursWarriors 88, Spurs 109
+21 SAS
Bulls-WizardsBulls 90, Wizards 115
+25 WAS
HOU erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-RocketsHOU won · Raptors 109, Rockets 112
15 pts
Suns-MavsDAL won · Suns 77, Mavs 81
6 pts
Wolves-SonicsSEA won · Wolves 83, Sonics 97
6 pts
Heat-PistonsMIA won · Heat 93, Pistons 91
6 pts
Bucks-KnicksNYK won · Bucks 89, Knicks 102
3 pts
Alexander shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AlexanderWAS · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
ShaqLAL · 40 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
76% (16-21)
RadmanovicSEA · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
PeelerMIN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Jerome WilliamsTOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 93Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2326311393
Pistons2827162091
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 18 points and 14 rebounds carried Miami past Detroit, 93-91

For Detroit, Jerry Stackhouse had 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 31-16.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5−6+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace was the fantasy play: 54.2 FPTS on 11 REB, 6 PTS, 6 AST

Final · Raptors-Rockets
Raptors 109Rockets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31312126109
Rockets26213530112
The story
Kenny Thomas had 16 points as Houston beat Toronto 112-109

Jerome Williams led Toronto with 20 PTS, 6 REB 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Rockets took the third 35-21.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5−15−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Lakers
Nets 92Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2120222992
Lakers21282131101
The story
Los Angeles beat New Jersey 101-92 behind 40 points and 12 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Jason Kidd paced New Jersey: 19 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB 40 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 16-21 FG

The swing

A 28-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+8+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 43

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 28, 29, 13, 28, 22, 25, 12, 43Raptors-Rockets · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high43 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 31, 31, 30, 28, 27, 33, 36, 40Lakers-Nets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 20, 13, 16, 11, 25, 9, 20, 35Rockets-Raptors · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 36, 22, 15, 24, 29, 14, 27, 31Bulls-Wizards · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 20, 9, 33, 26, 16, 21, 19, 30Mavs-Suns · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 3, 9, 8, 3, 9, 14, 16, 5, 30Pacers-Magic · W
9.5 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.8 19.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Robert HorryLAL+5.9 12.7 last 10 · 6.8 season
Juwan HowardDEN+4.8 18.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Antonio DavisTOR+4.7 17.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Marcus FizerCHI+4.1 16.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−9.6 10.6 last 10 · 20.2 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−6.3 2.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−5.0 11.0 last 10 · 16.0 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season