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Friday, March 8, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MIN by 13 after the first quarter and won 81–76.

Final · Box score
Pacers100
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Heat74
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Magic99
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Bulls90
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Rockets95
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +13
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs115
Bucks109
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Wolves76
Suns81
Q1 PHX -13; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Jazz79
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Nets73
Blazers82
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Kings99
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +12
On this day · 2000–01Mar 8, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Derek Anderson (Spurs-Blazers), 29 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Suns

Phoenix climbs out of a 13-point hole against Minnesota

Tracy McGrady goes for 50 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-130-4+5PHX AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2811211676
Suns1524172581
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 27, 36, 35, 26, 21, 13, 20, 28PHX28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 16, 17, 23, 21, 24, 13, 24, 18PHX18 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 14, 24, 14, 21, 17, 10, 9, 27MIN27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 12, 7, 30, 7, 9, 8, 8, 15MIN15 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Bucks combined for 224, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BucksCavs 115, Bucks 109
224
Pacers-SixersPacers 100, Sixers 109
209
Pistons-CelticsPistons 92, Celtics 117
209
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 108, Rockets 95
203
Wizards-MagicWizards 96, Magic 99
195
Hornets-KingsHornets 87, Kings 99
186
Clippers-BullsClippers 94, Bulls 90
184
Knicks-JazzKnicks 85, Jazz 79
164
Wolves-SunsWolves 76, Suns 81
157
Raptors-HeatRaptors 83, Heat 74
157
Nets-BlazersNets 73, Blazers 82
155
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-MagicWizards 96, Magic 99
+3 ORL
Clippers-BullsClippers 94, Bulls 90
+4 LAC
Wolves-SunsWolves 76, Suns 81
+5 PHX
Cavs-BucksCavs 115, Bucks 109
+6 CLE
Knicks-JazzKnicks 85, Jazz 79
+6 NYK
Pacers-SixersPacers 100, Sixers 109
+9 PHI
Nets-BlazersNets 73, Blazers 82
+9 POR
Raptors-HeatRaptors 83, Heat 74
+9 TOR
Hornets-KingsHornets 87, Kings 99
+12 SAC
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 108, Rockets 95
+13 GSW
Pistons-CelticsPistons 92, Celtics 117
+25 BOS
PHX erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 76, Suns 81
13 pts
Cavs-BucksCLE won · Cavs 115, Bucks 109
10 pts
Raptors-HeatTOR won · Raptors 83, Heat 74
7 pts
Knicks-JazzNYK won · Knicks 85, Jazz 79
3 pts
Clippers-BullsLAC won · Clippers 94, Bulls 90
2 pts
Ricky Davis shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ricky DavisCLE · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
O'NealIND · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
SnowPHI · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PierceBOS · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
67% (12-18)
RussellUTA · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 96Magic 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2324262396
Magic3227192199
The story
Richard Hamilton had 26 points, but Orlando won 99-96

Christian Laettner chipped in 12 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 10-21 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +9+12+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 76Suns 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2811211676
Suns1524172581
The story
Phoenix beat Minnesota 81-76 behind 18 points and 13 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 18 REB, 6 AST, 4 PTS 18 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-18 FG

The swing

A 24-11 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −130−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 115Bucks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs1627253116115
Bucks2617253110109
The story
Andre Miller had 31 points and 11 assists as Cleveland beat Milwaukee 115-109 in OT

Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 30 PTS, 10 REB 31 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 11-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 27-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −10000+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 52 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Boston by 25.

ORL over WAS3LAC over CHI4PHX over MIN5CLE over MIL6NYK over UTA6PHI over IND9TOR over MIA9POR over NJN9SAC over CHH12GSW over HOU13BOS over DET25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 50

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 22, 25, 24, 29, 30, 13, 17, 50Magic-Wizards · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high50 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 46, 32, 18, 31, 43, 42, 28, 46, 41Sixers-Pacers · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 25, 16, 35, 11, 14, 23, 7, 32Warriors-Rockets · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 9, 9, 37, 12, 17, 13, 14, 31Cavs-Bucks · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 33, 17, 30, 21, 20, 28, 22, 31Celtics-Pistons · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 8, 26, 40, 27, 24, 9, 23, 20, 31Rockets-Warriors · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+7.8 21.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Antonio DavisTOR+5.8 19.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Juwan HowardDEN+5.6 19.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+4.8 14.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Jalen RoseCHI+4.8 24.2 last 10 · 19.4 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−9.4 10.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−5.2 3.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.6 11.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.5 17.7 last 10 · 22.2 season