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Saturday, March 16, 2002Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by SEA (vs LAC) and NYK (vs CLE).

Final · Box score
Suns76
Hornets87
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHH +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets76
Heat101
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +25
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Knicks105
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +10
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls114
Rockets112
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Bucks94
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -2; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Blazers95
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Mavs117
Warriors100
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Sonics95
Clippers87
Q1 SEA -7; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +8
On this day · 2000–01Mar 16, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Jason Terry (Hawks-Pacers), 31 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Clippers

Seattle beats Clippers, 95–87

Jalen Rose goes for 44 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4+5+8SEA AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1827232795
Clippers2516222487
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 20, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 29, 23SEA23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 17, 11, 9, 11, 14, 20, 31, 19SEA19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 20, 16, 17, 10, 17, 10, 14, 30LAC30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 9, 6, 3, 17, 14, 11, 4, 20LAC20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Bulls-Rockets combined for 226, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-RocketsBulls 114, Rockets 112
226
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 117, Warriors 100
217
Celtics-SpursCeltics 104, Spurs 111
215
Cavs-KnicksCavs 95, Knicks 105
200
Pistons-BucksPistons 102, Bucks 94
196
Sonics-ClippersSonics 95, Clippers 87
182
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 76, Heat 101
177
Wizards-BlazersWizards 80, Blazers 95
175
Suns-HornetsSuns 76, Hornets 87
163
CHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bulls-RocketsBulls 114, Rockets 112
+2 CHI
Celtics-SpursCeltics 104, Spurs 111
+7 SAS
Pistons-BucksPistons 102, Bucks 94
+8 DET
Sonics-ClippersSonics 95, Clippers 87
+8 SEA
Cavs-KnicksCavs 95, Knicks 105
+10 NYK
Suns-HornetsSuns 76, Hornets 87
+11 CHH
Wizards-BlazersWizards 80, Blazers 95
+15 POR
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 117, Warriors 100
+17 DAL
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 76, Heat 101
+25 MIA
SEA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-ClippersSEA won · Sonics 95, Clippers 87
7 pts
Cavs-KnicksNYK won · Cavs 95, Knicks 105
7 pts
Bulls-RocketsCHI won · Bulls 114, Rockets 112
6 pts
Suns-HornetsCHH won · Suns 76, Hornets 87
5 pts
Pistons-BucksDET won · Pistons 102, Bucks 94
3 pts
Wells shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WellsPOR · 22 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
Jumaine JonesCLE · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MillsGSW · 19 PTS, 7 REB
70% (7-10)
DrobnjakSEA · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
DuncanSAS · 37 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
63% (12-19)
Final · Bulls-Rockets
Bulls 114Rockets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls2428202688114
Rockets3021262186112
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 37 points in a 114-112 in OT loss to Chicago

Marcus Fizer led Chicago with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 37 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 16-30 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Bulls took the second 28-21.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6+1−500+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Celtics-Spurs
Celtics 104Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28292225104
Spurs29292231111
The story
San Antonio beat Boston 111-104 behind 37 points and 10 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 12-19 FG

The swing

A 31-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+1+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 117Warriors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30293325117
Warriors33241924100
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 30 points carried Dallas past Golden State, 117-100

For Golden State, Antawn Jamison had 20 PTS, 7 REB 30 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-19, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3+2+16+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 60 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 56 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Knicks

New York takes care of Cleveland

A 10-point win, 105–95. Allan Houston led New York with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over HOU2SAS over BOS7DET over MIL8SEA over LAC8NYK over CLE10CHH over PHX11POR over WAS15DAL over GSW17MIA over DEN25Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over CLE.
Top performances

Jalen Rose leads the day with 44

Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 31, 23, 21, 11, 35, 14, 20, 44Bulls-Rockets · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 25, 23, 30, 22, 21, 23, 24, 37Spurs-Celtics · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 9, 23, 20, 31, 28, 38, 20, 37Rockets-Bulls · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 17, 16, 24, 23, 19, 30, 38, 31Celtics-Spurs · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 13, 24, 18, 27, 12, 22, 16, 31Suns-Hornets · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 28, 22, 31, 18, 37, 32, 20, 31Celtics-Spurs · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWAS+9.0 17.5 last 10 · 8.5 season
Juwan HowardDEN+5.7 20.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+5.3 15.3 last 10 · 10.0 season
Kurt ThomasNYK+4.9 17.9 last 10 · 13.0 season
Antonio DavisTOR+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−9.7 9.6 last 10 · 19.3 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Baron DavisCHH−6.6 12.1 last 10 · 18.7 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−5.7 5.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Karl MaloneUTA−5.7 17.2 last 10 · 22.9 season