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Tuesday, March 19, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pistons trailed Jazz by 10 at halftime and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Nets97
Cavs100
Q1 Cavs +3; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 Cavs -3; Q4 Cavs +3
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Heat79
Q1 Sixers -1; Q2 Sixers -4; Q3 Sixers +6; Q4 Sixers +12
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Grizzlies92
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 Knicks +1; Q3 Knicks -8; Q4 Knicks +9
Final · Box score
Raptors80
Wolves112
Q1 Wolves +5; Q2 Wolves +5; Q3 Wolves +19; Q4 Wolves +32
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Magic101
Q1 Magic +10; Q2 Magic +16; Q3 Magic +14; Q4 Magic +10
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Bulls96
Q1 Hawks +6; Q2 Hawks +8; Q3 Hawks +6; Q4 Hawks +6
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Mavs114
Q1 Mavs +3; Q2 Mavs -3; Q3 Mavs +14; Q4 Mavs +16
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Jazz87
Q1 Pistons -5; Q2 Pistons -10; Q3 Pistons +3; Q4 Pistons +7
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Sonics110
Q1 Sonics +12; Q2 Sonics +6; Q3 Sonics +20; Q4 Sonics +17
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Kings110
Q1 Kings +4; Q2 Kings +12; Q3 Kings +17; Q4 Kings +23
On this day · 2000–01Mar 19, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Jason Terry (Hawks-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Jazz

Detroit rallies from 10 down to beat Utah

Tracy McGrady goes for 48 points

Game flow · Pistons margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10+3+7Pistons AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2113303094
Jazz2618172687
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 22, 19, 12, 7, 24, 25, 24, 20Pistons20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 13, 12, 4, 15, 19, 12, 16, 20Pistons20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 21, 23, 25, 21, 14, 3, 27, 22Jazz22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 19, 4, 12, 9, 9, 14, 22, 20Jazz20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Mavs combined for 212, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-MavsLakers 98, Mavs 114
212
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 93, Sonics 110
203
Hawks-BullsHawks 102, Bulls 96
198
Nets-CavsNets 97, Cavs 100
197
Rockets-KingsRockets 87, Kings 110
197
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 101, Grizzlies 92
193
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 80, Wolves 112
192
Bucks-MagicBucks 91, Magic 101
192
Pistons-JazzPistons 94, Jazz 87
181
Sixers-HeatSixers 91, Heat 79
170
Cavs won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nets-CavsNets 97, Cavs 100
+3 Cavs
Hawks-BullsHawks 102, Bulls 96
+6 Hawks
Pistons-JazzPistons 94, Jazz 87
+7 Pistons
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 101, Grizzlies 92
+9 Knicks
Bucks-MagicBucks 91, Magic 101
+10 Magic
Sixers-HeatSixers 91, Heat 79
+12 Sixers
Lakers-MavsLakers 98, Mavs 114
+16 Mavs
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 93, Sonics 110
+17 Sonics
Rockets-KingsRockets 87, Kings 110
+23 Kings
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 80, Wolves 112
+32 MIN
Pistons erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-JazzPistons won · Pistons 94, Jazz 87
10 pts
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks won · Knicks 101, Grizzlies 92
8 pts
Sixers-HeatSixers won · Sixers 91, Heat 79
4 pts
Nets-CavsCavs won · Nets 97, Cavs 100
3 pts
Lakers-MavsMavs won · Lakers 98, Mavs 114
3 pts
Rose shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoseBulls · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
WebberKings · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
75% (15-20)
KGMIN · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
LewisSonics · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
AtkinsPistons · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 97Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2329232297
Cavs26262028100
The story
Andre Miller had 23 points and 14 assists as Cleveland beat New Jersey 100-97

Keith Van Horn led New Jersey with 27 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 14 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 28-22.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +30−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd led the game in fantasy with 60.0 FPTS (30 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Pistons-Jazz
Pistons 94Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2113303094
Jazz2618172687
The story
Detroit beat Utah 94-87 behind 20 points from Clifford Robinson

Karl Malone paced Utah: 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Pistons.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 −5−10+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Stockton topped the game at 50.9 FPTS: 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 91Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2315282591
Magic33212621101
The story
Pat Garrity's 21 points carried Orlando past Milwaukee, 101-91

For Milwaukee, Sam Cassell had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-14 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-23, was where the Magic built it.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +10+16+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.5Season avg20.9Last 3

20.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.5 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Dan LanghiRockets
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Minnesota posts the night's biggest win

Minnesota beat Toronto by 32, the widest margin of 10 games.

Cavs over Nets3Hawks over Bulls6Pistons over Jazz7Knicks over Grizzlies9Magic over Bucks10Sixers over Heat12Mavs over Lakers16Sonics over Warriors17Kings over Rockets23Wolves over Raptors32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 48

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 13, 17, 50, 22, 35, 30, 29, 48Magic-Bucks · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
48 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 13, 24, 20, 20, 26, 22, 31, 35Kings-Rockets · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 43, 42, 28, 46, 41, 28, 35, 32, 39, 33Sixers-Heat · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 36, 40, 28, 40, 9, 40, 16, 28, 32Lakers-Mavs · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 5, 19, 10, 10, 8, 15, 23, 11, 12, 30Nets-Cavs · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 3, 19, 22, 23, 5, 7, 20, 30Mavs-Lakers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWizards+9.7 18.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Kurt ThomasKnicks+7.4 20.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jamaal TinsleyPacers+5.4 15.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Juwan HowardNuggets+5.4 19.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Jalen RoseBulls+5.3 25.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelMavs−8.8 10.3 last 10 · 19.1 season
Dion GloverHawks−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Larry HughesWarriors−6.1 6.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Hubert DavisWizards−5.4 1.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Stromile SwiftGrizzlies−5.1 6.1 last 10 · 11.2 season