Friday, March 29, 2002Regular season · 10 games

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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed PHX by 11 at halftime and won 96–94.

Final · Box score

Bucks98

Wizards107

Final · Box score

Mavs108

Celtics82

Final · Box score

Kings92

Hornets87

Final · Box score

Hawks80

Heat92

Final · Box score

Wolves98

Knicks77

Final · Box score

Pacers106

Magic114

Final · Box score

Warriors103

Pistons110

Final · Box score

Clippers96

Suns94

Final · Box score

Spurs76

Sonics79

Final · Box score

Blazers79

Lakers91

On this day · 2000–01Mar 29, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Suns-Rockets), 43 points.

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The lead · Clippers-Suns

Clippers climb out of an 11-point hole against Phoenix

Tim Duncan goes for 25 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Clippers	17	15	36	28	96
Suns	19	24	24	27	94

Who led

Elton BrandLAC23 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST

Jeff McInnisLAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST

Shawn MarionPHX26 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST

Stephon MarburyPHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST

Top scorers tonight

Shaquille O'Neal LAL34

Kobe Bryant LAL34

Michael Jordan WAS34

Tracy McGrady ORL29

Shawn Marion PHX26

Duncan tops the night at 60.2 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST

60.2

KobeLAL · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL

57.4

ShaqLAL · 34 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

56.8

T-MacORL · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK

55.8

Brian GrantMIA · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 5 STL, 2 BLK

52.1

MarionPHX · 26 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL

51.4

BrandLAC · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL

51.2

DirkDAL · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

51.0

Records so far

Sacramento leads the league at 52–19

East

1. NJN46-26

2. DET43-29

3. BOS41-32

4. ORL39-33

5. MIL38-33

6. PHI38-33

7. CHH37-34

8. IND35-36

9. TOR34-38

10. WAS34-38

11. MIA32-39

12. ATL29-43

13. NYK27-44

14. CLE25-47

15. CHI17-55

West

1. SAC52-19

2. LAL51-21

3. DAL50-22

4. SAS49-23

5. MIN44-28

6. POR44-28

7. SEA42-31

8. UTA40-32

9. LAC37-36

10. PHX33-39

11. HOU26-45

12. DEN21-49

13. MEM18-53

14. GSW18-54

The night in charts

Pacers-Magic combined for 220, 7 more than any other game

Points by game

Pacers-MagicPacers 106, Magic 114

220

Warriors-PistonsWarriors 103, Pistons 110

213

Bucks-WizardsBucks 98, Wizards 107

205

Clippers-SunsClippers 96, Suns 94

190

Mavs-CelticsMavs 108, Celtics 82

190

Kings-HornetsKings 92, Hornets 87

179

Wolves-KnicksWolves 98, Knicks 77

175

Hawks-HeatHawks 80, Heat 92

172

Blazers-LakersBlazers 79, Lakers 91

170

Spurs-SonicsSpurs 76, Sonics 79

155

3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Clippers-SunsClippers 96, Suns 94

+2 LAC

Spurs-SonicsSpurs 76, Sonics 79

+3 SEA

Kings-HornetsKings 92, Hornets 87

+5 SAC

Warriors-PistonsWarriors 103, Pistons 110

+7 DET

Pacers-MagicPacers 106, Magic 114

+8 ORL

Bucks-WizardsBucks 98, Wizards 107

+9 WAS

Hawks-HeatHawks 80, Heat 92

+12 MIA

Blazers-LakersBlazers 79, Lakers 91

+12 LAL

Wolves-KnicksWolves 98, Knicks 77

+21 MIN

Mavs-CelticsMavs 108, Celtics 82

+26 DAL

LAC erased a 11-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Clippers-SunsLAC won · Clippers 96, Suns 94

11 pts

Kings-HornetsSAC won · Kings 92, Hornets 87

9 pts

Spurs-SonicsSEA won · Spurs 76, Sonics 79

5 pts

Warriors-PistonsDET won · Warriors 103, Pistons 110

4 pts

Mavs-CelticsDAL won · Mavs 108, Celtics 82

2 pts

Szczerbiak shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

SzczerbiakMIN · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK

82% (9-11)

MagloireCHH · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL

70% (7-10)

ShaqLAL · 34 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

68% (13-19)

DivacSAC · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST

67% (8-12)

Brad MillerIND · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL

64% (7-11)

Final · Clippers-Suns

Clippers 96Suns 94

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Clippers	17	15	36	28	96
Suns	19	24	24	27	94

The story

Elton Brand had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 96-94

Stephon Marbury led Phoenix with 23 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Clippers took the third 36-24.

LAC lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion led the game in fantasy with 51.4 FPTS (26 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Spurs-Sonics

Spurs 76Sonics 79

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Spurs	22	16	23	15	76
Sonics	17	21	19	22	79

The story

Gary Payton's 19 points and 8 assists carried Seattle past San Antonio, 79-76

For San Antonio, David Robinson had 12 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 9-22 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 22-15.

SEA lead by quarter

Final · Kings-Hornets

Kings 92Hornets 87

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Kings	27	23	25	17	92
Hornets	36	19	18	14	87

The story

Sacramento beat Charlotte 92-87 behind 23 points and 12 rebounds from Chris Webber

Jamaal Magloire paced Charlotte: 15 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Baron Davis topped the game at 49.6 FPTS: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Shawn MarionPHX

+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 70 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes

Lee NailonCHH

−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 69 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Walter McCartyBOS

+23.0minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

35 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Dallas by 26.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

Shaquille O'NealLakers-Blazers · W

26.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST

Kobe BryantLakers-Blazers · W

25.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST

Michael JordanWizards-Bucks · W

23.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST

Tracy McGradyMagic-Pacers · W

25.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST

Shawn MarionSuns-Clippers · L

19.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

26 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST

Tim DuncanSpurs-Sonics · L

25.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

25 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Troy HudsonORL+6.6 17.8 last 10 · 11.2 season

Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.2 15.5 last 10 · 10.3 season

Shawn MarionPHX+5.2 24.5 last 10 · 19.3 season

Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.2 14.9 last 10 · 9.7 season

Ricky DavisCLE+4.9 15.4 last 10 · 10.5 season

Cold

Larry HughesGSW−8.2 4.4 last 10 · 12.6 season

Ron MercerIND−7.8 7.4 last 10 · 15.2 season

Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season

Michael JordanWAS−6.5 17.0 last 10 · 23.5 season

Nick Van ExelDAL−6.4 12.1 last 10 · 18.5 season

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