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Thursday, April 11, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 16 at halftime and won 98–95.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls104
Knicks101
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Grizzlies102
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +3
Final · OT · Box score
Nets101
Magic99
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN -6; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +2
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets98
Mavs95
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU -16; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Suns96
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Wolves83
Lakers96
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2000–01Apr 11, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Heat), 41 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Houston needs overtime to survive Dallas

Tracy McGrady goes for 39 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-16-40+3HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets112428221398
Mavs213016181095
Who led
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 28, 19, 19, 16, 24, 17, 30, 29HOU29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 7, 28, 32, 16, 22, 29, 35, 20HOU20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 36, 12, 24, 15, 20, 18, 20, 27, 25DAL25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Eduardo NajeraPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 0, 10, 2, 6, 0, 10, 6, 17DAL17 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Bulls-Knicks combined for 205, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-KnicksBulls 104, Knicks 101
205
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 99, Grizzlies 102
201
Nets-MagicNets 101, Magic 99
200
Rockets-MavsRockets 98, Mavs 95
193
Jazz-SunsJazz 97, Suns 96
193
Wolves-LakersWolves 83, Lakers 96
179
5 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-SunsJazz 97, Suns 96
+1 UTA
Nets-MagicNets 101, Magic 99
+2 NJN
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 99, Grizzlies 102
+3 MEM
Rockets-MavsRockets 98, Mavs 95
+3 HOU
Bulls-KnicksBulls 104, Knicks 101
+3 CHI
Wolves-LakersWolves 83, Lakers 96
+13 LAL
HOU erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MavsHOU won · Rockets 98, Mavs 95
16 pts
Jazz-SunsUTA won · Jazz 97, Suns 96
7 pts
Nets-MagicNJN won · Nets 101, Magic 99
6 pts
Bulls-KnicksCHI won · Bulls 104, Knicks 101
5 pts
Blazers-GrizzliesMEM won · Blazers 99, Grizzlies 102
4 pts
Marbury shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarburyPHX · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
ShaqLAL · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
MarshallUTA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
PauMEM · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 101Magic 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2818192511101
Magic27202419999
The story
New Jersey beat Orlando 101-99 in OT behind 26 points from Kenyon Martin

Darrell Armstrong paced Orlando: 10 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 11-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +1−1−60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 104Knicks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls263126138104
Knicks312427145101
The story
Tyson Chandler had 16 points and 15 rebounds as Chicago beat New York 104-101 in OT

Kurt Thomas led New York with 26 PTS, 17 REB 16 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 6-13 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Bulls took the second 31-24.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −5+2+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 98Mavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets112428221398
Mavs213016181095
The story
Cuttino Mobley's 29 points carried Houston past Dallas, 98-95 in OT

For Dallas, Michael Finley had 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 12-25 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 16 going into the third, then won it 28-16.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −10−16−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 67 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 76 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 13.

UTA over PHX1NJN over ORL2CHI over NYK3MEM over POR3HOU over DAL3LAL over MIN13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 39

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 25, 29, 31, 35, 21, 22, 17, 39Magic-Nets · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 19, 24, 34, 24, 22, 40, 22, 32Lakers-Wolves · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 28, 19, 19, 16, 24, 17, 30, 29Rockets-Mavs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 36, 34, 31, 14, 33, 26, 19, 22, 28Lakers-Wolves · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 15, 20, 11, 15, 18, 13, 23, 26Knicks-Bulls · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 23, 16, 16, 15, 24, 22, 12, 26Jazz-Suns · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky DavisCLE+11.5 23.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+6.8 17.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Antonio DavisTOR+5.8 20.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Jake TsakalidisPHX+5.8 12.9 last 10 · 7.1 season
Eric SnowPHI+5.7 17.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Ron MercerIND−9.5 5.0 last 10 · 14.5 season
Michael JordanWAS−8.0 14.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−6.8 5.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Vin BakerSEA−5.9 8.7 last 10 · 14.6 season