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Monday, November 4, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed MIN by 3 after the first quarter and won 106–82.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls105
Raptors109
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Wolves82
Nets106
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +22; Q4 NJN +24
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Knicks88
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs103
Grizzlies101
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Suns82
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +2
On this day · 2001–02Nov 4, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Jazz), 38 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Nets

New Jersey routs Minnesota by 24

Pau Gasol goes for 22 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+5+22+24NJN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2514222182
Nets22223923106
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 4 games: 15, 19, 13, 22NJN22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 4 games: 13, 10, 10, 16NJN16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 4 games: 13, 23, 12, 23MIN23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 4 games: 23, 19, 13, 10MIN10 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Jersey by 24.

SAS over MEM2DET over PHX2TOR over CHI4DAL over GSW7MIL over NYK9NJN over MIN24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Bulls-Raptors combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 105, Raptors 109
214
Warriors-MavsWarriors 100, Mavs 107
207
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 103, Grizzlies 101
204
Wolves-NetsWolves 82, Nets 106
188
Bucks-KnicksBucks 97, Knicks 88
185
Pistons-SunsPistons 84, Suns 82
166
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 103, Grizzlies 101
+2 SAS
Pistons-SunsPistons 84, Suns 82
+2 DET
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 105, Raptors 109
+4 TOR
Warriors-MavsWarriors 100, Mavs 107
+7 DAL
Bucks-KnicksBucks 97, Knicks 88
+9 MIL
Wolves-NetsWolves 82, Nets 106
+24 NJN
NJN rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NetsNJN won · Wolves 82, Nets 106
3 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesSAS won · Spurs 103, Grizzlies 101
1 pt
Marshall shot 14-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallCHI · 32 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
JeffersonNJN · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 16 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
GugliottaPHX · 15 REB, 12 PTS, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
NashDAL · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
58% (11-19)
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 103Grizzlies 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs3118261513103
Grizzlies2822172311101
The story
Tim Duncan had 29 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Memphis 103-101 in OT

Shane Battier led Memphis with 14 PTS, 10 REB 29 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 14-27 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Spurs took the third 26-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3−1+80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Suns
Pistons 84Suns 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2225191884
Suns2119152782
The story
Detroit beat Phoenix 84-82 behind 22 points from Richard Hamilton

Stephon Marbury paced Phoenix: 15 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+7+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Clifford Robinson topped the game at 40.8 FPTS: 9 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 105Raptors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2422163211105
Raptors3025251415109
The story
Voshon Lenard's 23 points carried Toronto past Chicago, 109-105 in OT

For Chicago, Jalen Rose had 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-16, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6+9+180+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Donyell Marshall was the fantasy play: 59.9 FPTS on 32 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg19.5Last 4

19.5 points a game over his last four games, against 13.0 in 3 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
34.72001–02 avg22.2Last 3

22.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 2001–02 (72 games). Today: 9 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jason Richardson leads the day with 39

Jason RichardsonPoints, last 4 games: 22, 9, 8, 39Warriors-Mavs · L
19.5 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 4 games: 16, 15, 17, 32Bulls-Raptors · L
20.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 3 games: 24, 15, 30Mavs-Warriors · W
23.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 4 games: 14, 24, 22, 29Spurs-Grizzlies · W
22.2 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 4 games: 31, 23, 39, 28Knicks-Bucks · L
30.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 4 games: 7, 4, 12, 25Raptors-Bulls · W
12.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST