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Wednesday, November 6, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed ATL by 11 after three quarters and won 93–88.

Final · Box score
Kings88
Knicks95
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +7
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers99
Sixers101
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Raptors92
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +15; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Bulls69
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +22
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Hornets86
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +10; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Suns93
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX -11; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Pistons80
Jazz78
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Nets93
Bucks99
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Blazers94
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2001–02Nov 6, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Wally Szczerbiak (Wolves-Knicks), 35 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Suns

Phoenix rallies from 11 down to beat Atlanta

Elton Brand goes for 21 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1-11+5PHX AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2522281388
Suns2125182993
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 5 games: 21, 21, 13, 14, 26PHX26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 5 games: 16, 3, 5, 7, 20PHX20 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 5 games: 21, 21, 23, 14, 22ATL22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 4 games: 17, 13, 19, 19ATL19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Wizards combined for 207, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WizardsCavs 100, Wizards 107
207
Clippers-SixersClippers 99, Sixers 101
200
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 106, Raptors 92
198
Nets-BucksNets 93, Bucks 99
192
Kings-KnicksKings 88, Knicks 95
183
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 88, Blazers 94
182
Hawks-SunsHawks 88, Suns 93
181
Sonics-HornetsSonics 84, Hornets 86
170
Celtics-BullsCeltics 91, Bulls 69
160
Pistons-JazzPistons 80, Jazz 78
158
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-HornetsSonics 84, Hornets 86
+2 NOH
Pistons-JazzPistons 80, Jazz 78
+2 DET
Clippers-SixersClippers 99, Sixers 101
+2 PHI
Hawks-SunsHawks 88, Suns 93
+5 PHX
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 88, Blazers 94
+6 POR
Nets-BucksNets 93, Bucks 99
+6 MIL
Kings-KnicksKings 88, Knicks 95
+7 NYK
Cavs-WizardsCavs 100, Wizards 107
+7 WAS
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 106, Raptors 92
+14 DAL
Celtics-BullsCeltics 91, Bulls 69
+22 BOS
PHX erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SunsPHX won · Hawks 88, Suns 93
11 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 88, Blazers 94
5 pts
Clippers-SixersPHI won · Clippers 99, Sixers 101
2 pts
Pistons-JazzDET won · Pistons 80, Jazz 78
1 pt
Kukoc shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KukocMIL · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
PiatkowskiLAC · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
NailonNYK · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Shandon AndersonNYK · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 99Sixers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers27163316799
Sixers262127189101
The story
Allen Iverson had 34 points as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 101-99 in OT

Michael Olowokandi led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 13 REB 34 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 11-28 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the 76ers took the second 21-16.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1+4−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sonics-Hornets
Sonics 84Hornets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2021192484
Hornets2526181786
The story
New Orleans beat Seattle 86-84 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Baron Davis

Gary Payton paced Seattle: 29 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 11-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +5+10+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Suns
Hawks 88Suns 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2522281388
Suns2125182993
The story
Shawn Marion's 26 points carried Phoenix past Atlanta, 93-88

For Atlanta, Theo Ratliff had 10 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 29-13.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −4−1−11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Terry was the fantasy play: 51.8 FPTS on 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
32.02001–02 avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 2001–02 (76 games). Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−6.5points, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
24.52001–02 avg18.0Last 3

18.0 points a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 2001–02 (54 games). Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Celtics rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Chicago by 22.

PHI over LAC2NOH over SEA2DET over UTA2PHX over ATL5MIL over NJN6POR over MEM6NYK over SAC7WAS over CLE7DAL over TOR14BOS over CHI22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 35

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 5 games: 19, 22, 23, 25, 35Wizards-Cavs · W
24.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 4 games: 18, 28, 35, 34Sixers-Clippers · W
28.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 5 games: 20, 26, 18, 20, 29Sonics-Hornets · L
22.6 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 4 games: 28, 10, 17, 29Bucks-Nets · W
21.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 20, 22, 24, 28Mavs-Raptors · W
23.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 5 games: 22, 23, 25, 22, 28Pistons-Jazz · W
24.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST