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Friday, November 8, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by PHX (vs POR) and NJN (vs LAC) and ORL (vs SEA).

Final · Box score
Knicks94
Pacers107
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Magic105
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Cavs84
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +21; Q4 PHI +24
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Nets106
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN -7; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Wizards100
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Bulls87
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +29; Q4 DAL +27
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Hornets110
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Blazers75
Suns86
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Kings99
Q1 SAC +21; Q2 SAC +20; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2001–02Nov 8, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Hornets), 33 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Magic

Orlando makes it three straight

Jason Kidd goes for 35 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+2-1+7ORL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2720252698
Magic20292234105
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 6 games: 18, 17, 27, 2, 21, 28ORL28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 6 games: 31, 24, 18, 47, 41, 23ORL23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 6 games: 20, 26, 18, 20, 29, 21SEA21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 6 games: 6, 2, 15, 16, 8, 20SEA20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Chicago by 27, the widest margin of 10 games.

WAS over LAL1NOH over GSW6ORL over SEA7SAC over MEM8PHX over POR11IND over NYK13UTA over ATL13NJN over LAC14PHI over CLE24DAL over CHI27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Warriors-Hornets combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 104, Hornets 110
214
Hawks-JazzHawks 97, Jazz 110
207
Sonics-MagicSonics 98, Magic 105
203
Mavs-BullsMavs 114, Bulls 87
201
Knicks-PacersKnicks 94, Pacers 107
201
Lakers-WizardsLakers 99, Wizards 100
199
Clippers-NetsClippers 92, Nets 106
198
Cavs-SixersCavs 84, Sixers 108
192
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 91, Kings 99
190
Blazers-SunsBlazers 75, Suns 86
161
WAS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Lakers-WizardsLakers 99, Wizards 100
+1 WAS
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 104, Hornets 110
+6 NOH
Sonics-MagicSonics 98, Magic 105
+7 ORL
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 91, Kings 99
+8 SAC
Blazers-SunsBlazers 75, Suns 86
+11 PHX
Knicks-PacersKnicks 94, Pacers 107
+13 IND
Hawks-JazzHawks 97, Jazz 110
+13 UTA
Clippers-NetsClippers 92, Nets 106
+14 NJN
Cavs-SixersCavs 84, Sixers 108
+24 PHI
Mavs-BullsMavs 114, Bulls 87
+27 DAL
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SunsPHX won · Blazers 75, Suns 86
7 pts
Clippers-NetsNJN won · Clippers 92, Nets 106
7 pts
Sonics-MagicORL won · Sonics 98, Magic 105
7 pts
Hawks-JazzUTA won · Hawks 97, Jazz 110
1 pt
Terry shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryATL · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
73% (11-15)
Van HornPHI · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
73% (11-15)
ShawLAL · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
Grant HillORL · 28 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Mike MillerORL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Wizards
Lakers 99Wizards 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2317203999
Wizards27222526100
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 29 points as Washington beat Los Angeles 100-99

Robert Horry led Los Angeles with 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the second 22-17, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+9+14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant led the game in fantasy with 44.2 FPTS (27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 104Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24272231104
Hornets24312926110
The story
Jamal Mashburn's 32 points carried New Orleans past Golden State, 110-104

For Golden State, Antawn Jamison had 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 12-24 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-22, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 0+4+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nets
Clippers 92Nets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2630221492
Nets33162829106
The story
New Jersey beat Los Angeles 106-92 behind 16 points from Kenyon Martin

Michael Olowokandi paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

A 29-14 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +7−7−1+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 5 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.3rebounds, today vs 2001–02 avg
Rebounds per game
4.72001–02 avg8Today

8 rebounds today in 30 minutes, against 4.7 a game in 2001–02 (82 games).

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 35

Jason KiddPoints, last 6 games: 16, 9, 18, 10, 24, 35Nets-Clippers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 6 games: 17, 25, 16, 14, 10, 33Knicks-Pacers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 5 games: 16, 21, 35, 16, 32Hornets-Warriors · W
24.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 22, 9, 8, 39, 14, 31Warriors-Hornets · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 6 games: 21, 21, 23, 14, 22, 31Hawks-Jazz · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 6 games: 17, 25, 21, 24, 27, 31Cavs-Sixers · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST