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Wednesday, January 15, 2003Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed PHX by 8 after the first quarter and won 102–96.

Final · Box score
Hawks66
Celtics86
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Heat81
Pacers104
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +23; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Nets107
Sixers108
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Raptors87
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Suns96
Rockets102
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Hornets82
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Nuggets81
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Kings123
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +20; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +29
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Blazers100
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Warriors108
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +28
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Clippers64
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +31
On this day · 2001–02Jan 15, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Rockets), 58 points.
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The lead · Suns-Rockets

Cuttino Mobley scores 30 in Houston win over Phoenix

Kobe Bryant goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+7+6HOU AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns308253396
Rockets22202832102
Who led
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 19, 27, 19, 14, 13, 16, 24, 30HOU30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 26, 15, 14, 16, 18, 25, 26, 19HOU19 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 17, 32, 20, 29, 25, 38, 29, 32PHX32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 23, 13, 24, 25, 20, 31, 23, 25PHX25 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Hornets

Lakers make it five straight

Lakers beat New Orleans 90–82 and moved to 18–20. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
W@ TOR109–107Lvs SAC99–105W@ DEN112–93Wvs TOR104–88L@ PHX93–107Wvs PHX109–97Wvs SEA119–98Wvs CLE115–99Wvs MIA106–81W@ NOH90–82
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 217, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 94, Kings 123
217
Nets-SixersNets 107, Sixers 108
215
Suns-RocketsSuns 96, Rockets 102
198
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 92, Blazers 100
192
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 80, Warriors 108
188
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 99, Raptors 87
186
Heat-PacersHeat 81, Pacers 104
185
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 92, Nuggets 81
173
Lakers-HornetsLakers 90, Hornets 82
172
Wolves-ClippersWolves 95, Clippers 64
159
Hawks-CelticsHawks 66, Celtics 86
152
PHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nets-SixersNets 107, Sixers 108
+1 PHI
Suns-RocketsSuns 96, Rockets 102
+6 HOU
Lakers-HornetsLakers 90, Hornets 82
+8 LAL
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 92, Blazers 100
+8 POR
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 92, Nuggets 81
+11 UTA
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 99, Raptors 87
+12 MIL
Hawks-CelticsHawks 66, Celtics 86
+20 BOS
Heat-PacersHeat 81, Pacers 104
+23 IND
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 80, Warriors 108
+28 GSW
Mavs-KingsMavs 94, Kings 123
+29 SAC
Wolves-ClippersWolves 95, Clippers 64
+31 MIN
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsHOU won · Suns 96, Rockets 102
8 pts
Lakers-HornetsLAL won · Lakers 90, Hornets 82
6 pts
Nets-SixersPHI won · Nets 107, Sixers 108
4 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 92, Blazers 100
3 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 16-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 38 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (16-20)
JeffersonNJN · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Jerome WilliamsTOR · 18 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ButlerMIA · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
PejaSAC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 107Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24203033107
Sixers20342628108
The story
Allen Iverson had 34 points as Philadelphia beat New Jersey 108-107

Lucious Harris led New Jersey with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 11-25 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the 76ers took the second 34-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −4+10+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenyon Martin led the game in fantasy with 59.2 FPTS (24 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 96Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns308253396
Rockets22202832102
The story
Houston beat Phoenix 102-96 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Steve Francis

Shawn Marion paced Phoenix: 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 20-8 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −8+4+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephon Marbury topped the game at 49.5 FPTS: 32 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 94Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2616292394
Kings39233229123
The story
Chris Webber's a 29-15-11 triple-double carried Sacramento past Dallas, 123-94

For Dallas, Nick Van Exel had 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 15 REB, 11 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 39-26, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +13+20+23+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 38 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 35 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg35.3Today

35 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 38

Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 14, 10, 18, 10, 12, 14, 11, 38Blazers-Grizzlies · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 39, 13, 37, 31, 45, 21, 36, 36Lakers-Hornets · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 27, 12, 25, 32, 25, 30, 32, 34Sixers-Nets · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 17, 32, 20, 29, 25, 38, 29, 32Suns-Rockets · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 19, 27, 19, 14, 13, 16, 24, 30Rockets-Suns · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 20, 25, 20, 18, 19, 30, 22, 29Kings-Mavs · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.2 18.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Nene HilarioDEN+4.7 14.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Eddie JonesMIA+4.6 22.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Tim DuncanSAS+4.4 27.6 last 10 · 23.2 season
Bonzi WellsPOR+4.2 20.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Brent BarrySEA−4.4 5.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Dajuan WagnerCLE−4.2 11.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−4.2 3.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jason KiddNJN−4.1 15.9 last 10 · 20.0 season
James PoseyHOU−3.8 7.6 last 10 · 11.4 season