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Wednesday, January 22, 2003Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed TOR by 10 at halftime and won 101–98.

Final · Box score
Bucks106
Celtics97
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Pacers101
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Magic94
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Blazers112
Hawks110
Q1 POR +17; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR -3; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 Blazers 0; OT2 POR +2
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Pistons83
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Suns85
Heat92
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Knicks97
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Sonics91
Wolves96
Q1 MIN +15; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Spurs93
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Hornets103
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +9; Q3 NOH +19; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Jazz89
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Lakers110
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2001–02Jan 22, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Nuggets), 40 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pacers

Indiana rallies from 10 down to beat Toronto

Tim Duncan goes for 30 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10-3+3IND AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2824192798
Pacers19232633101
Who led
Erick StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 4, 7, 0, 9, 7, 10, 2, 19IND19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 16, 21, 23, 13, 22, 17, 12, 18IND18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 27, 17, 10, 18, 13, 2, 22, 19TOR19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 12, 8, 3, 12, 4, 14, 13, 17TOR17 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 224, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 114, Lakers 110
224
Blazers-HawksBlazers 112, Hawks 110
222
Bucks-CelticsBucks 106, Celtics 97
203
Raptors-PacersRaptors 98, Pacers 101
199
Wizards-HornetsWizards 94, Hornets 103
197
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 98, Spurs 93
191
Sonics-WolvesSonics 91, Wolves 96
187
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 88, Knicks 97
185
Clippers-JazzClippers 96, Jazz 89
185
Bulls-MagicBulls 91, Magic 94
185
Suns-HeatSuns 85, Heat 92
177
Sixers-PistonsSixers 92, Pistons 83
175
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-HawksBlazers 112, Hawks 110
+2 POR
Raptors-PacersRaptors 98, Pacers 101
+3 IND
Bulls-MagicBulls 91, Magic 94
+3 ORL
Warriors-LakersWarriors 114, Lakers 110
+4 GSW
Sonics-WolvesSonics 91, Wolves 96
+5 MIN
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 98, Spurs 93
+5 MEM
Suns-HeatSuns 85, Heat 92
+7 MIA
Clippers-JazzClippers 96, Jazz 89
+7 LAC
Wizards-HornetsWizards 94, Hornets 103
+9 NOH
Sixers-PistonsSixers 92, Pistons 83
+9 PHI
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 88, Knicks 97
+9 NYK
Bucks-CelticsBucks 106, Celtics 97
+9 MIL
IND erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PacersIND won · Raptors 98, Pacers 101
10 pts
Nuggets-KnicksNYK won · Nuggets 88, Knicks 97
4 pts
Warriors-LakersGSW won · Warriors 114, Lakers 110
4 pts
Sixers-PistonsPHI won · Sixers 92, Pistons 83
3 pts
Blazers-HawksPOR won · Blazers 112, Hawks 110
3 pts
Payton shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PaytonSEA · 20 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
KGMIN · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
BoykinsGSW · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
BrunsonCHI · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
NesterovicMIN · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Blazers-Hawks
Blazers 112Hawks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Blazers3822122488112
Hawks2128262186110
The story
Zach Randolph had 20 points as Portland beat Atlanta 112-110 in OT

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Atlanta with 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 38-21, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +17+11−300+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Jason Terry led the game in fantasy with 54.5 FPTS (23 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 98Pacers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2824192798
Pacers19232633101
The story
Jermaine O'Neal's 18 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Toronto, 101-98

For Toronto, Alvin Williams had 17 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 10 BLK, 3 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 26-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −9−10−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 91Magic 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2523192491
Magic2528221994
The story
Orlando beat Chicago 94-91 behind 31 points from Tracy McGrady

Jalen Rose paced Chicago: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 0+5+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
2.22001–02 avg14.5Last 2

14.5 points a game over his last two games, against 2.2 in 2001–02 (57 games). Today: 17 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.8minutes, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
28.32001–02 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.3 in 2001–02 (66 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg52.1Today

52 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Milwaukee by 9.

POR over ATL2IND over TOR3ORL over CHI3GSW over LAL4MIN over SEA5MEM over SAS5MIA over PHX7LAC over UTA7MIL over BOS9PHI over DET9NYK over DEN9NOH over WAS9Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 37

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 31, 22, 25, 26, 9, 24, 4, 37Knicks-Nuggets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 16, 11, 28, 21, 15, 21, 13, 34Bucks-Celtics · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 27, 23, 34, 20, 31, 35, 35, 31Magic-Bulls · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 24, 23, 12, 21, 38, 27, 32, 30Spurs-Grizzlies · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 14, 16, 33, 20, 24, 23, 7, 30Warriors-Lakers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 20, 25, 24, 28, 31, 15, 40, 30Celtics-Bucks · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyPHX+7.2 28.6 last 10 · 21.4 season
Michael JordanWAS+4.9 23.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+4.5 17.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
David WesleyNOH+4.3 20.6 last 10 · 16.3 season
Clifford RobinsonDET+4.3 17.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Dajuan WagnerCLE−5.0 9.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR−4.0 10.7 last 10 · 14.7 season
Chucky AtkinsDET−3.8 4.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Todd MacCullochPHI−3.8 3.7 last 10 · 7.5 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−3.7 19.5 last 10 · 23.2 season