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Friday, January 24, 2003Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 9 after three quarters and won 88–85.

Final · Box score
Sonics80
Pacers93
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Knicks90
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Suns110
Magic107
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Kings104
Hawks115
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets58
Celtics77
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Bulls104
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Wolves88
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN -9; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Rockets74
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +24
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers97
Hornets96
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +3; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +1
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Jazz90
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -7; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Nets89
Lakers83
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN -3; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +6
On this day · 2001–02Jan 24, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Cuttino Mobley (Rockets-Nets), 41 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Wolves

Minnesota fights back late to top Clippers

Paul Pierce goes for 45 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-8-9+3MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2027211785
Wolves2514202988
Who led
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 13, 10, 6, 13, 16, 10, 16, 18MIN18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Rasho NesterovicPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 2, 6, 12, 2, 10, 10, 18, 14MIN14 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 30, 6, 19, 12, 34, 11, 24, 20LAC20 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Marko JaricPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 8, 5, 18, 22, 5, 1, 0, 19LAC19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Hawks combined for 219, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-HawksKings 104, Hawks 115
219
Suns-MagicSuns 110, Magic 107
217
Wizards-BullsWizards 97, Bulls 104
201
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 97, Hornets 96
193
Mavs-KnicksMavs 101, Knicks 90
191
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 90
181
Clippers-WolvesClippers 85, Wolves 88
173
Sonics-PacersSonics 80, Pacers 93
173
Pistons-RocketsPistons 98, Rockets 74
172
Nets-LakersNets 89, Lakers 83
172
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 58, Celtics 77
135
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 97, Hornets 96
+1 POR
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 90
+1 SAS
Clippers-WolvesClippers 85, Wolves 88
+3 MIN
Suns-MagicSuns 110, Magic 107
+3 PHX
Nets-LakersNets 89, Lakers 83
+6 NJN
Wizards-BullsWizards 97, Bulls 104
+7 CHI
Kings-HawksKings 104, Hawks 115
+11 ATL
Mavs-KnicksMavs 101, Knicks 90
+11 DAL
Sonics-PacersSonics 80, Pacers 93
+13 IND
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 58, Celtics 77
+19 BOS
Pistons-RocketsPistons 98, Rockets 74
+24 DET
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-WolvesMIN won · Clippers 85, Wolves 88
9 pts
Kings-HawksATL won · Kings 104, Hawks 115
8 pts
Spurs-JazzSAS won · Spurs 91, Jazz 90
7 pts
Mavs-KnicksDAL won · Mavs 101, Knicks 90
7 pts
Nets-LakersNJN won · Nets 89, Lakers 83
3 pts
Eddie Robinson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie RobinsonCHI · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MohammedATL · 16 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
WilliamsonDET · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
JaricLAC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 97Hornets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers23262217997
Hornets18262420896
The story
Derek Anderson had 27 points as Portland beat New Orleans 97-96 in OT

Jamaal Magloire led New Orleans with 13 PTS, 10 REB 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 10-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 23-18, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+5+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 91Jazz 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2219212991
Jazz2418272190
The story
Tim Duncan's 29 points and 17 rebounds carried San Antonio past Utah, 91-90

For Utah, Karl Malone had 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 9-20 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 29-21.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2−1−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Magic
Suns 110Magic 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns33361922110
Magic23313617107
The story
Phoenix beat Orlando 110-107 behind 29 points and 12 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Mike Miller paced Orlando: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 12-24 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10+15−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady topped the game at 60.0 FPTS: 33 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
2.22001–02 avg13.0Last 3

13.0 points a game over his last three games, against 2.2 in 2001–02 (57 games). Today: 10 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
28.32001–02 avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 2001–02 (66 games). Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Kings-Hawks

Atlanta climbs back to beat Sacramento

Sacramento led by 8 after one. Atlanta won it 115–104. Glenn Robinson led Atlanta with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Kings
Glenn Robinson · ATLChris Webber · SACPTS2932REB713AST26Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 45

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 25, 24, 28, 31, 15, 40, 30, 45Celtics-Nuggets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 23, 34, 20, 31, 35, 35, 31, 33Magic-Suns · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 30, 22, 29, 22, 16, 36, 26, 32Kings-Hawks · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 28, 23, 15, 20, 15, 26, 30, 30Mavs-Knicks · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 23, 12, 21, 38, 27, 32, 30, 29Spurs-Jazz · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 20, 31, 23, 25, 16, 25, 27, 29Suns-Magic · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyPHX+6.2 27.6 last 10 · 21.4 season
David WesleyNOH+5.9 22.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+5.3 23.2 last 10 · 17.9 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+5.1 18.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Marcus FizerCHI+4.5 16.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Dajuan WagnerCLE−5.0 9.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Brent BarrySEA−4.3 5.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR−4.0 10.7 last 10 · 14.7 season
Tony DelkBOS−3.8 7.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Shammond WilliamsBOS−3.7 4.1 last 10 · 7.8 season