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Tuesday, January 28, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Jazz trailed Kings by 9 after the first quarter and won 102–92.

Final · Box score
Celtics83
Pistons86
Q1 Pistons +3; Q2 Pistons +6; Q3 Pistons +10; Q4 Pistons +3
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Knicks103
Q1 Knicks +8; Q2 Knicks +10; Q3 Knicks +2; Q4 Knicks +5
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Bucks81
Q1 Sixers +18; Q2 Sixers +27; Q3 Sixers +21; Q4 Sixers +27
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Blazers98
Q1 Blazers +1; Q2 Blazers -1; Q3 Blazers -3; Q4 Blazers +6
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Kings92
Q1 Jazz -9; Q2 Jazz +13; Q3 Jazz +5; Q4 Jazz +10
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Sonics91
Q1 Sonics +2; Q2 Sonics +16; Q3 Sonics +6; Q4 Sonics +3
On this day · 2001–02Jan 28, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Michael Olowokandi (Clippers-Grizzlies), 27 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Kings

Utah beats Sacramento, 102–92

Peja Stojakovic goes for 32 points

Game flow · Jazz margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+13+5+10Jazz AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz23302326102
Kings328312192
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 16, 34, 12, 24, 23, 18, 20, 29Jazz29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 13, 5, 4, 25, 14, 12, 11, 20Jazz20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 23, 37, 16, 26, 22, 24, 10, 32Kings32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 16, 4, 15, 13, 18, 18, 30, 18Kings18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Hawks-Knicks combined for 201, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-KnicksHawks 98, Knicks 103
201
Jazz-KingsJazz 102, Kings 92
194
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 92, Blazers 98
190
Sixers-BucksSixers 108, Bucks 81
189
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 88, Sonics 91
179
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 83, Pistons 86
169
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 83, Pistons 86
+3 Pistons
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 88, Sonics 91
+3 Sonics
Hawks-KnicksHawks 98, Knicks 103
+5 Knicks
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 92, Blazers 98
+6 Blazers
Jazz-KingsJazz 102, Kings 92
+10 Jazz
Sixers-BucksSixers 108, Bucks 81
+27 Sixers
Jazz rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-KingsJazz won · Jazz 102, Kings 92
9 pts
Nuggets-BlazersBlazers won · Nuggets 92, Blazers 98
3 pts
Skinner shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SkinnerSixers · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
MaloneJazz · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
YarbroughNuggets · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
ArenasWarriors · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
LewisSonics · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 83Pistons 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2216192683
Pistons2519231986
The story
Ben Wallace had 13 rebounds and 8 points as Detroit beat Boston 86-83

Eric Williams led Boston with 14 PTS, 12 REB 13 REB, 8 PTS, 7 BLK, 1 AST · 4-4 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the third 23-19, their biggest quarter edge.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +3+6+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce led the game in fantasy with 49.2 FPTS (30 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Warriors-Sonics
Warriors 88Sonics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2016252788
Sonics2230152491
The story
Gary Payton's 20 points carried Seattle past Golden State, 91-88

For Golden State, Gilbert Arenas had 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-16, was where the SuperSonics built it.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +2+16+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 98Knicks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2622272398
Knicks34241926103
The story
New York beat Atlanta 103-98 behind 24 points from Allan Houston

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Atlanta: 30 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 7-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +8+10+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Glenn Robinson topped the game at 51.8 FPTS: 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.3Season avg34.4Last 5

34.4 points a game over his last five games, against 26.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Blazers

Portland extends win streak to 5

98–92 over Denver. Record: 28–15. Derek Anderson led Portland with 24 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Streak strip · Blazers
Wvs Spurs90–87L@ Nuggets81–82Wvs Cavs118–94Wvs Grizzlies100–92Lvs Wolves98–104W@ Grizzlies99–87W@ Hawks112–110W@ Hornets97–96W@ Mavs100–93Wvs Nuggets98–92
Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 32

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 23, 37, 16, 26, 22, 24, 10, 32Kings-Jazz · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 19, 17, 14, 27, 27, 11, 25, 30Hawks-Knicks · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 28, 31, 15, 40, 30, 45, 27, 30Celtics-Pistons · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 16, 34, 12, 24, 23, 18, 20, 29Jazz-Kings · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 31, 14, 16, 3, 14, 7, 27, 28Warriors-Sonics · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 16, 9, 27, 20, 17, 29, 27, 26Hawks-Knicks · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburySuns+6.9 28.7 last 10 · 21.8 season
Peja StojakovicKings+6.7 24.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
David WesleyHornets+5.9 22.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Pau GasolGrizzlies+4.2 22.4 last 10 · 18.2 season
Eric SnowSixers+4.1 16.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Shammond WilliamsCeltics−4.6 3.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Brent BarrySonics−4.3 5.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Alvin WilliamsRaptors−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Troy HudsonWolves−4.0 9.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Chucky AtkinsPistons−4.0 3.7 last 10 · 7.7 season