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Friday, February 14, 2003Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHX by 5 after the first quarter and won 116–115.

Final · OT · Box score
Hawks97
Pacers98
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +9; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +1
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors118
Raptors114
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Bulls72
Nets90
Q1 NJN +11; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +18
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Grizzlies103
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Wolves114
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Magic98
Sixers99
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Heat94
Rockets82
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Bucks96
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Knicks116
Suns115
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Wizards77
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +28; Q3 UTA +38; Q4 UTA +32
Final · Box score
Sonics81
Kings110
Q1 SAC +22; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +33; Q4 SAC +29
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Lakers95
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +8
On this day · 2001–02Feb 14, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Jazz), 34 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Suns

New York holds off Phoenix, 116–115

Stephon Marbury goes for 43 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-4+6+1NYK AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks32313320116
Suns37302325115
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 24, 20, 16, 31, 20, 11, 32, 26NYK26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 18, 6, 17, 12, 6, 2, 13, 24NYK24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 31, 29, 33, 19, 32, 36, 33, 43PHX43 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 24, 21, 18, 15, 29, 36, 22, 26PHX26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Raptors combined for 232, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 118, Raptors 114
232
Knicks-SunsKnicks 116, Suns 115
231
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 110, Grizzlies 103
213
Hornets-WolvesHornets 93, Wolves 114
207
Spurs-LakersSpurs 103, Lakers 95
198
Magic-SixersMagic 98, Sixers 99
197
Hawks-PacersHawks 97, Pacers 98
195
Sonics-KingsSonics 81, Kings 110
191
Wizards-JazzWizards 77, Jazz 109
186
Pistons-BucksPistons 86, Bucks 96
182
Heat-RocketsHeat 94, Rockets 82
176
Bulls-NetsBulls 72, Nets 90
162
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SunsKnicks 116, Suns 115
+1 NYK
Hawks-PacersHawks 97, Pacers 98
+1 IND
Magic-SixersMagic 98, Sixers 99
+1 PHI
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 118, Raptors 114
+4 GSW
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 110, Grizzlies 103
+7 DAL
Spurs-LakersSpurs 103, Lakers 95
+8 SAS
Pistons-BucksPistons 86, Bucks 96
+10 MIL
Heat-RocketsHeat 94, Rockets 82
+12 MIA
Bulls-NetsBulls 72, Nets 90
+18 NJN
Hornets-WolvesHornets 93, Wolves 114
+21 MIN
Sonics-KingsSonics 81, Kings 110
+29 SAC
Wizards-JazzWizards 77, Jazz 109
+32 UTA
NYK rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SunsNYK won · Knicks 116, Suns 115
5 pts
Hawks-PacersIND won · Hawks 97, Pacers 98
2 pts
Spurs-LakersSAS won · Spurs 103, Lakers 95
1 pt
Peja shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PejaSAC · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Amar'ePHX · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
HamiltonDET · 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
ColemanPHI · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Malik AllenMIA · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 97Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks261819241097
Pacers243117151198
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 19 rebounds and 16 points as Indiana beat Atlanta 98-97 in OT

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 19 REB, 16 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 7-19 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Pacers took the second 31-18.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2+11+90+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Theo Ratliff led the game in fantasy with 59.3 FPTS (16 PTS, 14 REB)

Final · Knicks-Suns
Knicks 116Suns 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks32313320116
Suns37302325115
The story
Kurt Thomas' 24 points and 10 rebounds carried New York past Phoenix, 116-115

For Phoenix, Amar'e Stoudemire had 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 33-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −5−4+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Raptors
Warriors 118Raptors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2827262116118
Raptors2424213312114
The story
Golden State beat Toronto 118-114 in OT behind 32 points from Antawn Jamison

Alvin Williams paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 13-26 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+7+120+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.3Season avg43.6Last 5

43.6 points a game over his last five games, against 29.3 in 49 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 42 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg32.9Today

33 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 32.

IND over ATL1PHI over ORL1NYK over PHX1GSW over TOR4DAL over MEM7SAS over LAL8MIL over DET10MIA over HOU12NJN over CHI18MIN over NOH21SAC over SEA29UTA over WAS32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 44

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 40, 38, 42, 35, 46, 42, 51, 44Lakers-Spurs · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 31, 29, 33, 19, 32, 36, 33, 43Suns-Knicks · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high43 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 33, 31, 35, 38, 24, 32, 35, 37Magic-Sixers · L
30.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 11, 21, 15, 10, 20, 11, 4, 33Magic-Sixers · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 19, 15, 23, 11, 8, 15, 17, 32Warriors-Raptors · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 34, 32, 20, 25, 28, 34, 27, 31Mavs-Grizzlies · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+7.6 37.2 last 10 · 29.6 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+6.5 29.6 last 10 · 23.1 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.5 22.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Howard EisleyNYK+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Tony ParkerSAS+4.9 20.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Tony DelkBOS−4.2 6.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Predrag DrobnjakSEA−4.2 4.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−4.2 11.1 last 10 · 15.3 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season
Ricky DavisCLE−3.7 18.0 last 10 · 21.7 season