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Friday, February 21, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by DAL (vs HOU) and TOR (vs PHX).

Final · Box score
Bulls96
Magic110
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Suns89
Raptors92
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Nets86
Wizards89
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Sixers119
Cavs99
Q1 PHI +20; Q2 PHI +24; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Rockets85
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Wolves103
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +19; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +7
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies123
Hornets125
Q1 NOH +9; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Blazers84
Lakers92
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Bucks58
Sonics88
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +23; Q4 SEA +30
On this day · 2001–02Feb 21, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Celtics), 33 points.
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The lead · Suns-Raptors

Toronto holds off Phoenix, 92–89

Tracy McGrady goes for 52 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+4+3TOR AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3115182589
Raptors2419252492
Who led
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 20, 12, 16, 22, 12, 21, 15, 22TOR22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 16, 16, 13, 11, 2, 7, 8, 15TOR15 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 19, 32, 36, 33, 43, 20, 22, 22PHX22 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jake VoskuhlPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 8, 4, 4, 0, 1, 4, 7, 14PHX14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one SuperSonics rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Seattle beat Milwaukee by 30.

NOH over MEM2TOR over PHX3WAS over NJN3GSW over NYK4MIN over DET7LAL over POR8ORL over CHI14DAL over HOU15PHI over CLE20SEA over MIL30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Hornets combined for 248, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 123, Hornets 125
248
Sixers-CavsSixers 119, Cavs 99
218
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 107, Warriors 111
218
Bulls-MagicBulls 96, Magic 110
206
Pistons-WolvesPistons 96, Wolves 103
199
Mavs-RocketsMavs 100, Rockets 85
185
Suns-RaptorsSuns 89, Raptors 92
181
Blazers-LakersBlazers 84, Lakers 92
176
Nets-WizardsNets 86, Wizards 89
175
Bucks-SonicsBucks 58, Sonics 88
146
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 123, Hornets 125
+2 NOH
Nets-WizardsNets 86, Wizards 89
+3 WAS
Suns-RaptorsSuns 89, Raptors 92
+3 TOR
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 107, Warriors 111
+4 GSW
Pistons-WolvesPistons 96, Wolves 103
+7 MIN
Blazers-LakersBlazers 84, Lakers 92
+8 LAL
Bulls-MagicBulls 96, Magic 110
+14 ORL
Mavs-RocketsMavs 100, Rockets 85
+15 DAL
Sixers-CavsSixers 119, Cavs 99
+20 PHI
Bucks-SonicsBucks 58, Sonics 88
+30 SEA
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-RocketsDAL won · Mavs 100, Rockets 85
7 pts
Suns-RaptorsTOR won · Suns 89, Raptors 92
7 pts
Knicks-WarriorsGSW won · Knicks 107, Warriors 111
5 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 84, Lakers 92
3 pts
Nets-WizardsWAS won · Nets 86, Wizards 89
1 pt
P.J. Brown shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
P.J. BrownNOH · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Antonio DavisTOR · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
Ben WallaceDET · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
VoskuhlPHX · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GoodenORL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Grizzlies-Hornets
Grizzlies 123Hornets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies2532292611123
Hornets3425272613125
The story
Jamal Mashburn had 50 points as New Orleans beat Memphis 125-123 in OT

Wesley Person led Memphis with 19 PTS, 3 AST 50 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 17-33 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the first 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +9+200+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 86Wizards 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2124231886
Wizards2024252089
The story
Michael Jordan's 43 points and 10 rebounds carried Washington past New Jersey, 89-86

For New Jersey, Richard Jefferson had 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 43 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 18-30 FG

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 25-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1−1+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 96Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2923232196
Magic31323314110
The story
Orlando beat Chicago 110-96 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Drew Gooden

Jay Williams paced Chicago: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 11-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +2+11+21+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.4Season avg43.2Last 5

43.2 points a game over his last five games, against 30.4 in 53 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.2Season avg24.4Today

24 minutes today, against 4.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 52

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 38, 24, 32, 35, 37, 36, 24, 52Magic-Bulls · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high52 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 26, 15, 18, 19, 24, 20, 24, 50Hornets-Grizzlies · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +28.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high50 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 24, 45, 27, 12, 23, 11, 20, 43Wizards-Nets · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 25, 21, 28, 36, 20, 32, 28, 41Sixers-Cavs · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high41 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 46, 42, 51, 44, 40, 52, 40, 40Lakers-Blazers · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 17, 11, 11, 21, 20, 17, 21, 35Hornets-Grizzlies · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+12.6 43.2 last 10 · 30.6 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+6.8 24.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+5.9 28.9 last 10 · 23.0 season
Jamal MashburnNOH+4.9 26.5 last 10 · 21.6 season
Rasheed WallacePOR+4.8 23.5 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−4.9 13.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−4.8 6.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Andre MillerLAC−4.6 9.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−4.0 18.2 last 10 · 22.2 season
Ricky DavisCLE−3.7 17.8 last 10 · 21.5 season