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Sunday, February 23, 2003Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed WAS by 13 after the first quarter and won 106–101.

Final · OT · Box score
Mavs106
Wizards101
Q1 DAL -13; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Magic113
Nets105
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Suns97
Wolves99
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Sixers116
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Warriors115
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +22
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Kings99
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Sonics101
Lakers106
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2001–02Feb 23, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Cuttino Mobley (Rockets-Celtics), 40 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Wizards

Dallas needs overtime to survive Washington

Tracy McGrady posts a triple-double

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13-5+90+5DAL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs1331301616106
Wizards2623162511101
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 34, 27, 31, 25, 14, 22, 34, 29DAL29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 21, 25, 29, 17, 26, 19, 8, 24DAL24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 23, 21, 33, 27, 5, 15, 11, 30WAS30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 45, 27, 12, 23, 11, 20, 43, 30WAS30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 22.

MIN over PHX2DAL over WAS5LAL over SEA5SAC over NYK7ORL over NJN8PHI over CLE13GSW over ATL22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Cavs-Sixers combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SixersCavs 103, Sixers 116
219
Magic-NetsMagic 113, Nets 105
218
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 93, Warriors 115
208
Mavs-WizardsMavs 106, Wizards 101
207
Sonics-LakersSonics 101, Lakers 106
207
Suns-WolvesSuns 97, Wolves 99
196
Knicks-KingsKnicks 92, Kings 99
191
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-WolvesSuns 97, Wolves 99
+2 MIN
Mavs-WizardsMavs 106, Wizards 101
+5 DAL
Sonics-LakersSonics 101, Lakers 106
+5 LAL
Knicks-KingsKnicks 92, Kings 99
+7 SAC
Magic-NetsMagic 113, Nets 105
+8 ORL
Cavs-SixersCavs 103, Sixers 116
+13 PHI
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 93, Warriors 115
+22 GSW
DAL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-WizardsDAL won · Mavs 106, Wizards 101
13 pts
Sonics-LakersLAL won · Sonics 101, Lakers 106
4 pts
Hawks-WarriorsGSW won · Hawks 93, Warriors 115
1 pt
Coleman shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ColemanPHI · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
MarburyPHX · 32 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
NesterovicMIN · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
GarrityORL · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Wizards
Mavs 106Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs1331301616106
Wizards2623162511101
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas beat Washington 106-101 in OT

Michael Jordan led Washington with 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 11-23 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 30-16.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −13−5+90+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jerry Stackhouse led the game in fantasy with 57.9 FPTS (30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 101Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28292222101
Lakers24382321106
The story
Los Angeles beat Seattle 106-101 behind 41 points from Kobe Bryant

Rashard Lewis paced Seattle: 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 41 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 13-34 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-29 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4+5+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ray Allen topped the game at 61.1 FPTS: 26 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST

Final · Magic-Nets
Magic 113Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic33282923113
Nets27233916105
The story
Drew Gooden's 15 points carried Orlando past New Jersey, 113-105

For New Jersey, Kenyon Martin had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 6 REB · 4-8 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 23-16, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+11+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.6Season avg42.6Last 5

42.6 points a game over his last five games, against 30.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 46

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 38, 24, 32, 35, 37, 36, 24, 52, 46Magic-Nets · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 46, 42, 51, 44, 40, 52, 40, 40, 41Lakers-Sonics · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 32, 36, 33, 43, 20, 22, 22, 32Suns-Wolves · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 21, 18, 18, 23, 14, 24, 20, 30Wolves-Suns · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 23, 21, 33, 27, 5, 15, 11, 30Wizards-Mavs · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 45, 27, 12, 23, 11, 20, 43, 30Wizards-Mavs · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+12.3 43.1 last 10 · 30.8 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+6.1 29.2 last 10 · 23.1 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+6.0 23.3 last 10 · 17.3 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+5.2 28.2 last 10 · 23.0 season
Michael JordanWAS+5.0 24.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−5.6 12.4 last 10 · 18.0 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−4.6 7.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−4.5 17.6 last 10 · 22.1 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−3.7 17.2 last 10 · 20.9 season