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Wednesday, February 26, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DEN by 8 after three quarters and won 94–84.

Final · Box score
Pacers69
Celtics71
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Sixers111
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Knicks76
Nets105
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +15; Q4 NJN +29
Final · Box score
Suns118
Bucks112
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Heat82
Hornets91
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Bulls103
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Nuggets84
Q1 POR +1; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR -8; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Wolves92
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Hawks76
Sonics93
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +17
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Clippers94
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +14
On this day · 2001–02Feb 26, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Suns-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Nuggets

Portland rallies from 8 down to beat Denver

Stephon Marbury goes for 41 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-8+10POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2321193194
Nuggets2222271384
Who led
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 6, 0, 5, 4, 9, 3, 4, 15POR15 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 8, 2, 10, 2, 4, 10, 2, 15POR15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 22, 18, 25, 21, 17, 20, 29, 26DEN26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Donnell HarveyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 5, 5, 8, 14, 4, 5, 10, 22DEN22 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New Jersey posts the night's biggest win

New Jersey beat New York by 29, the widest margin of 10 games.

BOS over IND2PHI over MEM4PHX over MIL6MIN over UTA7CHI over TOR8NOH over MIA9POR over DEN10GSW over LAC14SEA over ATL17NJN over NYK29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Suns-Bucks combined for 230, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BucksSuns 118, Bucks 112
230
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 107, Sixers 111
218
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 108, Clippers 94
202
Raptors-BullsRaptors 95, Bulls 103
198
Knicks-NetsKnicks 76, Nets 105
181
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 94, Nuggets 84
178
Jazz-WolvesJazz 85, Wolves 92
177
Heat-HornetsHeat 82, Hornets 91
173
Hawks-SonicsHawks 76, Sonics 93
169
Pacers-CelticsPacers 69, Celtics 71
140
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-CelticsPacers 69, Celtics 71
+2 BOS
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 107, Sixers 111
+4 PHI
Suns-BucksSuns 118, Bucks 112
+6 PHX
Jazz-WolvesJazz 85, Wolves 92
+7 MIN
Raptors-BullsRaptors 95, Bulls 103
+8 CHI
Heat-HornetsHeat 82, Hornets 91
+9 NOH
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 94, Nuggets 84
+10 POR
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 108, Clippers 94
+14 GSW
Hawks-SonicsHawks 76, Sonics 93
+17 SEA
Knicks-NetsKnicks 76, Nets 105
+29 NJN
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-NuggetsPOR won · Blazers 94, Nuggets 84
8 pts
Raptors-BullsCHI won · Raptors 95, Bulls 103
4 pts
Jazz-WolvesMIN won · Jazz 85, Wolves 92
4 pts
Heat-HornetsNOH won · Heat 82, Hornets 91
2 pts
Brian Grant shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brian GrantMIA · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
CurryCHI · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
KiddNJN · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
NesterovicMIN · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
MarburyPHX · 41 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
67% (14-21)
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 69Celtics 71
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1419211569
Celtics2119151671
The story
Boston beat Indiana 71-69 behind 14 points from Tony Delk

Antoine Walker backed him with 18 PTS, 5 REB 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 5-15 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 21-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7+7+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal topped the game at 52.6 FPTS: 31 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Sixers
Grizzlies 107Sixers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31292423107
Sixers35282325111
The story
Allen Iverson's 34 points and 9 assists carried Philadelphia past Memphis, 111-107

For Memphis, Jason Williams had 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 34 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 13-26 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-31, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+3+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Bucks
Suns 118Bucks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26312734118
Bucks18332635112
The story
Joe Johnson had 20 points as Phoenix beat Milwaukee 118-112

Gary Payton led Milwaukee with 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-17 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +8+6+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 57 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 56 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 41

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 33, 43, 20, 22, 22, 32, 7, 41Suns-Bucks · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 28, 36, 20, 32, 28, 41, 23, 34Sixers-Grizzlies · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 7, 25, 19, 24, 18, 6, 18, 32Grizzlies-Sixers · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 14, 16, 10, 23, 18, 12, 16, 31Pacers-Celtics · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 13, 27, 28, 20, 16, 31, 21, 26Bulls-Raptors · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 27, 23, 20, 19, 31, 22, 21, 26Bucks-Suns · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+12.0 42.8 last 10 · 30.8 season
Michael JordanWAS+6.6 26.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+5.6 28.8 last 10 · 23.2 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+5.5 28.7 last 10 · 23.2 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI+5.2 14.1 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.0 11.9 last 10 · 17.9 season
Donyell MarshallCHI−4.4 9.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Ron MercerIND−4.0 4.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−3.4 18.4 last 10 · 21.8 season