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Wednesday, March 5, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by HOU (vs TOR) and ATL (vs CLE).

Final · Box score
Knicks95
Celtics97
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Hawks111
Cavs105
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Magic111
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Raptors95
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Clippers80
Wizards99
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +28; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Suns98
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +6
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves95
Kings96
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Sonics83
Jazz94
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Lakers97
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2001–02Mar 5, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Rockets), 43 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Raptors

Houston takes over late to edge Toronto

Tracy McGrady goes for 48 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7-6+2HOU AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1624253297
Raptors2126242495
Who led
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 18, 18, 9, 24, 16, 14, 20, 21HOU21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 5, 19, 33, 19, 8, 21, 11, 19HOU19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 12, 16, 13, 19, 18, 18, 24, 21TOR21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 21, 15, 22, 9, 13, 19, 11, 19TOR19 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Hawks-Cavs combined for 216, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CavsHawks 111, Cavs 105
216
Bucks-MagicBucks 99, Magic 111
210
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 97, Raptors 95
192
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 95, Celtics 97
192
Pacers-LakersPacers 95, Lakers 97
192
Wolves-KingsWolves 95, Kings 96
191
Blazers-SunsBlazers 92, Suns 98
190
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 86, Grizzlies 96
182
Clippers-WizardsClippers 80, Wizards 99
179
Sonics-JazzSonics 83, Jazz 94
177
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-KingsWolves 95, Kings 96
+1 SAC
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 97, Raptors 95
+2 HOU
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 95, Celtics 97
+2 BOS
Pacers-LakersPacers 95, Lakers 97
+2 LAL
Blazers-SunsBlazers 92, Suns 98
+6 PHX
Hawks-CavsHawks 111, Cavs 105
+6 ATL
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 86, Grizzlies 96
+10 MEM
Sonics-JazzSonics 83, Jazz 94
+11 UTA
Bucks-MagicBucks 99, Magic 111
+12 ORL
Clippers-WizardsClippers 80, Wizards 99
+19 WAS
HOU rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-RaptorsHOU won · Rockets 97, Raptors 95
7 pts
Hawks-CavsATL won · Hawks 111, Cavs 105
7 pts
Sonics-JazzUTA won · Sonics 83, Jazz 94
2 pts
Shaq shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
Jerome WilliamsTOR · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
HughesWAS · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
TerryATL · 24 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
GoodenORL · 26 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 95Kings 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves201723231295
Kings221822211396
The story
Chris Webber had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Sacramento beat Minnesota 96-95 in OT

Rasho Nesterovic led Minnesota with 15 REB, 14 PTS 25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 11-31 FG

The swing

The Kings won the first 22-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2+3+20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 56.8 FPTS (27 PTS, 24 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Pacers-Lakers
Pacers 95Lakers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1621322695
Lakers1836202397
The story
Los Angeles beat Indiana 97-95 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Metta World Peace paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 36-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+17+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 99Magic 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2519223399
Magic30283122111
The story
Drew Gooden's 26 points and 16 rebounds carried Orlando past Milwaukee, 111-99

For Milwaukee, Gary Payton had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 26 PTS, 16 REB · 9-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 28-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +5+14+23+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.1Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Washington by 19.

SAC over MIN1BOS over NYK2HOU over TOR2LAL over IND2ATL over CLE6PHX over POR6MEM over DEN10UTA over SEA11ORL over MIL12WAS over LAC19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 48

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 24, 52, 46, 26, 34, 28, 26, 48Magic-Bucks · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
48 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 17, 15, 22, 18, 22, 38, 17, 34Celtics-Knicks · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 43, 20, 22, 22, 32, 7, 41, 14, 35, 33Suns-Blazers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 23, 18, 12, 16, 31, 12, 21, 28Pacers-Lakers · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 34, 24, 34, 24, 20, 22, 22, 27Wolves-Kings · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 24 REB · 4 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 11, 19, 16, 29, 13, 4, 6, 27Cavs-Hawks · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+6.6 37.3 last 10 · 30.7 season
Predrag DrobnjakSEA+5.2 14.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Malik RoseSAS+5.2 14.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
Jamal MashburnNOH+4.7 26.6 last 10 · 21.9 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI+4.6 13.7 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−5.4 12.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Donyell MarshallCHI−5.0 8.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Steve FrancisHOU−4.3 17.9 last 10 · 22.2 season
Ron MercerIND−3.9 4.0 last 10 · 7.9 season
Tyrone HillPHI−3.8 2.4 last 10 · 6.2 season