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Wednesday, April 2, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 106–99.

Final · Box score
Heat62
Celtics90
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +28
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Cavs82
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Pistons78
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Grizzlies87
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Bucks106
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Sonics86
Wolves91
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Kings105
Wizards99
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Nets97
Hornets106
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +18; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Knicks83
Nuggets75
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +8
On this day · 2001–02Apr 2, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Sonics), 32 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Bucks

Milwaukee turns it around against Houston

Tim Duncan goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-100+3+7MIL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3022212699
Bucks20322430106
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 13, 21, 19, 23, 2, 23, 20, 20MIL20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 17, 20, 12, 28, 19, 24, 20, 18MIL18 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 21, 6, 23, 19, 9, 11, 6, 20HOU20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 13, 38, 8, 19, 8, 18, 22, 17HOU17 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Bulls-Sixers combined for 209, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SixersBulls 101, Sixers 108
209
Rockets-BucksRockets 99, Bucks 106
205
Kings-WizardsKings 105, Wizards 99
204
Nets-HornetsNets 97, Hornets 106
203
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 105, Grizzlies 87
192
Pacers-CavsPacers 103, Cavs 82
185
Sonics-WolvesSonics 86, Wolves 91
177
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 89, Pistons 78
167
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 83, Nuggets 75
158
Heat-CelticsHeat 62, Celtics 90
152
MIN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sonics-WolvesSonics 86, Wolves 91
+5 MIN
Kings-WizardsKings 105, Wizards 99
+6 SAC
Rockets-BucksRockets 99, Bucks 106
+7 MIL
Bulls-SixersBulls 101, Sixers 108
+7 PHI
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 83, Nuggets 75
+8 NYK
Nets-HornetsNets 97, Hornets 106
+9 NOH
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 89, Pistons 78
+11 TOR
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 105, Grizzlies 87
+18 SAS
Pacers-CavsPacers 103, Cavs 82
+21 IND
Heat-CelticsHeat 62, Celtics 90
+28 BOS
MIL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-BucksMIL won · Rockets 99, Bucks 106
10 pts
Knicks-NuggetsNYK won · Knicks 83, Nuggets 75
6 pts
Bulls-SixersPHI won · Bulls 101, Sixers 108
4 pts
Nets-HornetsNOH won · Nets 97, Hornets 106
3 pts
Duncan shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 33 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
81% (13-16)
LynchNOH · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PejaSAC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HudsonMIN · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
BradleyTOR · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Sonics-Wolves
Sonics 86Wolves 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2720201986
Wolves3118231991
The story
Minnesota beat Seattle 91-86 behind 31 points from Troy Hudson

Rashard Lewis paced Seattle: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 14-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4+2+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 50.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Final · Rockets-Bucks
Rockets 99Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3022212699
Bucks20322430106
The story
Gary Payton had 18 points and 10 assists as Milwaukee beat Houston 106-99

James Posey led Houston with 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 6-21 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Bucks took the second 32-22.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −100+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 101Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24291533101
Sixers35142930108
The story
Allen Iverson's 24 points and 12 assists carried Philadelphia past Chicago, 108-101

For Chicago, Jay Williams had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 12 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 8-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 29-15.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +11−4+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 72 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 63 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Nuggets

New York handles Denver by 8

The Knicks won the fourth quarter 27–13. Final: 83–75. Allan Houston led New York with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over SEA5SAC over WAS6PHI over CHI7MIL over HOU7NYK over DEN8NOH over NJN9TOR over DET11SAS over MEM18IND over CLE21BOS over MIA28Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over DEN.
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 33

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 29, 27, 31, 25, 30, 33, 20, 33Spurs-Grizzlies · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 13, 12, 15, 17, 16, 6, 10, 31Wolves-Sonics · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 26, 25, 24, 23, 21, 22, 22, 28Kings-Wizards · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 14, 21, 31, 24, 25, 27, 34, 28Celtics-Heat · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 28, 7, 18, 24, 20, 22, 15, 27Wizards-Kings · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 9, 12, 4, 28, 10, 31, 38, 27Cavs-Pacers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+7.7 17.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+6.2 33.8 last 10 · 27.6 season
Caron ButlerMIA+5.9 21.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+5.6 21.1 last 10 · 15.5 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+5.4 12.0 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Jalen RoseCHI−6.8 15.3 last 10 · 22.1 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.4 9.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−4.9 9.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Andre MillerLAC−4.8 8.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Travis BestMIA−4.6 4.2 last 10 · 8.8 season