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Sunday, April 6, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed UTA by 11 after the first quarter and won 82–80.

Final · OT · Box score
Wizards99
Celtics98
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Nets96
Raptors87
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Kings97
Sixers81
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Pistons83
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Heat69
Pacers90
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +25; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Warriors106
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Magic93
Rockets114
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Blazers78
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Jazz80
Sonics82
Q1 SEA -11; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 Sonics 0; Q4 SEA +2
Final · OT · Box score
Suns113
Lakers115
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +2
On this day · 2001–02Apr 6, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Mavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Sonics

Seattle rallies from 11 down to beat Utah

Shawn Marion goes for 18 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-30+2SEA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2315222080
Sonics1223252282
Who led
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 7, 29, 14, 24, 26, 15, 22, 24SEA24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 23, 17, 25, 32, 26, 19, 19, 18SEA18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 13, 19, 24, 18, 11, 25, 21, 23, 22UTA22 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 25, 18, 28, 14, 17, 17, 12, 16UTA16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 228, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 113, Lakers 115
228
Magic-RocketsMagic 93, Rockets 114
207
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 99, Warriors 106
205
Wizards-CelticsWizards 99, Celtics 98
197
Nets-RaptorsNets 96, Raptors 87
183
Kings-SixersKings 97, Sixers 81
178
Wolves-BlazersWolves 97, Blazers 78
175
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 89, Pistons 83
172
Jazz-SonicsJazz 80, Sonics 82
162
Heat-PacersHeat 69, Pacers 90
159
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-CelticsWizards 99, Celtics 98
+1 WAS
Jazz-SonicsJazz 80, Sonics 82
+2 SEA
Suns-LakersSuns 113, Lakers 115
+2 LAL
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 89, Pistons 83
+6 SAS
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 99, Warriors 106
+7 GSW
Nets-RaptorsNets 96, Raptors 87
+9 NJN
Kings-SixersKings 97, Sixers 81
+16 SAC
Wolves-BlazersWolves 97, Blazers 78
+19 MIN
Heat-PacersHeat 69, Pacers 90
+21 IND
Magic-RocketsMagic 93, Rockets 114
+21 HOU
SEA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SonicsSEA won · Jazz 80, Sonics 82
11 pts
Wizards-CelticsWAS won · Wizards 99, Celtics 98
3 pts
Claxton shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClaxtonSAS · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
TrentMIN · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
JamisonGSW · 41 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (17-24)
FrancisHOU · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 6 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 99Celtics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards23262022899
Celtics26192620798
The story
Michael Jordan's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Washington past Boston, 99-98 in OT

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 14 AST, 10 REB, 7 PTS 25 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 10-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 26-19.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −3+4−20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce was the fantasy play: 64.3 FPTS on 36 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 113Lakers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns302328257113
Lakers322427239115
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 22 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 115-113 in OT

Anfernee Hardaway led Phoenix with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 6 BLK · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 32-30, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+3+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 80Sonics 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2315222080
Sonics1223252282
The story
Seattle beat Utah 82-80 behind 24 points from Rashard Lewis

Greg Ostertag paced Utah: 11 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 23-15 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −11−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone topped the game at 42.8 FPTS: 22 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.0Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 26.0 in 73 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 75 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Indiana by 21.

WAS over BOS1SEA over UTA2LAL over PHX2SAS over DET6GSW over DEN7NJN over TOR9SAC over PHI16MIN over POR19IND over MIA21HOU over ORL21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 41

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 37, 23, 29, 30, 28, 8, 12, 41Warriors-Nuggets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 20, 22, 23, 26, 10, 6, 23, 40Suns-Lakers · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 31, 24, 25, 27, 34, 28, 40, 36Celtics-Wizards · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 21, 18, 21, 28, 20, 18, 17, 28Raptors-Nets · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 39, 37, 34, 41, 30, 39, 30, 12, 28Magic-Rockets · L
32.1 PPG season to date · −4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 28, 31, 55, 14, 29, 19, 21, 26Lakers-Suns · W
29.9 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+7.1 16.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.4 33.0 last 10 · 27.6 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+5.1 20.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Rodney WhiteDEN+4.5 13.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+4.3 20.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.7 8.8 last 10 · 15.5 season
Brad MillerIND−5.5 7.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jalen RoseCHI−5.3 16.9 last 10 · 22.2 season
Travis BestMIA−4.6 3.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Keith Van HornPHI−4.5 11.4 last 10 · 15.9 season