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Friday, February 6, 2004Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed UTA by 8 after the first quarter and won 87–73.

Final · Box score
Clippers100
Wizards112
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Celtics96
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Pacers83
Raptors77
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +20
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Wolves103
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Magic99
Nets120
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +28; Q4 NJN +21
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Hornets92
Q1 NOH +8; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +14; Q4 NOH +11
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Rockets82
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Sonics107
Suns105
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Jazz73
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Warriors96
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Kings94
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +8
On this day · 2002–03Feb 6, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Knicks), 46 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Jazz

Portland rallies from 8 down to beat Utah

Kevin Garnett goes for 35 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+10+14POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1425252387
Jazz2219131973
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 23, 16, 21, 22, 20, 28, 19, 19POR19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 13, 16, 16, 20, 29, 12, 8, 16POR16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 27, 13, 23, 21, 13, 10, 8, 14UTA14 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
DeShawn StevensonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 17, 11, 8, 6, 4, 8, 17, 13UTA13 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Wolves23
Magic-Nets10
Bulls-Rockets8
Blazers-Jazz7
Pacers-Raptors5
Pistons-Hornets3
Spurs-Kings3
Bucks-Grizzlies1
Clippers-Wizards0
Nuggets-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Jackson's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 82-80 final

The night in charts
Magic-Nets combined for 219, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-NetsMagic 99, Nets 120
219
Clippers-WizardsClippers 100, Wizards 112
212
Sonics-SunsSonics 107, Suns 105
212
Spurs-KingsSpurs 102, Kings 94
196
Hawks-CelticsHawks 100, Celtics 96
196
Cavs-WolvesCavs 92, Wolves 103
195
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 85, Grizzlies 105
190
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 87, Warriors 96
183
Pistons-HornetsPistons 81, Hornets 92
173
Bulls-RocketsBulls 80, Rockets 82
162
Blazers-JazzBlazers 87, Jazz 73
160
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 83, Raptors 77
160
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-RocketsBulls 80, Rockets 82
+2 HOU
Sonics-SunsSonics 107, Suns 105
+2 SEA
Hawks-CelticsHawks 100, Celtics 96
+4 ATL
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 83, Raptors 77
+6 IND
Spurs-KingsSpurs 102, Kings 94
+8 SAS
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 87, Warriors 96
+9 GSW
Cavs-WolvesCavs 92, Wolves 103
+11 MIN
Pistons-HornetsPistons 81, Hornets 92
+11 NOH
Clippers-WizardsClippers 100, Wizards 112
+12 WAS
Blazers-JazzBlazers 87, Jazz 73
+14 POR
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 85, Grizzlies 105
+20 MEM
Magic-NetsMagic 99, Nets 120
+21 NJN
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-JazzPOR won · Blazers 87, Jazz 73
8 pts
Cavs-WolvesMIN won · Cavs 92, Wolves 103
5 pts
World Peace shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
World PeaceIND · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Abdur-RahimATL · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Kwame BrownWAS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
KittlesNJN · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
McInnisCLE · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Sonics-Suns
Sonics 107Suns 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics26332919107
Suns25292328105
The story
Ray Allen had 18 points and 8 assists as Seattle beat Phoenix 107-105

Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 27 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 6-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the third 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +1+5+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Leandro Barbosa led the game in fantasy with 57.0 FPTS (21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Bulls-Rockets
Bulls 80Rockets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2314113280
Rockets2615212082
The story
Yao Ming's 22 points carried Houston past Chicago, 82-80

For Chicago, Kirk Hinrich had 13 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 21-11, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+4+14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 83Raptors 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2319251683
Raptors1819192177
The story
Indiana beat Toronto 83-77 behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from Jermaine O'Neal

Donyell Marshall paced Toronto: 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

A 25-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+5+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 51 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Jersey by 21.

HOU over CHI2SEA over PHX2ATL over BOS4IND over TOR6SAS over SAC8GSW over DEN9MIN over CLE11NOH over DET11WAS over LAC12POR over UTA14MEM over MIL20NJN over ORL21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 35

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 19, 31, 20, 20, 32, 30, 17, 35Wolves-Cavs · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 17, 22, 30, 35, 33, 31, 23, 28Spurs-Kings · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 29, 24, 13, 26, 12, 24, 22, 28Celtics-Hawks · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 20, 15, 13, 10, 18, 18, 18, 27Grizzlies-Bucks · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 10, 9, 15, 14, 23, 24, 19, 27Pacers-Raptors · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 31, 22, 16, 24, 16, 31, 15, 27Suns-Sonics · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonPHX+8.1 24.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Carlos BoozerCLE+7.3 22.0 last 10 · 14.7 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+7.1 16.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.7 25.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH+6.7 18.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−6.7 6.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.3 4.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Charlie WardSAS−3.9 3.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS−3.9 14.2 last 10 · 18.1 season