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Wednesday, February 11, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed CLE by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–85.

Final · Box score
Nets105
Cavs85
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +20
Final · Box score
Heat111
Magic98
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Sixers113
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +25
Final · Box score
Kings96
Pistons94
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Hornets106
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH -5; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Lakers87
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Wolves77
Jazz66
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Suns99
Warriors110
Q1 GSW +18; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2002–03Feb 11, 2003: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 42 points.
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The lead · Nets-Cavs

New Jersey wins big in Cleveland

Baron Davis goes for 29 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-60+13+20NJN AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets16243728105
Cavs2218242185
Who led
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 4, 9, 16, 7, 17, 12, 17, 27NJN27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 18, 27, 13, 24, 18, 29, 13, 21NJN21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 6, 6, 9, 20, 9, 13, 16, 14CLE14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 30, 8, 8, 15, 12, 18, 15, 19, 13CLE13 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Rockets20
Wolves-Jazz8
Wizards-Sixers4
Knicks-Hornets3
Heat-Magic2
Suns-Warriors0
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 212, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 102, Grizzlies 110
212
Suns-WarriorsSuns 99, Warriors 110
209
Heat-MagicHeat 111, Magic 98
209
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 98, Hornets 106
204
Wizards-SixersWizards 88, Sixers 113
201
Kings-PistonsKings 96, Pistons 94
190
Nets-CavsNets 105, Cavs 85
190
Lakers-RocketsLakers 87, Rockets 102
189
Wolves-JazzWolves 77, Jazz 66
143
SAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Kings-PistonsKings 96, Pistons 94
+2 SAC
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 102, Grizzlies 110
+8 MEM
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 98, Hornets 106
+8 NOH
Suns-WarriorsSuns 99, Warriors 110
+11 GSW
Wolves-JazzWolves 77, Jazz 66
+11 MIN
Heat-MagicHeat 111, Magic 98
+13 MIA
Lakers-RocketsLakers 87, Rockets 102
+15 HOU
Nets-CavsNets 105, Cavs 85
+20 NJN
Wizards-SixersWizards 88, Sixers 113
+25 PHI
NJN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CavsNJN won · Nets 105, Cavs 85
6 pts
Knicks-HornetsNOH won · Knicks 98, Hornets 106
5 pts
Wolves-JazzMIN won · Wolves 77, Jazz 66
1 pt
Kings-PistonsSAC won · Kings 96, Pistons 94
1 pt
Francis shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FrancisHOU · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
PaytonLAL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
CardinalGSW · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
SalmonsPHI · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
KittlesNJN · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 96Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3217281996
Pistons2030232194
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 25 points as Sacramento beat Detroit 96-94

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 19 REB, 17 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 32-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +12−1+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 98Hornets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2727192598
Hornets25243423106
The story
New Orleans beat New York 106-98 behind 19 points from Jamal Mashburn

Anfernee Hardaway paced New York: 19 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-19 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −2−5+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 111Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27372324111
Magic2027252698
The story
Dwyane Wade's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Miami past Orlando, 111-98

For Orlando, Tracy McGrady had 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 37-27, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+17+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom was the fantasy play: 45.8 FPTS on 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 49 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg10.5Last 3

10.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 49 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 32 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Philadelphia by 25.

SAC over DET2MEM over LAC8NOH over NYK8MIN over UTA11GSW over PHX11MIA over ORL13HOU over LAL15NJN over CLE20PHI over WAS25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 33

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 22, 21, 16, 21, 6, 20, 23, 33Suns-Warriors · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Brian CardinalPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 21, 11, 14, 7, 14, 14, 20, 32Warriors-Suns · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 10, 16, 25, 23, 19, 13, 13, 29Hornets-Knicks · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 4, 19, 17, 35, 23, 16, 42, 24, 29Knicks-Hornets · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 37, 12, 12, 9, 16, 16, 22, 7, 25, 29Rockets-Lakers · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 6, 15, 14, 10, 17, 15, 19, 27Heat-Magic · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+7.0 17.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.1 22.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Stephen JacksonATL+4.7 19.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Michael FinleyDAL+4.5 23.4 last 10 · 18.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH+4.3 15.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Flip MurraySEA−6.0 7.4 last 10 · 13.4 season
Antawn JamisonDAL−4.3 10.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.2 4.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Charlie WardSAS−3.7 3.7 last 10 · 7.4 season