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Friday, February 20, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed DEN by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–98.

Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Magic102
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Wizards87
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Cavs89
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Heat125
Q1 MIA +16; Q2 MIA +31; Q3 MIA +38; Q4 MIA +33
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Knicks78
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Nets91
Raptors72
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +19
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Pistons87
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Suns92
Grizzlies97
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Kings91
Bulls83
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Warriors93
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +28
On this day · 2002–03Feb 20, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Nets-Pacers), 31 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 10-point hole against Denver

Kevin Garnett goes for 25 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-3-1+4ORL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3226221898
Magic22332423102
Who led
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 17, 22, 24, 18, 22, 7, 20, 24ORL24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 9, 13, 8, 6, 16, 8, 0, 16ORL16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 26, 39, 24, 24, 20, 27, 28, 35DEN35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 15, 20, 10, 6, 14, 14, 18, 15DEN15 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Cavs13
Suns-Grizzlies8
Kings-Bulls5
Sixers-Lakers1
Hawks-Heat0
Jazz-Knicks0
Nets-Raptors0
The night in charts
Hawks-Heat combined for 217, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-HeatHawks 92, Heat 125
217
Sixers-LakersSixers 88, Lakers 116
204
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 98, Magic 102
200
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 92, Grizzlies 97
189
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 94, Warriors 93
187
Pacers-WizardsPacers 96, Wizards 87
183
Spurs-CavsSpurs 87, Cavs 89
176
Wolves-PistonsWolves 88, Pistons 87
175
Kings-BullsKings 91, Bulls 83
174
Jazz-KnicksJazz 92, Knicks 78
170
Nets-RaptorsNets 91, Raptors 72
163
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 94, Warriors 93
+1 POR
Wolves-PistonsWolves 88, Pistons 87
+1 MIN
Spurs-CavsSpurs 87, Cavs 89
+2 CLE
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 98, Magic 102
+4 ORL
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 92, Grizzlies 97
+5 MEM
Kings-BullsKings 91, Bulls 83
+8 SAC
Pacers-WizardsPacers 96, Wizards 87
+9 IND
Jazz-KnicksJazz 92, Knicks 78
+14 UTA
Nets-RaptorsNets 91, Raptors 72
+19 NJN
Sixers-LakersSixers 88, Lakers 116
+28 LAL
Hawks-HeatHawks 92, Heat 125
+33 MIA
ORL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-MagicORL won · Nuggets 98, Magic 102
10 pts
Pacers-WizardsIND won · Pacers 96, Wizards 87
3 pts
Spurs-CavsCLE won · Spurs 87, Cavs 89
2 pts
Kings-BullsSAC won · Kings 91, Bulls 83
1 pt
Brian Grant shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brian GrantMIA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
TinsleyIND · 19 PTS, 10 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Kenny ThomasPHI · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
ShaqLAL · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
D WadeMIA · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Wolves-Pistons
Wolves 88Pistons 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2522202188
Pistons2021212587
The story
Minnesota beat Detroit 88-87 behind 16 points from Sam Cassell

Ben Wallace paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 12 REB 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 5-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +5+6+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 87Cavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1322292387
Cavs1425232789
The story
LeBron James' 32 points and 11 rebounds carried Cleveland past San Antonio, 89-87

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 14-23 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 27-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+4−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Magic
Nuggets 98Magic 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3226221898
Magic22332423102
The story
Juwan Howard had 24 points as Orlando beat Denver 102-98

Nene Hilario led Denver with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Magic took the second 33-26.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −10−3−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby led the game in fantasy with 55.0 FPTS (20 REB, 12 PTS, 4 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
35.32002–03 avg18.0Last 2

18.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 35.3 in 2002–03 (52 games). Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Atlanta by 33, the widest margin of 11 games.

MIN over DET1POR over GSW1CLE over SAS2ORL over DEN4MEM over PHX5SAC over CHI8IND over WAS9UTA over NYK14NJN over TOR19LAL over PHI28MIA over ATL33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 35

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 26, 39, 24, 24, 20, 27, 28, 35Nuggets-Magic · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 38, 12, 32, 14, 14, 24, 9, 16, 32Cavs-Spurs · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 37, 17, 20, 25, 24, 21, 31, 29Lakers-Sixers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 26, 10, 21, 14, 14, 31, 35, 28Lakers-Sixers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 13, 9, 25, 26, 7, 11, 9, 27Wizards-Pacers · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 17, 35, 30, 31, 17, 32, 22, 25Wolves-Pistons · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+7.0 17.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+6.0 25.8 last 10 · 19.8 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+5.5 21.6 last 10 · 16.1 season
Eddy CurryCHI+5.2 18.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+4.9 26.2 last 10 · 21.3 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Flip MurraySEA−5.4 7.8 last 10 · 13.2 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.5 4.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Antawn JamisonDAL−4.2 10.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Baron DavisNOH−3.9 19.0 last 10 · 22.9 season