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Friday, February 27, 2004Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Raptors75
Celtics88
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +13
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs112
Magic107
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Pistons105
Q1 DET +17; Q2 DET +28; Q3 DET +28; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Warriors81
Wolves91
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Pacers77
Hornets89
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +12; Q3 NOH +15; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Blazers85
Rockets89
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Bucks106
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Suns104
Sonics99
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Kings97
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Clippers96
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2002–03Feb 27, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Kings

Utah rallies from 8 down to beat Sacramento

Tracy McGrady goes for 35 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2-3+5UTA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz14262834102
Kings2220292697
Who led
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 21, 31, 12, 23, 22, 27, 24, 24UTA24 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 0, 2, 0, 7, 2, 4, 4, 19UTA19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 19, 11, 17, 21, 28, 31, 26SAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 25, 28, 15, 24, 27, 27, 37, 21SAC21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Bucks19
Cavs-Magic15
Knicks-Clippers12
Blazers-Rockets10
Pacers-Hornets3
Raptors-Celtics2
Suns-Sonics1
Shot of the night

Simmons's jumper with 21 seconds left puts the Clippers ahead, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Magic combined for 219, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-MagicCavs 112, Magic 107
219
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 104, Bucks 106
210
Suns-SonicsSuns 104, Sonics 99
203
Jazz-KingsJazz 102, Kings 97
199
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 94, Clippers 96
190
Hawks-PistonsHawks 83, Pistons 105
188
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 85, Rockets 89
174
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 81, Wolves 91
172
Pacers-HornetsPacers 77, Hornets 89
166
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 75, Celtics 88
163
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 94, Clippers 96
+2 LAC
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 104, Bucks 106
+2 MIL
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 85, Rockets 89
+4 HOU
Jazz-KingsJazz 102, Kings 97
+5 UTA
Cavs-MagicCavs 112, Magic 107
+5 CLE
Suns-SonicsSuns 104, Sonics 99
+5 PHX
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 81, Wolves 91
+10 MIN
Pacers-HornetsPacers 77, Hornets 89
+12 NOH
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 75, Celtics 88
+13 BOS
Hawks-PistonsHawks 83, Pistons 105
+22 DET
UTA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-KingsUTA won · Jazz 102, Kings 97
8 pts
Warriors-WolvesMIN won · Warriors 81, Wolves 91
3 pts
Grizzlies-BucksMIL won · Grizzlies 104, Bucks 106
2 pts
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 85, Rockets 89
1 pt
Amar'e shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
DampierGSW · 24 PTS, 19 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
Mo WilliamsUTA · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
PauMEM · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
GoodenORL · 14 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Clippers
Knicks 94Clippers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2728221794
Clippers3527211396
The story
Elton Brand's 19 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past New York, 96-94

For New York, Tim Thomas had 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-27, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+7+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephon Marbury was the fantasy play: 51.8 FPTS on 28 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Bucks
Grizzlies 104Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29222924104
Bucks28292128106
The story
Milwaukee beat Memphis 106-104 behind 30 points from Keith Van Horn

Pau Gasol paced Memphis: 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 11-19 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1+6−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 112Magic 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs3023272012112
Magic251922347107
The story
LeBron James had 30 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland beat Orlando 112-107 in OT

Drew Gooden led Orlando with 14 PTS, 14 REB 30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 30-25, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+9+140+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.5Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.5 in 34 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pistons rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat Atlanta by 22.

MIL over MEM2LAC over NYK2HOU over POR4CLE over ORL5PHX over SEA5UTA over SAC5MIN over GSW10NOH over IND12BOS over TOR13DET over ATL22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 35

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 35, 24, 41, 43, 15, 19, 31, 35Magic-Cavs · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 24, 9, 16, 32, 22, 21, 11, 30Cavs-Magic · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 6, 20, 14, 23, 13, 25, 4, 30Bucks-Grizzlies · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 42, 24, 29, 28, 21, 30, 15, 15, 28Knicks-Clippers · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 19, 13, 11, 16, 31, 14, 17, 28Cavs-Magic · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 19, 11, 17, 21, 28, 31, 26Kings-Jazz · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+7.3 27.4 last 10 · 20.1 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.8 21.2 last 10 · 15.4 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA+5.3 22.5 last 10 · 17.2 season
Brian CardinalGSW+5.2 15.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI−5.0 3.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Antawn JamisonDAL−4.7 9.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Rasheed WallaceDET−4.5 11.9 last 10 · 16.4 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.3 4.1 last 10 · 8.4 season