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Tuesday, February 1, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed UTA by 11 after three quarters and won 109–105.

Final · Box score
Cavs102
Magic105
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Wizards96
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Nets107
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Suns97
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Bucks91
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Heat104
Mavs109
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Knicks76
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Bobcats109
Jazz105
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA -5; Q3 CHA -11; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Kings101
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Lakers92
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2003–04Feb 1, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Wizards), 38 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Jazz

Charlotte climbs out of an 11-point hole against Utah

Jason Kidd goes for 26 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-5-11+4CHA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats24232933109
Jazz27253518105
Who led
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 15, 6, 6, 8, 15, 5, 10, 28CHA28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brevin KnightPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 7, 15, 7, 9, 10, 0, 8, 21CHA21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 21, 0, 2, 14, 12, 14, 7, 27UTA27 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 12, 15, 15, 10, 10, 9, 6, 21UTA21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Minnesota

Minnesota led by 9 at the half. Milwaukee won it 91–86. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Wolves
Michael Redd · MILLatrell Sprewell · MINPTS1924REB43AST03Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Magic27
Knicks-Nuggets10
Sonics-Kings9
Suns-Grizzlies9
Bulls-Nets8
Pistons-Wizards7
Wolves-Bucks4
The night in charts
Bobcats-Jazz combined for 214, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 109, Jazz 105
214
Heat-MavsHeat 104, Mavs 109
213
Cavs-MagicCavs 102, Magic 105
207
Sonics-KingsSonics 106, Kings 101
207
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 97, Grizzlies 108
205
Bulls-NetsBulls 97, Nets 107
204
Pistons-WizardsPistons 105, Wizards 96
201
Wolves-BucksWolves 86, Bucks 91
177
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 76, Nuggets 96
172
Blazers-LakersBlazers 79, Lakers 92
171
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-MagicCavs 102, Magic 105
+3 ORL
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 109, Jazz 105
+4 CHA
Heat-MavsHeat 104, Mavs 109
+5 DAL
Wolves-BucksWolves 86, Bucks 91
+5 MIL
Sonics-KingsSonics 106, Kings 101
+5 SEA
Pistons-WizardsPistons 105, Wizards 96
+9 DET
Bulls-NetsBulls 97, Nets 107
+10 NJN
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 97, Grizzlies 108
+11 MEM
Blazers-LakersBlazers 79, Lakers 92
+13 LAL
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 76, Nuggets 96
+20 DEN
CHA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-JazzCHA won · Bobcats 109, Jazz 105
11 pts
Wolves-BucksMIL won · Wolves 86, Bucks 91
9 pts
Pistons-WizardsDET won · Pistons 105, Wizards 96
5 pts
Suns-GrizzliesMEM won · Suns 97, Grizzlies 108
4 pts
Heat-MavsDAL won · Heat 104, Mavs 109
3 pts
Giricek shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiricekUTA · 21 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
FrancisORL · 30 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
PrinceDET · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
StackhouseDAL · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
SzczerbiakMIN · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 102Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29302419102
Magic27312522105
The story
Steve Francis' 30 points and 13 assists carried Orlando past Cleveland, 105-102

For Cleveland, LeBron James had 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 30 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB · 10-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 22-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Jazz
Bobcats 109Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats24232933109
Jazz27253518105
The story
Gerald Wallace had 28 points as Charlotte beat Utah 109-105

Gordan Giricek led Utah with 21 PTS 28 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Bobcats took the fourth 33-18.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −3−5−11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrei Kirilenko led the game in fantasy with 59.7 FPTS (27 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 104Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat26272526104
Mavs24263722109
The story
Dallas beat Miami 109-104 behind 19 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 29 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 8-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2−3+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shaquille O'Neal topped the game at 54.1 FPTS: 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Season avg25.4Last 3

25.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 31

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 33, 25, 32, 23, 17, 30, 30, 31Nets-Bulls · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 28, 14, 23, 18, 10, 32, 24, 30Magic-Cavs · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 15, 21, 15, 24, 17, 17, 24, 30Suns-Grizzlies · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 25, 30, 18, 17, 16, 19, 30, 29Heat-Mavs · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 12, 18, 13, 22, 7, 20, 16, 28Pistons-Wizards · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 27, 35, 27, 18, 28, 31, 27, 28Cavs-Magic · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamirePOR+11.1 25.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Vince CarterNJN+7.3 27.3 last 10 · 20.0 season
Chris KamanLAC+6.2 14.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Dan DickauNOH+6.2 18.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+6.1 16.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Keith Van HornMIL−7.0 4.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.4 2.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Austin CroshereIND−5.8 4.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.3 13.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Marc JacksonPHI−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season