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Saturday, February 5, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Suns trailed Knicks by 2 after three quarters and won 114–106.

Final · Box score
Pistons85
Nets107
Q1 Nets +3; Q2 Nets +2; Q3 Nets +16; Q4 Nets +22
Final · Box score
Pacers84
Hawks79
Q1 Pacers +1; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers +5
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Wizards112
Q1 Wizards +13; Q2 Wizards +25; Q3 Wizards +21; Q4 Wizards +18
Final · Box score
Magic92
Cavs101
Q1 Cavs +1; Q2 Cavs -1; Q3 Cavs +7; Q4 Cavs +9
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Heat108
Q1 Heat +6; Q2 Heat +15; Q3 Heat +5; Q4 Heat +11
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Nuggets107
Q1 Nuggets +14; Q2 Nuggets +22; Q3 Nuggets +22; Q4 Nuggets +16
Final · Box score
Knicks106
Suns114
Q1 Suns +3; Q2 Suns -1; Q3 Suns -2; Q4 Suns +8
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Jazz108
Q1 Jazz +8; Q2 Jazz +16; Q3 Jazz +20; Q4 Jazz +16
Final · Box score
Kings108
Blazers114
Q1 Blazers +12; Q2 Blazers +8; Q3 Blazers +10; Q4 Blazers +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats99
Sonics113
Q1 Sonics +12; Q2 Sonics +23; Q3 Sonics +17; Q4 Sonics +14
On this day · 2003–04Feb 5, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Lakers), 39 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Suns

Amar'e Stoudemire posts 32 and 15 as Phoenix beats New York

Vince Carter goes for 41 points

Game flow · Suns margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-1-2+8Suns AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27262825106
Suns30222735114
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 8, 35, 33, 29, 23, 42, 27, 22, 23, 32Suns32 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 30, 9, 21, 13, 19, 7, 15, 26Suns26 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 33, 11, 22, 10, 20, 10, 37, 33Knicks33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 20, 40, 22, 14, 19, 20, 6, 15Knicks15 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Magic-Cavs

Cleveland takes care of Orlando

A 9-point win, 101–92. LeBron James led Cleveland with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pacers over Hawks5Blazers over Kings6Suns over Knicks8Cavs over Magic9Heat over Bulls11Sonics over Bobcats14Nuggets over Warriors16Jazz over Hornets16Wizards over Bucks18Nets over Pistons22Final margin, points. Pink = Cavs over Magic.
Lead changes
Knicks-Suns10
Pacers-Hawks8
Warriors-Nuggets6
Hornets-Jazz5
Pistons-Nets4
Kings-Blazers0
Bulls-Heat0
The night in charts
Kings-Blazers combined for 222, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BlazersKings 108, Blazers 114
222
Knicks-SunsKnicks 106, Suns 114
220
Bobcats-SonicsBobcats 99, Sonics 113
212
Bucks-WizardsBucks 94, Wizards 112
206
Bulls-HeatBulls 97, Heat 108
205
Hornets-JazzHornets 92, Jazz 108
200
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 91, Nuggets 107
198
Magic-CavsMagic 92, Cavs 101
193
Pistons-NetsPistons 85, Nets 107
192
Pacers-HawksPacers 84, Hawks 79
163
Pacers won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pacers-HawksPacers 84, Hawks 79
+5 Pacers
Kings-BlazersKings 108, Blazers 114
+6 Blazers
Knicks-SunsKnicks 106, Suns 114
+8 Suns
Magic-CavsMagic 92, Cavs 101
+9 Cavs
Bulls-HeatBulls 97, Heat 108
+11 Heat
Bobcats-SonicsBobcats 99, Sonics 113
+14 Sonics
Hornets-JazzHornets 92, Jazz 108
+16 Jazz
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 91, Nuggets 107
+16 Nuggets
Bucks-WizardsBucks 94, Wizards 112
+18 Wizards
Pistons-NetsPistons 85, Nets 107
+22 Nets
Suns rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SunsSuns won · Knicks 106, Suns 114
2 pts
Magic-CavsCavs won · Magic 92, Cavs 101
1 pt
Boozer shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerJazz · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
DoleacHeat · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Etan ThomasWizards · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
ElyBobcats · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PattersonBlazers · 14 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 84Hawks 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1922202384
Hawks1823201879
The story
Indiana beat Atlanta 84-79 behind 38 points from Jermaine O'Neal

Al Harrington paced Atlanta: 26 PTS, 8 REB 38 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 15-23 FG

The swing

A 23-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 50.3 FPTS: 26 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST

Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 108Blazers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings17342334108
Blazers29302530114
The story
Damon Stoudamire had 30 points and 8 assists as Portland beat Sacramento 114-108

Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 35 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 11-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 29-17, their biggest quarter edge.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +12+8+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber led the game in fantasy with 62.1 FPTS (20 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 85Nets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2230112285
Nets25292528107
The story
Jason Kidd's 14 assists and 12 points carried New Jersey past Detroit, 107-85

For Detroit, Tayshaun Prince had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 14 AST, 12 PTS, 5 REB · 5-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-11, was where the Nets built it.

Nets lead by quarter
300 +3+2+16+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Melvin ElyBobcats
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 41

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 32, 23, 17, 30, 30, 31, 22, 41Nets-Pistons · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 38, 24, 27, 22, 21, 15, 23, 38Pacers-Hawks · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 19, 17, 28, 21, 25, 17, 40, 35Kings-Blazers · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 33, 11, 22, 10, 20, 10, 37, 33Knicks-Suns · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 8, 35, 33, 29, 23, 42, 27, 22, 23, 32Suns-Knicks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 43, 23, 33, 30, 33, 30, 37, 21, 21, 31Wizards-Bucks · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamireBlazers+8.0 23.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Vince CarterNets+7.9 28.4 last 10 · 20.5 season
Chucky AtkinsLakers+6.5 19.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Brad MillerKings+6.0 21.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Dan DickauHornets+5.9 18.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsRaptors−6.8 2.1 last 10 · 8.9 season
Keith Van HornBucks−6.3 5.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Marc JacksonSixers−5.5 6.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chris WilcoxClippers−4.6 5.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Carlos BoozerJazz−4.3 14.1 last 10 · 18.4 season