NEW YORK – V basketbalovej NBA po návrate strelca Allena Iversona po zranení lakťa do zostavy Philadelphie úradujúci vicemajster ešte neprehral. Tentoraz zdolal Charlotte 100:86. Atlanta aj s uzdraveným Chorvátom Kukočom zdolala Utah rozdielom triedy (111:79).
WASHINGTON – MILWAUKEE 98:107, najviac bodov: Jordan 31 – Cassell 27, L. A. CLIPPERS – CHICAGO 106:102, Brand 20 – Miller 19, GOLDEN STATE – TORONTO 82:89, Dampier 22 – Carter 24, PHOENIX – ORLANDO 92:93, Marbury 25 – McGrady 24, ATLANTA – UTAH 111:79, Glover a Rahim po 19 – Marshall 14, PHILADELPHIA – CHARLOTTE 100:86, Iverson 33 – Mashburn 21, BOSTON – INDIANA 101:93, Pierce 31 – Rose 24, CLEVELAND – DALLAS 94:107, Jones 20 – Nowitzki 28. (sita)