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Saturday, February 4, 2006Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CLE by 9 after the first quarter and won 100–95.

Final · Box score
Heat92
Nets105
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Magic100
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Wizards98
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Cavs95
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Pacers93
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Hornets106
Q1 NOK +3; Q2 NOK +12; Q3 NOK +14; Q4 NOK +16
Final · Box score
Sonics91
Mavs110
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies78
Bucks88
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN -8; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Suns118
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Wolves77
Warriors109
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +26; Q4 GSW +32
On this day · 2004–05Feb 4, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Wolves), 40 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Cavs

Allen Iverson scores 34, Philadelphia rallies past Cleveland

Ben Gordon goes for 39 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-2+5+5PHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers23272426100
Cavs3220172695
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 41, 46, 33, 17, 36, 30, 39, 41, 38, 34PHI34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 11, 17, 32, 21, 18, 15, 17, 26PHI26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 51, 23, 38, 30, 44, 30, 26, 29, 31CLE31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 18, 18, 27, 10, 19, 6, 8, 26CLE26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Golden State by 32.

DEN over POR1PHI over CLE5IND over DET8ORL over BOS9MIL over MEM10NJN over MIA13WAS over ATL13NOK over LAL16PHX over CHI17DAL over SEA19GSW over MIN32Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Blazers-Nuggets24
Pistons-Pacers13
Bulls-Suns11
Grizzlies-Bucks6
Sixers-Cavs5
Hawks-Wizards3
Sonics-Mavs3
Celtics-Magic2
Wolves-Warriors2
Heat-Nets0
Lakers-Hornets0
Shot of the night

Miller's layup with 4.3 seconds left puts the Nuggets ahead, 105-104 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Suns combined for 219, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SunsBulls 101, Suns 118
219
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 104, Nuggets 105
209
Sonics-MavsSonics 91, Mavs 110
201
Heat-NetsHeat 92, Nets 105
197
Lakers-HornetsLakers 90, Hornets 106
196
Sixers-CavsSixers 100, Cavs 95
195
Celtics-MagicCeltics 91, Magic 100
191
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 77, Warriors 109
186
Hawks-WizardsHawks 85, Wizards 98
183
Pistons-PacersPistons 85, Pacers 93
178
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 78, Bucks 88
166
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 104, Nuggets 105
+1 DEN
Sixers-CavsSixers 100, Cavs 95
+5 PHI
Pistons-PacersPistons 85, Pacers 93
+8 IND
Celtics-MagicCeltics 91, Magic 100
+9 ORL
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 78, Bucks 88
+10 MIL
Heat-NetsHeat 92, Nets 105
+13 NJN
Hawks-WizardsHawks 85, Wizards 98
+13 WAS
Lakers-HornetsLakers 90, Hornets 106
+16 NOK
Bulls-SunsBulls 101, Suns 118
+17 PHX
Sonics-MavsSonics 91, Mavs 110
+19 DAL
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 77, Warriors 109
+32 GSW
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-CavsPHI won · Sixers 100, Cavs 95
9 pts
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 104, Nuggets 105
8 pts
Pistons-PacersIND won · Pistons 85, Pacers 93
3 pts
Grizzlies-BucksMIL won · Grizzlies 78, Bucks 88
1 pt
Nash shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
BoykinsDEN · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Ben GordonCHI · 39 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
67% (14-21)
JeffersonNJN · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
WebberPHI · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 104Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30252920104
Nuggets28252329105
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 33 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Portland 105-104

Zach Randolph led Portland with 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 9-22 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 29-20.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2−2−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Cavs
Sixers 100Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers23272426100
Cavs3220172695
The story
Philadelphia beat Cleveland 100-95 behind 26 points from Chris Webber

Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced Cleveland: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 12-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −9−2+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Bucks
Grizzlies 78Bucks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2121221478
Bucks338252288
The story
Michael Redd's 23 points carried Milwaukee past Memphis, 88-78

For Memphis, Brian Cardinal had 12 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-21, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +12−1+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 53.9 FPTS on 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 43 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 39

Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 18, 11, 9, 26, 23, 14, 16, 39Bulls-Suns · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 16, 25, 18, 18, 21, 40, 18, 37Celtics-Magic · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 51, 37, 81, 30, 39, 40, 26, 35, 35Lakers-Hornets · L
35.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 41, 46, 33, 17, 36, 30, 39, 41, 38, 34Sixers-Cavs · W
33.7 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 20, 37, 26, 25, 16, 24, 20, 33Nuggets-Blazers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 51, 23, 38, 30, 44, 30, 26, 29, 31Cavs-Sixers · L
31.0 PPG season to date · −0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jalen RoseTOR+6.9 19.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.4 41.1 last 10 · 35.7 season
Hedo TurkogluORL+4.7 18.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kenyon MartinDEN+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Kareem RushCHA−5.3 6.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−4.7 9.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−4.7 9.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
JR SmithNOK−4.2 4.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−4.0 15.4 last 10 · 19.4 season