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Wednesday, February 8, 2006Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed PHI by 12 at halftime and won 100–92.

Final · Box score
Blazers69
Pacers101
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +32
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs125
Raptors118
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Warriors124
Wizards129
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Bobcats100
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA -12; Q3 CHA -2; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Pistons97
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Knicks83
Nets96
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +22; Q4 NJN +13
Final · 2OT · Box score
Magic89
Bucks94
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks 0; OT2 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Wolves91
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Sonics102
Hornets109
Q1 NOK +6; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOK +4; Q4 NOK +7
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Rockets78
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Suns108
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +18; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Nuggets107
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +3
On this day · 2004–05Feb 8, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Steve Nash (Suns-Kings), 33 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Bobcats

Charlotte rallies from 12 down to beat Philadelphia

Kobe Bryant goes for 32 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-12-2+8CHA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2932171492
Bobcats31182724100
Who led
Melvin ElyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 10, 15, 11, 12, 11, 11, 23, 19CHA19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 4, 15, 18, 3, 20, 16, 24, 15CHA15 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 17, 36, 30, 39, 41, 38, 34, 32, 20PHI20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 3, 12, 7, 7, 10, 9, 1, 20PHI20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Bucks15
Lakers-Rockets12
Sonics-Hornets11
Warriors-Wizards11
Sixers-Bobcats5
Clippers-Pistons4
Cavs-Wolves3
Bulls-Nuggets1
Knicks-Nets1
Blazers-Pacers0
Spurs-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Butler's three with 15 seconds left breaks the tie, 109-102 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Wizards combined for 253, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 124, Wizards 129
253
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 125, Raptors 118
243
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 110, Nuggets 107
217
Sonics-HornetsSonics 102, Hornets 109
211
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 102, Suns 108
210
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 92, Bobcats 100
192
Cavs-WolvesCavs 97, Wolves 91
188
Clippers-PistonsClippers 87, Pistons 97
184
Magic-BucksMagic 89, Bucks 94
183
Knicks-NetsKnicks 83, Nets 96
179
Blazers-PacersBlazers 69, Pacers 101
170
Lakers-RocketsLakers 89, Rockets 78
167
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 110, Nuggets 107
+3 CHI
Magic-BucksMagic 89, Bucks 94
+5 MIL
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 124, Wizards 129
+5 WAS
Cavs-WolvesCavs 97, Wolves 91
+6 CLE
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 102, Suns 108
+6 PHX
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 125, Raptors 118
+7 SAS
Sonics-HornetsSonics 102, Hornets 109
+7 NOK
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 92, Bobcats 100
+8 CHA
Clippers-PistonsClippers 87, Pistons 97
+10 DET
Lakers-RocketsLakers 89, Rockets 78
+11 LAL
Knicks-NetsKnicks 83, Nets 96
+13 NJN
Blazers-PacersBlazers 69, Pacers 101
+32 IND
CHA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BobcatsCHA won · Sixers 92, Bobcats 100
12 pts
Cavs-WolvesCLE won · Cavs 97, Wolves 91
8 pts
Clippers-PistonsDET won · Clippers 87, Pistons 97
7 pts
Magic-BucksMIL won · Magic 89, Bucks 94
7 pts
Warriors-WizardsWAS won · Warriors 124, Wizards 129
3 pts
P.J. Brown shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
P.J. BrownNOK · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
NesterovicSAS · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
RichardsonGSW · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
FinleySAS · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
BarbosaPHX · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Bulls-Nuggets
Bulls 110Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls33252824110
Nuggets20292236107
The story
Chicago beat Denver 110-107 behind 30 points from Ben Gordon

Carmelo Anthony paced Denver: 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +13+9+15+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 89Bucks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Magic221920184689
Bucks1530171741194
The story
Michael Redd had 27 points as Milwaukee beat Orlando 94-89 in OT

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 14 REB, 11 PTS 27 PTS, 4 REB · 10-30 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Bucks took the second 30-19.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −7+4+100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Hedo Turkoglu led the game in fantasy with 47.6 FPTS (27 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 124Wizards 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors35272636124
Wizards32302938129
The story
Caron Butler's 34 points and 15 rebounds carried Washington past Golden State, 129-124

For Golden State, Baron Davis had 28 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB 34 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 12-24 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 30-27.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −30+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 45 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg45.5Today

46 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat Portland by 32, the widest margin of 12 games.

CHI over DEN3WAS over GSW5MIL over ORL5CLE over MIN6PHX over MEM6SAS over TOR7NOK over SEA7CHA over PHI8DET over LAC10LAL over HOU11NJN over NYK13IND over POR32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 45

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 19, 23, 34, 20, 35, 22, 23, 45Wizards-Warriors · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 22, 19, 4, 22, 29, 15, 20, 36Raptors-Spurs · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 30, 44, 30, 26, 29, 31, 22, 35Cavs-Wolves · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 4, 12, 6, 13, 18, 18, 12, 34Wizards-Warriors · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 36, 15, 27, 26, 21, 9, 22, 34Sonics-Hornets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 26, 20, 9, 11, 17, 20, 18, 33Wolves-Cavs · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+6.6 15.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Ben GordonCHI+5.7 22.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jalen RoseNYK+5.5 18.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Kevin MartinSAC+5.0 14.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−6.0 8.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kareem RushCHA−5.5 6.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Mark BlountMIN−4.6 6.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Luther HeadHOU−4.5 3.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−4.3 15.0 last 10 · 19.3 season