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Sunday, February 12, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DET by 13 after three quarters and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Spurs92
Pacers88
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Wizards107
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Heat100
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -10; Q3 MIA -13; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Magic94
Celtics102
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Bucks79
Nets94
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Blazers81
Raptors114
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +26; Q4 TOR +33
Final · Box score
Knicks83
Rockets90
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Hawks84
Kings109
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +25
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets120
Sonics112
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Clippers91
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +6
On this day · 2004–05Feb 12, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Magic), 60 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 37, Miami rallies past Detroit

Allen Iverson goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-10-13+2MIA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2435251498
Heat24252229100
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 25, 32, 28, 24, 31, 34, 16, 37MIA37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 23, 24, 25, 21, 11, 21, 23, 31MIA31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 10, 30, 9, 7, 10, 20, 18, 11, 29DET29 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 19, 21, 30, 31, 16, 10, 23, 25DET25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Toronto by 33.

MIA over DET2SAS over IND4CHI over LAC6HOU over NYK7BOS over ORL8DEN over SEA8WAS over PHI10NJN over MIL15SAC over ATL25TOR over POR33Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Sonics12
Spurs-Pacers10
Knicks-Rockets9
Sixers-Wizards8
Magic-Celtics6
Pistons-Heat5
Bucks-Nets5
Bulls-Clippers4
Hawks-Kings2
Blazers-Raptors0
Shot of the night

D Wade's jumper with 2.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Sonics combined for 232, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 120, Sonics 112
232
Sixers-WizardsSixers 97, Wizards 107
204
Pistons-HeatPistons 98, Heat 100
198
Magic-CelticsMagic 94, Celtics 102
196
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 81, Raptors 114
195
Hawks-KingsHawks 84, Kings 109
193
Bulls-ClippersBulls 97, Clippers 91
188
Spurs-PacersSpurs 92, Pacers 88
180
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 83, Rockets 90
173
Bucks-NetsBucks 79, Nets 94
173
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HeatPistons 98, Heat 100
+2 MIA
Spurs-PacersSpurs 92, Pacers 88
+4 SAS
Bulls-ClippersBulls 97, Clippers 91
+6 CHI
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 83, Rockets 90
+7 HOU
Magic-CelticsMagic 94, Celtics 102
+8 BOS
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 120, Sonics 112
+8 DEN
Sixers-WizardsSixers 97, Wizards 107
+10 WAS
Bucks-NetsBucks 79, Nets 94
+15 NJN
Hawks-KingsHawks 84, Kings 109
+25 SAC
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 81, Raptors 114
+33 TOR
MIA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 98, Heat 100
13 pts
Sixers-WizardsWAS won · Sixers 97, Wizards 107
2 pts
Andre Miller shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerDEN · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
SzczerbiakBOS · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
YaoHOU · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK
62% (8-13)
PetersonTOR · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
ReddMIL · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 98Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2435251498
Heat24252229100
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 31 points as Miami beat Detroit 100-98

Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 29 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK · 14-24 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 29-14.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0−10−13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Clippers
Bulls 97Clippers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2922252197
Clippers2525172491
The story
Chicago beat Los Angeles 97-91 behind 17 points from Jannero Pargo

Chris Kaman paced Los Angeles: 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 8-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4+1+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 61.0 FPTS: 29 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Final · Nuggets-Sonics
Nuggets 120Sonics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2528272218120
Sonics2029252810112
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 33 points carried Denver past Seattle, 120-112 in OT

For Seattle, Damien Wilkins had 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Nuggets took it 18-10.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+4+60+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 45 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 37

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 25, 32, 28, 24, 31, 34, 16, 37Heat-Pistons · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 26, 32, 23, 17, 31, 18, 22, 34Sonics-Nuggets · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 36, 30, 39, 41, 38, 34, 32, 20, 33Sixers-Wizards · L
33.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 16, 24, 20, 33, 34, 31, 24, 33Nuggets-Sonics · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 18, 21, 40, 18, 37, 31, 35, 31Celtics-Magic · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 23, 24, 25, 21, 11, 21, 23, 31Heat-Pistons · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kevin MartinSAC+7.2 17.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kenyon MartinDEN+5.4 19.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+5.1 13.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Elton BrandLAC+4.7 30.4 last 10 · 25.7 season
Cold
Kareem RushCHA−5.3 6.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−5.3 8.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Marcus CambyDEN−4.9 9.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Marquis DanielsDAL−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Luther HeadHOU−4.1 4.1 last 10 · 8.2 season