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Monday, February 13, 2006Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Wizards by 17 at halftime and won 97–96.

Final · Box score
Spurs87
Cavs101
Q1 Cavs -1; Q2 Cavs +1; Q3 Cavs +9; Q4 Cavs +14
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Bobcats83
Q1 Blazers +5; Q2 Blazers +7; Q3 Blazers +2; Q4 Blazers +8
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Wolves94
Q1 Raptors +3; Q2 Raptors +5; Q3 Raptors +7; Q4 Raptors +4
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Hornets97
Q1 Hornets -12; Q2 Hornets -17; Q3 Hornets -3; Q4 Hornets +1
Final · Box score
Knicks72
Mavs100
Q1 Mavs +10; Q2 Mavs +15; Q3 Mavs +23; Q4 Mavs +28
Final · Box score
Grizzlies81
Warriors79
Q1 Grizzlies +1; Q2 Grizzlies +7; Q3 Grizzlies -7; Q4 Grizzlies +2
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Lakers94
Q1 Lakers +8; Q2 Lakers +18; Q3 Lakers +13; Q4 Lakers +6
On this day · 2004–05Feb 13, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Sonics), 31 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Hornets

New Orleans/Oklahoma City erases 17-point lead, steals one from Washington

LeBron James goes for 44 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-17-3+1Hornets AHEAD ↑Wizards AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3023212296
Hornets1818352697
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 24, 13, 11, 14, 26, 21, 11, 19Hornets19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kirk SnyderPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 8, 15, 11, 5, 16, 9, 28, 17Hornets17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 20, 35, 22, 23, 45, 32, 27, 43Wizards43 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 19, 22, 27, 21, 18, 28, 18, 20Wizards20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Warriors12
Blazers-Bobcats12
Spurs-Cavs5
Wizards-Hornets4
Jazz-Lakers4
Knicks-Mavs2
Shot of the night

West's jumper at the buzzer puts the Hornets ahead, 97-96 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Hornets combined for 193, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HornetsWizards 96, Hornets 97
193
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 98, Wolves 94
192
Spurs-CavsSpurs 87, Cavs 101
188
Jazz-LakersJazz 88, Lakers 94
182
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 91, Bobcats 83
174
Knicks-MavsKnicks 72, Mavs 100
172
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 81, Warriors 79
160
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-HornetsWizards 96, Hornets 97
+1 Hornets
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 81, Warriors 79
+2 Grizzlies
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 98, Wolves 94
+4 Raptors
Jazz-LakersJazz 88, Lakers 94
+6 Lakers
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 91, Bobcats 83
+8 Blazers
Spurs-CavsSpurs 87, Cavs 101
+14 Cavs
Knicks-MavsKnicks 72, Mavs 100
+28 Mavs
Hornets erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-HornetsHornets won · Wizards 96, Hornets 97
17 pts
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 81, Warriors 79
7 pts
Spurs-CavsCavs won · Spurs 87, Cavs 101
1 pt
Claxton shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClaxtonHornets · 16 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
KGMIN · 23 PTS, 19 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
OkurJazz · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
VillanuevaRaptors · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
SnyderHornets · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 96Hornets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3023212296
Hornets1818352697
The story
Gilbert Arenas had 43 points in a 97-96 loss to New Orleans/Oklahoma City

Speedy Claxton led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 16 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 43 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 15-30 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the second, the Hornets took the third 35-21.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −12−17−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Warriors
Grizzlies 81Warriors 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2324112381
Warriors2218251479
The story
Pau Gasol's 23 points and 13 rebounds carried Memphis past Golden State, 81-79

For Golden State, Derek Fisher had 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 10-26 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 23-14.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 +1+7−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 87Cavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1925182587
Cavs18272630101
The story
Cleveland beat San Antonio 101-87 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

A 26-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −1+1+9+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.5minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
34.82004–05 avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 2004–05 (51 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg44.7Today

45 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat New York by 28.

Hornets over Wizards1Grizzlies over Warriors2Raptors over Wolves4Lakers over Jazz6Blazers over Bobcats8Cavs over Spurs14Mavs over Knicks28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 44

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 44, 30, 26, 29, 31, 22, 35, 18, 33, 44Cavs-Spurs · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 20, 35, 22, 23, 45, 32, 27, 43Wizards-Hornets · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 22, 29, 15, 20, 36, 18, 19, 27Raptors-Wolves · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Devin BrownPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 2, 0, 0, 1, 5, 4, 11, 25Jazz-Lakers · L
7.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 14, 27, 15, 19, 21, 16, 19, 23Wolves-Raptors · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 16, 26, 19, 15, 15, 16, 31, 23Grizzlies-Warriors · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonMagic+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kevin MartinKings+7.2 17.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kenyon MartinNuggets+5.4 19.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Raymond FeltonBobcats+5.1 14.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Jumaine JonesBobcats+4.9 13.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimKings−5.3 8.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Marquis DanielsMavs−5.0 5.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Kareem RushBobcats−5.0 6.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Marcus CambyNuggets−4.9 9.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Luther HeadRockets−4.1 4.1 last 10 · 8.2 season