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Tuesday, February 14, 2006Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed CHI by 3 after the first quarter and won 105–101.

Final · Box score
Nets71
Pistons85
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Magic93
Heat107
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Sonics91
Bucks106
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +15
Final · OT · Box score
Kings105
Bulls101
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Rockets128
Clippers97
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +31
On this day · 2004–05Feb 14, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Jazz), 42 points.
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The lead · Kings-Bulls

Mike Bibby scores 31, Sacramento wins in overtime

Metta World Peace goes for 27 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3+3+10+4SAC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings2317292115105
Bulls2611312211101
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 42, 15, 15, 23, 14, 20, 7, 13, 31SAC31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 19, 20, 9, 18, 9, 28, 20, 27SAC27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 14, 16, 39, 35, 30, 4, 11, 30CHI30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 28, 20, 0, 19, 9, 9, 17, 21CHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Nets-Pistons

Detroit never trails at a break against New Jersey

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 85–71. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over CHI4DET over NJN14MIA over ORL14MIL over SEA15HOU over LAC31Final margin, points. Pink = DET over NJN.
Lead changes
Kings-Bulls17
Rockets-Clippers11
Sonics-Bucks0
The night in charts
Rockets-Clippers combined for 225, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ClippersRockets 128, Clippers 97
225
Kings-BullsKings 105, Bulls 101
206
Magic-HeatMagic 93, Heat 107
200
Sonics-BucksSonics 91, Bucks 106
197
Nets-PistonsNets 71, Pistons 85
156
SAC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Kings-BullsKings 105, Bulls 101
+4 SAC
Magic-HeatMagic 93, Heat 107
+14 MIA
Nets-PistonsNets 71, Pistons 85
+14 DET
Sonics-BucksSonics 91, Bucks 106
+15 MIL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 128, Clippers 97
+31 HOU
Shaq shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
HamiltonDET · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
D WadeMIA · 38 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
65% (13-20)
Joe SmithMIL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
LewisSEA · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Kings-Bulls
Kings 105Bulls 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2317292115105
Bulls2611312211101
The story
Brad Miller had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Sacramento beat Chicago 105-101 in OT

Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 4-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Kings took the second 17-11.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3+3+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 93Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2131221993
Heat32292323107
The story
Miami beat Orlando 107-93 behind 25 points and 11 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Dwight Howard paced Orlando: 13 PTS, 13 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 32-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +11+9+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 128Clippers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30313334128
Clippers3019282097
The story
Rafer Alston's 17 points and 13 assists carried Houston past Los Angeles, 128-97

For Los Angeles, Sam Cassell had 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 13 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 5-7 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-20, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
400 0+12+17+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 46 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 49 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg47.8Today

48 minutes today, against 29.6 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 38

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 32, 28, 24, 31, 34, 16, 37, 38Heat-Magic · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 42, 15, 15, 23, 14, 20, 7, 13, 31Kings-Bulls · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 14, 16, 39, 35, 30, 4, 11, 30Bulls-Kings · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 22, 36, 23, 13, 11, 25, 7, 28Rockets-Clippers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 19, 20, 9, 18, 9, 28, 20, 27Kings-Bulls · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 24, 25, 21, 11, 21, 23, 31, 25Heat-Magic · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Ben GordonCHI+6.5 22.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Kevin MartinSAC+6.4 16.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kenyon MartinDEN+5.4 19.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+5.1 14.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsDAL−5.0 5.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−5.0 8.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kareem RushCHA−5.0 6.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Marcus CambyDEN−4.9 9.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jason WilliamsMIA−4.2 8.8 last 10 · 13.0 season