Wednesday, February 22, 2006Regular season · 9 games

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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed NOK by 11 after the first quarter and won 82–76.

Final · Box score

Sonics114

Hawks109

Final · Box score

Cavs107

Sixers116

Final · Box score

Magic93

Nets96

Final · Box score

Heat103

Knicks83

Final · Box score

Jazz82

Hornets76

Final · Box score

Clippers102

Rockets106

Final · Box score

Bucks91

Bulls97

Final · Box score

Celtics94

Suns103

Final · Box score

Bobcats110

Blazers106

On this day · 2004–05Feb 22, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Bobcats), 39 points.

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The lead · Jazz-Hornets

Utah rallies from 11 down to beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City

Shawn Marion goes for 44 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Jazz	12	23	22	25	82
Hornets	23	18	24	11	76

Who led

Deron WilliamsUTA17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST

Andrei KirilenkoUTA15 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST

Chris PaulNOK18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST

Desmond MasonNOK14 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST

Top scorers tonight

Shawn Marion PHX44

LeBron James CLE33

Ray Allen SEA33

Elton Brand LAC32

Cuttino Mobley LAC30

Marion tops the night at 83.0 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

MarionPHX · 44 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK

83.0

KiddNJN · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL

61.9

BrandLAC · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL

58.4

YaoHOU · 29 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST

57.5

AIPHI · 29 PTS, 12 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB

57.4

Joe JohnsonATL · 18 PTS, 11 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL

56.9

KirilenkoUTA · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 8 BLK, 2 AST

56.2

MobleyLAC · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL

55.3

Records so far

Detroit leads the league at 43–9

East

1. DET43-9

2. MIA34-20

3. CLE32-22

4. NJN30-23

5. IND27-23

6. WAS27-25

7. MIL27-27

8. PHI26-27

9. CHI24-29

10. BOS21-33

11. TOR20-34

12. ORL19-34

13. ATL16-36

14. NYK15-38

15. CHA15-41

West

1. DAL42-11

2. SAS41-12

3. PHX36-17

4. LAC30-23

5. MEM30-23

6. NOK29-25

7. DEN29-26

8. LAL27-26

9. UTA26-28

10. SAC25-29

11. GSW24-29

12. MIN23-30

13. HOU23-31

14. SEA21-34

15. POR18-35

Lead changes

Bobcats-Blazers12

Sonics-Hawks10

Magic-Nets10

Bucks-Bulls9

Celtics-Suns6

Clippers-Rockets2

Cavs-Sixers0

The night in charts

Sonics-Hawks combined for 223

Points by game

Sonics-HawksSonics 114, Hawks 109

223

Cavs-SixersCavs 107, Sixers 116

223

Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 110, Blazers 106

216

Clippers-RocketsClippers 102, Rockets 106

208

Celtics-SunsCeltics 94, Suns 103

197

Magic-NetsMagic 93, Nets 96

189

Bucks-BullsBucks 91, Bulls 97

188

Heat-KnicksHeat 103, Knicks 83

186

Jazz-HornetsJazz 82, Hornets 76

158

4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Magic-NetsMagic 93, Nets 96

+3 NJN

Clippers-RocketsClippers 102, Rockets 106

+4 HOU

Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 110, Blazers 106

+4 CHA

Sonics-HawksSonics 114, Hawks 109

+5 SEA

Jazz-HornetsJazz 82, Hornets 76

+6 UTA

Bucks-BullsBucks 91, Bulls 97

+6 CHI

Celtics-SunsCeltics 94, Suns 103

+9 PHX

Cavs-SixersCavs 107, Sixers 116

+9 PHI

Heat-KnicksHeat 103, Knicks 83

+20 MIA

UTA erased a 11-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Jazz-HornetsUTA won · Jazz 82, Hornets 76

11 pts

Magic-NetsNJN won · Magic 93, Nets 96

10 pts

Bucks-BullsCHI won · Bucks 91, Bulls 97

4 pts

Sonics-HawksSEA won · Sonics 114, Hawks 109

2 pts

Bobcats-BlazersCHA won · Bobcats 110, Blazers 106

1 pt

Rush shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

RushCHA · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST

86% (12-14)

WesleyHOU · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB

80% (8-10)

WilcoxSEA · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK

80% (8-10)

KiddNJN · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL

77% (10-13)

ChildressATL · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK

75% (9-12)

Final · Magic-Nets

Magic 93Nets 96

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Magic	29	27	14	23	93
Nets	25	21	23	27	96

The story

Jason Kidd's 28 points and 11 assists carried New Jersey past Orlando, 96-93

For Orlando, Dwight Howard had 17 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 10-13 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 23-14.

NJN lead by quarter

Final · Jazz-Hornets

Jazz 82Hornets 76

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Jazz	12	23	22	25	82
Hornets	23	18	24	11	76

The story

Andrei Kirilenko had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 82-76

Chris Paul led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 11 REB, 8 BLK, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 25-11.

UTA lead by quarter

Final · Celtics-Suns

Celtics 94Suns 103

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Celtics	24	20	21	29	94
Suns	31	22	26	24	103

The story

Phoenix beat Boston 103-94 behind 21 points from Boris Diaw

Delonte West paced Boston: 30 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 31-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Josh ChildressATL

+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 51 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes

Rick BrunsonSEA

−19.0minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg

Minutes per game

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 2004–05 (80 games). Today: 4 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Stacey AugmonORL

+26.8minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

36 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Heat rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat New York by 20.

Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 44

Shawn MarionSuns-Celtics · W

21.6 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high44 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST

LeBron JamesCavs-Sixers · L

31.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST

Ray AllenSonics-Hawks · W

24.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST

Elton BrandClippers-Rockets · L

25.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

32 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST

Cuttino MobleyClippers-Rockets · L

16.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST

Delonte WestCeltics-Suns · L

11.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high30 PTS · 3 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

Kevin MartinSAC+6.9 17.4 last 10 · 10.5 season

Jumaine JonesCHA+6.2 15.4 last 10 · 9.2 season

Ben GordonCHI+5.4 21.9 last 10 · 16.5 season

Kirk SnyderNOK+5.4 13.6 last 10 · 8.2 season

Cold

Mark BlountMIN−5.5 5.7 last 10 · 11.2 season

Marcus CambyDEN−5.2 9.6 last 10 · 14.8 season

Tracy McGradyHOU−5.1 20.1 last 10 · 25.2 season

Marquis DanielsDAL−4.5 5.9 last 10 · 10.4 season

Kobe BryantLAL−4.2 30.7 last 10 · 34.9 season

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