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Saturday, February 25, 2006Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed TOR by 17 after three quarters and won 115–113.

Final · OT · Box score
Raptors113
Mavs115
Q1 DAL -10; Q2 DAL -16; Q3 DAL -17; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Hawks89
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Wizards110
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +26; Q3 WAS +27; Q4 WAS +21
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Heat115
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Sixers108
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Warriors75
Spurs92
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Bobcats121
Suns136
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Jazz95
Q1 NOK +3; Q2 NOK +5; Q3 NOK +10; Q4 NOK +5
On this day · 2004–05Feb 25, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Bulls), 36 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scores 32, Dallas wins in overtime

Shawn Marion goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-16-170+2DAL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Raptors323524148113
Mavs2229233110115
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 26, 27, 19, 21, 25, 17, 31, 32DAL32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 10, 16, 16, 15, 19, 9, 23, 27DAL27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 29, 30, 16, 14, 8, 25, 26, 29TOR29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 20, 36, 18, 19, 27, 22, 16, 25TOR25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Sixers9
Hornets-Jazz6
Bucks-Hawks5
Sonics-Heat5
Bobcats-Suns4
Raptors-Mavs3
Warriors-Spurs2
Knicks-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Dirk's jumper with 1 second left in OT breaks the tie, 115-113 final

The night in charts
Bobcats-Suns combined for 257, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 121, Suns 136
257
Raptors-MavsRaptors 113, Mavs 115
228
Sonics-HeatSonics 106, Heat 115
221
Bulls-SixersBulls 102, Sixers 108
210
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 110
199
Hornets-JazzHornets 100, Jazz 95
195
Bucks-HawksBucks 99, Hawks 89
188
Warriors-SpursWarriors 75, Spurs 92
167
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-MavsRaptors 113, Mavs 115
+2 DAL
Hornets-JazzHornets 100, Jazz 95
+5 NOK
Bulls-SixersBulls 102, Sixers 108
+6 PHI
Sonics-HeatSonics 106, Heat 115
+9 MIA
Bucks-HawksBucks 99, Hawks 89
+10 MIL
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 121, Suns 136
+15 PHX
Warriors-SpursWarriors 75, Spurs 92
+17 SAS
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 110
+21 WAS
DAL erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MavsDAL won · Raptors 113, Mavs 115
17 pts
Bucks-HawksMIL won · Bucks 99, Hawks 89
8 pts
Bobcats-SunsPHX won · Bobcats 121, Suns 136
6 pts
Bulls-SixersPHI won · Bulls 102, Sixers 108
2 pts
Shaq shot 15-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
94% (15-16)
ArenasWAS · 46 PTS, 4 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB
81% (13-16)
HaslemMIA · 16 PTS, 9 REB
80% (8-10)
BellPHX · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
71% (12-17)
VillanuevaTOR · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Mavs
Raptors 113Mavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors323524148113
Mavs2229233110115
The story
Jason Terry had 27 points as Dallas beat Toronto 115-113 in OT

Charlie Villanueva led Toronto with 23 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 11-20 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 31-14.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −10−16−170+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 100Jazz 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26312518100
Jazz2329202395
The story
Chris Paul's 23 points and 8 assists carried New Orleans/Oklahoma City past Utah, 100-95

For Utah, Mehmet Okur had 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-20, was where the Hornets built it.

NOK lead by quarter
200 +3+5+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David West was the fantasy play: 39.6 FPTS on 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 89Wizards 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2718212389
Wizards38332217110
The story
Washington beat New York 110-89 behind 13 points from Antawn Jamison

Stephon Marbury paced New York: 15 PTS, 2 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +11+26+27+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 37 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Washington by 21.

DAL over TOR2NOK over UTA5PHI over CHI6MIA over SEA9MIL over ATL10PHX over CHA15SAS over GSW17WAS over NYK21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 46

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 45, 32, 27, 43, 12, 34, 26, 46Wizards-Knicks · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 34, 32, 20, 33, 42, 18, 29, 30, 38Sixers-Bulls · W
33.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 26, 27, 19, 21, 25, 17, 31, 32Mavs-Raptors · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 26, 14, 21, 18, 21, 16, 44, 31Suns-Bobcats · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 24 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 11, 21, 23, 31, 25, 7, 15, 31Heat-Sonics · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 24, 15, 14, 16, 8, 14, 10, 31Bobcats-Suns · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 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
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.0 16.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+6.8 16.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Paul PierceBOS+6.3 32.9 last 10 · 26.6 season
Ben GordonCHI+6.2 22.8 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsDAL−5.2 5.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Mark BlountMIN−5.2 6.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.1 20.1 last 10 · 25.2 season
Devin HarrisDAL−5.0 5.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Marko JaricMIN−4.9 4.3 last 10 · 9.2 season