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Tuesday, February 6, 2007Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed LAC by 10 at halftime and won 102–90.

Final · Box score
Celtics102
Pistons109
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Knicks102
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Grizzlies90
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Magic111
Bucks116
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Suns109
Blazers102
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +7
On this day · 2005–06Feb 6, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Jazz), 35 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Knicks

New York rallies from 10 down to beat Clippers

Pau Gasol goes for 30 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10+6+12NYK AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2825112690
Knicks19242732102
Who led
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 26, 26, 25, 15, 27, 15, 27, 23NYK23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 23, 29, 52, 26, 17, 28, 6, 23NYK23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 25, 18, 25, 22, 26, 26, 21, 22LAC22 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 9, 12, 9, 9, 18, 17, 18, 22LAC22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Magic-Bucks

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Orlando

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–111. Ruben Patterson led Milwaukee with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over ORL5DET over BOS7PHX over POR7HOU over MEM8NYK over LAC12Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over ORL.
Lead changes
Magic-Bucks13
Celtics-Pistons9
Suns-Blazers2
Rockets-Grizzlies2
Clippers-Knicks1
The night in charts
Magic-Bucks combined for 227, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BucksMagic 111, Bucks 116
227
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 102, Pistons 109
211
Suns-BlazersSuns 109, Blazers 102
211
Clippers-KnicksClippers 90, Knicks 102
192
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 98, Grizzlies 90
188
MIL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Magic-BucksMagic 111, Bucks 116
+5 MIL
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 102, Pistons 109
+7 DET
Suns-BlazersSuns 109, Blazers 102
+7 PHX
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 98, Grizzlies 90
+8 HOU
Clippers-KnicksClippers 90, Knicks 102
+12 NYK
McDyess shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDyessDET · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
RandolphPOR · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
BellMIL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
PattersonMIL · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
WebberDET · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 111Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26332329111
Bucks28352528116
The story
Ruben Patterson had 27 points as Milwaukee beat Orlando 116-111

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 11-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 28-26, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +2+4+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 109Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns3417242113109
Blazers222524256102
The story
Leandro Barbosa's 25 points carried Phoenix past Portland, 109-102 in OT

For Portland, Brandon Roy had 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 10-20 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-22, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +12+4+40+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Knicks
Clippers 90Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2825112690
Knicks19242732102
The story
New York beat Los Angeles 102-90 behind 23 points from Eddy Curry

Tim Thomas paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

A 27-11 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −9−10+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 43.1 FPTS: 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 48 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 34 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 1 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 36

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 30, 21, 22, 10, 24, 28, 36, 36Suns-Blazers · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 45, 24, 37, 28, 25, 36, 18, 32, 33Rockets-Grizzlies · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 22, 13, 42, 20, 26, 25, 27, 33Blazers-Suns · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 27, 23, 17, 24, 34, 13, 30, 30Grizzlies-Rockets · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 21, 11, 21, 5, 8, 16, 11, 27Bucks-Magic · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 13, 6, 16, 19, 25, 22, 16, 27Blazers-Suns · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+7.5 31.5 last 10 · 24.0 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.5 22.0 last 10 · 15.5 season
Nick CollisonSEA+6.2 16.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Ray AllenSEA+5.4 32.1 last 10 · 26.7 season
Cold
Fred JonesTOR−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Tyronn LueATL−5.0 7.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Luke RidnourSEA−4.6 8.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
T.J. FordTOR−4.5 10.2 last 10 · 14.7 season
Andres NocioniCHI−3.7 11.3 last 10 · 15.0 season