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Wednesday, February 7, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 10 after the first quarter and won 91–79.

Final · Box score
Nets87
Hawks85
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN -4; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Clippers77
Cavs94
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Pacers102
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA -7; Q4 SEA +1
Final · Box score
Bobcats83
Sixers92
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Magic103
Raptors113
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Wizards83
Q1 SAS +17; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +27
Final · Box score
Heat91
Celtics79
Q1 MIA -10; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Wolves121
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +18; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +28
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Mavs113
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +24; Q4 DAL +16
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets114
Nuggets112
Q1 NOK -9; Q2 NOK -5; Q3 NOK -3; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOK +2
On this day · 2005–06Feb 7, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Pistons), 29 points.
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The lead · Heat-Celtics

Dwyane Wade scores 30 in Miami win over Boston

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 38 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+4+12+12MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1727262191
Celtics2713182179
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 32, 37, 24, 28, 41, 32, 27, 30MIA30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jason KaponoPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 18, 11, 16, 15, 13, 28, 13, 19MIA19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 4, 12, 20, 13, 23, 16, 19, 15BOS15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 26, 15, 9, 8, 5, 13, 10, 14BOS14 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Raptors15
Clippers-Cavs10
Sonics-Pacers9
Nets-Hawks5
Warriors-Wolves2
Hornets-Nuggets1
Bobcats-Sixers1
Grizzlies-Mavs1
Spurs-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Mason's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 114-112 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Nuggets combined for 226, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 114, Nuggets 112
226
Magic-RaptorsMagic 103, Raptors 113
216
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 93, Wolves 121
214
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 97, Mavs 113
210
Sonics-PacersSonics 103, Pacers 102
205
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 110, Wizards 83
193
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 83, Sixers 92
175
Nets-HawksNets 87, Hawks 85
172
Clippers-CavsClippers 77, Cavs 94
171
Heat-CelticsHeat 91, Celtics 79
170
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-PacersSonics 103, Pacers 102
+1 SEA
Nets-HawksNets 87, Hawks 85
+2 NJN
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 114, Nuggets 112
+2 NOK
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 83, Sixers 92
+9 PHI
Magic-RaptorsMagic 103, Raptors 113
+10 TOR
Heat-CelticsHeat 91, Celtics 79
+12 MIA
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 97, Mavs 113
+16 DAL
Clippers-CavsClippers 77, Cavs 94
+17 CLE
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 110, Wizards 83
+27 SAS
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 93, Wolves 121
+28 MIN
MIA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CelticsMIA won · Heat 91, Celtics 79
10 pts
Hornets-NuggetsNOK won · Hornets 114, Nuggets 112
9 pts
Nets-HawksNJN won · Nets 87, Hawks 85
8 pts
Sonics-PacersSEA won · Sonics 103, Pacers 102
7 pts
Magic-RaptorsTOR won · Magic 103, Raptors 113
3 pts
Dwight shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
93% (13-14)
MasonNOK · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Ricky DavisMIN · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
DirkDAL · 38 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
70% (14-20)
PauMEM · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
68% (13-19)
Final · Sonics-Pacers
Sonics 103Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics25262131103
Pacers23253123102
The story
Mickael Gelabale's 12 points carried Seattle past Indiana, 103-102

For Indiana, Jamaal Tinsley had 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 12 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 6-7 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 31-23.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +2+3−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nuggets
Hornets 114Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets2229272511114
Nuggets312525229112
The story
Desmond Mason had 23 points as New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Denver 114-112 in OT

Allen Iverson led Denver with 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Hornets took the second 29-25.

NOK lead by quarter
200 −9−5−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony led the game in fantasy with 51.8 FPTS (27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 87Hawks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1224252687
Hawks2020172885
The story
New Jersey beat Atlanta 87-85 behind 22 points from Vince Carter

Marvin Williams paced Atlanta: 19 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −8−4+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith topped the game at 44.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Timberwolves rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Minnesota beat Golden State by 28.

SEA over IND1NJN over ATL2NOK over DEN2PHI over CHA9TOR over ORL10MIA over BOS12DAL over MEM16CLE over LAC17SAS over WAS27MIN over GSW28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 41

Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 20, 35, 26, 26, 34, 24, 27, 41Raptors-Magic · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 22, 33, 28, 32, 15, 26, 18, 38Mavs-Grizzlies · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 44, 36, 15, 35, 36, 29, 29, 33Sonics-Pacers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 1, 18, 15, 19, 15, 6, 19, 15, 21, 32Magic-Raptors · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 32, 37, 24, 28, 41, 32, 27, 30Heat-Celtics · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 23, 17, 24, 34, 13, 30, 30, 29Grizzlies-Mavs · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 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+6.9 22.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+6.0 23.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jose CalderonTOR+5.5 14.2 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Fred JonesTOR−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Luke RidnourSEA−4.6 8.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Andres NocioniCHI−3.7 11.3 last 10 · 15.0 season
Lamar OdomLAL−3.7 13.3 last 10 · 17.0 season