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Friday, February 9, 2007Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CHI by 14 after three quarters and won 123–121.

Final · OT · Box score
Blazers108
Bobcats100
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -3; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Pacers95
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Magic106
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Sixers89
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC -7; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Raptors96
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Nets92
Celtics78
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Heat79
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +24
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves97
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM -5; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Rockets74
Mavs95
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Hawks120
Suns111
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls121
Warriors123
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW -14; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +2
On this day · 2005–06Feb 9, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Heat), 27 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Warriors

Golden State needs overtime to survive Chicago

Gerald Wallace goes for 30 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+5+3-140+2GSW AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls303132199121
Warriors3529153311123
Who led
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 28, 13, 21, 11, 17, 16, 13, 24GSW24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 17, 6, 17, 17, 11, 36, 17, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 12, 30, 34, 17, 12, 33, 11, 7, 24CHI24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 21, 12, 17, 27, 14, 23, 20, 23CHI23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Raptors15
Clippers-Sixers11
Hawks-Suns11
Wolves-Grizzlies9
Bulls-Warriors8
Nuggets-Pacers7
Blazers-Bobcats7
Spurs-Magic4
Rockets-Mavs4
Heat-Cavs1
Nets-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Dwight's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 106-104 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Warriors combined for 244, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 121, Warriors 123
244
Hawks-SunsHawks 120, Suns 111
231
Spurs-MagicSpurs 104, Magic 106
210
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 108, Bobcats 100
208
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 97, Grizzlies 105
202
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 102, Pacers 95
197
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 92, Raptors 96
188
Heat-CavsHeat 79, Cavs 103
182
Clippers-SixersClippers 90, Sixers 89
179
Nets-CelticsNets 92, Celtics 78
170
Rockets-MavsRockets 74, Mavs 95
169
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-SixersClippers 90, Sixers 89
+1 LAC
Spurs-MagicSpurs 104, Magic 106
+2 ORL
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 121, Warriors 123
+2 GSW
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 92, Raptors 96
+4 TOR
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 102, Pacers 95
+7 DEN
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 97, Grizzlies 105
+8 MEM
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 108, Bobcats 100
+8 POR
Hawks-SunsHawks 120, Suns 111
+9 ATL
Nets-CelticsNets 92, Celtics 78
+14 NJN
Rockets-MavsRockets 74, Mavs 95
+21 DAL
Heat-CavsHeat 79, Cavs 103
+24 CLE
GSW erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WarriorsGSW won · Bulls 121, Warriors 123
14 pts
Spurs-MagicORL won · Spurs 104, Magic 106
11 pts
Clippers-SixersLAC won · Clippers 90, Sixers 89
7 pts
Blazers-BobcatsPOR won · Blazers 108, Bobcats 100
6 pts
Wolves-GrizzliesMEM won · Wolves 97, Grizzlies 105
5 pts
Dwight shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
79% (11-14)
BoshTOR · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
Anthony ParkerTOR · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
FinleySAS · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
OkaforCHA · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Bulls-Warriors
Bulls 121Warriors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls303132199121
Warriors3529153311123
The story
Stephen Jackson had 23 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Chicago 123-121 in OT

Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 33-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+3−140+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Magic
Spurs 104Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs27322124104
Magic20283226106
The story
Dwight Howard's 30 points carried Orlando past San Antonio, 106-104

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 24 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 11-14 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 32-21.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −7−110+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Bobcats
Blazers 108Bobcats 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2121271821108
Bobcats1830241513100
The story
Portland beat Charlotte 108-100 in OT behind 20 points and 9 assists from Jarrett Jack

Raymond Felton paced Charlotte: 17 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 3-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers settled it in overtime, 21-13.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3−6−30+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 49 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg2.7Last 3

2.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg43.6Today

44 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 24.

LAC over PHI1ORL over SAS2GSW over CHI2TOR over LAL4DEN over IND7POR over CHA8MEM over MIN8ATL over PHX9NJN over BOS14DAL over HOU21CLE over MIA24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Zach Randolph leads the day with 40

Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 13, 42, 20, 26, 25, 27, 33, 40Blazers-Bobcats · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 23, 25, 33, 33, 20, 31, 27, 34Nuggets-Pacers · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 39, 16, 34, 33, 28, 37, 27, 10, 32Hawks-Suns · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 14, 16, 5, 12, 6, 5, 9, 31Magic-Spurs · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 19, 25, 42, 16, 21, 19, 16, 30Bobcats-Blazers · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 19, 15, 6, 19, 15, 21, 32, 30Magic-Spurs · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald WallaceCHA+7.6 23.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+6.1 23.8 last 10 · 17.7 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+5.9 29.8 last 10 · 23.9 season
Chris BoshTOR+5.7 29.1 last 10 · 23.4 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
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−4.1 6.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
T.J. FordTOR−4.0 10.3 last 10 · 14.3 season