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Sunday, February 11, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Celtics by 7 after the first quarter and won 109–107.

Final · Box score
Spurs85
Heat100
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 Heat -1; Q3 Heat +4; Q4 Heat +15
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Wizards73
Q1 Blazers +9; Q2 Blazers +11; Q3 Blazers +14; Q4 Blazers +21
Final · Box score
Clippers80
Pacers94
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +20; Q3 Pacers +15; Q4 Pacers +14
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Cavs99
Q1 Cavs +1; Q2 Cavs +11; Q3 Cavs -3; Q4 Cavs +9
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Wolves109
Q1 Wolves -7; Q2 Wolves -5; Q3 Wolves +2; Q4 Wolves +2
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Sixers89
Q1 Mavs +7; Q2 Mavs +24; Q3 Mavs +19; Q4 Mavs +17
Final · Box score
Bulls116
Suns103
Q1 Bulls +9; Q2 Bulls +11; Q3 Bulls -5; Q4 Bulls +13
Final · Box score
Hawks106
Warriors105
Q1 Hawks +8; Q2 Hawks +9; Q3 Hawks +5; Q4 Hawks +1
Final · Box score
Sonics114
Kings103
Q1 Sonics +4; Q2 Sonics +16; Q3 Sonics +15; Q4 Sonics +11
On this day · 2005–06Feb 11, 2006: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Warriors), 33 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Wolves

Minnesota holds off Boston, 109–107

Luol Deng goes for 29 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5+2+2Wolves AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31252922107
Wolves24273622109
Who led
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 17, 24, 13, 20, 3, 26, 16, 28Wolves28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 44, 18, 17, 25, 18, 17, 20, 26Wolves26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 17, 31, 18, 38, 35, 27, 9, 29Celtics29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 20, 13, 23, 16, 19, 15, 9, 17Celtics17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bulls-Suns

Chicago handles Phoenix by 13

The Bulls won the fourth quarter 37–19. Final: 116–103. Luol Deng led Chicago with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Hawks over Warriors1Wolves over Celtics2Cavs over Lakers9Sonics over Kings11Bulls over Suns13Pacers over Clippers14Heat over Spurs15Mavs over Sixers17Blazers over Wizards21Final margin, points. Pink = Bulls over Suns.
Lead changes
Spurs-Heat14
Blazers-Wizards8
Lakers-Cavs7
Celtics-Wolves7
Bulls-Suns6
Sonics-Kings5
Hawks-Warriors4
Clippers-Pacers2
Mavs-Sixers2
Shot of the night

Davis's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Suns combined for 219, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SunsBulls 116, Suns 103
219
Sonics-KingsSonics 114, Kings 103
217
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 107, Wolves 109
216
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 106, Warriors 105
211
Mavs-SixersMavs 106, Sixers 89
195
Lakers-CavsLakers 90, Cavs 99
189
Spurs-HeatSpurs 85, Heat 100
185
Clippers-PacersClippers 80, Pacers 94
174
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 94, Wizards 73
167
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 106, Warriors 105
+1 Hawks
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 107, Wolves 109
+2 MIN
Lakers-CavsLakers 90, Cavs 99
+9 Cavs
Sonics-KingsSonics 114, Kings 103
+11 Sonics
Bulls-SunsBulls 116, Suns 103
+13 Bulls
Clippers-PacersClippers 80, Pacers 94
+14 Pacers
Spurs-HeatSpurs 85, Heat 100
+15 Heat
Mavs-SixersMavs 106, Sixers 89
+17 Mavs
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 94, Wizards 73
+21 Blazers
MIN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-WolvesWolves won · Celtics 107, Wolves 109
7 pts
Bulls-SunsBulls won · Bulls 116, Suns 103
5 pts
Lakers-CavsCavs won · Lakers 90, Cavs 99
3 pts
Spurs-HeatHeat won · Spurs 85, Heat 100
1 pt
Dunleavy shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DunleavyPacers · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
Josh SmithHawks · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
AldridgeBlazers · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
HinrichBulls · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Ricky DavisMIN · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Hawks-Warriors
Hawks 106Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks34242622106
Warriors26233026105
The story
Josh Smith's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried Atlanta past Golden State, 106-105

For Golden State, Andris Biedrins had 16 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-26, was where the Hawks built it.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +8+9+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 107Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31252922107
Wolves24273622109
The story
Kevin Garnett had a 26-11-10 triple-double as Minnesota beat Boston 109-107

Paul Pierce led Boston with 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 36-29.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −7−5+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Wizards
Blazers 94Wizards 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2120223194
Wizards1218192473
The story
Portland beat Washington 94-73 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge

DeShawn Stevenson paced Washington: 12 PTS 18 PTS, 10 REB · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 21-12 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
300 +9+11+14+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 32, 31, 43, 22, 39, 27, 18, 25, 36Lakers-Cavs · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 12, 17, 27, 14, 23, 20, 23, 29Bulls-Suns · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 19, 4, 26, 14, 20, 20, 25, 29Hawks-Warriors · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 26, 25, 20, 17, 26, 18, 22, 29Bulls-Suns · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 17, 31, 18, 38, 35, 27, 9, 29Celtics-Wolves · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 17, 24, 13, 20, 3, 26, 16, 28Wolves-Celtics · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenCeltics+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Amar'e StoudemireSuns+6.3 26.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jamal CrawfordKnicks+6.2 24.2 last 10 · 18.0 season
Andre IguodalaSixers+6.1 23.9 last 10 · 17.8 season
Josh SmithHawks+5.4 20.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Tyronn LueHawks−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Fred JonesRaptors−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Willie GreenSixers−4.6 5.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Travis OutlawBlazers−4.4 4.2 last 10 · 8.6 season
T.J. FordRaptors−4.3 10.1 last 10 · 14.4 season