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Tuesday, February 13, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIL by 13 at halftime and won 99–93.

Final · Box score
Blazers85
Heat104
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Nets82
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Bucks93
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -13; Q3 DAL -11; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Raptors112
Bulls111
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +1
Final · OT · Box score
Kings104
Rockets109
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Lakers106
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +1
On this day · 2005–06Feb 13, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Spurs), 44 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Bucks

Dirk Nowitzki scores 38, Dallas rallies past Milwaukee

Tracy McGrady goes for 28 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13-11+6DAL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2223262899
Bucks3028241193
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 32, 15, 26, 18, 38, 15, 24, 38DAL38 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 25, 9, 13, 22, 23, 22, 15, 15DAL15 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 5, 8, 16, 11, 27, 28, 13, 20MIL20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 6, 12, 21, 4, 4, 10, 8, 16MIL16 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Grizzlies10
Kings-Rockets10
Knicks-Lakers9
Blazers-Heat5
Raptors-Bulls4
Spurs-Nets2
Mavs-Bucks1
Shot of the night

Curry's dunk with 7.1 seconds left puts the Knicks ahead, 107-106 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Bulls combined for 223, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-BullsRaptors 112, Bulls 111
223
Kings-RocketsKings 104, Rockets 109
213
Knicks-LakersKnicks 107, Lakers 106
213
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 104, Grizzlies 108
212
Mavs-BucksMavs 99, Bucks 93
192
Blazers-HeatBlazers 85, Heat 104
189
Spurs-NetsSpurs 107, Nets 82
189
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BullsRaptors 112, Bulls 111
+1 TOR
Knicks-LakersKnicks 107, Lakers 106
+1 NYK
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 104, Grizzlies 108
+4 MEM
Kings-RocketsKings 104, Rockets 109
+5 HOU
Mavs-BucksMavs 99, Bucks 93
+6 DAL
Blazers-HeatBlazers 85, Heat 104
+19 MIA
Spurs-NetsSpurs 107, Nets 82
+25 SAS
DAL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BucksDAL won · Mavs 99, Bucks 93
13 pts
Hornets-GrizzliesMEM won · Hornets 104, Grizzlies 108
7 pts
Knicks-LakersNYK won · Knicks 107, Lakers 106
5 pts
Kings-RocketsHOU won · Kings 104, Rockets 109
3 pts
Blazers-HeatMIA won · Blazers 85, Heat 104
2 pts
Curry shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryNYK · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
GayMEM · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
DengCHI · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
65% (15-23)
CalderonTOR · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB
64% (7-11)
PattersonMIL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Lakers
Knicks 107Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks17323226107
Lakers19352626106
The story
New York beat Los Angeles 107-106 behind 24 points from Jamal Crawford

Maurice Evans paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-26 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2−5+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant topped the game at 51.4 FPTS: 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 104Rockets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings252629177104
Rockets2232232012109
The story
Shane Battier had 25 points as Houston beat Sacramento 109-104 in OT

Kevin Martin led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Rockets took the second 32-26.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3+3−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 99Bucks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2223262899
Bucks3028241193
The story
Josh Howard's 15 points carried Dallas past Milwaukee, 99-93

For Milwaukee, Ruben Patterson had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 28-11.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −8−13−11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg2.3Last 3

2.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat New Jersey by 25, the widest margin of 7 games.

TOR over CHI1NYK over LAL1MEM over NOK4HOU over SAC5DAL over MIL6MIA over POR19SAS over NJN25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Metta World Peace leads the day with 39

Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 21, 23, 21, 21, 10, 20, 21, 39Kings-Rockets · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high39 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 32, 15, 26, 18, 38, 15, 24, 38Mavs-Bucks · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 28, 41, 32, 27, 30, 27, 26, 35Heat-Blazers · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 43, 22, 39, 27, 18, 25, 36, 31Lakers-Knicks · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 17, 27, 14, 23, 20, 23, 29, 30Bulls-Raptors · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 25, 36, 18, 32, 33, 20, 16, 28Rockets-Kings · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordNYK+7.5 25.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.3 26.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+6.1 23.9 last 10 · 17.8 season
Nene HilarioDEN+5.9 16.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Fred JonesTOR−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
T.J. FordTOR−5.0 9.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Travis OutlawPOR−4.8 3.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Willie GreenPHI−4.6 5.9 last 10 · 10.5 season