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Wednesday, February 14, 2007Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 13 points, by BOS (vs MIL) and ATL (vs LAC).

Final · Box score
Bulls85
Bobcats100
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Pacers114
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Magic103
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Sixers85
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Nets109
Raptors120
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Celtics117
Q1 BOS -13; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Spurs90
Pistons81
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Wolves99
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Kings93
Hornets110
Q1 NOK +4; Q2 NOK +10; Q3 NOK +17; Q4 NOK +17
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Jazz99
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA -7; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Suns90
Sonics114
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +11; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +24
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Warriors120
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +24; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +19
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Clippers93
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -13; Q4 ATL +3
On this day · 2005–06Feb 14, 2006: 5 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Magic), 38 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Clippers

Atlanta rallies from 13 down to beat Clippers

Deron Williams goes for 33 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-2-13+3ATL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2419193496
Clippers1926301893
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 28, 37, 27, 10, 32, 21, 14, 27ATL27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 26, 14, 20, 20, 25, 29, 10, 19ATL19 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 20, 24, 0, 9, 17, 23, 17, 31LAC31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 4, 2, 14, 6, 15, 10, 13, 20LAC20 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Sixers14
Hawks-Clippers12
Nuggets-Wolves11
Blazers-Magic10
Grizzlies-Pacers9
Bulls-Bobcats8
Bucks-Celtics6
Cavs-Jazz5
Suns-Sonics3
Kings-Hornets2
Spurs-Pistons2
Nets-Raptors1
Knicks-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper with 19 seconds left breaks the tie, 96-93 final

The night in charts
Nets-Raptors combined for 229, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-RaptorsNets 109, Raptors 120
229
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 101, Warriors 120
221
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 104, Pacers 114
218
Bucks-CelticsBucks 97, Celtics 117
214
Suns-SonicsSuns 90, Sonics 114
204
Kings-HornetsKings 93, Hornets 110
203
Cavs-JazzCavs 98, Jazz 99
197
Blazers-MagicBlazers 91, Magic 103
194
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 94, Wolves 99
193
Hawks-ClippersHawks 96, Clippers 93
189
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 85, Bobcats 100
185
Wizards-SixersWizards 92, Sixers 85
177
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 90, Pistons 81
171
3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-JazzCavs 98, Jazz 99
+1 UTA
Hawks-ClippersHawks 96, Clippers 93
+3 ATL
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 94, Wolves 99
+5 MIN
Wizards-SixersWizards 92, Sixers 85
+7 WAS
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 90, Pistons 81
+9 SAS
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 104, Pacers 114
+10 IND
Nets-RaptorsNets 109, Raptors 120
+11 TOR
Blazers-MagicBlazers 91, Magic 103
+12 ORL
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 85, Bobcats 100
+15 CHA
Kings-HornetsKings 93, Hornets 110
+17 NOK
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 101, Warriors 120
+19 GSW
Bucks-CelticsBucks 97, Celtics 117
+20 BOS
Suns-SonicsSuns 90, Sonics 114
+24 SEA
BOS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 97, Celtics 117
13 pts
Hawks-ClippersATL won · Hawks 96, Clippers 93
13 pts
Cavs-JazzUTA won · Cavs 98, Jazz 99
10 pts
Grizzlies-PacersIND won · Grizzlies 104, Pacers 114
7 pts
Bulls-BobcatsCHA won · Bulls 85, Bobcats 100
5 pts
Ellis shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisGSW · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
CollisonSEA · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
ArroyoORL · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
NachbarNJN · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
GayMEM · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
Final · Cavs-Jazz
Cavs 98Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2923202698
Jazz1926233199
The story
Mehmet Okur had 22 points as Utah beat Cleveland 99-98

Anderson Varejao led Cleveland with 17 REB, 9 PTS 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 31-26.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −10−7−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Clippers
Hawks 96Clippers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2419193496
Clippers1926301893
The story
Josh Smith's 19 points and 11 rebounds carried Atlanta past Los Angeles, 96-93

For Los Angeles, Cuttino Mobley had 31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 6-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 13 going into the fourth, then won it 34-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5−2−13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Kaman was the fantasy play: 60.1 FPTS on 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 97Celtics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3222202397
Celtics19393128117
The story
Boston beat Milwaukee 117-97 behind 32 points from Paul Pierce

Charlie Bell paced Milwaukee: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 4 AST · 12-19 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 39-22 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −13+4+15+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 53 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg4.2Last 3

4.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Celtics

Boston climbs out of a 13-point hole against Milwaukee

Down 13 after one, the Celtics won the second quarter 39–22 and the game 117–97. Paul Pierce led Boston with 32 points, 0 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Bucks
Paul Pierce · BOSMo Williams · MILPTS3231REB05AST44Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Stephen Jackson leads the day with 36

Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 17, 11, 36, 17, 23, 15, 9, 36Warriors-Knicks · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 27, 25, 14, 28, 18, 16, 7, 33Jazz-Cavs · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 11, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 5, 33Cavs-Jazz · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 42, 16, 21, 19, 16, 30, 4, 32Bobcats-Bulls · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 31, 18, 38, 35, 27, 9, 29, 32Celtics-Bucks · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 15, 35, 36, 29, 29, 33, 29, 25, 31Sonics-Suns · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Nene HilarioDEN+6.9 17.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.4 22.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK+6.1 24.0 last 10 · 17.9 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.1 25.0 last 10 · 19.9 season
Cold
Willie GreenPHI−5.8 4.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Fred JonesTOR−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Travis OutlawPOR−5.1 3.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Richard HamiltonDET−4.7 17.0 last 10 · 21.7 season