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Monday, February 26, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed HOU by 9 after three quarters and won 77–72.

Final · Box score
Kings82
Sixers89
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Heat93
Knicks99
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Grizzlies107
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Magic94
Bulls87
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Mavs110
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Celtics77
Rockets72
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -9; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Jazz94
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers73
Sonics97
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +18; Q4 SEA +24
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Clippers100
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2005–06Feb 26, 2006: 6 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Celtics), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Rockets

Boston fights back late to top Houston

Tim Duncan goes for 24 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-6-9+5BOS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1415153377
Rockets2213181972
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 9, 29, 32, 26, 24, 15, 19, 28BOS28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 13, 9, 17, 15, 23, 18, 12, 16BOS16 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 13, 3, 6, 8, 11, 4, 9, 27HOU27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 11, 16, 9, 14, 15, 19, 0, 12HOU12 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Bulls23
Heat-Knicks10
Bobcats-Clippers8
Kings-Sixers4
Nuggets-Grizzlies4
Raptors-Spurs1
Celtics-Rockets1
Blazers-Sonics0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Grizzlies combined for 218, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 111, Grizzlies 107
218
Raptors-SpursRaptors 91, Spurs 107
198
Hawks-MavsHawks 87, Mavs 110
197
Lakers-JazzLakers 102, Jazz 94
196
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 93, Clippers 100
193
Heat-KnicksHeat 93, Knicks 99
192
Magic-BullsMagic 94, Bulls 87
181
Kings-SixersKings 82, Sixers 89
171
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 73, Sonics 97
170
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 77, Rockets 72
149
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 111, Grizzlies 107
+4 DEN
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 77, Rockets 72
+5 BOS
Heat-KnicksHeat 93, Knicks 99
+6 NYK
Kings-SixersKings 82, Sixers 89
+7 PHI
Magic-BullsMagic 94, Bulls 87
+7 ORL
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 93, Clippers 100
+7 LAC
Lakers-JazzLakers 102, Jazz 94
+8 LAL
Raptors-SpursRaptors 91, Spurs 107
+16 SAS
Hawks-MavsHawks 87, Mavs 110
+23 DAL
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 73, Sonics 97
+24 SEA
BOS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-RocketsBOS won · Celtics 77, Rockets 72
9 pts
Kings-SixersPHI won · Kings 82, Sixers 89
3 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesDEN won · Nuggets 111, Grizzlies 107
1 pt
Terry shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryDAL · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Andre MillerPHI · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
NesterovicTOR · 16 PTS, 9 REB
80% (8-10)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
73% (11-15)
DwightORL · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 111Grizzlies 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30252729111
Grizzlies25292924107
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 33 points carried Denver past Memphis, 111-107

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 13-25 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+1−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 48.0 FPTS on 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Final · Celtics-Rockets
Celtics 77Rockets 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1415153377
Rockets2213181972
The story
Boston beat Houston 77-72 behind 17 rebounds and 16 points from Al Jefferson

Juwan Howard paced Houston: 12 PTS, 8 REB 17 REB, 16 PTS, 1 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

A 33-19 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −8−6−9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bonzi Wells topped the game at 47.3 FPTS: 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 73Sonics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1124201873
Sonics2023302497
The story
Rashard Lewis had 29 points as Seattle beat Portland 97-73

LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 12 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the third 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
300 +9+8+18+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 57 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Kings-Sixers

Philadelphia takes care of Sacramento

A 7-point win, 89–82. Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over MEM4BOS over HOU5NYK over MIA6PHI over SAC7ORL over CHI7LAC over CHA7LAL over UTA8SAS over TOR16DAL over ATL23SEA over POR24Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over SAC.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 35

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 25, 36, 31, 34, 25, 38, 26, 35Lakers-Jazz · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 34, 29, 28, 28, 15, 36, 34, 33Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 27, 26, 20, 6, 16, 18, 21, 32Bulls-Magic · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 0, 14, 23, 20, 34, 18, 10, 29Sonics-Blazers · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 21, 14, 27, 9, 30, 31, 28, 29Hawks-Mavs · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 27, 19, 13, 20, 22, 10, 18, 28Knicks-Heat · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+8.7 29.3 last 10 · 20.6 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Nene HilarioDEN+6.3 17.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Rudy GayMEM+6.2 16.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Dwight HowardORL+6.0 24.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Fred JonesPOR−5.5 2.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Brevin KnightCHA−5.0 5.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Richard HamiltonDET−4.9 16.6 last 10 · 21.5 season
Rasual ButlerNOK−4.8 5.6 last 10 · 10.4 season