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Friday, February 1, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed NYK by 11 at halftime and won 94–88.

Final · Box score
Rockets106
Pacers103
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Magic108
Sixers106
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Lakers121
Raptors101
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +20
Final · Box score
Nets94
Heat85
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Clippers83
Wolves104
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Wizards87
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Kings112
Q1 SAC +15; Q2 SAC +22; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats96
Warriors127
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +32; Q4 GSW +31
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks88
Blazers94
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -11; Q3 POR -6; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +6
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The lead · Knicks-Blazers

Brandon Roy posts 20-10-11 as Portland tops New York

Kobe Bryant goes for 46 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-11-60+6POR AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks28212012788
Blazers241425181394
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 24, 25, 18, 14, 23, 24, 16, 20POR20 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Steve BlakePoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 3, 3, 7, 15, 3, 2, 10, 19POR19 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 16, 16, 24, 16, 9, 16, 23, 25NYK25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 10, 19, 15, 13, 22, 22, 5, 17NYK17 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Sixers21
Bobcats-Warriors12
Rockets-Pacers11
Jazz-Wizards9
Knicks-Blazers8
Clippers-Wolves3
Nets-Heat3
Hornets-Kings2
Lakers-Raptors1
The night in charts
Bobcats-Warriors combined for 223, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-WarriorsBobcats 96, Warriors 127
223
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 121, Raptors 101
222
Hornets-KingsHornets 103, Kings 112
215
Magic-SixersMagic 108, Sixers 106
214
Rockets-PacersRockets 106, Pacers 103
209
Clippers-WolvesClippers 83, Wolves 104
187
Jazz-WizardsJazz 96, Wizards 87
183
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 88, Blazers 94
182
Nets-HeatNets 94, Heat 85
179
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-SixersMagic 108, Sixers 106
+2 ORL
Rockets-PacersRockets 106, Pacers 103
+3 HOU
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 88, Blazers 94
+6 POR
Hornets-KingsHornets 103, Kings 112
+9 SAC
Jazz-WizardsJazz 96, Wizards 87
+9 UTA
Nets-HeatNets 94, Heat 85
+9 NJN
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 121, Raptors 101
+20 LAL
Clippers-WolvesClippers 83, Wolves 104
+21 MIN
Bobcats-WarriorsBobcats 96, Warriors 127
+31 GSW
POR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BlazersPOR won · Knicks 88, Blazers 94
11 pts
Jazz-WizardsUTA won · Jazz 96, Wizards 87
10 pts
Clippers-WolvesMIN won · Clippers 83, Wolves 104
7 pts
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 108, Sixers 106
1 pt
Landry shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LandryHOU · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Craig SmithMIN · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
VujacicLAL · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ChandlerNOH · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
EllisGSW · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 108Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic33262821108
Sixers33272422106
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 108-106 behind 23 points from Hedo Turkoglu

Andre Miller paced Philadelphia: 23 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 9-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-24 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 0−1+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Pacers
Rockets 106Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25292527106
Pacers23302624103
The story
Tracy McGrady's 19 points and 9 assists carried Houston past Indiana, 106-103

For Indiana, Danny Granger had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 6-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-24, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jeff Foster was the fantasy play: 47.4 FPTS on 17 REB, 13 PTS, 4 AST

Final · Knicks-Blazers
Knicks 88Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks28212012788
Blazers241425181394
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 points as Portland beat New York 94-88 in OT

David Lee led New York with 15 REB, 14 PTS 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 18-12.

POR lead by quarter
200 −4−11−60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg42.5Today

43 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 31.

ORL over PHI2HOU over IND3POR over NYK6NJN over MIA9UTA over WAS9SAC over NOH9LAL over TOR20MIN over LAC21GSW over CHA31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 46

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 48, 30, 17, 29, 40, 33, 24, 39, 46Lakers-Raptors · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 32, 23, 10, 24, 21, 24, 11, 31Wizards-Jazz · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 7, 2, 3, 20, 13, 3, 19, 28Raptors-Lakers · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 16, 12, 13, 12, 9, 11, 12, 27Jazz-Wizards · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 20, 21, 39, 15, 40, 20, 26, 25Wolves-Clippers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 16, 16, 24, 16, 9, 16, 23, 25Knicks-Blazers · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+5.9 34.3 last 10 · 28.4 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.7 18.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
Kareem RushIND+5.5 13.8 last 10 · 8.3 season
Chris BoshTOR+4.8 27.5 last 10 · 22.7 season
Royal IveyMIL+4.6 10.8 last 10 · 6.2 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−6.6 8.6 last 10 · 15.2 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.1 15.8 last 10 · 21.9 season
Ricky DavisMIA−5.7 8.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.0 7.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season