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Saturday, February 2, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CHA by 10 at halftime and won 117–101.

Final · Box score
Nets92
Hawks104
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Magic121
Pacers115
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Clippers84
Cavs98
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Grizzlies91
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +19
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Bucks83
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats101
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -10; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Kings105
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Sonics86
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +1
On this day · 2006–07Feb 2, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Nuggets

Denver rallies from 10 down to beat Charlotte

Brad Miller goes for 22 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10-5+16DEN AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats32352014101
Nuggets27302535117
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 20, 32, 35, 36, 23, 26, 13, 25DEN25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 35, 24, 29, 30, 23, 23, 32, 24DEN24 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 38, 13, 22, 11, 35, 20, 11, 10, 38CHA38 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 21, 19, 21, 17, 14, 13, 20, 20CHA20 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Pacers19
Knicks-Sonics10
Clippers-Cavs10
Rockets-Bucks10
Nets-Hawks6
Bobcats-Nuggets6
Jazz-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Magic-Pacers combined for 236, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-PacersMagic 121, Pacers 115
236
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 101, Nuggets 117
218
Bulls-KingsBulls 101, Kings 105
206
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 110, Grizzlies 91
201
Nets-HawksNets 92, Hawks 104
196
Clippers-CavsClippers 84, Cavs 98
182
Rockets-BucksRockets 91, Bucks 83
174
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 85, Sonics 86
171
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 85, Sonics 86
+1 SEA
Bulls-KingsBulls 101, Kings 105
+4 SAC
Magic-PacersMagic 121, Pacers 115
+6 ORL
Rockets-BucksRockets 91, Bucks 83
+8 HOU
Nets-HawksNets 92, Hawks 104
+12 ATL
Clippers-CavsClippers 84, Cavs 98
+14 CLE
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 101, Nuggets 117
+16 DEN
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 110, Grizzlies 91
+19 UTA
DEN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-NuggetsDEN won · Bobcats 101, Nuggets 117
10 pts
Clippers-CavsCLE won · Clippers 84, Cavs 98
4 pts
Knicks-SonicsSEA won · Knicks 85, Sonics 86
4 pts
Magic-PacersORL won · Magic 121, Pacers 115
2 pts
Bulls-KingsSAC won · Bulls 101, Kings 105
2 pts
Childress shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChildressATL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
91% (10-11)
IlgauskasCLE · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
82% (9-11)
RandolphNYK · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
WilcoxSEA · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Kevin MartinSAC · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Knicks-Sonics
Knicks 85Sonics 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1523232485
Sonics1717292386
The story
Kevin Durant had 21 points as Seattle beat New York 86-85

Zach Randolph led New York with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 7-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the SuperSonics took the third 29-23.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +2−4+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 101Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls33271724101
Kings31321527105
The story
Sacramento beat Chicago 105-101 behind 28 points from Metta World Peace

Kirk Hinrich paced Chicago: 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-27 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2+3+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Nuggets
Bobcats 101Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats32352014101
Nuggets27302535117
The story
Allen Iverson's 24 points and 13 assists carried Denver past Charlotte, 117-101

For Charlotte, Emeka Okafor had 20 PTS, 18 REB 24 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 6-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 35-14.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5−10−5+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 40 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg10.4Last 3

10.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg36.7Today

37 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Sonics

Seattle holds off New York, 86–85

Seattle led 63–61 after three and held on to win by one. Kevin Durant led Seattle with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over NYK1SAC over CHI4ORL over IND6HOU over MIL8ATL over NJN12CLE over LAC14DEN over CHA16UTA over MEM19Final margin, points. Pink = SEA over NYK.
Top performances

Jason Richardson leads the day with 38

Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 38, 13, 22, 11, 35, 20, 11, 10, 38Bobcats-Nuggets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 14, 9, 17, 28, 15, 21, 19, 33Rockets-Bucks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 6, 6, 24, 29, 33, 25, 33Bulls-Kings · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 26, 18, 33, 20, 13, 16, 22, 29Pacers-Magic · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 51, 27, 28, 23, 36, 41, 37, 28Cavs-Clippers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 15, 27, 8, 15, 10, 21, 24, 28Kings-Bulls · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Linas KleizaDEN+6.1 18.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.9 34.3 last 10 · 28.4 season
Al ThorntonLAC+5.8 15.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Kareem RushIND+5.7 14.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.4 18.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−7.8 7.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.9 6.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−5.8 6.6 last 10 · 12.4 season
Ricky DavisMIA−5.7 8.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season