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Monday, February 4, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed PHI by 18 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Sixers91
Hawks96
Q1 ATL -18; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Magic98
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Raptors114
Heat82
Q1 TOR +21; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +27; Q4 TOR +32
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Knicks94
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -9; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Rockets92
Wolves86
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats104
Suns118
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +22
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets105
Blazers103
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Bulls118
Sonics108
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +10
On this day · 2006–07Feb 4, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Nets), 37 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Hawks

Atlanta storms back from 18 down to beat Philadelphia

Josh Smith goes for 19 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-6+2+5ATL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3218202191
Hawks1430282496
Who led
Josh ChildressPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 11, 9, 13, 5, 17, 14, 23, 21ATL21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 17, 22, 14, 17, 7, 21, 23, 19ATL19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 20, 21, 11, 10, 23, 14, 23, 29PHI29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 20, 23, 15, 24, 33, 18, 11, 22PHI22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Clippers-Knicks

Clippers climb back to beat New York

New York led by 9 at the half. Clippers won it 103–94. Corey Maggette led Clippers with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Knicks
Corey Maggette · LACEddy Curry · NYKPTS1919REB62AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Rockets-Wolves9
Sixers-Hawks6
Nuggets-Blazers6
Hornets-Jazz4
Bobcats-Suns2
Bulls-Sonics2
Clippers-Knicks2
Mavs-Magic0
Raptors-Heat0
Shot of the night

AI's jumper with 0.9 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Sonics combined for 226, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SonicsBulls 118, Sonics 108
226
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 104, Suns 118
222
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 105, Blazers 103
208
Mavs-MagicMavs 107, Magic 98
205
Hornets-JazzHornets 88, Jazz 110
198
Clippers-KnicksClippers 103, Knicks 94
197
Raptors-HeatRaptors 114, Heat 82
196
Sixers-HawksSixers 91, Hawks 96
187
Rockets-WolvesRockets 92, Wolves 86
178
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 105, Blazers 103
+2 DEN
Sixers-HawksSixers 91, Hawks 96
+5 ATL
Rockets-WolvesRockets 92, Wolves 86
+6 HOU
Mavs-MagicMavs 107, Magic 98
+9 DAL
Clippers-KnicksClippers 103, Knicks 94
+9 LAC
Bulls-SonicsBulls 118, Sonics 108
+10 CHI
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 104, Suns 118
+14 PHX
Hornets-JazzHornets 88, Jazz 110
+22 UTA
Raptors-HeatRaptors 114, Heat 82
+32 TOR
ATL erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HawksATL won · Sixers 91, Hawks 96
18 pts
Clippers-KnicksLAC won · Clippers 103, Knicks 94
9 pts
Deron Williams shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Deron WilliamsUTA · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
ChildressATL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
BoshTOR · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
DwightORL · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Andre MillerPHI · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 105Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets203028225105
Blazers143034223103
The story
Allen Iverson had 25 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Portland 105-103 in OT

Jarrett Jack led Portland with 17 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 10-28 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 20-14, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+600+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Brandon Roy led the game in fantasy with 54.4 FPTS (26 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 91Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3218202191
Hawks1430282496
The story
Joe Johnson's 18 points carried Atlanta past Philadelphia, 96-91

For Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala had 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 7-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 18 going into the second, then won it 30-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −18−6+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 92Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2423192692
Wolves1824212386
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 92-86 behind 26 points from Tracy McGrady

Sebastian Telfair paced Minnesota: 12 AST, 6 PTS, 2 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 10-21 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6+5+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
30.82006–07 avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 2006–07 (66 games). Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Al Jefferson leads the day with 33

Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 21, 39, 15, 40, 20, 26, 25, 33Wolves-Rockets · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 12, 8, 13, 14, 13, 13, 5, 30Suns-Bobcats · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 18, 16, 17, 11, 22, 11, 16, 29Jazz-Hornets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 20, 21, 11, 10, 23, 14, 23, 29Sixers-Hawks · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 32, 35, 36, 23, 26, 13, 25, 28Nuggets-Blazers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 23, 16, 22, 18, 16, 17, 24, 28Magic-Mavs · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Linas KleizaDEN+7.0 19.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Al ThorntonLAC+6.2 15.8 last 10 · 9.6 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.8 18.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Kareem RushIND+5.7 14.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.1 33.6 last 10 · 28.5 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−7.8 7.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Ricky DavisMIA−6.0 7.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.9 6.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−5.8 6.6 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chris PaulNOH−4.6 15.7 last 10 · 20.3 season