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Wednesday, February 6, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed LAL by 8 at halftime and won 98–95.

Final · Box score
Lakers95
Hawks98
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Nets84
Magic100
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Wizards77
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Celtics111
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Heat95
Pistons100
Q1 DET -4; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Knicks100
Q1 IND +3; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +11
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz118
Nuggets115
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Hornets132
Suns130
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 Hornets 0; OT2 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Blazers100
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Sonics105
Kings92
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +13
On this day · 2006–07Feb 6, 2007: 5 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Blazers), 36 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Hawks

Atlanta turns it around against Lakers

Chris Paul goes for 42 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8-8+3ATL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2924231995
Hawks2718233098
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 37, 14, 13, 19, 9, 17, 10, 18, 28ATL28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 22, 14, 17, 7, 21, 23, 19, 17ATL17 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 4, 14, 22, 6, 12, 14, 14, 19LAL19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 11, 8, 17, 15, 11, 5, 28, 17LAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 16.

NOH over PHX2ATL over LAL3IND over NYK3UTA over DEN3POR over CHI3DET over MIA5SAS over WAS8BOS over LAC11DAL over MIL11SEA over SAC13ORL over NJN16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pacers-Knicks19
Jazz-Nuggets15
Hornets-Suns13
Bucks-Mavs12
Spurs-Wizards11
Heat-Pistons10
Lakers-Hawks9
Clippers-Celtics2
Nets-Magic1
Bulls-Blazers1
Sonics-Kings1
Shot of the night

Peja's jumper at the buzzer of 2OT breaks the tie, 132-130 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Suns combined for 262, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SunsHornets 132, Suns 130
262
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 118, Nuggets 115
233
Clippers-CelticsClippers 100, Celtics 111
211
Pacers-KnicksPacers 103, Knicks 100
203
Bucks-MavsBucks 96, Mavs 107
203
Bulls-BlazersBulls 97, Blazers 100
197
Sonics-KingsSonics 105, Kings 92
197
Heat-PistonsHeat 95, Pistons 100
195
Lakers-HawksLakers 95, Hawks 98
193
Nets-MagicNets 84, Magic 100
184
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 85, Wizards 77
162
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-SunsHornets 132, Suns 130
+2 NOH
Lakers-HawksLakers 95, Hawks 98
+3 ATL
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 118, Nuggets 115
+3 UTA
Bulls-BlazersBulls 97, Blazers 100
+3 POR
Pacers-KnicksPacers 103, Knicks 100
+3 IND
Heat-PistonsHeat 95, Pistons 100
+5 DET
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 85, Wizards 77
+8 SAS
Bucks-MavsBucks 96, Mavs 107
+11 DAL
Clippers-CelticsClippers 100, Celtics 111
+11 BOS
Sonics-KingsSonics 105, Kings 92
+13 SEA
Nets-MagicNets 84, Magic 100
+16 ORL
ATL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-HawksATL won · Lakers 95, Hawks 98
8 pts
Sonics-KingsSEA won · Sonics 105, Kings 92
4 pts
Heat-PistonsDET won · Heat 95, Pistons 100
4 pts
Clippers-CelticsBOS won · Clippers 100, Celtics 111
4 pts
Jazz-NuggetsUTA won · Jazz 118, Nuggets 115
3 pts
Curry shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryNYK · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
RondoBOS · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
77% (10-13)
WatsonSEA · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
RushIND · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Ricky DavisMIA · 20 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 132Suns 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Hornets30332424138132
Suns27282729136130
The story
David West had 21 points and 13 rebounds as New Orleans beat Phoenix 132-130 in OT

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 32 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB · 8-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the second 33-28, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +3+8+500+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 118Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2333222812118
Nuggets261531349115
The story
Deron Williams' 29 points and 11 assists carried Utah past Denver, 118-115 in OT

For Denver, Marcus Camby had 17 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 29 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 33-15.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3+15+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 60.1 FPTS on 34 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB

Final · Lakers-Hawks
Lakers 95Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2924231995
Hawks2718233098
The story
Atlanta beat Los Angeles 98-95 behind 17 points and 9 assists from Josh Smith

Lamar Odom paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 5 BLK · 7-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2−8−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 41 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg41.8Today

42 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 42

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 18, 8, 17, 23, 28, 15, 6, 42Hornets-Suns · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 9, 6, 25, 14, 14, 13, 32, 36Bucks-Mavs · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 29, 30, 23, 23, 32, 24, 25, 34Nuggets-Jazz · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 20, 31, 23, 21, 24, 35, 19, 33Clippers-Celtics · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 37, 21, 26, 14, 10, 17, 8, 32Suns-Hornets · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 22, 42, 27, 35, 7, 15, 12, 30Heat-Pistons · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.8 18.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Kareem RushIND+5.4 14.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Al JeffersonMIN+5.1 26.6 last 10 · 21.5 season
Al ThorntonLAC+4.5 14.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Peja StojakovicNOH+4.0 19.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−7.5 7.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−5.7 6.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.9 16.7 last 10 · 21.6 season
Ricky DavisMIA−4.6 9.0 last 10 · 13.6 season