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Friday, February 8, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NYK by 16 at halftime and won 99–93.

Final · Box score
Nets104
Bobcats90
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Magic113
Q1 LAL -11; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Raptors98
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Hawks95
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +5
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs99
Knicks93
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -16; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Pistons91
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +24; Q3 DET +24; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Wolves86
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies81
Mavs92
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +23; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Sonics99
Suns103
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Kings117
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Wizards100
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +11
On this day · 2006–07Feb 8, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Mo Williams (Bucks-Hornets), 30 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Knicks

San Antonio rallies from sixteen down at the half, wins in overtime

Carmelo Anthony goes for 49 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-16-30+6SAS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs181427291199
Knicks17311426593
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 30, 17, 26, 27, 16, 19, 23, 21SAS21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 18, 11, 29, 29, 19, 15, 9, 20SAS20 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 21, 22, 26, 13, 23, 18, 21, 24NYK24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 7, 2, 4, 2, 2, 11, 12, 19NYK19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: New Jersey by 14.

BOS over MIN2LAL over ORL4LAC over TOR4PHX over SEA4CLE over ATL5SAS over NYK6DET over POR9DAL over MEM11DEN over WAS11SAC over UTA13NJN over CHA14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Sonics-Suns13
Jazz-Kings12
Clippers-Raptors11
Celtics-Wolves9
Cavs-Hawks9
Spurs-Knicks8
Lakers-Magic5
Blazers-Pistons3
Nets-Bobcats2
Grizzlies-Mavs2
Wizards-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Powe's layup at the buzzer breaks the tie, 88-86 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Magic combined for 230, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-MagicLakers 117, Magic 113
230
Jazz-KingsJazz 104, Kings 117
221
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 100, Nuggets 111
211
Sonics-SunsSonics 99, Suns 103
202
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 102, Raptors 98
200
Cavs-HawksCavs 100, Hawks 95
195
Nets-BobcatsNets 104, Bobcats 90
194
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 99, Knicks 93
192
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 88, Wolves 86
174
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 82, Pistons 91
173
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 81, Mavs 92
173
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 88, Wolves 86
+2 BOS
Lakers-MagicLakers 117, Magic 113
+4 LAL
Sonics-SunsSonics 99, Suns 103
+4 PHX
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 102, Raptors 98
+4 LAC
Cavs-HawksCavs 100, Hawks 95
+5 CLE
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 99, Knicks 93
+6 SAS
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 82, Pistons 91
+9 DET
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 81, Mavs 92
+11 DAL
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 100, Nuggets 111
+11 DEN
Jazz-KingsJazz 104, Kings 117
+13 SAC
Nets-BobcatsNets 104, Bobcats 90
+14 NJN
SAS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-KnicksSAS won · Spurs 99, Knicks 93
16 pts
Lakers-MagicLAL won · Lakers 117, Magic 113
11 pts
Clippers-RaptorsLAC won · Clippers 102, Raptors 98
8 pts
Celtics-WolvesBOS won · Celtics 88, Wolves 86
5 pts
Cavs-HawksCLE won · Cavs 100, Hawks 95
1 pt
Pau shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
PoweBOS · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
MeloDEN · 49 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
76% (19-25)
DirkDAL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BlatcheWAS · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 88Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1624222688
Wolves1827212086
The story
Boston beat Minnesota 88-86 behind 18 points from Paul Pierce

Craig Smith paced Minnesota: 16 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 6-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−5−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson topped the game at 40.8 FPTS: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Lakers-Magic
Lakers 117Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33313419117
Magic44192426113
The story
Kobe Bryant's 36 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Orlando, 117-113

For Orlando, Hedo Turkoglu had 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 36 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 11-26 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 31-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −11+1+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 99Knicks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs181427291199
Knicks17311426593
The story
Manu Ginobili had 20 points and 9 assists as San Antonio beat New York 99-93 in OT

Jamal Crawford led New York with 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 5 STL · 6-16 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Spurs took the third 27-14.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1−16−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan led the game in fantasy with 52.3 FPTS (21 PTS, 14 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 42 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 49

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 36, 23, 26, 13, 25, 28, 29, 49Nuggets-Wizards · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high49 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 40, 33, 24, 39, 46, 30, 6, 11, 36Lakers-Magic · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 31, 23, 21, 24, 35, 19, 33, 35Clippers-Raptors · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 33, 22, 24, 24, 16, 24, 26, 33Suns-Sonics · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 28, 12, 17, 13, 24, 12, 30Lakers-Magic · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 25, 23, 32, 37, 16, 22, 24, 29Raptors-Clippers · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 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 ThorntonLAC+4.8 14.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Corey MaggetteLAC+4.6 26.2 last 10 · 21.6 season
Chris BoshTOR+4.6 27.4 last 10 · 22.8 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−6.2 8.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−5.8 6.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Ricky DavisMIA−5.0 8.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season