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Saturday, February 9, 2008Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Bucks by 7 after three quarters and won 99–98.

Final · Box score
Blazers93
Pacers101
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 Pacers +3; Q3 Pacers +8; Q4 Pacers +8
Final · Box score
Clippers80
Sixers101
Q1 Sixers +4; Q2 Sixers +19; Q3 Sixers +16; Q4 Sixers +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Hornets112
Q1 Hornets +2; Q2 Hornets +6; Q3 Hornets +10; Q4 Hornets +13
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Rockets108
Q1 Rockets +10; Q2 Rockets +25; Q3 Rockets +33; Q4 Rockets +19
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Bucks98
Q1 Knicks +1; Q2 Knicks -2; Q3 Knicks -7; Q4 Knicks +1
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Jazz97
Q1 Jazz +2; Q2 Jazz +10; Q3 Jazz +7; Q4 Jazz +10
Final · Box score
Kings102
Warriors105
Q1 Warriors +9; Q2 Warriors +5; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 Warriors +3
On this day · 2006–07Feb 9, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Zach Randolph (Blazers-Bobcats), 40 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Bucks

Jamal Crawford scores 30, New York holds off Milwaukee

Metta World Peace goes for 23 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-2-7+1Knicks AHEAD ↑Bucks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2622262599
Bucks2525311798
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 22, 26, 13, 23, 18, 21, 24, 30Knicks30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 2, 4, 2, 2, 11, 12, 19, 18Knicks18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 4, 12, 4, 10, 14, 16, 16, 21Bucks21 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 16, 17, 24, 19, 28, 37, 12, 21Bucks21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Bucks18
Blazers-Pacers7
Bulls-Jazz5
Kings-Warriors5
Clippers-Sixers2
Grizzlies-Hornets0
Hawks-Rockets0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Hornets combined for 211, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 99, Hornets 112
211
Kings-WarriorsKings 102, Warriors 105
207
Knicks-BucksKnicks 99, Bucks 98
197
Hawks-RocketsHawks 89, Rockets 108
197
Blazers-PacersBlazers 93, Pacers 101
194
Bulls-JazzBulls 87, Jazz 97
184
Clippers-SixersClippers 80, Sixers 101
181
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BucksKnicks 99, Bucks 98
+1 Knicks
Kings-WarriorsKings 102, Warriors 105
+3 Warriors
Blazers-PacersBlazers 93, Pacers 101
+8 Pacers
Bulls-JazzBulls 87, Jazz 97
+10 Jazz
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 99, Hornets 112
+13 Hornets
Hawks-RocketsHawks 89, Rockets 108
+19 Rockets
Clippers-SixersClippers 80, Sixers 101
+21 Sixers
Ellis shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisWarriors · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
YaoRockets · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
David LeeKnicks · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
WestHornets · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
SalmonsKings · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 99Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2622262599
Bucks2525311798
The story
Fred Jones' 18 points carried New York past Milwaukee, 99-98

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 5-12 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 25-17.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +1−2−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Charlie Villanueva was the fantasy play: 44.6 FPTS on 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 102Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19273224102
Warriors28232727105
The story
Stephen Jackson had 26 points as Golden State beat Sacramento 105-102

Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 28-19, their biggest quarter edge.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +9+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Rockets
Hawks 89Rockets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2110243489
Rockets31253220108
The story
Houston beat Atlanta 108-89 behind 28 points from Yao Ming

Josh Childress paced Atlanta: 18 PTS, 4 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 12-17 FG

The swing

A 25-10 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

Rockets lead by quarter
400 +10+25+33+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 38 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
Chris WebberWarriors
−16.3minutes, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
29.82006–07 avg13.5Last 2

13.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.8 in 2006–07 (61 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg38.7Today

39 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · Kings-Warriors

Golden State wins a tight one over Sacramento

105–102. Neither team led by more than 9 at any break. Monta Ellis led Golden State with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Knicks over Bucks1Warriors over Kings3Pacers over Blazers8Jazz over Bulls10Hornets over Grizzlies13Rockets over Hawks19Sixers over Clippers21Final margin, points. Pink = Warriors over Kings.
Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 34

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 28, 39, 24, 18, 16, 21, 25, 34Warriors-Kings · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 14, 32, 13, 24, 12, 12, 21, 33Hornets-Grizzlies · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 22, 26, 13, 23, 18, 21, 24, 30Knicks-Bucks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 20, 13, 16, 22, 29, 16, 16, 29Pacers-Blazers · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 26, 11, 36, 17, 12, 16, 22, 28Rockets-Hawks · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 18, 13, 25, 25, 26, 19, 19, 26Warriors-Kings · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Monta EllisWarriors+5.8 24.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Kirk HinrichBulls+5.8 18.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Corey MaggetteClippers+5.0 26.7 last 10 · 21.7 season
Peja StojakovicHornets+4.6 20.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Chris BoshRaptors+4.6 27.4 last 10 · 22.8 season
Cold
Francisco GarciaKings−5.8 6.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyPacers−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Ricky DavisHeat−5.0 8.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Joe JohnsonHawks−5.0 15.9 last 10 · 20.9 season
John SalmonsKings−4.8 10.3 last 10 · 15.1 season