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Tuesday, February 12, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by Grizzlies (vs Kings) and Nuggets (vs Heat).

Final · Box score
Pistons94
Hawks90
Q1 Pistons +7; Q2 Pistons +7; Q3 Pistons -2; Q4 Pistons +4
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Pacers97
Q1 Celtics -4; Q2 Celtics +1; Q3 Celtics +5; Q4 Celtics +7
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets114
Heat113
Q1 Nuggets -9; Q2 Nuggets -6; Q3 Nuggets +6; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 Nuggets +1
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Nets92
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 Nets +3; Q3 Nets +10; Q4 Nets +4
Final · Box score
Kings94
Grizzlies107
Q1 Grizzlies -9; Q2 Grizzlies -5; Q3 Grizzlies +7; Q4 Grizzlies +13
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Bulls86
Q1 Hornets -2; Q2 Hornets -7; Q3 Hornets +4; Q4 Hornets +14
On this day · 2006–07Feb 12, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Warriors), 28 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Heat

Denver needs overtime to survive Miami

Chris Paul goes for 25 points

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-6+60+1Nuggets AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets2334271812114
Heat3231152411113
Who led
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 12, 14, 2, 8, 10, 3, 18, 28Nuggets28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 18, 6, 10, 13, 18, 16, 9, 24Nuggets24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 42, 27, 35, 7, 15, 12, 30, 19, 19, 29Heat29 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 7, 7, 15, 19, 21, 14, 15, 23Heat23 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Kings-Grizzlies

Memphis climbs out of a 9-point hole against Sacramento

Down 9 after one, the Grizzlies won the third quarter 32–20 and the game 107–94. Hakim Warrick led Memphis with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Kings
Hakim Warrick · GrizzliesKevin Martin · KingsPTS2433REB137AST02Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Kings-Grizzlies16
Celtics-Pacers8
Wolves-Nets8
Hornets-Bulls6
Nuggets-Heat6
Pistons-Hawks5
The night in charts
Nuggets-Heat combined for 227, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 114, Heat 113
227
Celtics-PacersCeltics 104, Pacers 97
201
Kings-GrizzliesKings 94, Grizzlies 107
201
Hornets-BullsHornets 100, Bulls 86
186
Pistons-HawksPistons 94, Hawks 90
184
Wolves-NetsWolves 88, Nets 92
180
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 114, Heat 113
+1 Nuggets
Pistons-HawksPistons 94, Hawks 90
+4 Pistons
Wolves-NetsWolves 88, Nets 92
+4 Nets
Celtics-PacersCeltics 104, Pacers 97
+7 Celtics
Kings-GrizzliesKings 94, Grizzlies 107
+13 Grizzlies
Hornets-BullsHornets 100, Bulls 86
+14 Hornets
Grizzlies rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Kings 94, Grizzlies 107
9 pts
Nuggets-HeatNuggets won · Nuggets 114, Heat 113
9 pts
Hornets-BullsHornets won · Hornets 100, Bulls 86
7 pts
Celtics-PacersCeltics won · Celtics 104, Pacers 97
4 pts
Pistons-HawksPistons won · Pistons 94, Hawks 90
2 pts
Kenyon Martin shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinNuggets · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
Rasheed WallacePistons · 21 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
WarrickGrizzlies · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
PejaHornets · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Shawne WilliamsPacers · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Nuggets-Heat
Nuggets 114Heat 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2334271812114
Heat3231152411113
The story
Marcus Camby had 16 rebounds and 12 points as Denver beat Miami 114-113 in OT

Shawn Marion led Miami with 23 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST 16 REB, 12 PTS, 7 BLK, 2 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 27-15.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 −9−6+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 94Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2530192094
Hawks1830281490
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 21 points carried Detroit past Atlanta, 94-90

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-10 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-18, was where the Pistons built it.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +7+7−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 88Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1619213288
Nets1622282692
The story
New Jersey beat Minnesota 92-88 behind 17 points and 10 assists from Vince Carter

Sebastian Telfair paced Minnesota: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 6-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

Nets lead by quarter
200 0+3+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
Kwame BrownGrizzlies
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 33

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 26, 22, 22, 26, 5, 27, 9, 33Kings-Grizzlies · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 7, 21, 23, 19, 17, 15, 7, 30Hawks-Pistons · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 42, 27, 35, 7, 15, 12, 30, 19, 19, 29Heat-Nuggets · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 24, 7, 26, 19, 15, 18, 35, 28Celtics-Pacers · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 25, 7, 18, 7, 9, 14, 22, 9, 14, 28Bulls-Hornets · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 12, 14, 2, 8, 10, 3, 18, 28Nuggets-Heat · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mark BlountHeat+8.3 16.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Larry HughesCavs+7.1 18.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kirk HinrichBulls+6.1 19.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Al ThorntonClippers+5.7 15.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Monta EllisWarriors+5.6 23.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Beno UdrihKings−5.8 6.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Francisco GarciaKings−5.8 6.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyPacers−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Joe JohnsonHawks−5.1 15.6 last 10 · 20.7 season
Kelenna AzubuikeWarriors−4.5 4.6 last 10 · 9.1 season