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Wednesday, February 13, 2008Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ATL by 12 at halftime and won 100–98.

Final · OT · Box score
Hawks98
Bobcats100
Q1 CHA -10; Q2 CHA -12; Q3 CHA -10; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Cavs105
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Magic109
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Sixers102
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Nets91
Raptors109
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +29; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Celtics111
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Pistons96
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +25; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Bucks107
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Wolves92
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +31; Q4 LAL +25
Final · Box score
Blazers76
Mavs96
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Kings87
Rockets89
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Suns118
Warriors120
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Sonics93
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +19
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Clippers89
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +2
On this day · 2006–07Feb 13, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Metta World Peace (Kings-Rockets), 39 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bobcats

Charlotte outlasts Atlanta in overtime

Manu Ginobili goes for 46 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-12-100+2CHA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hawks29222219698
Bobcats192024298100
Who led
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 16, 16, 14, 19, 4, 14, 29, 22CHA22 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 13, 20, 20, 18, 10, 9, 9, 20CHA20 PTS · 21 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 17, 10, 18, 28, 23, 8, 11, 23ATL23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 3, 4, 11, 16, 9, 0, 7, 19ATL19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Lakers rout

Five of 14 games were decided by four points or fewer. Lakers beat Minnesota by 25.

CHA over ATL2HOU over SAC2GSW over PHX2WAS over LAC2NOH over MIL4SAS over CLE7BOS over NYK8ORL over DEN11PHI over MEM14DET over IND16TOR over NJN18UTA over SEA19DAL over POR20LAL over MIN25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Warriors22
Nuggets-Magic10
Knicks-Celtics9
Wizards-Clippers9
Hawks-Bobcats6
Kings-Rockets6
Grizzlies-Sixers0
Jazz-Sonics0
Blazers-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Jamison's tip-in with 0.5 seconds left breaks the tie, 91-89 final

The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 238, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 118, Warriors 120
238
Hornets-BucksHornets 111, Bucks 107
218
Spurs-CavsSpurs 112, Cavs 105
217
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 103, Celtics 111
214
Lakers-WolvesLakers 117, Wolves 92
209
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 98, Magic 109
207
Jazz-SonicsJazz 112, Sonics 93
205
Nets-RaptorsNets 91, Raptors 109
200
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 98, Bobcats 100
198
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 88, Sixers 102
190
Wizards-ClippersWizards 91, Clippers 89
180
Pacers-PistonsPacers 80, Pistons 96
176
Kings-RocketsKings 87, Rockets 89
176
Blazers-MavsBlazers 76, Mavs 96
172
5 of 14 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 98, Bobcats 100
+2 CHA
Wizards-ClippersWizards 91, Clippers 89
+2 WAS
Kings-RocketsKings 87, Rockets 89
+2 HOU
Suns-WarriorsSuns 118, Warriors 120
+2 GSW
Hornets-BucksHornets 111, Bucks 107
+4 NOH
Spurs-CavsSpurs 112, Cavs 105
+7 SAS
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 103, Celtics 111
+8 BOS
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 98, Magic 109
+11 ORL
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 88, Sixers 102
+14 PHI
Pacers-PistonsPacers 80, Pistons 96
+16 DET
Nets-RaptorsNets 91, Raptors 109
+18 TOR
Jazz-SonicsJazz 112, Sonics 93
+19 UTA
Blazers-MavsBlazers 76, Mavs 96
+20 DAL
Lakers-WolvesLakers 117, Wolves 92
+25 LAL
CHA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BobcatsCHA won · Hawks 98, Bobcats 100
12 pts
Spurs-CavsSAS won · Spurs 112, Cavs 105
6 pts
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 103, Celtics 111
3 pts
Suns-WarriorsGSW won · Suns 118, Warriors 120
3 pts
Nuggets-MagicORL won · Nuggets 98, Magic 109
2 pts
Pau shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
ManuSAS · 46 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
75% (15-20)
CalderonTOR · 22 PTS, 12 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
Amar'ePHX · 29 PTS, 13 REB
71% (10-14)
MasonMIL · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Bobcats
Hawks 98Bobcats 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks29222219698
Bobcats192024298100
The story
Emeka Okafor had 21 rebounds and 20 points as Charlotte beat Atlanta 100-98 in OT

Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 21 REB, 20 PTS, 5 BLK · 6-11 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Bobcats took the fourth 29-19.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −10−12−100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 118Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32233528118
Warriors38212833120
The story
Monta Ellis' 37 points carried Golden State past Phoenix, 120-118

For Phoenix, Grant Hill had 26 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 18-27 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 38-32, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+4−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Clippers
Wizards 91Clippers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2520163091
Clippers1715282989
The story
Washington beat Los Angeles 91-89 behind 29 points from Antawn Jamison

Al Thornton paced Los Angeles: 24 PTS, 9 REB 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL · 13-25 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +8+13+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 37 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 46

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 29, 19, 15, 9, 20, 21, 34, 46Spurs-Cavs · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +26.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high46 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 41, 37, 28, 33, 32, 26, 30, 29, 39Cavs-Spurs · L
30.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 31, 15, 20, 29, 21, 21, 15, 37Mavs-Blazers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 39, 24, 18, 16, 21, 25, 34, 22, 37Warriors-Suns · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 13, 25, 28, 29, 49, 27, 22, 32Nuggets-Magic · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 19, 28, 37, 12, 21, 11, 30Bucks-Hornets · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mark BlountMIA+8.3 16.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Monta EllisGSW+7.7 26.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Al ThorntonLAC+7.0 17.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Larry HughesCLE+6.8 18.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+6.1 19.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Beno UdrihSAC−6.4 5.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−5.8 6.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.8 9.7 last 10 · 14.5 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.7 17.0 last 10 · 21.7 season