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Thursday, February 14, 2008Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 109–97.

Final · Box score
Heat92
Bulls99
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Suns109
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +12
On this day · 2006–07Feb 14, 2007: 13 games. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (Warriors-Knicks), 36 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Suns

Phoenix beats Dallas, 109–97

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-1+4+12PHX AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2429202497
Suns23292532109
Who led
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 13, 5, 30, 22, 15, 5, 24, 26PHX26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 24, 16, 24, 26, 33, 31, 29, 26PHX26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 15, 20, 29, 21, 21, 15, 37, 36DAL36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 7, 20, 23, 11, 11, 7, 24, 29DAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Heat-Bulls

Miami's skid reaches nine

Chicago won 99–92; the Heat fall to 9–43. Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
Wvs IND98–96Lvs BOS87–117L@ ORL91–107Lvs NJN85–94Lvs TOR82–114L@ DET95–100L@ PHI84–101Lvs LAL94–104Lvs DEN113–114L@ CHI92–99
Lead changes
Mavs-Suns13
Heat-Bulls5
The night in charts
Mavs-Suns combined for 206, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SunsMavs 97, Suns 109
206
Heat-BullsHeat 92, Bulls 99
191
CHI won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Heat-BullsHeat 92, Bulls 99
+7 CHI
Mavs-SunsMavs 97, Suns 109
+12 PHX
Diaw shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiawPHX · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
Amar'ePHX · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
HinrichCHI · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Joe SmithCHI · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
BarbosaPHX · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 92Bulls 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2815202992
Bulls2820222999
The story
Kirk Hinrich's 24 points carried Chicago past Miami, 99-92

For Miami, Shawn Marion had 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 20-15, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0+5+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade was the fantasy play: 49.9 FPTS on 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST

Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 97Suns 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2429202497
Suns23292532109
The story
Steve Nash had 24 points and 13 assists as Phoenix beat Dallas 109-97

Jason Terry led Dallas with 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the fourth 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1−1+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Season avg29.0Last 3

29.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 36

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 15, 20, 29, 21, 21, 15, 37, 36Mavs-Suns · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 7, 15, 12, 30, 19, 19, 29, 30Heat-Bulls · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 7, 20, 23, 11, 11, 7, 24, 29Mavs-Suns · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 13, 5, 30, 22, 15, 5, 24, 26Suns-Mavs · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 24, 16, 24, 26, 33, 31, 29, 26Suns-Mavs · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 10, 17, 8, 32, 13, 10, 20, 24Suns-Mavs · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Monta EllisGSW+7.7 26.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+7.5 20.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Al ThorntonLAC+7.0 17.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Larry HughesCLE+6.8 18.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Mark BlountMIA+6.6 15.0 last 10 · 8.4 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