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Tuesday, February 19, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed MEM by 14 at halftime and won 108–101.

Final · Box score
Rockets93
Cavs85
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +8
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks113
Wizards100
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Magic103
Pistons85
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Wolves104
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Bobcats65
Spurs85
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Celtics118
Nuggets124
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Jazz119
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Kings105
Blazers94
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Sonics108
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -14; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Lakers122
Q1 LAL +18; Q2 LAL +36; Q3 LAL +28; Q4 LAL +29
The lead · Grizzlies-Sonics

Seattle rallies from 14 down to beat Memphis

Marcus Camby goes for 13 rebounds

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-14+2+7SEA AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31311623101
Sonics27213228108
Who led
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 2, 5, 9, 10, 23, 7, 7, 26SEA26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 2, 16, 8, 21, 7, 13, 5, 24SEA24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 30, 15, 21, 18, 26, 21, 23, 23MEM23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 9, 14, 4, 8, 12, 24, 23, 22MEM22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Atlanta by 29, the widest margin of 10 games.

DEN over BOS6SEA over MEM7HOU over CLE8UTA over GSW10SAC over POR11NYK over WAS13MIN over PHI16ORL over DET18SAS over CHA20LAL over ATL29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Kings-Blazers22
Knicks-Wizards12
Grizzlies-Sonics11
Celtics-Nuggets6
Warriors-Jazz4
Magic-Pistons2
Bobcats-Spurs2
Rockets-Cavs1
Sixers-Wolves1
Hawks-Lakers1
The night in charts
Celtics-Nuggets combined for 242, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 118, Nuggets 124
242
Warriors-JazzWarriors 109, Jazz 119
228
Hawks-LakersHawks 93, Lakers 122
215
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 113, Wizards 100
213
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 101, Sonics 108
209
Kings-BlazersKings 105, Blazers 94
199
Sixers-WolvesSixers 88, Wolves 104
192
Magic-PistonsMagic 103, Pistons 85
188
Rockets-CavsRockets 93, Cavs 85
178
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 65, Spurs 85
150
DEN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 118, Nuggets 124
+6 DEN
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 101, Sonics 108
+7 SEA
Rockets-CavsRockets 93, Cavs 85
+8 HOU
Warriors-JazzWarriors 109, Jazz 119
+10 UTA
Kings-BlazersKings 105, Blazers 94
+11 SAC
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 113, Wizards 100
+13 NYK
Sixers-WolvesSixers 88, Wolves 104
+16 MIN
Magic-PistonsMagic 103, Pistons 85
+18 ORL
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 65, Spurs 85
+20 SAS
Hawks-LakersHawks 93, Lakers 122
+29 LAL
SEA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SonicsSEA won · Grizzlies 101, Sonics 108
14 pts
Magic-PistonsORL won · Magic 103, Pistons 85
5 pts
Bobcats-SpursSAS won · Bobcats 65, Spurs 85
5 pts
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 113, Wizards 100
4 pts
Watson shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WatsonSEA · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
LewisORL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 29 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
GarciaSAC · 23 PTS, 6 REB
67% (8-12)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Nuggets
Celtics 118Nuggets 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31312234118
Nuggets36262636124
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 29 points as Denver beat Boston 124-118

Paul Pierce led Boston with 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 36-31, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +50+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Cavs
Rockets 93Cavs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2121242793
Cavs2016232685
The story
Houston beat Cleveland 93-85 behind 22 points from Rafer Alston

Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced Cleveland: 16 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-15 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 21-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+6+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James topped the game at 61.1 FPTS: 26 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST

Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 113Wizards 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2323212323113
Wizards2030202010100
The story
Zach Randolph's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried New York past Washington, 113-100 in OT

For Washington, DeShawn Stevenson had 14 PTS, 2 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Knicks took it 23-10.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3−4−30+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison was the fantasy play: 44.6 FPTS on 20 PTS, 13 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 38 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 29

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 11, 16, 29, 29, 18, 15, 17, 29Jazz-Warriors · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 25, 28, 29, 49, 27, 22, 32, 29Nuggets-Celtics · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 24, 25, 34, 18, 25, 16, 21, 28Nuggets-Celtics · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 37, 28, 33, 32, 26, 30, 29, 39, 26Cavs-Rockets · L
30.2 PPG season to date · −4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 2, 5, 9, 10, 23, 7, 7, 26Sonics-Grizzlies · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 7, 26, 19, 15, 18, 35, 28, 24, 24Celtics-Nuggets · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kirk HinrichCHI+7.5 20.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Al ThorntonLAC+7.0 17.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.7 25.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Larry HughesCLE+6.7 18.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Mark BlountMIA+6.6 15.0 last 10 · 8.4 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−5.8 8.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Beno UdrihSAC−5.5 6.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−4.4 8.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 12.1 last 10 · 16.4 season