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Friday, February 22, 2008Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed TOR by 9 after the first quarter and won 103–99.

Final · OT · Box score
Kings116
Bobcats115
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Nets103
Pacers113
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Magic115
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Knicks103
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets121
Bulls135
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Cavs90
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Pistons127
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +27
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Grizzlies83
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Hornets80
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +24; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Warriors110
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +18; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Clippers114
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Celtics77
Suns85
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Sonics99
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +12
On this day · 2006–07Feb 22, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Kings), 43 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Knicks

Jamal Crawford scores 43 as New York beats Toronto

LeBron James goes for 33 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-1+6+4NYK AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2132222499
Knicks12402922103
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 18, 21, 24, 30, 26, 21, 14, 43NYK43 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 12, 26, 13, 12, 20, 24, 10, 26NYK26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 22, 24, 29, 14, 11, 27, 40, 23TOR23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 12, 18, 5, 10, 6, 6, 10, 18TOR18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Cavs15
Nets-Pacers12
Raptors-Knicks10
Kings-Bobcats9
Bucks-Pistons4
Rockets-Hornets2
Jazz-Clippers2
Mavs-Grizzlies1
Nuggets-Bulls0
Sixers-Magic0
Hawks-Warriors0
Blazers-Sonics0
Celtics-Suns0
Shot of the night

Artest's jumper with 16 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 116-115 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Bulls combined for 256, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 121, Bulls 135
256
Kings-BobcatsKings 116, Bobcats 115
231
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 117, Warriors 110
227
Bucks-PistonsBucks 100, Pistons 127
227
Jazz-ClippersJazz 104, Clippers 114
218
Nets-PacersNets 103, Pacers 113
216
Sixers-MagicSixers 99, Magic 115
214
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 99, Knicks 103
202
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 87, Sonics 99
186
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 98, Grizzlies 83
181
Rockets-HornetsRockets 100, Hornets 80
180
Wizards-CavsWizards 89, Cavs 90
179
Celtics-SunsCeltics 77, Suns 85
162
3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BobcatsKings 116, Bobcats 115
+1 SAC
Wizards-CavsWizards 89, Cavs 90
+1 CLE
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 99, Knicks 103
+4 NYK
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 117, Warriors 110
+7 ATL
Celtics-SunsCeltics 77, Suns 85
+8 PHX
Nets-PacersNets 103, Pacers 113
+10 IND
Jazz-ClippersJazz 104, Clippers 114
+10 LAC
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 87, Sonics 99
+12 SEA
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 121, Bulls 135
+14 CHI
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 98, Grizzlies 83
+15 DAL
Sixers-MagicSixers 99, Magic 115
+16 ORL
Rockets-HornetsRockets 100, Hornets 80
+20 HOU
Bucks-PistonsBucks 100, Pistons 127
+27 DET
NYK rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-KnicksNYK won · Raptors 99, Knicks 103
9 pts
Jazz-ClippersLAC won · Jazz 104, Clippers 114
4 pts
Bucks-PistonsDET won · Bucks 100, Pistons 127
2 pts
Wizards-CavsCLE won · Wizards 89, Cavs 90
1 pt
Dwight shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 24 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
DienerIND · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
McDyessDET · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MaggetteLAC · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
AldridgePOR · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Kings-Bobcats
Kings 116Bobcats 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings282630257116
Bobcats252825316115
The story
Brad Miller had 22 points and 14 rebounds as Sacramento beat Charlotte 116-115 in OT

Raymond Felton led Charlotte with 17 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 7-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the third 30-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3+1+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 89Cavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2418232489
Cavs2320242390
The story
Damon Jones' 27 points carried Cleveland past Washington, 90-89

For Washington, Antawn Jamison had 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 4 AST · 10-16 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 20-18.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1+1+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 99Knicks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2132222499
Knicks12402922103
The story
New York beat Toronto 103-99 behind 26 points and 14 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Chris Bosh paced Toronto: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 40-32 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −9−1+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pistons rout

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat Milwaukee by 27.

SAC over CHA1CLE over WAS1NYK over TOR4ATL over GSW7PHX over BOS8IND over NJN10LAC over UTA10SEA over POR12CHI over DEN14DAL over MEM15ORL over PHI16HOU over NOH20DET over MIL27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Jamal Crawford leads the day with 43

Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 18, 21, 24, 30, 26, 21, 14, 43Knicks-Raptors · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 8, 10, 3, 18, 28, 16, 7, 43Nuggets-Bulls · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +33.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high43 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 24, 29, 33, 25, 33, 20, 14, 37Bulls-Nuggets · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 5, 22, 10, 19, 27, 17, 29, 35Warriors-Hawks · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 26, 8, 15, 12, 10, 17, 23, 34Rockets-Hornets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 12, 11, 23, 19, 13, 15, 24, 34Nets-Pacers · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesCLE+7.6 19.9 last 10 · 12.3 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.7 13.4 last 10 · 6.7 season
Al ThorntonLAC+6.5 17.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Mark BlountMIA+5.8 14.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.4 24.3 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−6.8 7.0 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Eddy CurryNYK−4.4 8.8 last 10 · 13.2 season
Richard HamiltonDET−4.4 13.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.4 17.2 last 10 · 21.6 season