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Saturday, February 23, 2008Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed DEN by 14 at halftime and won 115–109.

Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Wizards110
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +15
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers101
Heat96
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Nets102
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Bucks115
Q1 MIL -11; Q2 MIL -14; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Jazz100
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Clippers95
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +18
On this day · 2006–07Feb 23, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Celtics), 38 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Bucks

Michael Redd goes for 42 in Milwaukee win over Denver

Tim Duncan goes for 25 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-14-4+6MIL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30342223109
Bucks19313233115
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 37, 12, 21, 11, 30, 27, 18, 42MIL42 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 13, 32, 36, 31, 14, 11, 16, 26MIL26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 34, 18, 25, 16, 21, 28, 29, 26DEN26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 29, 49, 27, 22, 32, 29, 22, 25DEN25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pacers-Nets

New Jersey handles Indiana by 11

The Nets won the third quarter 28–23. Final: 102–91. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 36 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over MIA5MIL over DEN6UTA over ATL6SAS over NOH9NJN over IND11WAS over CHA15LAL over LAC18Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over IND.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Wizards8
Sixers-Heat8
Pacers-Nets8
Hawks-Jazz6
Lakers-Clippers6
Nuggets-Bucks2
Hornets-Spurs2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Bucks combined for 224, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 109, Bucks 115
224
Lakers-ClippersLakers 113, Clippers 95
208
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 95, Wizards 110
205
Sixers-HeatSixers 101, Heat 96
197
Hawks-JazzHawks 94, Jazz 100
194
Pacers-NetsPacers 91, Nets 102
193
Hornets-SpursHornets 89, Spurs 98
187
PHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sixers-HeatSixers 101, Heat 96
+5 PHI
Hawks-JazzHawks 94, Jazz 100
+6 UTA
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 109, Bucks 115
+6 MIL
Hornets-SpursHornets 89, Spurs 98
+9 SAS
Pacers-NetsPacers 91, Nets 102
+11 NJN
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 95, Wizards 110
+15 WAS
Lakers-ClippersLakers 113, Clippers 95
+18 LAL
MIL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BucksMIL won · Nuggets 109, Bucks 115
14 pts
Pacers-NetsNJN won · Pacers 91, Nets 102
3 pts
Bobcats-WizardsWAS won · Bobcats 95, Wizards 110
1 pt
Okafor shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforCHA · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Josh SmithATL · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
OdomLAL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
63% (10-16)
BlatcheWAS · 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 101Heat 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers2427221810101
Heat19302418596
The story
Andre Iguodala's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Miami, 101-96 in OT

For Miami, Mark Blount had 14 PTS, 4 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-19, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +5+200+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade was the fantasy play: 53.1 FPTS on 33 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB

Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 109Bucks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30342223109
Bucks19313233115
The story
Mo Williams had 26 points as Milwaukee beat Denver 115-109

Marcus Camby led Denver with 10 REB, 6 PTS, 3 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Bucks took the third 32-22.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −11−14−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Jazz
Hawks 94Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1723223294
Jazz23242627100
The story
Utah beat Atlanta 100-94 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

Joe Johnson paced Atlanta: 14 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-19 FG

The swing

A 23-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+7+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith topped the game at 56.9 FPTS: 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.5Season avg34.4Last 5

34.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 42

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 37, 12, 21, 11, 30, 27, 18, 42Bucks-Nuggets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 11, 23, 19, 13, 15, 24, 34, 36Nets-Pacers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 12, 30, 19, 19, 29, 30, 33, 33Heat-Sixers · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 9, 20, 21, 34, 46, 18, 44, 30Spurs-Hornets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 15, 7, 30, 4, 8, 11, 17, 30Hawks-Jazz · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 16, 16, 29, 18, 9, 30, 16, 29Pacers-Nets · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesCLE+7.6 19.9 last 10 · 12.3 season
Al ThorntonLAC+6.8 17.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.7 13.4 last 10 · 6.7 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.4 24.3 last 10 · 18.9 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.2 18.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−6.8 7.0 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tony ParkerSAS−5.0 13.7 last 10 · 18.7 season
Eddy CurryNYK−4.4 8.8 last 10 · 13.2 season
Richard HamiltonDET−4.4 13.6 last 10 · 18.0 season