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Wednesday, February 27, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DET by 11 at halftime and won 103–95.

Final · Box score
Kings117
Hawks123
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Pacers107
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Magic89
Sixers101
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Raptors107
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +22
Final · Box score
Cavs87
Celtics92
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Knicks113
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Suns103
Hornets120
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +20; Q4 NOH +17
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Jazz103
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets138
Sonics96
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +42
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Clippers80
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +2
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The lead · Pistons-Jazz

Utah rallies from 11 down to beat Detroit

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 32 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-11-4+8UTA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3023182495
Jazz21212536103
Who led
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 11, 7, 20, 16, 9, 8, 11, 24UTA24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 6, 8, 10, 6, 12, 3, 4, 19UTA19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 12, 14, 12, 11, 16, 18, 20, 22DET22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 16, 14, 9, 34, 21, 14, 20, 21DET21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Denver by 42.

POR over LAC2BOS over CLE5ATL over SAC6CHI over IND6UTA over DET8PHI over ORL12NOH over PHX17TOR over MIN22NYK over CHA24DEN over SEA42Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bulls-Pacers16
Blazers-Clippers14
Kings-Hawks13
Pistons-Jazz7
Suns-Hornets5
Wolves-Raptors5
Bobcats-Knicks3
Nuggets-Sonics2
Cavs-Celtics1
Magic-Sixers0
The night in charts
Kings-Hawks combined for 240, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-HawksKings 117, Hawks 123
240
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 138, Sonics 96
234
Suns-HornetsSuns 103, Hornets 120
223
Bulls-PacersBulls 113, Pacers 107
220
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 89, Knicks 113
202
Pistons-JazzPistons 95, Jazz 103
198
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 85, Raptors 107
192
Magic-SixersMagic 89, Sixers 101
190
Cavs-CelticsCavs 87, Celtics 92
179
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 82, Clippers 80
162
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 82, Clippers 80
+2 POR
Cavs-CelticsCavs 87, Celtics 92
+5 BOS
Kings-HawksKings 117, Hawks 123
+6 ATL
Bulls-PacersBulls 113, Pacers 107
+6 CHI
Pistons-JazzPistons 95, Jazz 103
+8 UTA
Magic-SixersMagic 89, Sixers 101
+12 PHI
Suns-HornetsSuns 103, Hornets 120
+17 NOH
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 85, Raptors 107
+22 TOR
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 89, Knicks 113
+24 NYK
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 138, Sonics 96
+42 DEN
UTA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-JazzUTA won · Pistons 95, Jazz 103
11 pts
Bobcats-KnicksNYK won · Bobcats 89, Knicks 113
5 pts
Suns-HornetsNOH won · Suns 103, Hornets 120
4 pts
Wolves-RaptorsTOR won · Wolves 85, Raptors 107
2 pts
Bulls-PacersCHI won · Bulls 113, Pacers 107
1 pt
Kenyon Martin shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinDEN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
JeffersonMIN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
CarrollCHA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
AIDEN · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
BoshTOR · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 82Clippers 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2616162482
Clippers1514282380
The story
Jarrett Jack had 21 points as Portland beat Los Angeles 82-80

Tim Thomas led Los Angeles with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 26-15, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +11+13+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Corey Maggette led the game in fantasy with 44.2 FPTS (32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Kings-Hawks
Kings 117Hawks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28302732117
Hawks40193430123
The story
Mike Bibby's 24 points and 12 assists carried Atlanta past Sacramento, 123-117

For Sacramento, Beno Udrih had 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-28, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +12+1+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brad Miller was the fantasy play: 58.1 FPTS on 25 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST

Final · Pistons-Jazz
Pistons 95Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3023182495
Jazz21212536103
The story
Utah beat Detroit 103-95 behind 24 points from Mehmet Okur

Richard Hamilton paced Detroit: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −9−11−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.7Season avg31.8Today

32 minutes today, against 4.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 32

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 31, 29, 26, 37, 28, 31, 25, 32Suns-Hornets · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 26, 20, 20, 30, 27, 23, 11, 32Clippers-Blazers · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 25, 16, 21, 28, 29, 26, 28, 31Nuggets-Sonics · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 14, 40, 26, 16, 19, 13, 14, 29Bulls-Pacers · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 14, 11, 27, 40, 23, 17, 24, 28Raptors-Wolves · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 33, 27, 22, 18, 20, 16, 13, 27Hornets-Suns · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesCHI+7.2 19.9 last 10 · 12.7 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.4 25.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.9 29.8 last 10 · 23.9 season
Al ThorntonLAC+5.6 16.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−7.5 5.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.8 13.8 last 10 · 18.6 season
Marvin WilliamsATL−4.6 11.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.9 last 10 · 16.2 season