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Monday, February 2, 2009Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Blazers trailed Hornets by 15 after three quarters and won 97–89.

Final · Box score
Mavs105
Magic95
Q1 Mavs -2; Q2 Mavs +7; Q3 Mavs +14; Q4 Mavs +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Wizards97
Q1 Grizzlies +3; Q2 Grizzlies +4; Q3 Grizzlies +13; Q4 Grizzlies +16
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Heat119
Q1 Heat +6; Q2 Heat +11; Q3 Heat +17; Q4 Heat +24
Final · Box score
Lakers126
Knicks117
Q1 Lakers +5; Q2 Lakers +11; Q3 Lakers +10; Q4 Lakers +9
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Hornets89
Q1 Blazers -8; Q2 Blazers -9; Q3 Blazers -15; Q4 Blazers +8
Final · Box score
Kings81
Suns129
Q1 Suns +21; Q2 Suns +30; Q3 Suns +48; Q4 Suns +48
Final · Box score
Bobcats86
Jazz105
Q1 Jazz -6; Q2 Jazz -2; Q3 Jazz +6; Q4 Jazz +19
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs110
Warriors105
Q1 Spurs +2; Q2 Spurs -4; Q3 Spurs -4; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 Spurs +5
On this day · 2007–08Feb 2, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Jason Richardson (Bobcats-Nuggets), 38 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Hornets

Portland storms back from 15 down to beat New Orleans

Kobe Bryant goes for 61 points

Game flow · Blazers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-9-15+8Blazers AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1722203897
Hornets2523261589
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 21, 22, 21, 18, 10, 25, 14, 22Blazers22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 5, 23, 14, 7, 10, 3, 5, 11, 4, 19Blazers19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 40, 13, 12, 25, 16, 23, 20, 12, 16, 25Hornets25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 26, 20, 17, 26, 26, 11, 4, 18Hornets18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Sacramento by 48, the widest margin of 8 games.

Spurs over Warriors5Blazers over Hornets8Lakers over Knicks9Mavs over Magic10Grizzlies over Wizards16Jazz over Bobcats19Heat over Clippers24Suns over Kings48Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wizards8
Clippers-Heat7
Mavs-Magic6
Bobcats-Jazz5
Spurs-Warriors5
Blazers-Hornets4
Lakers-Knicks2
Kings-Suns0
The night in charts
Lakers-Knicks combined for 243, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KnicksLakers 126, Knicks 117
243
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 110, Warriors 105
215
Clippers-HeatClippers 95, Heat 119
214
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 113, Wizards 97
210
Kings-SunsKings 81, Suns 129
210
Mavs-MagicMavs 105, Magic 95
200
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 86, Jazz 105
191
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 97, Hornets 89
186
Spurs won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 110, Warriors 105
+5 Spurs
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 97, Hornets 89
+8 Blazers
Lakers-KnicksLakers 126, Knicks 117
+9 Lakers
Mavs-MagicMavs 105, Magic 95
+10 Mavs
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 113, Wizards 97
+16 Grizzlies
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 86, Jazz 105
+19 Jazz
Clippers-HeatClippers 95, Heat 119
+24 Heat
Kings-SunsKings 81, Suns 129
+48 Suns
Blazers erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HornetsBlazers won · Blazers 97, Hornets 89
15 pts
Bobcats-JazzJazz won · Bobcats 86, Jazz 105
6 pts
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs won · Spurs 110, Warriors 105
4 pts
Mavs-MagicMavs won · Mavs 105, Magic 95
2 pts
Richardson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RichardsonSuns · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
83% (10-12)
PauLakers · 31 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
DwightMagic · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
DuncanSpurs · 32 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
OutlawBlazers · 16 PTS, 6 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 110Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2721272015110
Warriors2527271610105
The story
Tim Duncan had 32 points and 15 rebounds as San Antonio beat Golden State 110-105 in OT

Monta Ellis led Golden State with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 13-20 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the overtime 15-10.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +2−4−40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Stephen Jackson led the game in fantasy with 64.5 FPTS (33 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Lakers-Knicks
Lakers 126Knicks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31343130126
Knicks26283231117
The story
Pau Gasol's 31 points and 14 rebounds carried Los Angeles past New York, 126-117

For New York, David Lee had 22 PTS, 12 REB 31 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 12-17 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 34-28, was where the Lakers built it.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +5+11+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Wizards
Grizzlies 113Wizards 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies32293319113
Wizards2928241697
The story
Memphis beat Washington 113-97 behind 33 points from O.J. Mayo

Caron Butler paced Washington: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 12-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 +3+4+13+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.6Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 26.6 in 46 earlier games. Today: 61 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
Kyle LowryGrizzlies
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 46 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 26.1 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 61

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 20, 18, 11, 22, 38, 30, 25, 61Lakers-Knicks · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +34.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high61 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 25, 14, 11, 22, 22, 22, 29, 35Magic-Mavs · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 26, 29, 24, 9, 25, 15, 16, 33Warriors-Spurs · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 15, 13, 12, 23, 19, 17, 21, 33Grizzlies-Wizards · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 17, 27, 30, 15, 24, 20, 12, 32Spurs-Warriors · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 32, 25, 27, 35, 14, 24, 30, 32Heat-Clippers · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Charlie VillanuevaBucks+7.7 22.9 last 10 · 15.2 season
Eric GordonClippers+6.9 21.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Deron WilliamsJazz+6.5 24.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Flip MurrayHawks+5.9 16.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Mo WilliamsCavs+5.8 23.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsPacers−7.2 6.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Vince CarterNets−6.0 15.1 last 10 · 21.1 season
Elton BrandSixers−5.8 8.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Baron DavisClippers−5.0 11.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Devin HarrisNets−4.6 16.9 last 10 · 21.5 season