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Saturday, February 7, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MIN by 7 after the first quarter and won 107–90.

Final · Box score
Clippers121
Hawks97
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +24
Final · Box score
Heat84
Sixers94
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets70
Nets114
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +20; Q3 NJN +37; Q4 NJN +44
Final · Box score
Raptors70
Grizzlies78
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +8
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls114
Mavs115
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Rockets107
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +17
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons126
Bucks121
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET -3; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +5
On this day · 2007–08Feb 7, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Chris Duhon (Bulls-Warriors), 34 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Rockets

Yao Ming scores 30 in Houston win over Minnesota

Al Jefferson goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-70+7+17HOU AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2723211990
Rockets20302829107
Who led
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 31, 19, 8, 13, 25, 28, 20, 30HOU30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 17, 14, 7, 8, 2, 7, 15, 22HOU22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 39, 23, 24, 34, 34, 12, 18, 36MIN36 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Sebastian TelfairPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 9, 8, 8, 10, 10, 16, 0, 13MIN13 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New Jersey by 44.

DAL over CHI1DET over MIL5MEM over TOR8PHI over MIA10HOU over MIN17LAC over ATL24NJN over DEN44Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bulls-Mavs16
Pistons-Bucks11
Raptors-Grizzlies6
Wolves-Rockets6
Nuggets-Nets5
Heat-Sixers2
Clippers-Hawks0
The night in charts
Pistons-Bucks combined for 247, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-BucksPistons 126, Bucks 121
247
Bulls-MavsBulls 114, Mavs 115
229
Clippers-HawksClippers 121, Hawks 97
218
Wolves-RocketsWolves 90, Rockets 107
197
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 70, Nets 114
184
Heat-SixersHeat 84, Sixers 94
178
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 70, Grizzlies 78
148
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-MavsBulls 114, Mavs 115
+1 DAL
Pistons-BucksPistons 126, Bucks 121
+5 DET
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 70, Grizzlies 78
+8 MEM
Heat-SixersHeat 84, Sixers 94
+10 PHI
Wolves-RocketsWolves 90, Rockets 107
+17 HOU
Clippers-HawksClippers 121, Hawks 97
+24 LAC
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 70, Nets 114
+44 NJN
HOU rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-RocketsHOU won · Wolves 90, Rockets 107
7 pts
Heat-SixersPHI won · Heat 84, Sixers 94
6 pts
Bulls-MavsDAL won · Bulls 114, Mavs 115
4 pts
Raptors-GrizzliesMEM won · Raptors 70, Grizzlies 78
3 pts
Pistons-BucksDET won · Pistons 126, Bucks 121
3 pts
Alston shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AlstonHOU · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
80% (8-10)
McDyessDET · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
SessionsMIL · 44 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB
72% (13-18)
YaoHOU · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
HamiltonDET · 38 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (15-25)
Final · Bulls-Mavs
Bulls 114Mavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2426222517114
Mavs2028292018115
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 44 points as Dallas beat Chicago 115-114 in OT

Tyrus Thomas led Chicago with 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 44 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 16-34 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 29-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−2+50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 126Bucks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons3024253017126
Bucks1926372712121
The story
Richard Hamilton's 38 points carried Detroit past Milwaukee, 126-121 in OT

Allen Iverson chipped in 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 38 PTS, 4 AST · 15-25 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +11+9−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 90Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2723211990
Rockets20302829107
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 107-90 behind 22 points from Rafer Alston

Sebastian Telfair paced Minnesota: 13 PTS, 9 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-10 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −70+7+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 52 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ramon Sessions leads the day with 44

Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 21, 2, 14, 18, 16, 8, 20, 19, 44Bucks-Pistons · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +33.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 26, 18, 20, 30, 29, 16, 14, 44Mavs-Bulls · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 7, 17, 27, 11, 14, 16, 12, 38Pistons-Bucks · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 39, 23, 24, 34, 34, 12, 18, 36Wolves-Rockets · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 27, 18, 15, 28, 26, 27, 11, 33Bucks-Pistons · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 23, 10, 14, 5, 9, 27, 9, 31Clippers-Hawks · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+8.6 24.0 last 10 · 15.4 season
Deron WilliamsUTA+7.2 25.7 last 10 · 18.5 season
Eric GordonLAC+6.0 20.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Raja BellCHA+6.0 17.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.0 31.3 last 10 · 25.3 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsIND−7.3 6.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Baron DavisLAC−5.7 10.2 last 10 · 15.9 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Matt BarnesPHX−4.5 5.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Brandon RushIND−4.5 1.4 last 10 · 5.9 season