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Saturday, February 21, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Warriors trailed Thunder by 4 after the first quarter and won 133–120.

Final · Box score
Sixers91
Heat97
Q1 Heat +4; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 Heat +4; Q4 Heat +6
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Wizards67
Q1 Spurs +7; Q2 Spurs +14; Q3 Spurs +21; Q4 Spurs +31
Final · Box score
Kings95
Mavs116
Q1 Mavs +10; Q2 Mavs +20; Q3 Mavs +27; Q4 Mavs +21
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Jazz102
Q1 Jazz +7; Q2 Jazz +10; Q3 Jazz +8; Q4 Jazz +14
Final · Box score
Thunder120
Warriors133
Q1 Warriors -4; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 Warriors +7; Q4 Warriors +13
On this day · 2007–08Feb 21, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Manu Ginobili (Spurs-Wolves), 44 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Warriors

Golden State beats Thunder, 133–120

Jeff Green goes for 27 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40+7+13Warriors AHEAD ↑Thunder AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder38322426120
Warriors34363132133
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 33, 30, 24, 20, 35, 20, 24, 26Warriors26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 15, 18, 25, 24, 16, 24, 24, 25Warriors25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 31, 31, 39, 31, 20, 47, 35, 32Thunder32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 20, 10, 11, 17, 21, 12, 19, 31Thunder31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Sixers-Heat

Miami handles Philadelphia by 6

The Heat won the fourth quarter 30–28. Final: 97–91. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Heat over Sixers6Warriors over Thunder13Jazz over Hornets14Mavs over Kings21Spurs over Wizards31Final margin, points. Pink = Heat over Sixers.
Lead changes
Sixers-Heat8
Thunder-Warriors7
Hornets-Jazz5
Spurs-Wizards1
Kings-Mavs1
The night in charts
Thunder-Warriors combined for 253, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 120, Warriors 133
253
Kings-MavsKings 95, Mavs 116
211
Hornets-JazzHornets 88, Jazz 102
190
Sixers-HeatSixers 91, Heat 97
188
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 98, Wizards 67
165
Heat won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Sixers-HeatSixers 91, Heat 97
+6 Heat
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 120, Warriors 133
+13 Warriors
Hornets-JazzHornets 88, Jazz 102
+14 Jazz
Kings-MavsKings 95, Mavs 116
+21 Mavs
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 98, Wizards 67
+31 Spurs
Singleton shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SingletonMavs · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
O'NealHeat · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
UdrihKings · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
KDThunder · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
MasonSpurs · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 91Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1624232891
Heat2020273097
The story
Dwyane Wade's 25 points and 9 assists carried Miami past Philadelphia, 97-91

For Philadelphia, Andre Miller had 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK · 8-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 20-16, was where the Heat built it.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +40+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 120Warriors 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder38322426120
Warriors34363132133
The story
Stephen Jackson had 26 points and 9 assists as Golden State beat Oklahoma City 133-120

Kyle Weaver led Oklahoma City with 19 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the third 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 −40+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wizards
Spurs 98Wizards 67
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2527262098
Wizards1820191067
The story
San Antonio beat Washington 98-67 behind 25 points from Roger Mason Jr.

Caron Butler paced Washington: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 9-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 20-10 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
400 +7+14+21+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
C.J. WatsonWarriors
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg12.2Last 3

12.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 52 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 32

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 31, 31, 39, 31, 20, 47, 35, 32Thunder-Warriors · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 20, 10, 11, 17, 21, 12, 19, 31Thunder-Warriors · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 21, 13, 15, 7, 24, 6, 17, 30Sixers-Heat · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 24, 20, 15, 16, 17, 24, 10, 27Thunder-Warriors · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 33, 30, 24, 20, 35, 20, 24, 26Warriors-Thunder · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 32, 29, 21, 22, 33, 24, 37, 25Heat-Sixers · W
28.4 PPG season to date · −3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Deron WilliamsJazz+7.4 26.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Ramon SessionsBucks+7.1 18.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Kevin DurantThunder+6.6 32.8 last 10 · 26.2 season
Charlie VillanuevaBucks+6.2 22.0 last 10 · 15.8 season
Tyrus ThomasBulls+5.9 15.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Elton BrandSixers−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Baron DavisClippers−4.7 10.6 last 10 · 15.3 season
Marquis DanielsPacers−4.0 9.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Andris BiedrinsWarriors−3.9 9.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Rashard LewisMagic−3.7 14.7 last 10 · 18.4 season