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Monday, February 23, 2009Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed PHI by 12 after the first quarter and won 98–96.

Final · Box score
Sixers96
Nets98
Q1 NJN -12; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Pacers119
Knicks123
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Celtics114
Nuggets76
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +28; Q4 BOS +38
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +19
Final · Box score
Hornets112
Kings105
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +14; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Clippers118
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 2007–08Feb 23, 2008: 7 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Nuggets), 42 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Nets

Devin Harris scores 39, New Jersey holds off Philadelphia

Nate Robinson goes for 41 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-120-1+2NJN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3120242196
Nets1932232498
Who led
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 26, 28, 28, 21, 10, 18, 26, 39NJN39 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Keyon DoolingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 14, 8, 0, 5, 0, 14, 13, 16NJN16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 20, 12, 22, 18, 20, 10, 14, 21PHI21 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 13, 15, 7, 24, 6, 17, 30, 17PHI17 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Pacers-Knicks

New York takes care of Indiana

A 4-point win, 123–119. Nate Robinson led New York with 41 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over PHI2NYK over IND4NOH over SAC7LAC over GSW13UTA over ATL19BOS over DEN38Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over IND.
Lead changes
Pacers-Knicks19
Sixers-Nets17
Warriors-Clippers9
Hawks-Jazz3
Celtics-Nuggets1
Hornets-Kings0
Shot of the night

Harris's three at the buzzer puts the Nets ahead, 98-96 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Knicks combined for 242, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-KnicksPacers 119, Knicks 123
242
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 105, Clippers 118
223
Hornets-KingsHornets 112, Kings 105
217
Hawks-JazzHawks 89, Jazz 108
197
Sixers-NetsSixers 96, Nets 98
194
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 114, Nuggets 76
190
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-NetsSixers 96, Nets 98
+2 NJN
Pacers-KnicksPacers 119, Knicks 123
+4 NYK
Hornets-KingsHornets 112, Kings 105
+7 NOH
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 105, Clippers 118
+13 LAC
Hawks-JazzHawks 89, Jazz 108
+19 UTA
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 114, Nuggets 76
+38 BOS
Brewer shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrewerUTA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 15 PTS, 10 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
NocioniSAC · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
Nate RobinsonNYK · 41 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
Joe JohnsonATL · 15 PTS
58% (7-12)
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 96Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3120242196
Nets1932232498
The story
Keyon Dooling had 16 points as New Jersey beat Philadelphia 98-96

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Nets took the second 32-20.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −120−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 119Knicks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers20313632119
Knicks23284230123
The story
Al Harrington's 27 points carried New York past Indiana, 123-119

For Indiana, Jarrett Jack had 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB · 10-20 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 42-36, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +30+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Kings
Hornets 112Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29322328112
Kings24232731105
The story
New Orleans beat Sacramento 112-105 behind 27 points and 13 assists from Chris Paul

Kevin Martin paced Sacramento: 32 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 11-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +5+14+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 48 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Nate Robinson leads the day with 41

Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 13, 19, 30, 33, 32, 26, 18, 41Knicks-Pacers · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +24.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 26, 28, 28, 21, 10, 18, 26, 39Nets-Sixers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 16, 7, 21, 12, 18, 18, 16, 33Pacers-Knicks · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 37, 13, 37, 23, 18, 18, 32, 33, 11, 32Kings-Hornets · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 30, 24, 20, 35, 20, 24, 26, 28Warriors-Clippers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 3, 0, 12, 11, 14, 24, 16, 28Pacers-Knicks · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ramon SessionsMIL+7.9 20.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Deron WilliamsUTA+7.1 26.2 last 10 · 19.1 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+6.7 22.8 last 10 · 16.1 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.6 32.8 last 10 · 26.2 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+6.5 23.6 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Chris BoshTOR−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW−4.3 8.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Rashard LewisORL−3.8 14.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Paul MillsapUTA−3.7 10.9 last 10 · 14.6 season