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Saturday, February 28, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed HOU by 17 after three quarters and won 105–102.

Final · Box score
Magic106
Sixers100
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -12; Q3 ORL -10; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Knicks115
Heat120
Q1 MIA -12; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 MIA -15; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Thunder99
Grizzlies92
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Bulls105
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -17; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Bucks109
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Kings89
Jazz102
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats100
Clippers95
Q1 CHA -12; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +5
On this day · 2007–08Feb 28, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Nets), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Bulls

Chicago storms back from 17 down to beat Houston

Dwyane Wade goes for 46 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-3-17+3CHI AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31273014102
Bulls26291634105
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 18, 18, 10, 3, 22, 9, 10, 22CHI22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Tyrus ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 15, 8, 21, 16, 11, 13, 7, 19CHI19 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 20, 19, 18, 17, 26, 21, 15, 32HOU32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 7, 24, 20, 22, 19, 15, 28, 17HOU17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Milwaukee by 16.

CHI over HOU3MIA over NYK5CHA over LAC5ORL over PHI6OKC over MEM7UTA over SAC13MIL over WAS16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Magic-Sixers3
Knicks-Heat2
Bobcats-Clippers2
Thunder-Grizzlies1
Rockets-Bulls1
Wizards-Bucks0
Kings-Jazz0
The night in charts
Knicks-Heat combined for 235, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HeatKnicks 115, Heat 120
235
Rockets-BullsRockets 102, Bulls 105
207
Magic-SixersMagic 106, Sixers 100
206
Wizards-BucksWizards 93, Bucks 109
202
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 100, Clippers 95
195
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 99, Grizzlies 92
191
Kings-JazzKings 89, Jazz 102
191
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-BullsRockets 102, Bulls 105
+3 CHI
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 100, Clippers 95
+5 CHA
Knicks-HeatKnicks 115, Heat 120
+5 MIA
Magic-SixersMagic 106, Sixers 100
+6 ORL
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 99, Grizzlies 92
+7 OKC
Kings-JazzKings 89, Jazz 102
+13 UTA
Wizards-BucksWizards 93, Bucks 109
+16 MIL
CHI erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-BullsCHI won · Rockets 102, Bulls 105
17 pts
Knicks-HeatMIA won · Knicks 115, Heat 120
15 pts
Bobcats-ClippersCHA won · Bobcats 100, Clippers 95
12 pts
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 106, Sixers 100
12 pts
Okur shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkurUTA · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Andre MillerPHI · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ScolaHOU · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
VillanuevaMIL · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
LewisORL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 102Bulls 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31273014102
Bulls26291634105
The story
Derrick Rose had 22 points as Chicago beat Houston 105-102

Yao Ming led Houston with 17 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 34-14.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −5−3−17+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Metta World Peace led the game in fantasy with 48.7 FPTS (32 PTS, 6 REB)

Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 115Heat 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34333117115
Heat22372437120
The story
Jamario Moon's 17 points and 12 rebounds carried Miami past New York, 120-115

For New York, Chris Duhon had 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 17 PTS, 12 REB · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 37-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −12−8−15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Clippers
Bobcats 100Clippers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats17283421100
Clippers2922202495
The story
Charlotte beat Los Angeles 100-95 behind 28 points from Emeka Okafor

Al Thornton paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

A 34-20 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −12−6+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph topped the game at 47.3 FPTS: 33 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 46

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 33, 24, 37, 25, 50, 31, 21, 46Heat-Knicks · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 8, 35, 25, 20, 22, 4, 27, 30, 11, 33Clippers-Bobcats · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 20, 19, 18, 17, 26, 21, 15, 32Rockets-Bulls · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 33, 32, 26, 18, 41, 32, 14, 29Knicks-Heat · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 14, 12, 13, 13, 8, 13, 15, 28Bobcats-Clippers · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 16, 17, 24, 10, 27, 10, 28, 27Thunder-Grizzlies · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nate RobinsonNYK+9.8 27.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Lamar OdomLAL+6.5 17.6 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+6.4 18.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+6.3 22.7 last 10 · 16.4 season
Charlie BellMIL+6.3 14.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Quentin RichardsonNYK−4.9 5.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Vince CarterNJN−4.3 16.2 last 10 · 20.5 season
Mickael PietrusORL−4.1 6.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Paul MillsapUTA−4.1 10.3 last 10 · 14.4 season