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Monday, February 1, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAC by 14 at halftime and won 112–109.

Final · Box score
Celtics99
Wizards88
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Heat81
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Grizzlies95
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Suns109
Hornets100
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +9
Final · OT · Box score
Kings109
Nuggets112
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -14; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats79
Blazers98
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +19
On this day · 2008–09Feb 1, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Kings-Thunder), 37 points.
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The lead · Kings-Nuggets

Denver needs overtime to survive Sacramento

Deron Williams goes for 18 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-14-50+3DEN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings2638142110109
Nuggets2624232613112
Who led
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 11, 13, 20, 6, 12, 13, 27, 24DEN24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 37, 20, 20, 27, 21, 19, 25, 23DEN23 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 6, 4, 8, 14, 18, 6, 4, 23SAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 9, 23, 5, 5, 5, 33, 31, 22SAC22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Portland by 19.

MEM over LAL2DEN over SAC3PHX over NOH9BOS over WAS11UTA over DAL12MIL over MIA16POR over CHA19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Suns-Hornets17
Mavs-Jazz14
Kings-Nuggets12
Lakers-Grizzlies11
Celtics-Wizards7
Bucks-Heat3
Bobcats-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Afflalo's jumper with 18 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 112-109 final

The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 221, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 109, Nuggets 112
221
Suns-HornetsSuns 109, Hornets 100
209
Mavs-JazzMavs 92, Jazz 104
196
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 93, Grizzlies 95
188
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 99, Wizards 88
187
Bucks-HeatBucks 97, Heat 81
178
Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 79, Blazers 98
177
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 93, Grizzlies 95
+2 MEM
Kings-NuggetsKings 109, Nuggets 112
+3 DEN
Suns-HornetsSuns 109, Hornets 100
+9 PHX
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 99, Wizards 88
+11 BOS
Mavs-JazzMavs 92, Jazz 104
+12 UTA
Bucks-HeatBucks 97, Heat 81
+16 MIL
Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 79, Blazers 98
+19 POR
DEN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 109, Nuggets 112
14 pts
Celtics-WizardsBOS won · Celtics 99, Wizards 88
6 pts
Mavs-JazzUTA won · Mavs 92, Jazz 104
2 pts
Suns-HornetsPHX won · Suns 109, Hornets 100
1 pt
Lakers-GrizzliesMEM won · Lakers 93, Grizzlies 95
1 pt
Bogut shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogutMIL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
Robin LopezPHX · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BatumPOR · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
MillsapUTA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 93Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2426212293
Grizzlies2428182595
The story
Rudy Gay's 25 points carried Memphis past Los Angeles, 95-93

For Los Angeles, Metta World Peace had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 25-22.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0+2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 109Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2638142110109
Nuggets2624232613112
The story
Kenyon Martin had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Denver beat Sacramento 112-109 in OT

Spencer Hawes led Sacramento with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 23-14.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−14−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 92Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2620301692
Jazz24292427104
The story
Utah beat Dallas 104-92 behind 25 points from Paul Millsap

Jason Terry paced Dallas: 19 PTS, 8 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 27-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2+7+1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 46 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 44

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 31, 27, 27, 26, 29, 24, 19, 44Lakers-Grizzlies · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Apr 18, 1998: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ties season high44 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 37, 28, 15, 20, 28, 19, 28, 28Mavs-Jazz · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 27, 23, 15, 16, 12, 22, 36, 25Suns-Hornets · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 7, 17, 13, 20, 12, 15, 32, 25Jazz-Mavs · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 12, 9, 13, 19, 18, 20, 14, 25Hornets-Suns · L
10.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 31, 26, 25, 15, 16, 9, 10, 25Grizzlies-Lakers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carlos DelfinoMIL+6.6 16.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.1 20.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Corey MaggetteGSW+5.5 26.2 last 10 · 20.7 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+5.3 15.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Chauncey BillupsDEN+5.1 24.5 last 10 · 19.4 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−6.7 6.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Vince CarterORL−6.7 8.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Ben GordonDET−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Beno UdrihSAC−4.9 7.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Larry HughesNYK−4.8 5.0 last 10 · 9.8 season