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Monday, February 8, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NOH by 15 at halftime and won 123–117.

Final · Box score
Hornets117
Magic123
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -15; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Mavs127
Warriors117
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL -8; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Lakers101
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2008–09Feb 8, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Kings), 39 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Magic

Vince Carter scores 48 as Orlando beats New Orleans

Pau Gasol goes for 21 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-15-7+6ORL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32382423117
Magic28273236123
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 15, 6, 6, 2, 17, 21, 20, 48ORL48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 27, 19, 31, 16, 22, 20, 16, 25ORL25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 14, 13, 20, 11, 15, 23, 18, 29NOH29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 12, 3, 17, 16, 9, 17, 24, 27NOH27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Mavs-Warriors

Dallas turns it around against Golden State

From 9 down at the half to a 10-point win: 127–117. Jason Terry led Dallas with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Warriors
Jason Terry · DALAnthony Morrow · GSWPTS3633REB611AST94Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Spurs-Lakers11
Hornets-Magic6
Mavs-Warriors3
The night in charts
Mavs-Warriors combined for 244, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 127, Warriors 117
244
Hornets-MagicHornets 117, Magic 123
240
Spurs-LakersSpurs 89, Lakers 101
190
ORL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hornets-MagicHornets 117, Magic 123
+6 ORL
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 127, Warriors 117
+10 DAL
Spurs-LakersSpurs 89, Lakers 101
+12 LAL
ORL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-MagicORL won · Hornets 117, Magic 123
15 pts
Mavs-WarriorsDAL won · Mavs 127, Warriors 117
9 pts
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 89, Lakers 101
6 pts
Vince shot 19-of-27 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VinceORL · 48 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
70% (19-27)
ManuSAS · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
DwightORL · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
PejaNOH · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
61% (11-18)
MorrowGSW · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 117Magic 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32382423117
Magic28273236123
The story
Dwight Howard had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Orlando beat New Orleans 123-117

Peja Stojakovic led New Orleans with 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 36-23.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4−15−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 127Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29322937127
Warriors34362819117
The story
Dallas beat Golden State 127-117 behind 36 points and 9 assists from Jason Terry

Anthony Morrow paced Golden State: 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 36 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 37-19 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5−9−8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 89Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3413212189
Lakers28222328101
The story
Lamar Odom's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past San Antonio, 101-89

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 20 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 22-13.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6+3+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg15.8Last 3

15.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 48

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 15, 6, 6, 2, 17, 21, 20, 48Magic-Hornets · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +32.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Monta Ellis GSW, Feb 7, 2012: 48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Season high48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 20, 21, 21, 18, 19, 21, 20, 36Mavs-Warriors · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 8, 12, 5, 3, 24, 0, 5, 33Warriors-Mavs · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 14, 13, 20, 11, 15, 23, 18, 29Hornets-Magic · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 12, 3, 17, 16, 9, 17, 24, 27Hornets-Magic · L
8.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 36, 39, 4, 19, 22, 25, 34, 46, 15, 27Warriors-Mavs · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus ThorntonNOH+5.9 16.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW+5.9 20.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Paul MillsapUTA+5.6 16.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
George HillSAS+5.1 16.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Carlos DelfinoMIL+5.0 15.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−7.3 4.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−5.8 14.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.5 3.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−5.0 8.0 last 10 · 13.0 season