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Wednesday, February 17, 2010Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed NYK by 11 at halftime and won 115–109.

Final · Box score
Spurs90
Pacers87
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Magic116
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +25
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies109
Raptors102
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Wizards108
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Heat87
Nets84
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Bulls115
Knicks109
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Rockets127
Bucks99
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +34; Q4 HOU +28
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Hornets90
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Suns97
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Kings98
Warriors130
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +27; Q3 GSW +31; Q4 GSW +32
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Clippers92
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +18
On this day · 2008–09Feb 17, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Hornets), 47 points.
Feb 17 in other seasons20222021201220112005200420032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Bulls-Knicks

Chicago climbs out of an 11-point hole against New York

Dwight Howard goes for 33 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-11-2+6CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25282933115
Knicks27372025109
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 16, 30, 19, 24, 21, 3, 29, 27CHI27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 18, 17, 20, 25, 23, 23, 18, 23CHI23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 26, 20, 12, 22, 16, 17, 15, 27NYK27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 13, 27, 15, 19, 6, 35, 10, 26NYK26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Knicks13
Pistons-Magic11
Grizzlies-Raptors10
Wolves-Wizards9
Jazz-Hornets8
Spurs-Pacers7
Heat-Nets7
Kings-Warriors5
Hawks-Clippers3
Rockets-Bucks1
Suns-Mavs1
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 228, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 98, Warriors 130
228
Rockets-BucksRockets 127, Bucks 99
226
Bulls-KnicksBulls 115, Knicks 109
224
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 109, Raptors 102
211
Pistons-MagicPistons 91, Magic 116
207
Wolves-WizardsWolves 99, Wizards 108
207
Suns-MavsSuns 97, Mavs 107
204
Hawks-ClippersHawks 110, Clippers 92
202
Jazz-HornetsJazz 98, Hornets 90
188
Spurs-PacersSpurs 90, Pacers 87
177
Heat-NetsHeat 87, Nets 84
171
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-PacersSpurs 90, Pacers 87
+3 SAS
Heat-NetsHeat 87, Nets 84
+3 MIA
Bulls-KnicksBulls 115, Knicks 109
+6 CHI
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 109, Raptors 102
+7 MEM
Jazz-HornetsJazz 98, Hornets 90
+8 UTA
Wolves-WizardsWolves 99, Wizards 108
+9 WAS
Suns-MavsSuns 97, Mavs 107
+10 DAL
Hawks-ClippersHawks 110, Clippers 92
+18 ATL
Pistons-MagicPistons 91, Magic 116
+25 ORL
Rockets-BucksRockets 127, Bucks 99
+28 HOU
Kings-WarriorsKings 98, Warriors 130
+32 GSW
CHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-KnicksCHI won · Bulls 115, Knicks 109
11 pts
Jazz-HornetsUTA won · Jazz 98, Hornets 90
6 pts
Wolves-WizardsWAS won · Wolves 99, Wizards 108
6 pts
Spurs-PacersSAS won · Spurs 90, Pacers 87
4 pts
Millsap shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapUTA · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
85% (11-13)
HorfordATL · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
80% (12-15)
JeffersonMIN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
ArizaHOU · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
ChandlerNYK · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Spurs-Pacers
Spurs 90Pacers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2427182190
Pacers2817222087
The story
Tim Duncan's 26 rebounds and 8 points carried San Antonio past Indiana, 90-87

For Indiana, Roy Hibbert had 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 26 REB, 8 PTS, 5 AST · 4-23 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 27-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4+6+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 87Nets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2328191787
Nets2223211884
The story
Miami beat New Jersey 87-84 behind 23 points and 11 rebounds from Michael Beasley

Devin Harris paced New Jersey: 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB · 10-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+6+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez topped the game at 46.0 FPTS: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 115Knicks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25282933115
Knicks27372025109
The story
Derrick Rose had 27 points as Chicago beat New York 115-109

Al Harrington led New York with 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-19 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Bulls took the third 29-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−11−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Lee led the game in fantasy with 45.4 FPTS (23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 47 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 2 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
30.42008–09 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.4 in 2008–09 (65 games). Today: 9 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Golden State by 32.

SAS over IND3MIA over NJN3CHI over NYK6MEM over TOR7UTA over NOH8WAS over MIN9DAL over PHX10ATL over LAC18ORL over DET25HOU over MIL28GSW over SAC32Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

C.J. Watson leads the day with 40

C.J. WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 4, 13, 9, 14, 0, 0, 11, 20, 40Warriors-Kings · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +31.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Feb 7, 2001: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 14, 22, 6, 17, 15, 14, 12, 36Pistons-Magic · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 16, 22, 20, 16, 25, 18, 19, 33Magic-Pistons · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 19, 0, 10, 14, 10, 9, 14, 8, 15, 33Wizards-Wolves · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 24, 27, 26, 35, 20, 36, 23, 32Raptors-Grizzlies · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 11, 4, 14, 16, 15, 15, 11, 31Hawks-Clippers · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darren CollisonNOH+8.6 17.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Peja StojakovicNOH+5.9 18.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Paul MillsapUTA+5.7 17.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+4.9 15.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Daniel GibsonCLE+4.8 12.1 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−7.9 3.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−6.9 13.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Ben GordonDET−6.4 8.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.7 2.8 last 10 · 8.5 season