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Monday, February 22, 2010Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wizards trailed Bulls by 10 at halftime and won 101–95.

Final · Box score
Bulls95
Wizards101
Q1 Wizards -1; Q2 Wizards -10; Q3 Wizards +5; Q4 Wizards +6
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Knicks67
Q1 Bucks +7; Q2 Bucks +6; Q3 Bucks +8; Q4 Bucks +16
Final · Box score
Pacers82
Mavs91
Q1 Mavs +9; Q2 Mavs +8; Q3 Mavs +11; Q4 Mavs +9
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Jazz100
Q1 Hawks +4; Q2 Hawks +3; Q3 Hawks -1; Q4 Hawks +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats94
Clippers98
Q1 Clippers +7; Q2 Clippers +3; Q3 Clippers -3; Q4 Clippers +4
On this day · 2008–09Feb 22, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Magic), 50 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Wizards

Washington turns it around against Chicago

Gerald Wallace goes for 32 points

Game flow · Wizards margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-10+5+6Wizards AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2630162395
Wizards25213124101
Who led
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 9, 14, 8, 15, 33, 18, 24, 25Wizards25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 8, 2, 4, 18, 5, 21, 10, 17Wizards17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 24, 21, 3, 29, 27, 19, 17, 22Bulls22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 15, 8, 16, 3, 5, 8, 12, 16Bulls16 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Jazz12
Bulls-Wizards7
Bobcats-Clippers5
Bucks-Knicks2
Pacers-Mavs0
The night in charts
Hawks-Jazz combined for 205, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-JazzHawks 105, Jazz 100
205
Bulls-WizardsBulls 95, Wizards 101
196
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 94, Clippers 98
192
Pacers-MavsPacers 82, Mavs 91
173
Bucks-KnicksBucks 83, Knicks 67
150
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 94, Clippers 98
+4 Clippers
Hawks-JazzHawks 105, Jazz 100
+5 Hawks
Bulls-WizardsBulls 95, Wizards 101
+6 Wizards
Pacers-MavsPacers 82, Mavs 91
+9 Mavs
Bucks-KnicksBucks 83, Knicks 67
+16 Bucks
Wizards erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WizardsWizards won · Bulls 95, Wizards 101
10 pts
Bobcats-ClippersClippers won · Bobcats 94, Clippers 98
3 pts
Hawks-JazzHawks won · Hawks 105, Jazz 100
1 pt
Bogut shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogutBucks · 24 PTS, 20 REB, 5 BLK
80% (12-15)
Joe JohnsonHawks · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
BlatcheWizards · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
DiawBobcats · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST
62% (8-13)
Flip MurrayBulls · 16 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Bobcats-Clippers
Bobcats 94Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2327242094
Clippers3023182798
The story
Baron Davis' 10 points and 10 assists carried Los Angeles past Charlotte, 98-94

For Charlotte, Boris Diaw had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 10 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK · 3-8 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-23, was where the Clippers built it.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +7+3−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Jazz
Hawks 105Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28262031105
Jazz24272425100
The story
Atlanta beat Utah 105-100 behind 28 points from Joe Johnson

Paul Millsap paced Utah: 14 PTS, 9 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 12-19 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hawks.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +4+3−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 95Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2630162395
Wizards25213124101
The story
Andray Blatche had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Washington beat Chicago 101-95

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Wizards took the third 31-16.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 −1−10+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 52 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Bobcats-Clippers

Clippers handle Charlotte by 4

The Clippers won the first quarter 30–23. Final: 98–94. Rasual Butler led Clippers with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Clippers over Bobcats4Hawks over Jazz5Wizards over Bulls6Mavs over Pacers9Bucks over Knicks16Final margin, points. Pink = Clippers over Bobcats.
Top performances

Gerald Wallace leads the day with 32

Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 17, 14, 17, 5, 21, 17, 11, 32Bobcats-Clippers · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 37, 34, 18, 11, 16, 18, 19, 31, 28Hawks-Jazz · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 9, 14, 8, 15, 33, 18, 24, 25Wizards-Bulls · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 6, 21, 17, 22, 12, 12, 18, 24Bucks-Knicks · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 21, 15, 17, 24, 28, 23, 28, 23Mavs-Pacers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 24, 21, 3, 29, 27, 19, 17, 22Bulls-Wizards · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darren CollisonHornets+11.0 20.3 last 10 · 9.3 season
Andray BlatcheWizards+6.9 17.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Peja StojakovicHornets+6.2 19.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Marcus ThorntonHornets+5.0 15.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
C.J. WatsonWarriors+4.7 14.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNets−8.0 3.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Larry HughesKnicks−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Devin BrownBulls−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Antawn JamisonCavs−5.8 14.2 last 10 · 20.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaPistons−5.7 7.1 last 10 · 12.8 season