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Tuesday, February 23, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 5 after three quarters and won 99–98.

Final · Box score
Hornets95
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Knicks106
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Heat88
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Nets93
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +19; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Grizzlies98
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Suns104
Thunder102
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Kings89
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +25; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Sixers110
Warriors102
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +8
On this day · 2008–09Feb 23, 2009: 6 games. Top scorer: Nate Robinson (Knicks-Pacers), 41 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Grizzlies

Kobe Bryant scores 32 as Lakers win in Memphis

David Lee goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+5-5+1LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2726232399
Grizzlies1632331798
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 26, 29, 24, 19, 44, 5, 33, 32LAL32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 14, 17, 13, 21, 22, 14, 22, 22LAL22 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 11, 16, 16, 15, 22, 17, 24, 25MEM25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 14, 14, 20, 18, 24, 16, 18, 20MEM20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Thunder17
Hornets-Cavs14
Pistons-Kings4
Wolves-Heat3
Knicks-Celtics2
Blazers-Nets2
Lakers-Grizzlies2
Sixers-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Richardson's jumper with 0.7 seconds left breaks the tie, 104-102 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Celtics combined for 216, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 106, Celtics 110
216
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 110, Warriors 102
212
Suns-ThunderSuns 104, Thunder 102
206
Hornets-CavsHornets 95, Cavs 105
200
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 99, Grizzlies 98
197
Blazers-NetsBlazers 102, Nets 93
195
Pistons-KingsPistons 101, Kings 89
190
Wolves-HeatWolves 91, Heat 88
179
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 99, Grizzlies 98
+1 LAL
Suns-ThunderSuns 104, Thunder 102
+2 PHX
Wolves-HeatWolves 91, Heat 88
+3 MIN
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 106, Celtics 110
+4 BOS
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 110, Warriors 102
+8 PHI
Blazers-NetsBlazers 102, Nets 93
+9 POR
Hornets-CavsHornets 95, Cavs 105
+10 CLE
Pistons-KingsPistons 101, Kings 89
+12 DET
LAL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 99, Grizzlies 98
5 pts
Hornets-CavsCLE won · Hornets 95, Cavs 105
3 pts
Suns-ThunderPHX won · Suns 104, Thunder 102
1 pt
Dorell Wright shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dorell WrightMIA · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Grant HillPHX · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
WestNOH · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RodriguezNYK · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Andre MillerPOR · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 99Grizzlies 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2726232399
Grizzlies1632331798
The story
Pau Gasol had 22 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Memphis 99-98

Rudy Gay led Memphis with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 27-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+5−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Thunder
Suns 104Thunder 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27243122104
Thunder25272624102
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 30 points carried Phoenix past Oklahoma City, 104-102

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 21 PTS, 10 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 12-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 31-26.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2−1+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant was the fantasy play: 55.6 FPTS on 36 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wolves-Heat
Wolves 91Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2421232391
Heat1526173088
The story
Minnesota beat Miami 91-88 behind 16 points from Jonny Flynn

Michael Beasley paced Miami: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +9+4+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dorell Wright topped the game at 52.9 FPTS: 26 PTS, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg12.6Last 3

12.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 45 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Cavs

Cleveland beats New Orleans, 105–95

Cleveland led 82–76 after three and won by 10. LeBron James led Cleveland with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over MEM1PHX over OKC2MIN over MIA3BOS over NYK4PHI over GSW8POR over NJN9CLE over NOH10DET over SAC12Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over NOH.
Top performances

Marcus Thornton leads the day with 37

Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 14, 25, 22, 2, 14, 12, 12, 37Hornets-Cavs · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 45, 33, 30, 29, 33, 25, 36, 32, 36Thunder-Suns · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 26, 29, 24, 19, 44, 5, 33, 32Lakers-Grizzlies · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 20, 30, 24, 21, 30, 22, 19, 30Suns-Thunder · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 6, 17, 15, 14, 12, 36, 29, 27, 30Pistons-Kings · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 32, 20, 21, 24, 23, 30, 12, 28Knicks-Celtics · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darren CollisonNOH+11.2 20.8 last 10 · 9.6 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+6.9 17.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+6.3 17.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+5.2 15.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Peja StojakovicNOH+5.2 18.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−8.1 3.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−6.0 14.0 last 10 · 20.0 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−5.8 6.9 last 10 · 12.7 season