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Wednesday, February 24, 2010Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed CHA by 11 at halftime and won 102–93.

Final · Box score
Wolves92
Hawks98
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Raptors87
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Wizards94
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Bulls120
Q1 CHI +19; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Bucks115
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Magic110
Rockets92
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +20; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Thunder87
Spurs95
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Mavs101
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Suns106
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Jazz102
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Clippers97
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2008–09Feb 24, 2009: 8 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Mavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Jazz

Carlos Boozer posts 33 and 16 as Utah beats Charlotte

Luol Deng goes for 31 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-11+4+9UTA AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats3122162493
Jazz28143129102
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 34, 11, 12, 16, 30, 22, 12, 33UTA33 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 22, 13, 11, 17, 16, 9, 18, 20UTA20 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 38, 17, 14, 17, 5, 21, 17, 11, 32, 27CHA27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tyrus ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 9, 16, 11, 8, 9, 12, 10, 20CHA20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Mavs24
Thunder-Spurs18
Pistons-Clippers12
Grizzlies-Wizards9
Hornets-Bucks6
Bobcats-Jazz5
Wolves-Hawks4
Blazers-Raptors1
Magic-Rockets1
Pacers-Bulls0
Sixers-Suns0
The night in charts
Pacers-Bulls combined for 230, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BullsPacers 110, Bulls 120
230
Hornets-BucksHornets 95, Bucks 115
210
Magic-RocketsMagic 110, Rockets 92
202
Sixers-SunsSixers 95, Suns 106
201
Lakers-MavsLakers 96, Mavs 101
197
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 93, Jazz 102
195
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 99, Wizards 94
193
Wolves-HawksWolves 92, Hawks 98
190
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 101, Raptors 87
188
Pistons-ClippersPistons 91, Clippers 97
188
Thunder-SpursThunder 87, Spurs 95
182
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-MavsLakers 96, Mavs 101
+5 DAL
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 99, Wizards 94
+5 MEM
Wolves-HawksWolves 92, Hawks 98
+6 ATL
Pistons-ClippersPistons 91, Clippers 97
+6 LAC
Thunder-SpursThunder 87, Spurs 95
+8 SAS
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 93, Jazz 102
+9 UTA
Pacers-BullsPacers 110, Bulls 120
+10 CHI
Sixers-SunsSixers 95, Suns 106
+11 PHX
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 101, Raptors 87
+14 POR
Magic-RocketsMagic 110, Rockets 92
+18 ORL
Hornets-BucksHornets 95, Bucks 115
+20 MIL
UTA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-JazzUTA won · Bobcats 93, Jazz 102
11 pts
Pistons-ClippersLAC won · Pistons 91, Clippers 97
8 pts
Thunder-SpursSAS won · Thunder 87, Spurs 95
4 pts
Lakers-MavsDAL won · Lakers 96, Mavs 101
3 pts
Grizzlies-WizardsMEM won · Grizzlies 99, Wizards 94
2 pts
Dwight shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
100% (11-11)
GasolMEM · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
BoozerUTA · 33 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
81% (13-16)
OdomLAL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Josh SmithATL · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Wolves-Hawks
Wolves 92Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2121242692
Hawks2327282098
The story
Atlanta beat Minnesota 98-92 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Josh Smith

Kevin Love paced Minnesota: 19 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 27-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2+8+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Jazz
Bobcats 93Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats3122162493
Jazz28143129102
The story
Deron Williams had 20 points and 12 assists as Utah beat Charlotte 102-93

Tyrus Thomas led Charlotte with 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Jazz took the third 31-16.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3−11+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 110Rockets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic23372525110
Rockets1822341892
The story
Dwight Howard's 30 points on 11-of-11 shooting carried Orlando past Houston, 110-92

For Houston, Aaron Brooks had 24 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 30 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 11-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 37-22, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +5+20+11+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.7 in 48 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Milwaukee by 20.

MEM over WAS5DAL over LAL5ATL over MIN6LAC over DET6SAS over OKC8UTA over CHA9CHI over IND10PHX over PHI11POR over TOR14ORL over HOU18MIL over NOH20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 33

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 34, 11, 12, 16, 30, 22, 12, 33Jazz-Bobcats · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 23, 23, 18, 23, 18, 12, 11, 31Bulls-Pacers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 17, 24, 28, 23, 28, 23, 31Mavs-Lakers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 25, 18, 19, 33, 29, 22, 30Magic-Rockets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 36, 16, 14, 17, 16, 4, 14, 30Mavs-Lakers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 17, 18, 20, 21, 14, 18, 27Hawks-Wolves · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darren CollisonNOH+11.6 21.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+7.6 18.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+6.7 18.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Peja StojakovicNOH+5.2 18.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+5.2 15.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−8.1 3.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−6.4 6.2 last 10 · 12.6 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