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Sunday, February 28, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DEN by 9 at halftime and won 95–89.

Final · Box score
Suns110
Spurs113
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Lakers95
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +6
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks102
Hawks106
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Nets85
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Thunder119
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +24; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Heat80
Magic96
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Kings97
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Mavs108
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +8
On this day · 2008–09Feb 28, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Knicks), 46 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Lakers

Lakers climb out of a 9-point hole against Denver

Andray Blatche goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-9-3+6LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2923181989
Lakers2122242895
Who led
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 16, 25, 9, 13, 5, 21, 11, 20LAL20 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 18, 3, 15, 15, 3, 13, 4, 17LAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 19, 19, 40, 23, 23, 27, 24, 21DEN21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 39, 16, 17, 18, 28, 26, 37, 25, 17DEN17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Spurs22
Bucks-Hawks14
Nuggets-Lakers10
Heat-Magic10
Hornets-Mavs8
Wizards-Nets4
Raptors-Thunder2
Clippers-Kings2
The night in charts
Suns-Spurs combined for 223, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SpursSuns 110, Spurs 113
223
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 99, Thunder 119
218
Bucks-HawksBucks 102, Hawks 106
208
Hornets-MavsHornets 100, Mavs 108
208
Clippers-KingsClippers 92, Kings 97
189
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 89, Lakers 95
184
Heat-MagicHeat 80, Magic 96
176
Wizards-NetsWizards 89, Nets 85
174
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 110, Spurs 113
+3 SAS
Bucks-HawksBucks 102, Hawks 106
+4 ATL
Wizards-NetsWizards 89, Nets 85
+4 WAS
Clippers-KingsClippers 92, Kings 97
+5 SAC
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 89, Lakers 95
+6 LAL
Hornets-MavsHornets 100, Mavs 108
+8 DAL
Heat-MagicHeat 80, Magic 96
+16 ORL
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 99, Thunder 119
+20 OKC
LAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-LakersLAL won · Nuggets 89, Lakers 95
9 pts
Wizards-NetsWAS won · Wizards 89, Nets 85
7 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 110, Spurs 113
4 pts
Bucks-HawksATL won · Bucks 102, Hawks 106
2 pts
Collison shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonNOH · 35 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
VinceORL · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
JeffersonSAS · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
RichardsonPHX · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 110Spurs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25272434110
Spurs21282836113
The story
Tim Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Phoenix 113-110

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 18 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Spurs took the third 28-24.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4−3+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 102Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks2422271910102
Hawks2420301814106
The story
Joe Johnson's 24 points carried Atlanta past Milwaukee, 106-102 in OT

For Milwaukee, Andrew Bogut had 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 10-26 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Hawks took it 14-10.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0−2+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

John Salmons was the fantasy play: 49.6 FPTS on 32 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 92Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1824262492
Kings3224202197
The story
Sacramento beat Los Angeles 97-92 behind 22 points from Tyreke Evans

Baron Davis paced Los Angeles: 13 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

A 32-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +14+14+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Spencer Hawes topped the game at 37.8 FPTS: 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg24.4Last 3

24.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg44.1Today

44 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 35 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Thunder rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. OKC beat Toronto by 20.

SAS over PHX3ATL over MIL4WAS over NJN4SAC over LAC5LAL over DEN6DAL over NOH8ORL over MIA16OKC over TOR20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 41

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 21, 30, 22, 19, 30, 22, 20, 41Suns-Spurs · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Bryant Reeves VAN, Jan 15, 1998: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Season high41 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 15, 33, 18, 24, 25, 24, 26, 36Wizards-Nets · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 24, 28, 23, 28, 23, 31, 37, 36Mavs-Hornets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 25, 24, 18, 26, 22, 22, 16, 35Hornets-Mavs · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 11, 19, 19, 15, 18, 20, 18, 32Bucks-Hawks · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 33, 25, 36, 32, 36, 21, 25, 29Thunder-Raptors · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darren CollisonNOH+13.5 23.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+11.2 22.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW+8.1 23.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+6.9 18.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+5.8 15.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−7.3 3.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−6.3 13.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−6.2 6.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season