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Tuesday, February 1, 2011Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Kings by 9 at halftime and won 95–90.

Final · Box score
Wizards89
Hornets97
Q1 Hornets +3; Q2 Hornets +11; Q3 Hornets +15; Q4 Hornets +8
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Blazers99
Q1 Blazers +2; Q2 Blazers -5; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 Blazers +13
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Kings90
Q1 Celtics +7; Q2 Celtics -9; Q3 Celtics +3; Q4 Celtics +5
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets106
Lakers114
Q1 Lakers +8; Q2 Lakers +6; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers +8
On this day · 2009–10Feb 1, 2010: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Grizzlies), 44 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Kings

Boston rallies from 9 down to beat Sacramento

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 40 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-9+3+5Celtics AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2718292195
Kings2034171990
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 7, 11, 16, 18, 18, 8, 21, 22Celtics22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 6, 4, 13, 11, 11, 7, 10, 17Celtics17 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 20, 5, 21, 14, 9, 27, 25, 20Kings20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 16, 16, 35, 26, 19, 13, 18, 20Kings20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Blazers

Portland upsets San Antonio

Portland (25–22) beat San Antonio (40–7) 99–86. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Celtics over Kings5Hornets over Wizards8Lakers over Rockets8Blazers over Spurs13Final margin, points. Pink = Blazers over Spurs.
Lead changes
Spurs-Blazers19
Celtics-Kings9
Rockets-Lakers4
Wizards-Hornets2
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 220, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 106, Lakers 114
220
Wizards-HornetsWizards 89, Hornets 97
186
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 86, Blazers 99
185
Celtics-KingsCeltics 95, Kings 90
185
Celtics won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-KingsCeltics 95, Kings 90
+5 Celtics
Wizards-HornetsWizards 89, Hornets 97
+8 Hornets
Rockets-LakersRockets 106, Lakers 114
+8 Lakers
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 86, Blazers 99
+13 Blazers
Celtics rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KingsCeltics won · Celtics 95, Kings 90
9 pts
Spurs-BlazersBlazers won · Spurs 86, Blazers 99
5 pts
Jason Smith shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jason SmithHornets · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
AldridgeBlazers · 40 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (16-23)
Andre MillerBlazers · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
ScolaRockets · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST
60% (12-20)
Ray AllenCeltics · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Celtics-Kings
Celtics 95Kings 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2718292195
Kings2034171990
The story
Rajon Rondo had 17 points and 10 assists as Boston beat Sacramento 95-90

Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 7-15 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Celtics took the third 29-17.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +7−9+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 106Lakers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets232526248106
Lakers3123202416114
The story
Kobe Bryant's 32 points and 11 assists carried Los Angeles past Houston, 114-106 in OT

For Houston, Kevin Martin had 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 13-25 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the Lakers built it.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +8+600+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 55.2 FPTS on 26 PTS, 16 REB

Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 86Blazers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2230191586
Blazers2423242899
The story
Portland beat San Antonio 99-86 behind 18 points and 9 assists from Andre Miller

DeJuan Blair paced San Antonio: 14 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +2−50+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Nick YoungWizards
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 46 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
Glen DavisCeltics
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 40

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 27, 37, 23, 28, 25, 9, 17, 40Blazers-Spurs · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal Lakers, Apr 7, 2002: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Career high40 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 27, 21, 21, 18, 21, 38, 41, 32Lakers-Rockets · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 36, 21, 32, 18, 34, 8, 27, 10, 30Rockets-Lakers · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 25, 6, 22, 26, 32, 8, 18, 30Wizards-Hornets · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 13, 21, 23, 19, 20, 9, 12, 26Lakers-Rockets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 13, 19, 15, 20, 16, 30, 23, 24Rockets-Lakers · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteBucks+6.1 18.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Joe JohnsonHawks+5.1 25.2 last 10 · 20.1 season
Ryan AndersonMagic+4.6 16.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
LeBron JamesHeat+4.4 30.4 last 10 · 26.0 season
Keyon DoolingBucks+4.2 11.7 last 10 · 7.5 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasMagic−5.4 7.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Michael BeasleyWolves−4.7 15.6 last 10 · 20.3 season
Marco BelinelliHornets−4.6 5.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Rudy GayGrizzlies−4.4 15.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiMavs−4.2 18.9 last 10 · 23.1 season