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Sunday, February 6, 2011Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ORL by 5 after the first quarter and won 91–80.

Final · Box score
Clippers79
Heat97
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Nets86
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Knicks117
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Magic80
Celtics91
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +11
On this day · 2009–10Feb 6, 2010: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Knicks), 47 points.
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The lead · Magic-Celtics

Boston beats Orlando, 91–80

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 41 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+3+9+11BOS AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2221181980
Celtics1729242191
Who led
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 13, 11, 11, 7, 10, 17, 8, 26BOS26 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 12, 24, 17, 14, 32, 15, 12, 18BOS18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 20, 19, 40, 20, 25, 17, 22, 28ORL28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 21, 14, 9, 23, 10, 9, 19, 12ORL12 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Knicks6
Clippers-Heat5
Pacers-Nets1
Magic-Celtics1
The night in charts
Sixers-Knicks combined for 220, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-KnicksSixers 103, Knicks 117
220
Pacers-NetsPacers 105, Nets 86
191
Clippers-HeatClippers 79, Heat 97
176
Magic-CelticsMagic 80, Celtics 91
171
BOS won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Magic-CelticsMagic 80, Celtics 91
+11 BOS
Sixers-KnicksSixers 103, Knicks 117
+14 NYK
Clippers-HeatClippers 79, Heat 97
+18 MIA
Pacers-NetsPacers 105, Nets 86
+19 IND
Amar'e shot 17-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'eNYK · 41 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
81% (17-21)
FieldsNYK · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
BrandPHI · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Dahntay JonesIND · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 80Celtics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2221181980
Celtics1729242191
The story
Boston beat Orlando 91-80 behind 26 points from Rajon Rondo

Ryan Anderson paced Orlando: 12 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 9-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5+3+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard topped the game at 54.6 FPTS: 28 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 103Knicks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24272923103
Knicks31243131117
The story
Landry Fields had 25 points and 10 rebounds as New York beat Philadelphia 117-103

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 14 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 10-13 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the fourth 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +7+4+6+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Heat
Clippers 79Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1917251879
Heat2027232797
The story
Dwyane Wade's 28 points and 8 assists carried Miami past Los Angeles, 97-79

For Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 21 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 8-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-17, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+11+9+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 30 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg3.3Last 3

3.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 46 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Knicks

New York leads Philadelphia wire to wire

New York was ahead at every break and won 117–103. Best quarter: the first, 31–24. Amar'e Stoudemire led New York with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over ORL11NYK over PHI14MIA over LAC18IND over NJN19Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over PHI.
Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 41

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 18, 30, 24, 27, 33, 21, 21, 41Knicks-Sixers · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anfernee Hardaway ORL, May 1, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ties season high41 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 33, 27, 34, 32, 34, 14, 22, 28Heat-Clippers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 20, 19, 40, 20, 25, 17, 22, 28Magic-Celtics · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 19, 22, 14, 15, 15, 15, 33, 28Sixers-Knicks · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 13, 11, 11, 7, 10, 17, 8, 26Celtics-Magic · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Landry FieldsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 11, 4, 19, 15, 10, 4, 5, 25Knicks-Sixers · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcin GortatPHX+6.7 13.7 last 10 · 7.0 season
Amir JohnsonTOR+4.7 15.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Tracy McGradyDET+4.7 12.6 last 10 · 7.9 season
Corey MaggetteMIL+4.7 17.7 last 10 · 13.0 season
Tyson ChandlerDAL+4.4 14.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.3 7.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK−5.0 11.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−5.0 10.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Michael BeasleyMIN−4.5 15.5 last 10 · 20.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.0 7.9 last 10 · 11.9 season