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Saturday, February 12, 2011Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bobcats trailed Hawks by 13 at halftime and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Bobcats88
Hawks86
Q1 Bobcats 0; Q2 Bobcats -13; Q3 Bobcats -4; Q4 Bobcats +2
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Nets95
Q1 Knicks +6; Q2 Knicks +5; Q3 Knicks +4; Q4 Knicks +10
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Wolves87
Q1 Sixers -4; Q2 Sixers +4; Q3 Sixers +11; Q4 Sixers +20
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Hornets88
Q1 Bulls +2; Q2 Bulls -11; Q3 Bulls -2; Q4 Bulls +9
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Wizards94
Q1 Spurs +19; Q2 Spurs +27; Q3 Spurs +36; Q4 Spurs +24
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Rockets102
Q1 Mavs -2; Q2 Mavs +13; Q3 Mavs +16; Q4 Mavs +4
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Bucks97
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +2; Q3 Pacers +3; Q4 Pacers +6
Final · Box score
Thunder99
Kings97
Q1 Thunder +3; Q2 Thunder +9; Q3 Thunder +3; Q4 Thunder +2
The lead · Bobcats-Hawks

Stephen Jackson scores 32, Charlotte rallies past Atlanta

Wilson Chandler goes for 21 points

Game flow · Bobcats margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-13-4+2Bobcats AHEAD ↑Hawks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2712292088
Hawks2725201486
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 24, 39, 25, 17, 11, 27, 21, 32Bobcats32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Shaun LivingstonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 3, 5, 0, 10, 18, 6, 10, 22Bobcats22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 14, 24, 17, 18, 10, 29, 16, 28Hawks28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 23, 6, 17, 19, 10, 12, 23, 16Hawks16 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Washington by 24.

Bobcats over Hawks2Thunder over Kings2Mavs over Rockets4Pacers over Bucks6Bulls over Hornets9Knicks over Nets10Sixers over Wolves20Spurs over Wizards24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Nets10
Pacers-Bucks10
Bulls-Hornets9
Bobcats-Hawks7
Mavs-Rockets6
Sixers-Wolves1
Spurs-Wizards1
Thunder-Kings1
Shot of the night

Jackson's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 88-86 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Wizards combined for 212, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 118, Wizards 94
212
Mavs-RocketsMavs 106, Rockets 102
208
Pacers-BucksPacers 103, Bucks 97
200
Knicks-NetsKnicks 105, Nets 95
200
Thunder-KingsThunder 99, Kings 97
196
Sixers-WolvesSixers 107, Wolves 87
194
Bulls-HornetsBulls 97, Hornets 88
185
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 88, Hawks 86
174
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 88, Hawks 86
+2 Bobcats
Thunder-KingsThunder 99, Kings 97
+2 Thunder
Mavs-RocketsMavs 106, Rockets 102
+4 Mavs
Pacers-BucksPacers 103, Bucks 97
+6 Pacers
Bulls-HornetsBulls 97, Hornets 88
+9 Bulls
Knicks-NetsKnicks 105, Nets 95
+10 Knicks
Sixers-WolvesSixers 107, Wolves 87
+20 Sixers
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 118, Wizards 94
+24 Spurs
Bobcats erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-HawksBobcats won · Bobcats 88, Hawks 86
13 pts
Bulls-HornetsBulls won · Bulls 97, Hornets 88
11 pts
Sixers-WolvesSixers won · Sixers 107, Wolves 87
4 pts
Mavs-RocketsMavs won · Mavs 106, Rockets 102
2 pts
McGee shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeWizards · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Thaddeus YoungSixers · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PejaMavs · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Josh SmithHawks · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
LivingstonBobcats · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Bobcats-Hawks
Bobcats 88Hawks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2712292088
Hawks2725201486
The story
Gerald Wallace had 16 points and 13 rebounds as Charlotte beat Atlanta 88-86

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 28 PTS, 6 REB 16 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 6-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Bobcats took the third 29-20.

Bobcats lead by quarter
200 0−13−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 99Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2727212499
Kings2421272597
The story
Russell Westbrook's 22 points carried Oklahoma City past Sacramento, 99-97

For Sacramento, Tyreke Evans had 30 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-21, was where the Thunder built it.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +3+9+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 105Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27321333105
Nets2133142795
The story
New York beat New Jersey 105-95 behind 13 points and 11 assists from Raymond Felton

Derrick Favors paced New Jersey: 14 REB, 9 PTS 13 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 4-13 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +6+5+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 53 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg34.6Today

35 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 35

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 47, 40, 33, 43, 24, 21, 31, 35Thunder-Kings · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 24, 39, 25, 17, 11, 27, 21, 32Bobcats-Hawks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 19, 13, 18, 20, 25, 21, 16, 30Kings-Thunder · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 11, 23, 25, 11, 19, 25, 19, 30Pacers-Bucks · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 14, 24, 17, 18, 10, 29, 16, 28Hawks-Bobcats · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 9, 15, 6, 16, 9, 11, 14, 26Rockets-Mavs · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcin GortatSuns+5.7 12.8 last 10 · 7.1 season
Tracy McGradyPistons+5.2 13.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
JJ HicksonCavs+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Baron DavisClippers+4.9 17.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Stephen JacksonBobcats+4.9 24.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsBucks−6.6 9.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Charlie VillanuevaPistons−5.6 6.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Wilson ChandlerKnicks−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Gilbert ArenasMagic−4.1 8.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Martell WebsterWolves−3.8 6.7 last 10 · 10.5 season