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Wednesday, February 23, 2011Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed WAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 117–94.

Final · Box score
Rockets124
Cavs119
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Pacers102
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Kings111
Magic105
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Sixers117
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +24; Q4 PHI +23
Final · Box score
Thunder105
Spurs109
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Raptors118
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Knicks114
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Wolves95
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Mavs118
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Suns105
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Hornets98
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +11
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers106
Blazers101
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +5
On this day · 2009–10Feb 23, 2010: 8 games. Top scorer: Marcus Thornton (Hornets-Cavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Sixers

Philadelphia routs Washington by 23

Kobe Bryant goes for 37 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+24+23PHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3118153094
Sixers24303429117
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 2, 15, 3, 27, 10, 10, 20, 20PHI20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 16, 16, 7, 4, 18, 23, 19, 18PHI18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 14, 18, 15, 8, 19, 27, 15, 21WAS21 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Trevor BookerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 6, 0, 1, 7, 2, 2, 5, 21WAS21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Blazers16
Bulls-Raptors12
Rockets-Cavs11
Kings-Magic10
Thunder-Spurs10
Hawks-Suns10
Jazz-Mavs8
Pistons-Pacers7
Wizards-Sixers7
Bucks-Knicks3
Grizzlies-Wolves1
Clippers-Hornets1
Shot of the night

Rush's dunk with 5.4 seconds left puts the Pacers ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Cavs combined for 243, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-CavsRockets 124, Cavs 119
243
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 113, Raptors 118
231
Bucks-KnicksBucks 108, Knicks 114
222
Jazz-MavsJazz 99, Mavs 118
217
Kings-MagicKings 111, Magic 105
216
Thunder-SpursThunder 105, Spurs 109
214
Wizards-SixersWizards 94, Sixers 117
211
Lakers-BlazersLakers 106, Blazers 101
207
Pistons-PacersPistons 101, Pacers 102
203
Hawks-SunsHawks 97, Suns 105
202
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 104, Wolves 95
199
Clippers-HornetsClippers 87, Hornets 98
185
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-PacersPistons 101, Pacers 102
+1 IND
Thunder-SpursThunder 105, Spurs 109
+4 SAS
Rockets-CavsRockets 124, Cavs 119
+5 HOU
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 113, Raptors 118
+5 TOR
Lakers-BlazersLakers 106, Blazers 101
+5 LAL
Kings-MagicKings 111, Magic 105
+6 SAC
Bucks-KnicksBucks 108, Knicks 114
+6 NYK
Hawks-SunsHawks 97, Suns 105
+8 PHX
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 104, Wolves 95
+9 MEM
Clippers-HornetsClippers 87, Hornets 98
+11 NOH
Jazz-MavsJazz 99, Mavs 118
+19 DAL
Wizards-SixersWizards 94, Sixers 117
+23 PHI
PHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-SixersPHI won · Wizards 94, Sixers 117
7 pts
Thunder-SpursSAS won · Thunder 105, Spurs 109
6 pts
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 106, Blazers 101
6 pts
Kings-MagicSAC won · Kings 111, Magic 105
5 pts
Rockets-CavsHOU won · Rockets 124, Cavs 119
4 pts
Booker shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BookerWAS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
DouglasNYK · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
JeffersonUTA · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
Jermaine TaylorSAC · 21 PTS, 5 REB
75% (9-12)
Courtney LeeHOU · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 101Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons19243028101
Pacers26252724102
The story
Indiana beat Detroit 102-101 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Tyler Hansbrough

Tracy McGrady paced Detroit: 16 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB · 8-17 FG

The swing

A 26-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+8+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Greg Monroe topped the game at 44.9 FPTS: 27 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 106Blazers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2318262019106
Blazers2918221814101
The story
Metta World Peace had 24 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 106-101 in OT

Nicolas Batum led Portland with 22 PTS, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 8-13 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the overtime 19-14.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6−6−20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 113Raptors 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29292332113
Raptors25303033118
The story
Andrea Bargnani's 24 points carried Toronto past Chicago, 118-113

For Chicago, Carlos Boozer had 24 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 7-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 30-23.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −4−3+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Rose was the fantasy play: 49.2 FPTS on 32 PTS, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.3Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.3 in 56 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 55 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Philadelphia by 23.

IND over DET1SAS over OKC4HOU over CLE5TOR over CHI5LAL over POR5SAC over ORL6NYK over MIL6PHX over ATL8MEM over MIN9NOH over LAC11DAL over UTA19PHI over WAS23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 19, 23, 33, 17, 20, 17, 20, 37Lakers-Blazers · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 32, 14, 36, 29, 23, 18, 42, 32Bulls-Raptors · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 22, 28, 22, 30, 20, 31, 32, 31Magic-Kings · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 43, 24, 21, 31, 35, 29, 17, 21, 30Thunder-Spurs · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 28, 21, 23, 26, 4, 32, 23, 30Jazz-Mavs · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Chase BudingerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 2, 11, 2, 1, 15, 0, 10, 30Rockets-Cavs · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+6.7 29.1 last 10 · 22.4 season
Ramon SessionsCLE+6.4 18.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Randy FoyeLAC+5.9 14.6 last 10 · 8.7 season
Marcin GortatPHX+5.7 13.3 last 10 · 7.6 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+5.4 30.6 last 10 · 25.2 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.3 6.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.2 8.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Brandon RushIND−5.0 5.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−5.0 6.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Manu GinobiliSAS−5.0 12.8 last 10 · 17.8 season