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Friday, February 25, 2011Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DEN by 7 after three quarters and won 107–106.

Final · Box score
Kings98
Bobcats110
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Pacers84
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Sixers110
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Suns110
Raptors92
Q1 PHX +21; Q2 PHX +18; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Cavs115
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Wizards113
Heat121
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Wolves81
Q1 NOH +9; Q2 NOH +12; Q3 NOH +18; Q4 NOH +14
Final · Box score
Thunder88
Magic111
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +23
Final · Box score
Nets96
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Warriors79
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +20; Q3 ATL +26; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Lakers108
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +13
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets106
Blazers107
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR -7; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +1
On this day · 2009–10Feb 25, 2010: 3 games. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (Nuggets-Warriors), 37 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Blazers

Portland needs overtime to survive Denver

Dwight Howard goes for 40 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6+10-70+1POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets192033259106
Blazers2524163210107
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 20, 42, 37, 36, 21, 34, 29, 24POR24 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 7, 27, 13, 15, 6, 18, 7, 18POR18 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 18, 10, 21, 14, 7, 17, 2, 30DEN30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 7, 3, 12, 11, 13, 21, 20, 16, 20DEN20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Lakers10
Nets-Spurs6
Nuggets-Blazers6
Jazz-Pacers5
Knicks-Cavs5
Kings-Bobcats3
Hornets-Wolves3
Hawks-Warriors3
Wizards-Heat2
Thunder-Magic2
Suns-Raptors1
Pistons-Sixers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Heat combined for 234, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HeatWizards 113, Heat 121
234
Knicks-CavsKnicks 109, Cavs 115
224
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 106, Blazers 107
213
Kings-BobcatsKings 98, Bobcats 110
208
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 110
204
Clippers-LakersClippers 95, Lakers 108
203
Suns-RaptorsSuns 110, Raptors 92
202
Nets-SpursNets 96, Spurs 106
202
Thunder-MagicThunder 88, Magic 111
199
Jazz-PacersJazz 95, Pacers 84
179
Hornets-WolvesHornets 95, Wolves 81
176
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 95, Warriors 79
174
POR won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 106, Blazers 107
+1 POR
Knicks-CavsKnicks 109, Cavs 115
+6 CLE
Wizards-HeatWizards 113, Heat 121
+8 MIA
Nets-SpursNets 96, Spurs 106
+10 SAS
Jazz-PacersJazz 95, Pacers 84
+11 UTA
Kings-BobcatsKings 98, Bobcats 110
+12 CHA
Clippers-LakersClippers 95, Lakers 108
+13 LAL
Hornets-WolvesHornets 95, Wolves 81
+14 NOH
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 95, Warriors 79
+16 ATL
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 110
+16 PHI
Suns-RaptorsSuns 110, Raptors 92
+18 PHX
Thunder-MagicThunder 88, Magic 111
+23 ORL
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BlazersPOR won · Nuggets 106, Blazers 107
7 pts
Wizards-HeatMIA won · Wizards 113, Heat 121
5 pts
Knicks-CavsCLE won · Knicks 109, Cavs 115
2 pts
Kings-BobcatsCHA won · Kings 98, Bobcats 110
2 pts
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 95, Lakers 108
1 pt
Augustin shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AugustinCHA · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DwightORL · 40 PTS, 15 REB, 6 BLK, 2 STL
80% (16-20)
BargnaniTOR · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
DuncanSAS · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 106Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets192033259106
Blazers2524163210107
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 14 rebounds as Portland beat Denver 107-106 in OT

Danilo Gallinari led Denver with 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-20 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 32-25.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6+10−70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 109Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30232234109
Cavs28253032115
The story
Cleveland beat New York 115-109 behind 24 points and 15 rebounds from JJ Hickson

Chauncey Billups paced New York: 26 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

A 30-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −20+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Amar'e Stoudemire topped the game at 69.7 FPTS: 31 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Thunder-Magic
Thunder 88Magic 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2226221888
Magic28312131111
The story
Jason Richardson's 17 points carried Orlando past Oklahoma City, 111-88

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 6-12 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-18, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +6+11+10+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 55 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 52 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Heat

Washington's skid reaches four

Miami won 121–113; the Wizards fall to 15–42. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 41 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · WAS
L@ NOH89–97Lvs ORL92–110Lvs ATL92–99Wvs MIL100–85Lvs SAS94–118W@ CLE115–100L@ ORL76–101Lvs IND96–113L@ PHI94–117L@ MIA113–121
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 41

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 17, 24, 16, 41, 28, 23, 34, 41Heat-Wizards · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Apr 27, 2011: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 28, 22, 30, 20, 31, 32, 31, 40Magic-Thunder · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Alonzo Mourning MIA, Feb 13, 1998: 39 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 17, 21, 26, 4, 31, 16, 15, 38Wizards-Heat · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 21, 21, 41, 23, 24, 23, 19, 31Knicks-Cavs · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 21, 23, 26, 4, 32, 23, 30, 30Jazz-Pacers · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 18, 10, 21, 14, 7, 17, 2, 30Nuggets-Blazers · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ramon SessionsCLE+7.3 19.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Randy FoyeLAC+7.1 16.2 last 10 · 9.1 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+6.1 31.3 last 10 · 25.2 season
Al JeffersonUTA+5.9 23.7 last 10 · 17.8 season
Samuel DalembertSAC+5.8 12.6 last 10 · 6.8 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.5 6.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.2 8.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Brandon RushIND−4.8 5.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Daniel GibsonCLE−4.6 7.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Manu GinobiliSAS−4.2 13.7 last 10 · 17.9 season