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Friday, February 3, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 8 after three quarters and won 101–94.

Final · Box score
Cavs94
Magic102
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Heat99
Sixers79
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Raptors106
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Bucks80
Pistons88
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Nets105
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Celtics91
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Suns81
Rockets99
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +20; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Thunder101
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Mavs87
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Nuggets89
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2010–11Feb 3, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Magic), 51 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Thunder

Kevin Durant scores 36, OKC rallies past Memphis

Paul George goes for 30 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6-8+7OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3020271794
Thunder25192532101
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 33, 20, 20, 25, 37, 36, 23, 36OKC36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 13, 16, 24, 18, 19, 7, 10, 24OKC24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 15, 7, 18, 18, 7, 20, 11, 24MEM24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 23, 11, 24, 18, 1, 20, 21, 23MEM23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Knicks-Celtics

Boston takes over late to edge New York

Down 3 after three, Boston won the fourth 22–17. Final: 91–89. Paul Pierce led Boston with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over NYK2MIN over NJN3LAL over DEN4OKC over MEM7ORL over CLE8DET over MIL8IND over DAL11TOR over WAS17HOU over PHX18MIA over PHI20Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over NYK.
Lead changes
Wolves-Nets11
Grizzlies-Thunder8
Heat-Sixers6
Knicks-Celtics6
Bucks-Pistons4
Suns-Rockets4
Pacers-Mavs4
Wizards-Raptors2
Lakers-Nuggets2
Cavs-Magic1
The night in charts
Wolves-Nets combined for 213, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NetsWolves 108, Nets 105
213
Cavs-MagicCavs 94, Magic 102
196
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 89, Raptors 106
195
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 94, Thunder 101
195
Pacers-MavsPacers 98, Mavs 87
185
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 93, Nuggets 89
182
Suns-RocketsSuns 81, Rockets 99
180
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 89, Celtics 91
180
Heat-SixersHeat 99, Sixers 79
178
Bucks-PistonsBucks 80, Pistons 88
168
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 89, Celtics 91
+2 BOS
Wolves-NetsWolves 108, Nets 105
+3 MIN
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 93, Nuggets 89
+4 LAL
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 94, Thunder 101
+7 OKC
Cavs-MagicCavs 94, Magic 102
+8 ORL
Bucks-PistonsBucks 80, Pistons 88
+8 DET
Pacers-MavsPacers 98, Mavs 87
+11 IND
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 89, Raptors 106
+17 TOR
Suns-RocketsSuns 81, Rockets 99
+18 HOU
Heat-SixersHeat 99, Sixers 79
+20 MIA
OKC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ThunderOKC won · Grizzlies 94, Thunder 101
8 pts
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 89, Celtics 91
6 pts
Pacers-MavsIND won · Pacers 98, Mavs 87
1 pt
Wolves-NetsMIN won · Wolves 108, Nets 105
1 pt
West shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestIND · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
PekovicMIN · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
BynumLAL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
GasolMEM · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
DirkDAL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 89Celtics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2827171789
Celtics2722202291
The story
Ray Allen's 14 points carried Boston past New York, 91-89

For New York, Amar'e Stoudemire had 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 5-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 22-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1−6−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 108Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves23263128108
Nets19312530105
The story
Nikola Pekovic had 27 points and 11 rebounds as Minnesota beat New Jersey 108-105

Deron Williams led New Jersey with 14 AST, 12 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 31-25.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4−1+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 93Nuggets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2321282193
Nuggets2120272189
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 93-89 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Andrew Bynum

Al Harrington paced Denver: 24 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 10-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 23-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+3+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant topped the game at 45.2 FPTS: 20 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 22 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg7.5Last 3

7.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Morrow leads the day with 42

Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 6, 19, 15, 16, 22, 14, 28, 42Nets-Wolves · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +28.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rex Chapman PHX, Apr 25, 1997: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 33, 20, 20, 25, 37, 36, 23, 36Thunder-Grizzlies · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 13, 7, 13, 16, 6, 24, 10, 30Pacers-Mavs · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 34, 19, 24, 28, 18, 20, 17, 30Celtics-Knicks · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 14, 21, 17, 12, 10, 10, 8, 30Mavs-Pacers · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 8, 2, 13, 14, 13, 8, 13, 27Wolves-Nets · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin MartinHOU+4.8 25.5 last 10 · 20.7 season
Derrick RoseCHI+3.8 27.3 last 10 · 23.5 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+3.7 25.5 last 10 · 21.8 season
Landry FieldsNYK+3.6 13.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Shawn MarionDAL+3.5 15.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Kyle LowryHOU−3.8 10.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Tyler HansbroughIND−3.2 5.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
DeJuan BlairSAS−2.9 6.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−2.7 21.2 last 10 · 23.9 season
Jose CalderonTOR−2.7 7.1 last 10 · 9.8 season