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Monday, February 6, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed NOH by 13 at halftime and won 100–92.

Final · OT · Box score
Clippers107
Magic102
Q1 LAC -9; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Sixers95
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +5
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors108
Wizards111
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Suns99
Hawks90
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Nets87
Q1 CHI +21; Q2 CHI +25; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Knicks99
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Grizzlies84
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Kings100
Hornets92
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC -13; Q3 SAC -9; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Nuggets90
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +9
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder111
Blazers107
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +4
On this day · 2010–11Feb 6, 2011: 4 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Knicks-Sixers), 41 points.
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The lead · Kings-Hornets

Sacramento rallies from 13 down to beat New Orleans

Tim Duncan goes for 19 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-13-9+8SAC AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings20193031100
Hornets2923261492
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 19, 18, 17, 14, 21, 8, 21, 28SAC28 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 13, 9, 12, 31, 22, 18, 26, 20SAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 4, 8, 10, 11, 20, 16, 14, 20NOH20 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 8, 9, 13, 13, 11, 8, 8, 19NOH19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Chicago by 21.

WAS over TOR3OKC over POR4LAC over ORL5PHI over LAL5SAS over MEM5SAC over NOH8PHX over ATL9HOU over DEN9NYK over UTA11CHI over NJN21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Rockets-Nuggets20
Lakers-Sixers16
Thunder-Blazers13
Spurs-Grizzlies9
Clippers-Magic7
Raptors-Wizards5
Jazz-Knicks3
Kings-Hornets3
Bulls-Nets0
The night in charts
Raptors-Wizards combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 108, Wizards 111
219
Thunder-BlazersThunder 111, Blazers 107
218
Clippers-MagicClippers 107, Magic 102
209
Bulls-NetsBulls 108, Nets 87
195
Kings-HornetsKings 100, Hornets 92
192
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 99, Nuggets 90
189
Suns-HawksSuns 99, Hawks 90
189
Jazz-KnicksJazz 88, Knicks 99
187
Lakers-SixersLakers 90, Sixers 95
185
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 89, Grizzlies 84
173
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 108, Wizards 111
+3 WAS
Thunder-BlazersThunder 111, Blazers 107
+4 OKC
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 89, Grizzlies 84
+5 SAS
Lakers-SixersLakers 90, Sixers 95
+5 PHI
Clippers-MagicClippers 107, Magic 102
+5 LAC
Kings-HornetsKings 100, Hornets 92
+8 SAC
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 99, Nuggets 90
+9 HOU
Suns-HawksSuns 99, Hawks 90
+9 PHX
Jazz-KnicksJazz 88, Knicks 99
+11 NYK
Bulls-NetsBulls 108, Nets 87
+21 CHI
SAC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HornetsSAC won · Kings 100, Hornets 92
13 pts
Clippers-MagicLAC won · Clippers 107, Magic 102
9 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesSAS won · Spurs 89, Grizzlies 84
6 pts
Lakers-SixersPHI won · Lakers 90, Sixers 95
4 pts
Rockets-NuggetsHOU won · Rockets 99, Nuggets 90
2 pts
Nash shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 24 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB
75% (9-12)
DwightORL · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (15-21)
NovakNYK · 19 PTS, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
BookerWAS · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
BoozerCHI · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 108Wizards 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors192330333108
Wizards292825236111
The story
John Wall had 31 points as Washington beat Toronto 111-108 in OT

Jerryd Bayless led Toronto with 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 10-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 29-19, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +10+15+100+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 111Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder293125188111
Blazers312127244107
The story
Oklahoma City beat Portland 111-107 in OT behind 28 points and 11 rebounds from Russell Westbrook

Wesley Matthews paced Portland: 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 10-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −2+8+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Magic
Clippers 107Magic 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers2121232913107
Magic301715328102
The story
Chris Paul's 29 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Orlando, 107-102 in OT

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 15 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 23-15.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −9−5+30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 59.3 FPTS on 33 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+35.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 39

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 23, 18, 23, 25, 22, 28, 29, 39Blazers-Thunder · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 16, 28, 24, 17, 23, 19, 27, 33Magic-Clippers · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 20, 25, 37, 36, 23, 36, 22, 33Thunder-Blazers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 12, 17, 13, 20, 2, 15, 14, 31Wizards-Raptors · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 5, 18, 17, 14, 14, 3, 17, 30Raptors-Wizards · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 5, 25, 2, 15, 7, 15, 17, 30Raptors-Wizards · L
10.2 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony MorrowNJN+3.9 18.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Paul PierceBOS+3.7 22.3 last 10 · 18.6 season
Dorell WrightGSW+3.6 14.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+3.5 25.4 last 10 · 21.9 season
Danny GrangerIND+3.5 21.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−3.4 8.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
DeJuan BlairSAS−3.3 5.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Josh SmithATL−3.1 12.0 last 10 · 15.1 season
Jose CalderonTOR−2.9 6.6 last 10 · 9.5 season