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Wednesday, February 8, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed WAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 107–93.

Final · Box score
Clippers92
Cavs99
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Heat89
Magic102
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Sixers90
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Raptors99
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Wizards93
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Hawks97
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +18; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Nets92
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Wolves80
Grizzlies85
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Hornets67
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +24; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Nuggets95
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Blazers96
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +7
On this day · 2010–11Feb 8, 2011: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Pacers), 41 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Wizards

New York makes it three straight

Dwight Howard goes for 25 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+6+9+14NYK AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks17352530107
Wizards2323222593
Who led
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 9, 14, 17, 9, 20, 17, 10, 25NYK25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 3, 8, 9, 4, 2, 25, 28, 23NYK23 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 17, 13, 20, 2, 15, 14, 31, 29WAS29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Trevor BookerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 4, 14, 14, 8, 13, 4, 19, 17WAS17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Cavs

Cleveland upsets Clippers

Cleveland (9–14) beat Clippers (15–7) 99–92. Antawn Jamison led Cleveland with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over MIN5MIL over TOR6CLE over LAC7DET over NJN7HOU over POR7SAS over PHI10ATL over IND10DAL over DEN10ORL over MIA13NYK over WAS14CHI over NOH23Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over LAC.
Lead changes
Bucks-Raptors16
Spurs-Sixers11
Knicks-Wizards11
Clippers-Cavs7
Pistons-Nets4
Rockets-Blazers4
Wolves-Grizzlies2
Mavs-Nuggets2
Pacers-Hawks1
Heat-Magic0
Bulls-Hornets0
The night in charts
Bucks-Raptors combined for 204, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 105, Raptors 99
204
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 107, Wizards 93
200
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 105, Nuggets 95
200
Rockets-BlazersRockets 103, Blazers 96
199
Clippers-CavsClippers 92, Cavs 99
191
Heat-MagicHeat 89, Magic 102
191
Pistons-NetsPistons 99, Nets 92
191
Spurs-SixersSpurs 100, Sixers 90
190
Pacers-HawksPacers 87, Hawks 97
184
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 80, Grizzlies 85
165
Bulls-HornetsBulls 90, Hornets 67
157
MEM won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 80, Grizzlies 85
+5 MEM
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 105, Raptors 99
+6 MIL
Clippers-CavsClippers 92, Cavs 99
+7 CLE
Pistons-NetsPistons 99, Nets 92
+7 DET
Rockets-BlazersRockets 103, Blazers 96
+7 HOU
Pacers-HawksPacers 87, Hawks 97
+10 ATL
Spurs-SixersSpurs 100, Sixers 90
+10 SAS
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 105, Nuggets 95
+10 DAL
Heat-MagicHeat 89, Magic 102
+13 ORL
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 107, Wizards 93
+14 NYK
Bulls-HornetsBulls 90, Hornets 67
+23 CHI
NYK rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 107, Wizards 93
6 pts
Clippers-CavsCLE won · Clippers 92, Cavs 99
5 pts
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 105, Raptors 99
1 pt
Booker shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BookerWAS · 17 PTS, 7 REB
80% (8-10)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Gerald WallacePOR · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
SplitterSAS · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Josh SmithATL · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 80Grizzlies 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2113202680
Grizzlies2618221985
The story
Rudy Gay's 19 points carried Memphis past Minnesota, 85-80

For Minnesota, J.J. Barea had 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-21, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+10+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 105Raptors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28301829105
Raptors2922222699
The story
Carlos Delfino had 25 points as Milwaukee beat Toronto 105-99

Jose Calderon led Toronto with 15 AST, 9 PTS, 2 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-12 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Bucks took the second 30-22.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1+7+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 89Magic 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1832112889
Magic26272425102
The story
Orlando beat Miami 102-89 behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from Ryan Anderson

LeBron James paced Miami: 17 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 24-11 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +8+3+16+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 37

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 20, 9, 5, 24, 18, 42, 21, 37Spurs-Sixers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 34, 27, 24, 34, 26, 12, 21, 25, 34Nets-Pistons · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 28, 15, 22, 23, 26, 25, 26, 33Heat-Magic · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 17, 13, 20, 2, 15, 14, 31, 29Wizards-Knicks · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 13, 19, 6, 7, 11, 9, 18, 28Hawks-Pacers · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 24, 12, 11, 14, 23, 17, 12, 10, 27Magic-Heat · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Drew GoodenMIL+5.5 17.6 last 10 · 12.1 season
Deron WilliamsNJN+4.4 25.3 last 10 · 20.9 season
Paul PierceBOS+4.2 22.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Derrick BrownCHA+3.8 11.1 last 10 · 7.3 season
Anthony MorrowNJN+3.6 17.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.7 8.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−3.5 8.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
DeJuan BlairSAS−3.4 5.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Mike ConleyMEM−2.7 10.2 last 10 · 12.9 season