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Thursday, February 9, 2012Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by GSW (vs DEN) and LAL (vs BOS).

Final · OT · Box score
Lakers88
Celtics87
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Nuggets101
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Suns89
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Kings106
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 SAC +5
On this day · 2010–11Feb 9, 2011: 10 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Warriors-Nuggets), 37 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Celtics

Lakers need overtime to survive Boston

Stephen Curry goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-2+30+1LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers22232215688
Celtics26211718587
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 24, 27, 35, 24, 20, 26, 28, 27LAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 23, 12, 28, 10, 13, 24, 16, 25LAL25 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 7, 22, 12, 12, 14, 12, 17, 22BOS22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 28, 18, 20, 17, 30, 21, 15, 18BOS18 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Warriors-Nuggets

Denver's skid reaches five

Golden State won 109–101; the Nuggets fall to 15–12. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
W@ SAC122–93Wvs TOR96–81Lvs LAC105–109L@ MEM97–100W@ LAC112–91Lvs LAL89–93L@ POR97–117Lvs HOU90–99Lvs DAL95–105Lvs GSW101–109
Lead changes
Warriors-Nuggets15
Rockets-Suns14
Thunder-Kings14
Lakers-Celtics9
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 210, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 109, Nuggets 101
210
Thunder-KingsThunder 101, Kings 106
207
Rockets-SunsRockets 96, Suns 89
185
Lakers-CelticsLakers 88, Celtics 87
175
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-CelticsLakers 88, Celtics 87
+1 LAL
Thunder-KingsThunder 101, Kings 106
+5 SAC
Rockets-SunsRockets 96, Suns 89
+7 HOU
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 109, Nuggets 101
+8 GSW
GSW rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-NuggetsGSW won · Warriors 109, Nuggets 101
4 pts
Lakers-CelticsLAL won · Lakers 88, Celtics 87
4 pts
Rockets-SunsHOU won · Rockets 96, Suns 89
3 pts
Thunder-KingsSAC won · Thunder 101, Kings 106
2 pts
Steph shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephGSW · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
KlayGSW · 19 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PauLAL · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (12-20)
WestbrookOKC · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (15-26)
DudleyPHX · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 88Celtics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers22232215688
Celtics26211718587
The story
Pau Gasol had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Boston 88-87 in OT

Paul Pierce led Boston with 18 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Lakers took the third 22-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4−2+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 101Kings 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder19362323101
Kings23341930106
The story
Tyreke Evans' 22 points carried Sacramento past Oklahoma City, 106-101

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 8-21 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 30-23.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4+2−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant was the fantasy play: 47.1 FPTS on 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 109Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27203725109
Nuggets28232030101
The story
Golden State beat Denver 109-101 behind 12 points from David Lee

Arron Afflalo paced Denver: 26 PTS, 2 REB 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

A 37-20 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−4+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 36

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 18, 32, 15, 3, 29, 11, 16, 36Warriors-Nuggets · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 28, 31, 33, 21, 18, 28, 31, 33Thunder-Kings · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 37, 36, 23, 36, 22, 33, 33, 27Thunder-Kings · L
27.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 24, 27, 35, 24, 20, 26, 28, 27Lakers-Celtics · W
29.2 PPG season to date · −2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 0, 5, 8, 15, 7, 0, 12, 26Nuggets-Warriors · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 23, 12, 28, 10, 13, 24, 16, 25Lakers-Celtics · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 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
Dorell WrightGSW+3.8 15.2 last 10 · 11.4 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