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Friday, February 10, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed PHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 78–77.

Final · Box score
Bulls95
Bobcats64
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +22; Q3 CHI +28; Q4 CHI +31
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks89
Magic87
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Clippers78
Sixers77
Q1 LAC -9; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Celtics74
Raptors86
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Heat106
Wizards89
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +17
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks113
Cavs112
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Nets92
Pistons109
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Grizzlies98
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Wolves97
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Hornets86
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Lakers85
Knicks92
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Jazz87
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +14
On this day · 2010–11Feb 10, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Mavs), 42 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Sixers

Clippers climb out of a 9-point hole against Philadelphia

Josh Smith goes for 23 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-2-1+1LAC AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1823191878
Sixers2716181677
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 25, 26, 34, 15, 2, 29, 16, 24LAC24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 17, 22, 31, 18, 21, 18, 25, 16LAC16 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 10, 14, 19, 10, 9, 12, 17, 12PHI12 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 16, 4, 14, 8, 7, 0, 11, 12PHI12 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Charlotte by 31, the widest margin of 12 games.

LAC over PHI1MIL over CLE1ATL over ORL2MEM over IND6DAL over MIN7NYK over LAL7POR over NOH8TOR over BOS12OKC over UTA14MIA over WAS17DET over NJN17CHI over CHA31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Grizzlies18
Hawks-Magic13
Clippers-Sixers12
Thunder-Jazz12
Blazers-Hornets6
Bucks-Cavs5
Heat-Wizards3
Lakers-Knicks3
Nets-Pistons1
Mavs-Wolves1
Celtics-Raptors0
Bulls-Bobcats0
Shot of the night

CP3's jumper with 3.9 seconds left puts the Clippers ahead, 78-77 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Cavs combined for 225, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-CavsBucks 113, Cavs 112
225
Nets-PistonsNets 92, Pistons 109
201
Mavs-WolvesMavs 104, Wolves 97
201
Heat-WizardsHeat 106, Wizards 89
195
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 92, Grizzlies 98
190
Thunder-JazzThunder 101, Jazz 87
188
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 94, Hornets 86
180
Lakers-KnicksLakers 85, Knicks 92
177
Hawks-MagicHawks 89, Magic 87
176
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 74, Raptors 86
160
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 95, Bobcats 64
159
Clippers-SixersClippers 78, Sixers 77
155
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-CavsBucks 113, Cavs 112
+1 MIL
Clippers-SixersClippers 78, Sixers 77
+1 LAC
Hawks-MagicHawks 89, Magic 87
+2 ATL
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 92, Grizzlies 98
+6 MEM
Lakers-KnicksLakers 85, Knicks 92
+7 NYK
Mavs-WolvesMavs 104, Wolves 97
+7 DAL
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 94, Hornets 86
+8 POR
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 74, Raptors 86
+12 TOR
Thunder-JazzThunder 101, Jazz 87
+14 OKC
Nets-PistonsNets 92, Pistons 109
+17 DET
Heat-WizardsHeat 106, Wizards 89
+17 MIA
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 95, Bobcats 64
+31 CHI
LAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SixersLAC won · Clippers 78, Sixers 77
9 pts
Bucks-CavsMIL won · Bucks 113, Cavs 112
8 pts
Blazers-HornetsPOR won · Blazers 94, Hornets 86
4 pts
Thunder-JazzOKC won · Thunder 101, Jazz 87
3 pts
Beasley shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BeasleyMIN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
StuckeyDET · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
IbakaOKC · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
JamisonCLE · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (14-21)
CrawfordPOR · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 113Cavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks2825242511113
Cavs2532281710112
The story
Brandon Jennings' 24 points and 8 assists carried Milwaukee past Cleveland, 113-112 in OT

For Cleveland, Ramon Sessions had 16 AST, 12 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 8-23 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 25-17.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3−4−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison was the fantasy play: 55.7 FPTS on 34 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 78Sixers 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1823191878
Sixers2716181677
The story
Los Angeles beat Philadelphia 78-77 behind 24 points from Chris Paul

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −9−2−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin topped the game at 37.2 FPTS: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 89Magic 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks202120171189
Magic17221524987
The story
Marvin Williams had 13 points as Atlanta beat Orlando 89-87 in OT

Ryan Anderson led Orlando with 21 PTS, 9 REB 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 4-8 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the third 20-15, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+2+70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg19.5Last 3

19.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg45.3Today

45 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 16 assists.

Top performances

Jeremy Lin leads the day with 38

Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 8, 9, 4, 2, 25, 28, 23, 38Knicks-Lakers · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +29.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 20, 10, 12, 16, 19, 25, 27, 34Cavs-Bucks · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 27, 35, 24, 20, 26, 28, 27, 34Lakers-Knicks · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 12, 10, 10, 8, 30, 24, 25, 33Mavs-Wolves · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 39, 31, 18, 33, 29, 21, 20, 25, 32Wolves-Mavs · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 9, 14, 24, 17, 8, 17, 21, 31Blazers-Hornets · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Drew GoodenMIL+5.8 18.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Deron WilliamsNJN+4.4 25.1 last 10 · 20.7 season
Derrick BrownCHA+4.0 11.4 last 10 · 7.4 season
Dorell WrightGSW+3.8 15.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+3.7 11.4 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Byron MullensCHA−3.6 6.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−3.5 7.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
DeJuan BlairSAS−3.4 5.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Chris BoshMIA−3.4 16.0 last 10 · 19.4 season