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Tuesday, February 14, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed TOR by 11 at halftime and won 90–87.

Final · Box score
Heat105
Pacers90
Q1 MIA +17; Q2 MIA +29; Q3 MIA +32; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Raptors87
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -11; Q3 NYK -9; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Pistons95
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Kings115
Bulls121
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Grizzlies93
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Thunder111
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +26
Final · Box score
Suns92
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Wizards124
Blazers109
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Hawks78
Lakers86
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2010–11Feb 14, 2011: 6 games. Top scorer: Josh Smith (Hawks-Pistons), 27 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Raptors

New York rallies from 11 down to beat Toronto

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 28 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11-9+3NYK AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2115302490
Raptors2819281287
Who led
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 4, 2, 25, 28, 23, 38, 20, 27NYK27 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 19, 12, 23, 15, 34, 16, 17, 21NYK21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jose CalderonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 1, 8, 8, 3, 9, 17, 30, 25TOR25 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 7, 15, 17, 30, 12, 9, 15, 15TOR15 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Lakers12
Spurs-Pistons8
Wizards-Blazers6
Knicks-Raptors5
Kings-Bulls2
Rockets-Grizzlies2
Heat-Pacers1
Jazz-Thunder0
Suns-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Lin's three with 0.9 seconds left breaks the tie, 90-87 final

The night in charts
Kings-Bulls combined for 236, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BullsKings 115, Bulls 121
236
Wizards-BlazersWizards 124, Blazers 109
233
Suns-NuggetsSuns 92, Nuggets 109
201
Jazz-ThunderJazz 85, Thunder 111
196
Heat-PacersHeat 105, Pacers 90
195
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 99, Pistons 95
194
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 90, Raptors 87
177
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 83, Grizzlies 93
176
Hawks-LakersHawks 78, Lakers 86
164
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 90, Raptors 87
+3 NYK
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 99, Pistons 95
+4 SAS
Kings-BullsKings 115, Bulls 121
+6 CHI
Hawks-LakersHawks 78, Lakers 86
+8 LAL
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 83, Grizzlies 93
+10 MEM
Heat-PacersHeat 105, Pacers 90
+15 MIA
Wizards-BlazersWizards 124, Blazers 109
+15 WAS
Suns-NuggetsSuns 92, Nuggets 109
+17 DEN
Jazz-ThunderJazz 85, Thunder 111
+26 OKC
Wall shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WallWAS · 29 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Nick YoungWAS · 35 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
BynumLAL · 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
ColeMIA · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
StuckeyDET · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 90Raptors 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2115302490
Raptors2819281287
The story
Jeremy Lin had 27 points and 11 assists as New York beat Toronto 90-87

Linas Kleiza led Toronto with 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 9-20 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 24-12.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−11−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jose Calderon led the game in fantasy with 56.4 FPTS (25 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Spurs-Pistons
Spurs 99Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3223192599
Pistons2224163395
The story
San Antonio beat Detroit 99-95 behind 18 points and 13 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Rodney Stuckey paced Detroit: 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-17 FG

The swing

A 32-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10+9+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Bulls
Kings 115Bulls 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24282538115
Bulls27293233121
The story
Joakim Noah's 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Chicago past Sacramento, 121-115

For Sacramento, Tyreke Evans had 27 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 32-25, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3+4+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg19.9Last 3

19.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Pistons

San Antonio never trails at a break against Detroit

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 99–95. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over TOR3SAS over DET4CHI over SAC6LAL over ATL8MEM over HOU10MIA over IND15WAS over POR15DEN over PHX17OKC over UTA26Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over DET.
Top performances

Nick Young leads the day with 35

Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 24, 21, 14, 29, 7, 22, 22, 35Wizards-Blazers · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 14, 15, 33, 13, 10, 9, 12, 33Blazers-Wizards · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 2, 15, 14, 31, 29, 15, 9, 29Wizards-Blazers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 21, 8, 21, 28, 10, 19, 26, 28Kings-Bulls · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 22, 18, 26, 20, 11, 22, 4, 27Kings-Bulls · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 4, 2, 25, 28, 23, 38, 20, 27Knicks-Raptors · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Drew GoodenMIL+5.4 18.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Trevor BookerWAS+4.5 11.7 last 10 · 7.2 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+4.3 12.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+4.3 15.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.1 26.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Cold
Chris BoshMIA−5.5 13.1 last 10 · 18.6 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
DeJuan BlairSAS−3.5 5.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.5 14.9 last 10 · 18.4 season
Kevin MartinHOU−3.0 14.7 last 10 · 17.7 season