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Sunday, February 19, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by OKC (vs DEN) and MIN (vs PHI).

Final · Box score
Mavs97
Knicks104
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Magic78
Heat90
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Kings92
Cavs93
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Celtics81
Pistons96
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Bobcats73
Pacers108
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +40; Q4 IND +35
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Rockets101
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Wolves92
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Nets85
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +7
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets118
Thunder124
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Suns102
Q1 PHX +16; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +12
The lead · Sixers-Wolves

Minnesota wins a tight one over Philadelphia

Kevin Durant goes for 51 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5-2+1MIN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2425251791
Wolves2222282092
Who led
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 6, 4, 10, 12, 11, 6, 18, 22MIN22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 20, 25, 32, 32, 19, 30, 33, 20MIN20 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 13, 15, 8, 20, 19, 3, 3, 20PHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 12, 17, 12, 8, 3, 15, 10, 13PHI13 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Cavs19
Sixers-Wolves15
Jazz-Rockets11
Nuggets-Thunder9
Mavs-Knicks6
Magic-Heat4
Celtics-Pistons3
Bucks-Nets2
Lakers-Suns1
Bobcats-Pacers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Thunder combined for 242, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 118, Thunder 124
242
Mavs-KnicksMavs 97, Knicks 104
201
Lakers-SunsLakers 90, Suns 102
192
Jazz-RocketsJazz 85, Rockets 101
186
Kings-CavsKings 92, Cavs 93
185
Sixers-WolvesSixers 91, Wolves 92
183
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 73, Pacers 108
181
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 81, Pistons 96
177
Bucks-NetsBucks 92, Nets 85
177
Magic-HeatMagic 78, Heat 90
168
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-CavsKings 92, Cavs 93
+1 CLE
Sixers-WolvesSixers 91, Wolves 92
+1 MIN
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 118, Thunder 124
+6 OKC
Mavs-KnicksMavs 97, Knicks 104
+7 NYK
Bucks-NetsBucks 92, Nets 85
+7 MIL
Lakers-SunsLakers 90, Suns 102
+12 PHX
Magic-HeatMagic 78, Heat 90
+12 MIA
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 81, Pistons 96
+15 DET
Jazz-RocketsJazz 85, Rockets 101
+16 HOU
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 73, Pacers 108
+35 IND
OKC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ThunderOKC won · Nuggets 118, Thunder 124
5 pts
Sixers-WolvesMIN won · Sixers 91, Wolves 92
5 pts
Kings-CavsCLE won · Kings 92, Cavs 93
4 pts
Mavs-KnicksNYK won · Mavs 97, Knicks 104
3 pts
Jazz-RocketsHOU won · Jazz 85, Rockets 101
1 pt
West shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestIND · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
LowryHOU · 32 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
KDOKC · 51 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
68% (19-28)
LeBronMIA · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
MorrowNJN · 17 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Kings-Cavs
Kings 92Cavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3118192492
Cavs2723251893
The story
Tristan Thompson's 15 points and 12 rebounds carried Cleveland past Sacramento, 93-92

For Sacramento, Marcus Thornton had 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 25-19, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4+1+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Isaiah Thomas was the fantasy play: 51.6 FPTS on 23 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB

Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 91Wolves 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2425251791
Wolves2222282092
The story
Minnesota beat Philadelphia 92-91 behind 22 points from Ricky Rubio

Jrue Holiday paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-25 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2−5−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 118Thunder 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets273125287118
Thunder2528302813124
The story
Russell Westbrook had 40 points and 9 assists as Oklahoma City beat Denver 124-118 in OT

Arron Afflalo led Denver with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 40 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 16-29 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the overtime 13-7.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −2−500+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 17 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat Charlotte by 35, the widest margin of 10 games.

CLE over SAC1MIN over PHI1OKC over DEN6NYK over DAL7MIL over NJN7MIA over ORL12PHX over LAL12DET over BOS15HOU over UTA16IND over CHA35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 51

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 33, 33, 27, 19, 21, 33, 23, 51Thunder-Nuggets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James LAL, Nov 18, 2018: 51 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Career high51 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 28, 31, 33, 28, 16, 26, 18, 40Thunder-Nuggets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 14, 2001: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 24, 25, 33, 20, 22, 12, 28, 34Mavs-Knicks · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 26, 28, 27, 34, 27, 10, 36, 32Lakers-Suns · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 20, 12, 14, 10, 24, 11, 17, 32Rockets-Jazz · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 3, 17, 12, 17, 7, 23, 14, 29Bucks-Nets · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 25 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola PekovicMIN+6.2 18.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Nicolas BatumPOR+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+4.5 23.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+4.4 12.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Tony ParkerSAS+4.3 23.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Cold
Kevin MartinHOU−6.0 11.9 last 10 · 17.9 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.8 13.4 last 10 · 18.2 season
Chris BoshMIA−4.8 13.4 last 10 · 18.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.0 5.7 last 10 · 9.7 season