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Monday, February 20, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 12 after the first quarter and won 103–101.

Final · Box score
Hawks79
Bulls90
Q1 CHI +18; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Nets100
Knicks92
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Celtics73
Mavs89
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Rockets97
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Magic93
Bucks90
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Thunder101
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 OKC +22; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +8
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves101
Nuggets103
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Suns104
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Jazz102
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Warriors104
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +22; Q2 LAL +22; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +11
The lead · Wolves-Nuggets

Al Harrington scores 31 in Denver win over Minnesota

Dwight Howard goes for 28 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12+5+30+2DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves301627208101
Nuggets1833251710103
Who led
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 17, 11, 10, 12, 13, 4, 11, 31DEN31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 12, 26, 23, 20, 3, 8, 27, 20DEN20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 25, 32, 32, 19, 30, 33, 20, 22MIN22 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 13, 20, 8, 13, 4, 6, 4, 17MIN17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Dallas by 16.

DEN over MIN2ORL over MIL3HOU over MEM4SAS over UTA4GSW over LAC7NJN over NYK8OKC over NOH8CHI over ATL11LAL over POR11DAL over BOS16PHX over WAS16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Magic-Bucks20
Clippers-Warriors19
Spurs-Jazz15
Wolves-Nuggets11
Grizzlies-Rockets9
Hornets-Thunder4
Nets-Knicks3
Hawks-Bulls2
Wizards-Suns2
Blazers-Lakers1
Celtics-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Anderson's three with 18 seconds left puts the Magic ahead, 93-90 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Jazz combined for 208, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-JazzSpurs 106, Jazz 102
208
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 101, Nuggets 103
204
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 97, Warriors 104
201
Blazers-LakersBlazers 92, Lakers 103
195
Hornets-ThunderHornets 93, Thunder 101
194
Nets-KnicksNets 100, Knicks 92
192
Wizards-SunsWizards 88, Suns 104
192
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 93, Rockets 97
190
Magic-BucksMagic 93, Bucks 90
183
Hawks-BullsHawks 79, Bulls 90
169
Celtics-MavsCeltics 73, Mavs 89
162
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 101, Nuggets 103
+2 DEN
Magic-BucksMagic 93, Bucks 90
+3 ORL
Spurs-JazzSpurs 106, Jazz 102
+4 SAS
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 93, Rockets 97
+4 HOU
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 97, Warriors 104
+7 GSW
Nets-KnicksNets 100, Knicks 92
+8 NJN
Hornets-ThunderHornets 93, Thunder 101
+8 OKC
Hawks-BullsHawks 79, Bulls 90
+11 CHI
Blazers-LakersBlazers 92, Lakers 103
+11 LAL
Celtics-MavsCeltics 73, Mavs 89
+16 DAL
Wizards-SunsWizards 88, Suns 104
+16 PHX
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 101, Nuggets 103
12 pts
Spurs-JazzSAS won · Spurs 106, Jazz 102
4 pts
Magic-BucksORL won · Magic 93, Bucks 90
3 pts
Nets-KnicksNJN won · Nets 100, Knicks 92
3 pts
Blake shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
CrawfordWAS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
UdohGSW · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
GortatPHX · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
BlairSAS · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 101Nuggets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves301627208101
Nuggets1833251710103
The story
Kenneth Faried had 14 rebounds and 10 points as Denver beat Minnesota 103-101 in OT

Ricky Rubio led Minnesota with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 14 REB, 10 PTS, 3 BLK · 4-4 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 33-16.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −12+5+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Love led the game in fantasy with 49.1 FPTS (22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 93Bucks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2722182693
Bucks2919222090
The story
Jameer Nelson's 15 points carried Orlando past Milwaukee, 93-90

For Milwaukee, Ersan Ilyasova had 15 PTS, 15 REB 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 6-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 26-20.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2+1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 93Rockets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2826221793
Rockets3127182197
The story
Houston beat Memphis 97-93 behind 24 points and 9 assists from Kyle Lowry

Rudy Gay paced Memphis: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL · 7-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 21-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 30 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.5Season avg22.6Last 3

22.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 38

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 34, 14, 27, 26, 29, 29, 26, 38Nets-Knicks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 48, 14, 33, 18, 10, 11, 33, 32Warriors-Clippers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 33, 27, 19, 21, 33, 23, 51, 31Thunder-Hornets · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 17, 11, 10, 12, 13, 4, 11, 31Nuggets-Wolves · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 31, 33, 28, 16, 26, 18, 40, 31Thunder-Hornets · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 25, 18, 11, 11, 17, 26, 12, 28Magic-Bucks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony ParkerSAS+6.0 25.5 last 10 · 19.5 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.0 25.4 last 10 · 19.4 season
Channing FryePHX+5.3 14.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Nicolas BatumPOR+4.9 18.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Deron WilliamsNJN+4.7 26.9 last 10 · 22.2 season
Cold
Kevin MartinHOU−5.6 12.5 last 10 · 18.1 season
Chris BoshMIA−4.8 13.4 last 10 · 18.2 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.7 13.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.1 17.7 last 10 · 21.8 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.0 5.7 last 10 · 9.7 season