Wednesday, February 22, 2012Regular season · 13 games

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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed UTA by 13 after three quarters and won 100–98.

Final · Box score

Pacers102

Bobcats88

Final · Box score

Hornets89

Cavs84

Final · Box score

Celtics104

Thunder119

Final · Box score

Pistons93

Raptors103

Final · Box score

Kings115

Wizards107

Final · Box score

Magic108

Nets91

Final · Box score

Hawks82

Knicks99

Final · Box score

Bucks91

Bulls110

Final · Box score

Sixers87

Rockets93

Final · Box score

Jazz98

Wolves100

Final · Box score

Warriors106

Suns104

Final · Box score

Lakers96

Mavs91

Final · Box score

Nuggets95

Clippers103

On this day · 2010–11Feb 22, 2011: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Kings), 31 points.

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The lead · Jazz-Wolves

Minnesota rallies from 13 down to beat Utah

John Wall goes for 21 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Jazz	27	22	28	21	98
Wolves	15	22	27	36	100

Who led

J.J. BareaMIN22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST

Luke RidnourMIN17 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST

Paul MillsapUTA25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST

Josh HowardUTA19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST

Top scorers tonight

Chris Paul LAC36

Jordan Crawford WAS32

Russell Westbrook OKC31

Greg Monroe DET30

Kevin Durant OKC28

Wall tops the night at 58.3 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

WallWAS · 21 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB, 3 STL

58.3

KDOKC · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL

57.8

DwightORL · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL

56.4

CP3LAC · 36 PTS, 9 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB

55.2

MonroeDET · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK

54.8

BlakeLAC · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL

51.9

MillsapUTA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL

49.8

WestbrookOKC · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL

47.5

Records so far

Two teams share the best record, 26–7

East

1. MIA26-7

2. CHI27-8

3. ORL22-12

4. IND21-12

5. PHI20-14

6. ATL19-14

7. NYK17-17

8. BOS15-17

9. CLE13-18

10. MIL13-20

11. DET11-24

12. TOR10-23

13. NJN10-25

14. WAS7-26

15. CHA4-28

West

1. OKC26-7

2. SAS23-10

3. LAC20-11

4. DAL21-13

5. LAL20-13

6. HOU20-14

7. MEM19-15

8. DEN18-16

9. POR18-16

10. MIN17-17

11. UTA15-17

12. GSW13-17

13. PHX14-20

14. SAC11-22

15. NOH8-25

Lead changes

Nuggets-Clippers23

Kings-Wizards14

Sixers-Rockets14

Pacers-Bobcats12

Lakers-Mavs10

Magic-Nets5

Warriors-Suns4

Pistons-Raptors3

Celtics-Thunder2

Hawks-Knicks2

Jazz-Wolves2

Bucks-Bulls1

Hornets-Cavs0

Shot of the night

Ridnour's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts

Celtics-Thunder combined for 223, 1 more than any other game

Points by game

Celtics-ThunderCeltics 104, Thunder 119

223

Kings-WizardsKings 115, Wizards 107

222

Warriors-SunsWarriors 106, Suns 104

210

Bucks-BullsBucks 91, Bulls 110

201

Magic-NetsMagic 108, Nets 91

199

Jazz-WolvesJazz 98, Wolves 100

198

Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 95, Clippers 103

198

Pistons-RaptorsPistons 93, Raptors 103

196

Pacers-BobcatsPacers 102, Bobcats 88

190

Lakers-MavsLakers 96, Mavs 91

187

Hawks-KnicksHawks 82, Knicks 99

181

Sixers-RocketsSixers 87, Rockets 93

180

Hornets-CavsHornets 89, Cavs 84

173

4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Jazz-WolvesJazz 98, Wolves 100

+2 MIN

Warriors-SunsWarriors 106, Suns 104

+2 GSW

Hornets-CavsHornets 89, Cavs 84

+5 NOH

Lakers-MavsLakers 96, Mavs 91

+5 LAL

Sixers-RocketsSixers 87, Rockets 93

+6 HOU

Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 95, Clippers 103

+8 LAC

Kings-WizardsKings 115, Wizards 107

+8 SAC

Pistons-RaptorsPistons 93, Raptors 103

+10 TOR

Pacers-BobcatsPacers 102, Bobcats 88

+14 IND

Celtics-ThunderCeltics 104, Thunder 119

+15 OKC

Magic-NetsMagic 108, Nets 91

+17 ORL

Hawks-KnicksHawks 82, Knicks 99

+17 NYK

Bucks-BullsBucks 91, Bulls 110

+19 CHI

MIN erased a 13-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Jazz-WolvesMIN won · Jazz 98, Wolves 100

13 pts

Kings-WizardsSAC won · Kings 115, Wizards 107

8 pts

Pacers-BobcatsIND won · Pacers 102, Bobcats 88

5 pts

Sixers-RocketsHOU won · Sixers 87, Rockets 93

4 pts

Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 95, Clippers 103

2 pts

Tyreke Evans shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

Tyreke EvansSAC · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL

80% (8-10)

BoozerCHI · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL

75% (9-12)

Glen DavisORL · 16 PTS, 3 REB

73% (8-11)

KGBOS · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST

73% (8-11)

BrewerCHI · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

70% (7-10)

Final · Jazz-Wolves

Jazz 98Wolves 100

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Jazz	27	22	28	21	98
Wolves	15	22	27	36	100

The story

J.J. Barea had 22 points as Minnesota beat Utah 100-98

Josh Howard led Utah with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-12 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 36-21.

MIN lead by quarter

Final · Warriors-Suns

Warriors 106Suns 104

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Warriors	39	20	24	23	106
Suns	22	23	34	25	104

The story

Monta Ellis' 26 points carried Golden State past Phoenix, 106-104

For Phoenix, Channing Frye had 22 PTS, 9 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-22, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Marcin Gortat was the fantasy play: 46.5 FPTS on 21 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Hornets-Cavs

Hornets 89Cavs 84

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Hornets	29	21	19	20	89
Cavs	20	23	16	25	84

The story

New Orleans beat Cleveland 89-84 behind 17 rebounds and 9 points from Gustavo Ayon

Antawn Jamison paced Cleveland: 22 PTS, 12 REB 17 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST · 4-7 FG

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Isaiah ThomasSAC

+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 29 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes

Baron DavisNYK

−16.5minutes, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg

Minutes per game

12.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.5 in 2010–11 (58 games). Today: 1 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Mickael PietrusBOS

+21.9minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

44 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Kings-Wizards

Sacramento climbs back to beat Washington

Washington led by 8 at the half. Sacramento won it 115–107. Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Wizards

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 36

Chris PaulClippers-Nuggets · W

19.2 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high36 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST

Jordan CrawfordWizards-Kings · L

12.4 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST

Russell WestbrookThunder-Celtics · W

23.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST

Greg MonroePistons-Raptors · L

16.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

30 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST

Kevin DurantThunder-Celtics · W

27.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST

Blake GriffinClippers-Nuggets · W

21.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

27 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Jeremy LinNYK+9.1 23.8 last 10 · 14.8 season

Tony ParkerSAS+6.0 25.5 last 10 · 19.5 season

Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.3 24.9 last 10 · 19.6 season

Channing FryePHX+5.2 14.9 last 10 · 9.7 season

Antawn JamisonCLE+5.2 22.6 last 10 · 17.4 season

Cold

Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.8 15.7 last 10 · 21.5 season

Anthony MorrowNJN−4.3 8.7 last 10 · 13.0 season

Kevin MartinHOU−4.1 13.9 last 10 · 18.0 season

Chris BoshMIA−4.0 14.2 last 10 · 18.2 season

Byron MullensCHA−4.0 5.7 last 10 · 9.7 season

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