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Wednesday, February 29, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CLE by 12 at halftime and won 120–103.

Final · Box score
Thunder92
Sixers88
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Magic102
Wizards95
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Hawks82
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Celtics102
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats94
Pistons109
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Knicks120
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -12; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Mavs85
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Hornets84
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Spurs89
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +19
The lead · Cavs-Knicks

New York rallies from 12 down to beat Cleveland

Kevin Garnett goes for 25 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-12+2+17NYK AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31301923103
Knicks24253338120
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 26, 26, 11, 2, 11, 15, 19, 22NYK22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 38, 20, 27, 10, 26, 28, 21, 17, 8, 19NYK19 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 20, 13, 13, 21, 32, 22, 8, 23CLE23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 16, 22, 17, 23, 25, 6, 24, 22CLE22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Utah by 21.

GSW over ATL3OKC over PHI4BOS over MIL6ORL over WAS7CHI over SAS7DEN over POR9MEM over DAL11TOR over NOH11DET over CHA15NYK over CLE17LAL over MIN19UTA over HOU21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Thunder-Sixers11
Warriors-Hawks5
Bobcats-Pistons5
Magic-Wizards4
Bucks-Celtics2
Wolves-Lakers0
The night in charts
Cavs-Knicks combined for 223, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-KnicksCavs 103, Knicks 120
223
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 94, Pistons 109
203
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 95, Nuggets 104
199
Bucks-CelticsBucks 96, Celtics 102
198
Magic-WizardsMagic 102, Wizards 95
197
Wolves-LakersWolves 85, Lakers 104
189
Rockets-JazzRockets 83, Jazz 104
187
Bulls-SpursBulls 96, Spurs 89
185
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 85, Grizzlies 96
181
Thunder-SixersThunder 92, Sixers 88
180
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 95, Hornets 84
179
Warriors-HawksWarriors 85, Hawks 82
167
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-HawksWarriors 85, Hawks 82
+3 GSW
Thunder-SixersThunder 92, Sixers 88
+4 OKC
Bucks-CelticsBucks 96, Celtics 102
+6 BOS
Magic-WizardsMagic 102, Wizards 95
+7 ORL
Bulls-SpursBulls 96, Spurs 89
+7 CHI
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 95, Nuggets 104
+9 DEN
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 85, Grizzlies 96
+11 MEM
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 95, Hornets 84
+11 TOR
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 94, Pistons 109
+15 DET
Cavs-KnicksCavs 103, Knicks 120
+17 NYK
Wolves-LakersWolves 85, Lakers 104
+19 LAL
Rockets-JazzRockets 83, Jazz 104
+21 UTA
NYK erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-KnicksNYK won · Cavs 103, Knicks 120
12 pts
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 83, Jazz 104
8 pts
Raptors-HornetsTOR won · Raptors 95, Hornets 84
7 pts
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 96, Celtics 102
4 pts
Thunder-SixersOKC won · Thunder 92, Sixers 88
4 pts
Prince shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
MilesUTA · 27 PTS, 1 REB
63% (10-16)
NealSAS · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
UdohGSW · 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
60% (6-10)
MozgovDEN · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Warriors-Hawks
Warriors 85Hawks 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2028162185
Hawks2117232182
The story
David Lee's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Golden State past Atlanta, 85-82

For Atlanta, Zaza Pachulia had 16 REB, 13 PTS, 3 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 28-17.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1+10+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 96Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2529132996
Celtics25252725102
The story
Rajon Rondo had a 15-11-10 triple-double as Boston beat Milwaukee 102-96

Drew Gooden led Milwaukee with 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Celtics took the third 27-13.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0−4+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 103Knicks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31301923103
Knicks24253338120
The story
New York beat Cleveland 120-103 behind 15 rebounds and 13 points from Tyson Chandler

Antawn Jamison paced Cleveland: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 15 REB, 13 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 4-7 FG

The swing

A 38-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−12+2+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 34 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 33

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 9, 29, 18, 24, 10, 21, 19, 33Wizards-Magic · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 27, 10, 36, 32, 28, 15, 24, 31Lakers-Wolves · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 23, 25, 36, 16, 16, 0, 17, 29Pistons-Bobcats · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 32, 26, 4, 6, 23, 16, 32, 29Bulls-Spurs · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 5, 3, 4, 3, 13, 6, 13, 27Jazz-Rockets · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 7, 23, 14, 29, 15, 15, 13, 25Bucks-Celtics · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jeremy LinNYK+6.8 21.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.1 17.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Channing FryePHX+5.2 14.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Arron AfflaloDEN+5.1 17.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Tony ParkerSAS+4.9 24.0 last 10 · 19.1 season
Cold
LeBron JamesMIA−4.3 23.1 last 10 · 27.4 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.3 17.2 last 10 · 21.5 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Byron MullensCHA−3.9 5.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Anthony MorrowNJN−3.9 9.1 last 10 · 13.0 season