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Tuesday, February 5, 2013Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIL by 15 at halftime and won 112–104.

Final · Box score
Hawks103
Pacers114
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Nets83
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Rockets140
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +31
Final · Box score
Suns96
Grizzlies90
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -15; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +8
On this day · 2011–12Feb 5, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Raptors), 30 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Nuggets

Denver erases 15-point lead, steals one from Milwaukee

Samuel Dalembert goes for 35 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-15-7+8DEN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks29372018104
Nuggets27242833112
Who led
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 2, 29, 11, 21, 26, 18, 16, 21, 22DEN22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 16, 18, 18, 14, 27, 27, 18, 22DEN22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Samuel DalembertPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 0, 0, 4, 12, 14, 6, 0, 35MIL35 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 25, 14, 20, 30, 15, 14, 20, 12MIL12 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Suns-Grizzlies

Phoenix upsets Memphis

Phoenix (16–32) beat Memphis (30–16) 96–90. Marcin Gortat led Phoenix with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over MEM6DEN over MIL8LAL over BKN9IND over ATL11HOU over GSW31Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over MEM.
Lead changes
Lakers-Nets18
Hawks-Pacers7
Suns-Grizzlies6
Warriors-Rockets3
Bucks-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Warriors-Rockets combined for 249, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 109, Rockets 140
249
Hawks-PacersHawks 103, Pacers 114
217
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 104, Nuggets 112
216
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 96, Grizzlies 90
186
Lakers-NetsLakers 92, Nets 83
175
PHX won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 96, Grizzlies 90
+6 PHX
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 104, Nuggets 112
+8 DEN
Lakers-NetsLakers 92, Nets 83
+9 LAL
Hawks-PacersHawks 103, Pacers 114
+11 IND
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 109, Rockets 140
+31 HOU
DEN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-NuggetsDEN won · Bucks 104, Nuggets 112
15 pts
Suns-GrizzliesPHX won · Suns 96, Grizzlies 90
6 pts
Lakers-NetsLAL won · Lakers 92, Nets 83
6 pts
Hawks-PacersIND won · Hawks 103, Pacers 114
3 pts
Dalembert shot 17-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DalembertMIL · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
81% (17-21)
GortatPHX · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
David LeeGSW · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
BaylessMEM · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
HorfordATL · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 96Grizzlies 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2723153196
Grizzlies2725191990
The story
Goran Dragic's 17 points carried Phoenix past Memphis, 96-90

For Memphis, Jerryd Bayless had 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 6-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 31-19.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0−2−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph was the fantasy play: 37.6 FPTS on 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bucks-Nuggets
Bucks 104Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks29372018104
Nuggets27242833112
The story
Ty Lawson had 22 points as Denver beat Milwaukee 112-104

Monta Ellis led Milwaukee with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 6-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 33-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2−15−7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nets
Lakers 92Nets 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1831182592
Nets2416241983
The story
Los Angeles beat Brooklyn 92-83 behind 21 points from Kobe Bryant

Deron Williams paced Brooklyn: 15 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 9-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-16 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6+9+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez topped the game at 50.2 FPTS: 30 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 46 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 39 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 0 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Samuel Dalembert leads the day with 35

Samuel DalembertPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 0, 0, 4, 12, 14, 6, 0, 35Bucks-Nuggets · L
6.7 PPG season to date · +29.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 14, 22, 18, 21, 16, 21, 20, 30Nets-Lakers · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 12, 22, 23, 23, 10, 15, 21, 29Pacers-Hawks · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 1, 2, 4, 10, 11, 14, 21, 23, 11, 29Grizzlies-Suns · L
6.8 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 4, 9, 13, 14, 12, 22, 9, 28Rockets-Warriors · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 16, 9, 10, 23, 27, 9, 16, 24Hawks-Pacers · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jimmy ButlerCHI+7.3 14.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.5 17.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+4.8 15.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Earl ClarkLAL+4.7 12.4 last 10 · 7.7 season
Nate RobinsonCHI+4.6 16.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−8.3 19.3 last 10 · 27.6 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS−6.0 7.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.6 4.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.6 11.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
Kevin SeraphinWAS−4.1 6.3 last 10 · 10.4 season