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Wednesday, February 6, 2013Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed TOR by 10 after three quarters and won 99–95.

Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Cavs122
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +24; Q3 CLE +33; Q4 CLE +27
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Magic76
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Sixers69
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Raptors95
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Wizards106
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Hawks103
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Nets93
Pistons90
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN -4; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Heat114
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Suns84
Hornets93
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Thunder119
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Mavs105
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Wolves94
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Bucks86
Jazz100
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +14
On this day · 2011–12Feb 6, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers-Thunder), 39 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Raptors

Boston rallies from 10 down to beat Toronto

James Harden goes for 36 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+5-10+4BOS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2030193099
Raptors2322341695
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 16, 8, 24, 24, 13, 14, 12, 27BOS27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 9, 4, 16, 4, 9, 14, 7, 15BOS15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 26, 20, 29, 25TOR25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 8, 13, 3, 6, 14, 3, 10, 17TOR17 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Pistons21
Suns-Hornets21
Spurs-Wolves21
Blazers-Mavs7
Celtics-Raptors6
Clippers-Magic5
Pacers-Sixers4
Grizzlies-Hawks4
Bucks-Jazz3
Bobcats-Cavs2
Rockets-Heat2
Warriors-Thunder1
The night in charts
Rockets-Heat combined for 222, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-HeatRockets 108, Heat 114
222
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 98, Thunder 119
217
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 95, Cavs 122
217
Blazers-MavsBlazers 99, Mavs 105
204
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 96, Wizards 106
202
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 104, Wolves 94
198
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 92, Hawks 103
195
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 99, Raptors 95
194
Bucks-JazzBucks 86, Jazz 100
186
Nets-PistonsNets 93, Pistons 90
183
Suns-HornetsSuns 84, Hornets 93
177
Clippers-MagicClippers 86, Magic 76
162
Pacers-SixersPacers 88, Sixers 69
157
2 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-PistonsNets 93, Pistons 90
+3 BKN
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 99, Raptors 95
+4 BOS
Rockets-HeatRockets 108, Heat 114
+6 MIA
Blazers-MavsBlazers 99, Mavs 105
+6 DAL
Suns-HornetsSuns 84, Hornets 93
+9 NOH
Clippers-MagicClippers 86, Magic 76
+10 LAC
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 96, Wizards 106
+10 WAS
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 104, Wolves 94
+10 SAS
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 92, Hawks 103
+11 ATL
Bucks-JazzBucks 86, Jazz 100
+14 UTA
Pacers-SixersPacers 88, Sixers 69
+19 IND
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 98, Thunder 119
+21 OKC
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 95, Cavs 122
+27 CLE
BOS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 99, Raptors 95
10 pts
Bucks-JazzUTA won · Bucks 86, Jazz 100
6 pts
Nets-PistonsBKN won · Nets 93, Pistons 90
6 pts
Blazers-MavsDAL won · Blazers 99, Mavs 105
6 pts
Knicks-WizardsWAS won · Knicks 96, Wizards 106
3 pts
Mayo shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MayoDAL · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
IbakaOKC · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
GortatPHX · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
TeagueATL · 22 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 93Pistons 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2317292493
Pistons2422271790
The story
Brook Lopez's 17 points carried Brooklyn past Detroit, 93-90

For Detroit, Will Bynum had 13 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Nets trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 24-17.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −1−6−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Greg Monroe was the fantasy play: 39.0 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 99Raptors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2030193099
Raptors2322341695
The story
Kevin Garnett had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Boston beat Toronto 99-95

Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 17 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB · 11-18 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 30-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3+5−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gay led the game in fantasy with 53.4 FPTS (25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Rockets-Heat
Rockets 108Heat 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30262725108
Heat32312625114
The story
Miami beat Houston 114-108 behind 31 points and 8 assists from Dwyane Wade

Omer Asik paced Houston: 15 PTS, 14 REB 31 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+7+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 47 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg28.3Today

28 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Charlotte by 27, the widest margin of 13 games.

BKN over DET3BOS over TOR4MIA over HOU6DAL over POR6NOH over PHX9LAC over ORL10WAS over NYK10SAS over MIN10ATL over MEM11UTA over MIL14IND over PHI19OKC over GSW21CLE over CHA27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 23, 30, 29, 25, 21, 21, 18, 36Rockets-Heat · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 39, 31, 23, 34, 24, 28, 30, 31, 32Heat-Rockets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 35, 29, 17, 21, 17, 23, 20, 31Heat-Rockets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 23, 20, 24, 23, 31, 22, 19, 31Spurs-Wolves · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 28, 25, 42, 20, 25, 9, 27, 31Knicks-Wizards · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 15, 14, 8, 15, 25, 20, 8, 28Mavs-Blazers · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+7.7 18.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI+7.3 14.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+7.0 14.0 last 10 · 7.0 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+5.3 16.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Earl ClarkLAL+4.7 12.4 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−8.3 19.3 last 10 · 27.6 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS−6.0 7.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−5.8 9.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.6 4.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Alonzo GeeCLE−4.5 5.8 last 10 · 10.3 season