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Friday, February 8, 2013Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed CHA by 12 at halftime and won 100–93.

Final · Box score
Lakers100
Bobcats93
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL -12; Q3 LAL -9; Q4 LAL +7
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors100
Pacers98
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR -8; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Nets74
Wizards89
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +20; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Hawks100
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH -5; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +11
Final · Box score
Magic108
Cavs119
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Pistons119
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Heat111
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +25; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Wolves94
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Suns96
Thunder127
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +31
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Jazz89
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +4
On this day · 2011–12Feb 8, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Sixers), 37 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bobcats

Lakers climb out of a 12-point hole against Charlotte

James Harden goes for 35 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-12-9+7LAL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers20212831100
Bobcats3023251593
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 21, 14, 17, 17, 18, 21, 27, 20LAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Earl ClarkPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 11, 20, 5, 13, 17, 14, 5, 17LAL17 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Byron MullensPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 12, 13, 13, 0, 16, 12, 15, 20CHA20 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 6, 15, 10, 6, 15, 12, 12, 20CHA20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Cavs20
Knicks-Wolves18
Raptors-Pacers14
Nets-Wizards10
Warriors-Grizzlies8
Bulls-Jazz8
Hornets-Hawks6
Spurs-Pistons3
Suns-Thunder2
Clippers-Heat1
Shot of the night

Gay's jumper with 1 second left in OT breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Pistons combined for 228, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 109, Pistons 119
228
Magic-CavsMagic 108, Cavs 119
227
Suns-ThunderSuns 96, Thunder 127
223
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 103, Rockets 118
221
Hornets-HawksHornets 111, Hawks 100
211
Clippers-HeatClippers 89, Heat 111
200
Raptors-PacersRaptors 100, Pacers 98
198
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 100, Wolves 94
194
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 100, Bobcats 93
193
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 93, Grizzlies 99
192
Bulls-JazzBulls 93, Jazz 89
182
Nets-WizardsNets 74, Wizards 89
163
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-PacersRaptors 100, Pacers 98
+2 TOR
Bulls-JazzBulls 93, Jazz 89
+4 CHI
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 93, Grizzlies 99
+6 MEM
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 100, Wolves 94
+6 NYK
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 100, Bobcats 93
+7 LAL
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 109, Pistons 119
+10 DET
Magic-CavsMagic 108, Cavs 119
+11 CLE
Hornets-HawksHornets 111, Hawks 100
+11 NOH
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 103, Rockets 118
+15 HOU
Nets-WizardsNets 74, Wizards 89
+15 WAS
Clippers-HeatClippers 89, Heat 111
+22 MIA
Suns-ThunderSuns 96, Thunder 127
+31 OKC
LAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BobcatsLAL won · Lakers 100, Bobcats 93
12 pts
Raptors-PacersTOR won · Raptors 100, Pacers 98
8 pts
Knicks-WolvesNYK won · Knicks 100, Wolves 94
6 pts
Hornets-HawksNOH won · Hornets 111, Hawks 100
5 pts
LeBron shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronMIA · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
HardenHOU · 35 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
PattersonHOU · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BargnaniTOR · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
NicholsonORL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 100Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2519202610100
Pacers26252118898
The story
Rudy Gay had 23 points as Toronto beat Indiana 100-98 in OT

David West led Indiana with 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-25 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 26-18.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1−7−80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Paul George led the game in fantasy with 55.8 FPTS (26 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 93Jazz 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3127112493
Jazz2723192089
The story
Nate Robinson's 18 points and 9 assists carried Chicago past Utah, 93-89

For Utah, Randy Foye had 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 7-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-27, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4+80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson was the fantasy play: 61.1 FPTS on 32 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Lakers-Bobcats
Lakers 100Bobcats 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers20212831100
Bobcats3023251593
The story
Los Angeles beat Charlotte 100-93 behind 20 points and 8 assists from Kobe Bryant

Kemba Walker paced Charlotte: 18 PTS, 8 AST 20 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-15 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −10−12−9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gerald Henderson topped the game at 47.5 FPTS: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 48 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg43.3Today

43 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: OKC by 31.

TOR over IND2CHI over UTA4MEM over GSW6NYK over MIN6LAL over CHA7DET over SAS10NOH over ATL11CLE over ORL11WAS over BKN15HOU over POR15MIA over LAC22OKC over PHX31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 36

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 25, 42, 20, 25, 9, 27, 31, 36Knicks-Wolves · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 30, 29, 25, 21, 21, 18, 36, 35Rockets-Blazers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 25, 10, 22, 21, 12, 15, 19, 32Jazz-Bulls · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 31, 21, 26, 17, 29, 7, 14, 32Warriors-Grizzlies · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 12, 21, 29, 16, 18, 25, 27, 31Blazers-Rockets · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 20, 24, 23, 31, 22, 19, 31, 31Spurs-Pistons · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jerryd BaylessMEM+8.1 15.2 last 10 · 7.1 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+7.7 18.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI+5.5 12.7 last 10 · 7.2 season
Nate RobinsonCHI+5.4 17.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Michael BeasleyPHX+5.3 16.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.6 19.8 last 10 · 27.4 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS−6.0 7.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Dwight HowardLAL−5.5 10.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.6 4.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Michael Kidd-GilchristCHA−4.6 4.9 last 10 · 9.5 season