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Wednesday, February 13, 2013Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 94–92.

Final · Box score
Spurs96
Cavs95
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Bobcats77
Pacers101
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Hawks108
Magic76
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +34; Q4 ATL +32
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Nets119
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +14; Q4 BKN +11
Final · Box score
Bulls69
Celtics71
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Pistons96
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Knicks88
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Bucks94
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Wolves93
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Blazers63
Hornets99
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +12; Q3 NOH +23; Q4 NOH +36
Final · Box score
Kings100
Mavs123
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +18; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +10
On this day · 2011–12Feb 13, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Bucks), 35 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Bucks

Milwaukee rallies from 10 down to beat Philadelphia

Paul George posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-7-3+2MIL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2822251792
Bucks1825292294
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 12, 16, 21, 12, 13, 8, 24, 27MIL27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 15, 14, 20, 12, 17, 26, 7, 21MIL21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 27, 6, 8, 4, 2, 16, 10, 20PHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 8, 12, 10, 21, 6, 17, 5, 19PHI19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Hornets rout

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Orleans beat Portland by 36.

SAS over CLE1BOS over CHI2MIL over PHI2TOR over NYK4UTA over MIN4LAC over HOU10BKN over DEN11DET over WAS11DAL over SAC23IND over CHA24ATL over ORL32NOH over POR36Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wizards-Pistons13
Spurs-Cavs11
Bulls-Celtics8
Jazz-Wolves8
Nuggets-Nets7
Raptors-Knicks7
Sixers-Bucks5
Kings-Mavs5
Bobcats-Pacers4
Rockets-Clippers3
Hawks-Magic1
Blazers-Hornets1
Shot of the night

Kawhi's three with 2 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 96-95 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Nets combined for 227, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 108, Nets 119
227
Kings-MavsKings 100, Mavs 123
223
Rockets-ClippersRockets 96, Clippers 106
202
Spurs-CavsSpurs 96, Cavs 95
191
Jazz-WolvesJazz 97, Wolves 93
190
Sixers-BucksSixers 92, Bucks 94
186
Hawks-MagicHawks 108, Magic 76
184
Wizards-PistonsWizards 85, Pistons 96
181
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 92, Knicks 88
180
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 77, Pacers 101
178
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 63, Hornets 99
162
Bulls-CelticsBulls 69, Celtics 71
140
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-CavsSpurs 96, Cavs 95
+1 SAS
Bulls-CelticsBulls 69, Celtics 71
+2 BOS
Sixers-BucksSixers 92, Bucks 94
+2 MIL
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 92, Knicks 88
+4 TOR
Jazz-WolvesJazz 97, Wolves 93
+4 UTA
Rockets-ClippersRockets 96, Clippers 106
+10 LAC
Wizards-PistonsWizards 85, Pistons 96
+11 DET
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 108, Nets 119
+11 BKN
Kings-MavsKings 100, Mavs 123
+23 DAL
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 77, Pacers 101
+24 IND
Hawks-MagicHawks 108, Magic 76
+32 ATL
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 63, Hornets 99
+36 NOH
MIL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BucksMIL won · Sixers 92, Bucks 94
10 pts
Spurs-CavsSAS won · Spurs 96, Cavs 95
8 pts
Jazz-WolvesUTA won · Jazz 97, Wolves 93
7 pts
Bulls-CelticsBOS won · Bulls 69, Celtics 71
6 pts
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 92, Knicks 88
5 pts
Lawson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LawsonDEN · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
ZellerCLE · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
HorfordATL · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
OkaforWAS · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
BynumDET · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 96Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2125282296
Cavs2232192295
The story
Tony Parker's 24 points carried San Antonio past Cleveland, 96-95

For Cleveland, Dion Waiters had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 28-19.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1−8+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kawhi Leonard was the fantasy play: 39.5 FPTS on 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 92Bucks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2822251792
Bucks1825292294
The story
Brandon Jennings had 21 points as Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 94-92

Spencer Hawes led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-21 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 22-17.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −10−7−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday led the game in fantasy with 44.5 FPTS (16 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 69Celtics 71
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1521132069
Celtics241182871
The story
Boston beat Chicago 71-69 behind 12 points and 11 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Carlos Boozer paced Chicago: 11 PTS, 11 REB 12 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

A 24-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +9−1−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joakim Noah topped the game at 36.2 FPTS: 16 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Josh Smith leads the day with 30

Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 20, 20, 19, 9, 19, 23, 26, 30Hawks-Magic · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 12, 16, 21, 12, 13, 8, 24, 27Bucks-Sixers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 16, 22, 14, 15, 17, 12, 21, 26Hawks-Magic · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 16, 13, 11, 16, 14, 19, 17, 26Nets-Nuggets · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 16, 21, 22, 16, 11, 29, 29, 26Nuggets-Nets · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 11, 17, 25, 16, 13, 15, 6, 26Knicks-Raptors · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jerryd BaylessMEM+8.0 15.1 last 10 · 7.1 season
Ty LawsonDEN+5.6 21.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.3 13.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Michael BeasleyPHX+4.8 15.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Nick YoungPHI+4.8 16.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−8.3 18.7 last 10 · 27.0 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS−6.0 7.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−5.4 9.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−4.6 10.2 last 10 · 14.8 season