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Tuesday, February 19, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DET by 8 after the first quarter and won 105–91.

Final · Box score
Bobcats105
Magic92
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +20; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +13
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Wizards88
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +8
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks111
Nets113
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Pistons91
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +24; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Hornets87
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Celtics90
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Jazz115
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Suns102
Blazers98
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Kings102
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +6
On this day · 2011–12Feb 19, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Nuggets), 51 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pistons

Memphis climbs out of an 8-point hole against Detroit

Goran Dragic goes for 18 assists

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+11+24+14MEM AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies22313121105
Pistons3012183191
Who led
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 17, 18, 9, 17, 7, 16, 22, 19MEM19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 9, 7, 21, 20, 16, 16, 13, 15MEM15 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 10, 5, 12, 24, 4, 7, 6, 13DET13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jonas JerebkoPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 6, 3, 2, 5, 8, 6, 4, 13DET13 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Memphis by 14.

BKN over MIL2PHX over POR4SAS over SAC6DEN over BOS7TOR over WAS8CHI over NOH9CHA over ORL13MEM over DET14UTA over GSW14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bucks-Nets18
Raptors-Wizards13
Celtics-Nuggets9
Grizzlies-Pistons3
Bobcats-Magic2
Bulls-Hornets2
Warriors-Jazz0
Spurs-Kings0
Suns-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper with 1 second left in OT breaks the tie, 113-111 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Nets combined for 224, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NetsBucks 111, Nets 113
224
Warriors-JazzWarriors 101, Jazz 115
216
Spurs-KingsSpurs 108, Kings 102
210
Suns-BlazersSuns 102, Blazers 98
200
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 105, Magic 92
197
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 105, Pistons 91
196
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 90, Nuggets 97
187
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 96, Wizards 88
184
Bulls-HornetsBulls 96, Hornets 87
183
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-NetsBucks 111, Nets 113
+2 BKN
Suns-BlazersSuns 102, Blazers 98
+4 PHX
Spurs-KingsSpurs 108, Kings 102
+6 SAS
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 90, Nuggets 97
+7 DEN
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 96, Wizards 88
+8 TOR
Bulls-HornetsBulls 96, Hornets 87
+9 CHI
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 105, Magic 92
+13 CHA
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 105, Pistons 91
+14 MEM
Warriors-JazzWarriors 101, Jazz 115
+14 UTA
MEM rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-PistonsMEM won · Grizzlies 105, Pistons 91
8 pts
Bucks-NetsBKN won · Bucks 111, Nets 113
1 pt
Celtics-NuggetsDEN won · Celtics 90, Nuggets 97
1 pt
Conley shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ConleyMEM · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Danny GreenSAS · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
ScolaPHX · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
HicksonPOR · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
David LeeGSW · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 111Nets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks242730246111
Nets313019258113
The story
Brook Lopez had 19 points as Brooklyn beat Milwaukee 113-111 in OT

Ersan Ilyasova led Milwaukee with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-17 FG

The swing

The Nets won the first 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +7+10−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 102Blazers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns36272118102
Blazers2324262598
The story
Phoenix beat Portland 102-98 behind 12 points from Jared Dudley

Nicolas Batum paced Portland: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 5-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +13+16+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 96Hornets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2621272296
Hornets2122251987
The story
Joakim Noah's 17 rebounds and 15 points carried Chicago past New Orleans, 96-87

For New Orleans, Anthony Davis had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 17 REB, 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 6-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-21, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+4+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg29.3Today

29 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Jennings leads the day with 34

Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 14, 20, 12, 17, 26, 7, 21, 34Bucks-Nets · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 31, 22, 19, 31, 31, 29, 24, 30Spurs-Kings · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 17, 29, 7, 14, 32, 18, 27, 29Warriors-Jazz · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 21, 22, 16, 11, 29, 29, 26, 26Nuggets-Celtics · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 27, 27, 18, 22, 15, 19, 18, 26Nuggets-Celtics · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 21, 8, 14, 12, 11, 5, 10, 25Blazers-Suns · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jerryd BaylessMEM+7.7 14.8 last 10 · 7.1 season
Tony ParkerSAS+5.4 26.4 last 10 · 21.0 season
Ty LawsonDEN+5.4 21.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.3 13.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Nick YoungPHI+4.8 16.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−8.2 18.6 last 10 · 26.8 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS−6.0 7.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Michael Kidd-GilchristCHA−4.7 4.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.7 10.6 last 10 · 15.3 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season