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Friday, February 22, 2013Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 122–108.

Final · Box score
Bulls105
Bobcats75
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +21; Q4 CHI +30
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Pacers114
Q1 IND +17; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +38; Q4 IND +32
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Raptors100
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Wizards119
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Kings108
Hawks122
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Nets96
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Magic82
Grizzlies88
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Hornets100
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Wolves111
Thunder127
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Suns88
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +25
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs101
Warriors107
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2011–12Feb 22, 2012: 13 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Clippers-Nuggets), 36 points.
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The lead · Kings-Hawks

Atlanta climbs back to beat Sacramento

Jeff Green goes for 31 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+5+14ATL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings33302520108
Hawks25363229122
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 14, 15, 17, 12, 21, 26, 27, 24ATL24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 16, 24, 22, 21, 20, 7, 9, 20ATL20 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 8, 17, 25, 23, 11, 12, 22, 30SAC30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 25, 10, 13, 20, 23, 17, 11, 26SAC26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Lakers27
Knicks-Raptors15
Magic-Grizzlies15
Kings-Hawks14
Mavs-Hornets10
Bulls-Bobcats1
Rockets-Nets1
Nuggets-Wizards0
Pistons-Pacers0
Wolves-Thunder0
Celtics-Suns0
Shot of the night

Vince's three with 6 seconds left puts the Mavericks ahead, 104-100 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Thunder combined for 238, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-ThunderWolves 111, Thunder 127
238
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 113, Wizards 119
232
Kings-HawksKings 108, Hawks 122
230
Blazers-LakersBlazers 107, Lakers 111
218
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 101, Warriors 107
208
Mavs-HornetsMavs 104, Hornets 100
204
Rockets-NetsRockets 106, Nets 96
202
Celtics-SunsCeltics 113, Suns 88
201
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 98, Raptors 100
198
Pistons-PacersPistons 82, Pacers 114
196
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 105, Bobcats 75
180
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 82, Grizzlies 88
170
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 98, Raptors 100
+2 TOR
Mavs-HornetsMavs 104, Hornets 100
+4 DAL
Blazers-LakersBlazers 107, Lakers 111
+4 LAL
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 82, Grizzlies 88
+6 MEM
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 101, Warriors 107
+6 GSW
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 113, Wizards 119
+6 WAS
Rockets-NetsRockets 106, Nets 96
+10 HOU
Kings-HawksKings 108, Hawks 122
+14 ATL
Wolves-ThunderWolves 111, Thunder 127
+16 OKC
Celtics-SunsCeltics 113, Suns 88
+25 BOS
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 105, Bobcats 75
+30 CHI
Pistons-PacersPistons 82, Pacers 114
+32 IND
ATL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HawksATL won · Kings 108, Hawks 122
8 pts
Mavs-HornetsDAL won · Mavs 104, Hornets 100
5 pts
Knicks-RaptorsTOR won · Knicks 98, Raptors 100
3 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 107, Lakers 111
2 pts
Spurs-WarriorsGSW won · Spurs 101, Warriors 107
1 pt
Horford shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
Jeff GreenBOS · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
79% (11-14)
HicksonPOR · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
WestIND · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GasolMEM · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 107Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28272725107
Lakers30232731111
The story
Los Angeles beat Portland 111-107 behind 19 points and 16 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Nicolas Batum paced Portland: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 31-25 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2−2−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 101Warriors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs251429258101
Warriors2513292614107
The story
Jarrett Jack had 30 points and 10 assists as Golden State beat San Antonio 107-101 in OT

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 19 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 11-22 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the overtime 14-8.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0−1−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Wizards
Nuggets 113Wizards 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28361435113
Wizards33313025119
The story
Bradley Beal's 17 points and 12 rebounds carried Washington past Denver, 119-113

For Denver, Andre Miller had 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 3-8 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-14, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +50+16+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ty Lawson was the fantasy play: 47.8 FPTS on 27 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 54 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg45.8Today

46 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pacers rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Detroit by 32.

TOR over NYK2DAL over NOH4LAL over POR4WAS over DEN6MEM over ORL6GSW over SAS6HOU over BKN10ATL over SAC14OKC over MIN16BOS over PHX25CHI over CHA30IND over DET32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 21, 27, 20, 28, 4, 20, 16, 40Lakers-Blazers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 13, 2001: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 24, 22, 17, 24, 22, 26, 28, 37Thunder-Wolves · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 9, 27, 31, 36, 42, 12, 15, 32Knicks-Raptors · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 25, 23, 20, 17, 11, 24, 13, 32Raptors-Knicks · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 8, 19, 17, 18, 8, 20, 15, 31Celtics-Suns · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 8, 17, 25, 23, 11, 12, 22, 30Kings-Hawks · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ty LawsonDEN+6.1 22.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Danny GreenSAS+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jeff GreenBOS+5.8 16.7 last 10 · 10.9 season
Maurice HarklessORL+5.8 11.4 last 10 · 5.6 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+5.7 12.8 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordBOS−6.2 6.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.9 7.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.8 21.1 last 10 · 26.9 season
Kevin SeraphinWAS−5.3 4.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season