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Saturday, February 23, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed HOU by 11 at halftime and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Bobcats99
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Cavs118
Magic94
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +24
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Wizards105
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS -11; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Pistons72
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Heat114
Sixers90
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +24
Final · Box score
Hawks103
Bucks102
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +13
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The lead · Rockets-Wizards

Washington fights back from 11 down against Houston

Al Horford goes for 23 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-11-6+2WAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32252620103
Wizards22243128105
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 4, 6, 3, 28, 10, 25, 17, 21WAS21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 10, 20, 9, 8, 10, 5, 16, 18WAS18 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 18, 36, 35, 30, 27, 46, 22, 27HOU27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 13, 20, 5, 21, 17, 17, 10, 24HOU24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hawks-Bucks

Atlanta turns it around against Milwaukee

From 8 down after one to a 1-point win: 103–102. Al Horford led Atlanta with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Bucks
Al Horford · ATLErsan Ilyasova · MILPTS2319REB119AST31Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hawks-Bucks18
Rockets-Wizards12
Heat-Sixers6
Nuggets-Bobcats5
Jazz-Clippers4
Cavs-Magic3
Pacers-Pistons2
Shot of the night

Horford's jumper with 5 seconds left puts the Hawks ahead, 103-102 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Magic combined for 212
Points by game
Cavs-MagicCavs 118, Magic 94
212
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 113, Bobcats 99
212
Rockets-WizardsRockets 103, Wizards 105
208
Hawks-BucksHawks 103, Bucks 102
205
Heat-SixersHeat 114, Sixers 90
204
Jazz-ClippersJazz 94, Clippers 107
201
Pacers-PistonsPacers 90, Pistons 72
162
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-BucksHawks 103, Bucks 102
+1 ATL
Rockets-WizardsRockets 103, Wizards 105
+2 WAS
Jazz-ClippersJazz 94, Clippers 107
+13 LAC
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 113, Bobcats 99
+14 DEN
Pacers-PistonsPacers 90, Pistons 72
+18 IND
Cavs-MagicCavs 118, Magic 94
+24 CLE
Heat-SixersHeat 114, Sixers 90
+24 MIA
WAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WizardsWAS won · Rockets 103, Wizards 105
11 pts
Hawks-BucksATL won · Hawks 103, Bucks 102
8 pts
McGee shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeDEN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
D WadeMIA · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
78% (14-18)
JruePHI · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
73% (8-11)
George HillIND · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MillsapUTA · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 103Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks19352227103
Bucks27262722102
The story
Jeff Teague's 23 points and 9 assists carried Atlanta past Milwaukee, 103-102

For Milwaukee, Larry Sanders had 19 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 8-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 35-26.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −8+1−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 103Wizards 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32252620103
Wizards22243128105
The story
Emeka Okafor had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Washington beat Houston 105-103

Chandler Parsons led Houston with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 28-20.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −10−11−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden led the game in fantasy with 48.3 FPTS (27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 114Sixers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27293127114
Sixers2423241990
The story
Miami beat Philadelphia 114-90 behind 14 points from Mario Chalmers

Evan Turner paced Philadelphia: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL · 5-8 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +3+9+16+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 55 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.6Season avg23.2Today

23 minutes today, against 4.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 33

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 31, 20, 30, 24, 13, 20, 17, 33Heat-Sixers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 18, 36, 35, 30, 27, 46, 22, 27Rockets-Wizards · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 13, 20, 5, 21, 17, 17, 10, 24Rockets-Wizards · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 18, 6, 18, 8, 24, 24, 27, 24Bobcats-Nuggets · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 15, 17, 12, 21, 26, 27, 24, 23Hawks-Bucks · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 6, 22, 5, 15, 13, 15, 17, 23Jazz-Clippers · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ty LawsonDEN+6.4 22.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
Maurice HarklessORL+6.1 11.9 last 10 · 5.8 season
Danny GreenSAS+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jeff GreenBOS+5.8 16.7 last 10 · 10.9 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