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Sunday, February 24, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIN by 14 after the first quarter and won 100–99.

Final · Box score
Lakers103
Mavs99
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Wolves99
Q1 GSW -14; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Heat109
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Kings95
Hornets110
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies76
Nets72
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Knicks99
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Suns87
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Blazers92
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Bulls72
Thunder102
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +26; Q4 OKC +30
The lead · Warriors-Wolves

Golden State takes over late to edge Minnesota

Kobe Bryant goes for 38 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-3-5+1GSW AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors18342424100
Wolves3223261899
Who led
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 13, 6, 20, 22, 19, 21, 30, 23GSW23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 12, 26, 10, 12, 18, 19, 25, 22GSW22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Derrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 1, 15, 19, 9, 13, 24, 17, 9, 23MIN23 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 21, 16, 8, 16, 19, 27, 5, 21MIN21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: OKC by 30.

GSW over MIN1LAL over DAL4MIA over CLE4MEM over BKN4NYK over PHI6POR over BOS6SAS over PHX10NOH over SAC15OKC over CHI30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Nets12
Celtics-Blazers9
Warriors-Wolves7
Cavs-Heat6
Spurs-Suns6
Kings-Hornets3
Bulls-Thunder2
The night in charts
Cavs-Heat combined for 214, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-HeatCavs 105, Heat 109
214
Kings-HornetsKings 95, Hornets 110
205
Lakers-MavsLakers 103, Mavs 99
202
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 100, Wolves 99
199
Sixers-KnicksSixers 93, Knicks 99
192
Spurs-SunsSpurs 97, Suns 87
184
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 86, Blazers 92
178
Bulls-ThunderBulls 72, Thunder 102
174
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 76, Nets 72
148
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 100, Wolves 99
+1 GSW
Cavs-HeatCavs 105, Heat 109
+4 MIA
Lakers-MavsLakers 103, Mavs 99
+4 LAL
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 76, Nets 72
+4 MEM
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 86, Blazers 92
+6 POR
Sixers-KnicksSixers 93, Knicks 99
+6 NYK
Spurs-SunsSpurs 97, Suns 87
+10 SAS
Kings-HornetsKings 95, Hornets 110
+15 NOH
Bulls-ThunderBulls 72, Thunder 102
+30 OKC
GSW erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 100, Wolves 99
14 pts
Lakers-MavsLAL won · Lakers 103, Mavs 99
3 pts
Grizzlies-NetsMEM won · Grizzlies 76, Nets 72
3 pts
Spurs-SunsSAS won · Spurs 97, Suns 87
2 pts
Cavs-HeatMIA won · Cavs 105, Heat 109
1 pt
Amar'e shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'eNYK · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
MatthewsPOR · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GortatPHX · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
WaitersCLE · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
65% (11-17)
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 100Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors18342424100
Wolves3223261899
The story
David Lee had 22 points and 13 rebounds as Golden State beat Minnesota 100-99

Derrick Williams led Minnesota with 23 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Warriors took the second 34-23.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −14−3−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ricky Rubio led the game in fantasy with 54.1 FPTS (16 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB)

Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 103Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27272524103
Mavs3024212499
The story
Steve Nash's 20 points carried Los Angeles past Dallas, 103-99

For Dallas, Vince Carter had 15 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 7-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-21, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −30+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 105Heat 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs20263623105
Heat33311728109
The story
Miami beat Cleveland 109-105 behind 28 points and 8 assists from LeBron James

Tristan Thompson paced Cleveland: 12 REB, 11 PTS 28 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +13+18−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade topped the game at 47.0 FPTS: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg31.5Today

32 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 27, 20, 28, 4, 20, 16, 40, 38Lakers-Mavs · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 10, 16, 15, 24, 17, 12, 25, 30Mavs-Lakers · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 13, 19, 20, 10, 16, 16, 21, 30Sixers-Knicks · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 27, 31, 36, 42, 12, 15, 32, 29Knicks-Sixers · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 30, 32, 30, 39, 24, 26, 16, 28Heat-Cavs · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 19, 15, 3, 12, 20, 16, 12, 26Cavs-Heat · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 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
Isaiah ThomasSAC+5.9 18.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jarrett JackGSW+5.6 19.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.5 13.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordBOS−6.8 6.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.9 7.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Kevin SeraphinWAS−5.3 4.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Ben GordonCHA−4.5 7.7 last 10 · 12.2 season