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Saturday, February 8, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed ATL by 6 at halftime and won 79–76.

Final · Box score
Spurs104
Bobcats100
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies79
Hawks76
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Pistons126
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Wolves110
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +1; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Bucks95
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Suns122
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Heat89
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 2012–13Feb 8, 2013: 12 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Wolves), 36 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Hawks

Memphis holds off Atlanta, 79–76

Josh Smith goes for 30 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6+7+3MEM AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2710241879
Hawks2914112276
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 15, 23, 18, 26, 23, 13, 25, 20MEM20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 15, 12, 4, 16, 8, 11, 22, 14MEM14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 15, 20, 23, 12, 20, 7, 26, 20ATL20 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 17, 12, 15, 13, 19, 8, 22, 13ATL13 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Spurs-Bobcats

San Antonio handles Charlotte by 4

The Spurs won the fourth quarter 35–30. Final: 104–100. Patty Mills led San Antonio with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over ATL3SAS over CHA4UTA over MIA5HOU over MIL6POR over MIN7PHX over GSW13DET over DEN17Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over CHA.
Lead changes
Spurs-Bobcats15
Heat-Jazz13
Blazers-Wolves10
Grizzlies-Hawks5
Warriors-Suns5
Nuggets-Pistons3
Rockets-Bucks2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Pistons combined for 235, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 109, Pistons 126
235
Warriors-SunsWarriors 109, Suns 122
231
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 117, Wolves 110
227
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 104, Bobcats 100
204
Rockets-BucksRockets 101, Bucks 95
196
Heat-JazzHeat 89, Jazz 94
183
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 79, Hawks 76
155
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 79, Hawks 76
+3 MEM
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 104, Bobcats 100
+4 SAS
Heat-JazzHeat 89, Jazz 94
+5 UTA
Rockets-BucksRockets 101, Bucks 95
+6 HOU
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 117, Wolves 110
+7 POR
Warriors-SunsWarriors 109, Suns 122
+13 PHX
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 109, Pistons 126
+17 DET
MEM rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-HawksMEM won · Grizzlies 79, Hawks 76
6 pts
Spurs-BobcatsSAS won · Spurs 104, Bobcats 100
4 pts
Mills shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsSAS · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
DragicPHX · 34 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
AldridgePOR · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
Gerald GreenPHX · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
RandolphMEM · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Grizzlies-Hawks
Grizzlies 79Hawks 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2710241879
Hawks2914112276
The story
Zach Randolph had 20 points as Memphis beat Atlanta 79-76

DeMarre Carroll led Atlanta with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 24-11.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −2−6+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Millsap led the game in fantasy with 53.2 FPTS (20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Spurs-Bobcats
Spurs 104Bobcats 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs21202835104
Bobcats25172830100
The story
Patty Mills' 32 points carried San Antonio past Charlotte, 104-100

For Charlotte, Kemba Walker had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-13 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 35-30.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4−1−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson was the fantasy play: 59.3 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Final · Rockets-Bucks
Rockets 101Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29272520101
Bucks2619242695
The story
Houston beat Milwaukee 101-95 behind 27 points and 13 rebounds from Dwight Howard

John Henson paced Milwaukee: 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

A 27-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+11+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 50 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg45.7Today

46 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Jennings leads the day with 35

Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 30, 28, 26, 20, 20, 26, 15, 26, 35Pistons-Nuggets · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 15, 24, 30, 28, 25, 24, 23, 34Suns-Warriors · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 3, 7, 12, 15, 5, 23, 16, 32Spurs-Bobcats · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 13, 25, 16, 9, 12, 25, 23, 30Pistons-Nuggets · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 33, 38, 23, 22, 44, 17, 34, 28Warriors-Suns · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 26, 11, 10, 23, 21, 26, 34, 27Rockets-Bucks · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinCHI+7.4 18.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Al JeffersonCHA+6.6 26.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Blake GriffinLAC+6.0 29.9 last 10 · 23.9 season
Ryan KellyLAL+5.1 12.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Randy FoyeDEN+5.1 16.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordGSW−5.8 6.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jared DudleyLAC−4.1 3.7 last 10 · 7.8 season
Luol DengCLE−3.6 14.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW−3.5 15.1 last 10 · 18.6 season
Glen DavisORL−3.2 9.5 last 10 · 12.7 season