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Thursday, February 20, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 4 after the first quarter and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Bucks90
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Heat103
Thunder81
Q1 MIA +17; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +22
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets99
Warriors102
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +3
On this day · 2012–13Feb 20, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Thunder), 46 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Warriors

Golden State needs overtime to survive Houston

James Harden goes for 39 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+4+40+3GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets241924221099
Warriors2027241813102
Who led
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 17, 11, 22, 8, 13, 21, 23, 28GSW28 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 44, 17, 34, 28, 23, 29, 13, 25GSW25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 16, 28, 23, 22, 19, 35, 29, 39HOU39 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 26, 7, 19, 8, 20, 18, 18, 21HOU21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Bucks

Denver leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 101–90. Best quarter: the first, 31–22. Kenneth Faried led Denver with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over HOU3DEN over MIL11MIA over OKC22Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over MIL.
Lead changes
Rockets-Warriors20
Heat-Thunder1
Nuggets-Bucks0
The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 201, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 99, Warriors 102
201
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 101, Bucks 90
191
Heat-ThunderHeat 103, Thunder 81
184
GSW won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 99, Warriors 102
+3 GSW
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 101, Bucks 90
+11 DEN
Heat-ThunderHeat 103, Thunder 81
+22 MIA
Faried shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FariedDEN · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
LeBronMIA · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
68% (15-22)
D WadeMIA · 24 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
StephGSW · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
HardenHOU · 39 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
52% (14-27)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 99Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets241924221099
Warriors2027241813102
The story
David Lee had 28 points and 14 rebounds as Golden State beat Houston 102-99 in OT

Chandler Parsons led Houston with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 14 REB · 11-22 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Warriors took the second 27-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4+4+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 101Bucks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31192823101
Bucks2220252390
The story
Denver beat Milwaukee 101-90 behind 26 points from Kenneth Faried

Caron Butler paced Milwaukee: 17 PTS, 4 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 31-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+8+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo topped the game at 37.3 FPTS: 11 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Heat-Thunder
Heat 103Thunder 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat34202227103
Thunder1730181681
The story
Dwyane Wade's 24 points and 10 assists carried Miami past Oklahoma City, 103-81

For Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant had 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 11-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-17, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +17+7+11+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 42 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 16, 28, 23, 22, 19, 35, 29, 39Rockets-Warriors · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 30, 24, 31, 13, 37, 36, 42, 33Heat-Thunder · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 17, 11, 22, 8, 13, 21, 23, 28Warriors-Rockets · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 26, 31, 26, 29, 41, 36, 43, 28Thunder-Heat · L
31.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 28, 10, 12, 11, 8, 6, 21, 26Nuggets-Bucks · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 44, 17, 34, 28, 23, 29, 13, 25Warriors-Rockets · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al JeffersonCHA+7.1 27.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Blake GriffinLAC+6.9 31.3 last 10 · 24.4 season
Gerald GreenPHX+5.0 19.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Pau GasolLAL+4.8 21.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Kevin LoveMIN+4.7 30.9 last 10 · 26.2 season
Cold
Evan TurnerPHI−5.0 12.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Jordan CrawfordGSW−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−4.5 11.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Luol DengCLE−4.2 12.9 last 10 · 17.1 season
O.J. MayoMIL−4.1 8.1 last 10 · 12.2 season