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Friday, February 21, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by DET (vs ATL) and LAL (vs BOS).

Final · Box score
Pelicans87
Bobcats90
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Knicks121
Magic129
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 Magic 0; OT2 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Mavs124
Sixers112
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Raptors98
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Pistons115
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -11; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Bulls117
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +23; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +28
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Grizzlies102
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Suns106
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Blazers102
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR -9; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Lakers101
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -11; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2012–13Feb 21, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Clippers), 31 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Pistons

Detroit climbs out of an 11-point hole against Atlanta

Thaddeus Young goes for 30 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-11+3+8DET AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22412024107
Pistons19333429115
Who led
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 12, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 13, 22DET22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 15, 16, 18, 14, 16, 16, 8, 20DET20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 7, 26, 20, 15, 17, 7, 21, 23ATL23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shelvin MackPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 7, 4, 0, 4, 0, 11, 6, 21ATL21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Blazers19
Knicks-Magic10
Cavs-Raptors6
Clippers-Grizzlies6
Celtics-Lakers6
Hawks-Pistons4
Spurs-Suns4
Pelicans-Bobcats3
Mavs-Sixers0
The night in charts
Knicks-Magic combined for 250, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MagicKnicks 121, Magic 129
250
Mavs-SixersMavs 124, Sixers 112
236
Hawks-PistonsHawks 107, Pistons 115
222
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 89, Bulls 117
206
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 96, Grizzlies 102
198
Jazz-BlazersJazz 94, Blazers 102
196
Celtics-LakersCeltics 92, Lakers 101
193
Spurs-SunsSpurs 85, Suns 106
191
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 91, Raptors 98
189
Pelicans-BobcatsPelicans 87, Bobcats 90
177
CHA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pelicans-BobcatsPelicans 87, Bobcats 90
+3 CHA
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 96, Grizzlies 102
+6 MEM
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 91, Raptors 98
+7 TOR
Jazz-BlazersJazz 94, Blazers 102
+8 POR
Hawks-PistonsHawks 107, Pistons 115
+8 DET
Knicks-MagicKnicks 121, Magic 129
+8 ORL
Celtics-LakersCeltics 92, Lakers 101
+9 LAL
Mavs-SixersMavs 124, Sixers 112
+12 DAL
Spurs-SunsSpurs 85, Suns 106
+21 PHX
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 89, Bulls 117
+28 CHI
DET erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 107, Pistons 115
11 pts
Celtics-LakersLAL won · Celtics 92, Lakers 101
11 pts
Jazz-BlazersPOR won · Jazz 94, Blazers 102
9 pts
Knicks-MagicORL won · Knicks 121, Magic 129
7 pts
Clippers-GrizzliesMEM won · Clippers 96, Grizzlies 102
6 pts
Drummond shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
Markieff MorrisPHX · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
MarionDAL · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
DirkDAL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
ValanciunasTOR · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Pelicans-Bobcats
Pelicans 87Bobcats 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans1715272887
Bobcats2518252290
The story
Al Jefferson's 33 points and 10 rebounds carried Charlotte past New Orleans, 90-87

For New Orleans, Brian Roberts had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 14-30 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-17, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +8+11+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Magic
Knicks 121Magic 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Knicks3030262078121
Magic31222627716129
The story
Victor Oladipo had 30 points and 14 assists as Orlando beat New York 129-121 in OT

Tyson Chandler led New York with 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 14 AST, 9 REB · 11-23 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second overtime 16-8.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1−7−700+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 107Pistons 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22412024107
Pistons19333429115
The story
Detroit beat Atlanta 115-107 behind 22 points and 15 rebounds from Greg Monroe

Paul Millsap paced Atlanta: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 34-20 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3−11+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg33.3Today

33 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Lakers

Lakers fight back late to top Boston

Boston led 74–63 after three. Lakers won the fourth 38–18 and the game 101–92. Chris Kaman led Lakers with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Celtics
Chris Kaman · LALJeff Green · BOSPTS1621REB83AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 44

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 36, 26, 31, 15, 36, 22, 42, 44Knicks-Magic · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Hakeem Olajuwon HOU, Mar 29, 1997: 45 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
44 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 40, 10, 30, 26, 30, 12, 32, 29, 33Bobcats-Pelicans · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 20, 15, 16, 7, 10, 21, 23, 32Magic-Knicks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 6, 20, 14, 23, 7, 6, 4, 30Magic-Knicks · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 14 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 17, 20, 5, 15, 12, 19, 15, 30Sixers-Mavs · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 25, 36, 43, 36, 26, 36, 35, 28Clippers-Grizzlies · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Blake GriffinLAC+7.7 32.1 last 10 · 24.4 season
Al JeffersonCHA+6.9 27.7 last 10 · 20.8 season
Brian RobertsNOP+4.9 13.6 last 10 · 8.7 season
Kevin LoveMIN+4.7 30.9 last 10 · 26.2 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK+4.5 14.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Cold
Spencer HawesCLE−5.2 7.7 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jameer NelsonORL−5.0 7.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Evan TurnerPHI−5.0 12.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Jordan CrawfordGSW−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−4.4 11.8 last 10 · 16.2 season