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Sunday, February 23, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed PHX by 10 after three quarters and won 115–112.

Final · Box score
Clippers125
Thunder117
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Bulls79
Heat93
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Cavs83
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Magic90
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Kings109
Nuggets95
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Nets108
Lakers102
Q1 BKN +12; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +12; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Suns112
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU -10; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Blazers108
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2012–13Feb 23, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Sixers), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Suns

Houston climbs back to beat Phoenix

Kevin Durant goes for 42 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+4-10+3HOU AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30302332115
Suns16403719112
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 26, 34, 27, 18, 24, 20, 11, 25HOU25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 28, 23, 22, 19, 35, 29, 39, 23HOU23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 24, 23, 34, 15, 21, 17, 8, 35PHX35 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 5, 13, 25, 26, 36, 17, 13, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Blazers

Portland fights back from 8 down against Minnesota

Final: 108–97, after trailing by 8 after one. Damian Lillard led Portland with 32 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Wolves
Damian Lillard · PORKevin Love · MINPTS3231REB210AST50Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Raptors14
Wizards-Cavs8
Rockets-Suns8
Kings-Nuggets6
Wolves-Blazers6
Nets-Lakers0
The night in charts
Clippers-Thunder combined for 242, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-ThunderClippers 125, Thunder 117
242
Rockets-SunsRockets 115, Suns 112
227
Nets-LakersNets 108, Lakers 102
210
Wolves-BlazersWolves 97, Blazers 108
205
Kings-NuggetsKings 109, Nuggets 95
204
Magic-RaptorsMagic 90, Raptors 105
195
Wizards-CavsWizards 96, Cavs 83
179
Bulls-HeatBulls 79, Heat 93
172
HOU won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-SunsRockets 115, Suns 112
+3 HOU
Nets-LakersNets 108, Lakers 102
+6 BKN
Clippers-ThunderClippers 125, Thunder 117
+8 LAC
Wolves-BlazersWolves 97, Blazers 108
+11 POR
Wizards-CavsWizards 96, Cavs 83
+13 WAS
Bulls-HeatBulls 79, Heat 93
+14 MIA
Kings-NuggetsKings 109, Nuggets 95
+14 SAC
Magic-RaptorsMagic 90, Raptors 105
+15 TOR
HOU erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SunsHOU won · Rockets 115, Suns 112
10 pts
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 97, Blazers 108
8 pts
Clippers-ThunderLAC won · Clippers 125, Thunder 117
4 pts
Bulls-HeatMIA won · Bulls 79, Heat 93
4 pts
Kings-NuggetsSAC won · Kings 109, Nuggets 95
4 pts
Dwight shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
Isaiah ThomasSAC · 33 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
FournierDEN · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DragicPHX · 35 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (14-20)
Terrence JonesHOU · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 115Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30302332115
Suns16403719112
The story
James Harden had 23 points as Houston beat Phoenix 115-112

Markieff Morris led Phoenix with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 30-16, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +14+4−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Goran Dragic led the game in fantasy with 48.0 FPTS (35 PTS, 3 AST)

Final · Nets-Lakers
Nets 108Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33302322108
Lakers21262728102
The story
Brooklyn beat Los Angeles 108-102 behind 30 points from Deron Williams

Pau Gasol paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 11 REB 30 PTS, 7 AST, 6 STL, 5 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +12+16+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 125Thunder 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28442726125
Thunder32342724117
The story
Jamal Crawford's 36 points carried Los Angeles past Oklahoma City, 125-117

For Oklahoma City, Serge Ibaka had 20 PTS, 6 REB 36 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 13-20 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 44-34.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −4+6+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 48 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg15.8Last 3

15.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.1Season avg29.4Today

29 minutes today, against 7.1 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 42

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 31, 26, 29, 41, 36, 43, 28, 42Thunder-Clippers · L
31.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tony Parker SAS, Mar 25, 2009: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 9, 27, 19, 31, 21, 21, 25, 25, 23, 36Clippers-Thunder · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 24, 23, 34, 15, 21, 17, 8, 35Suns-Rockets · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 23, 24, 30, 16, 20, 26, 21, 33Kings-Nuggets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 14, 24, 5, 14, 20, 16, 22, 32Kings-Nuggets · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 12, 38, 14, 16, 21, 31, 28, 32Blazers-Wolves · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Blake GriffinLAC+6.9 31.2 last 10 · 24.3 season
Kevin LoveMIN+6.6 33.1 last 10 · 26.5 season
Brian RobertsNOP+4.7 13.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC+4.6 23.7 last 10 · 19.1 season
Al JeffersonCHA+4.3 24.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Cold
Jameer NelsonORL−5.2 7.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Evan TurnerPHI−5.0 12.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−4.9 1.4 last 10 · 6.3 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−4.9 11.1 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jordan CrawfordGSW−4.7 7.0 last 10 · 11.7 season