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Friday, February 28, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed DAL by 12 after the first quarter and won 100–91.

Final · Box score
Jazz79
Cavs99
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +20
Final · Box score
Warriors126
Knicks103
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +23
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Thunder113
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Bulls100
Mavs91
Q1 CHI -12; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats82
Spurs92
Q1 SAS -11; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Kings122
Lakers126
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -11; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Pelicans104
Suns116
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +12
On this day · 2012–13Feb 28, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Wolves), 33 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Mavs

Chicago rallies from 12 down to beat Dallas

Stephen Curry posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-3-3+9CHI AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20312227100
Mavs3222221591
Who led
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 24, 16, 10, 15, 20, 14, 21, 20CHI20 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 14, 9, 12, 14, 16, 8, 16, 19CHI19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 16, 23, 12, 11, 12, 22, 23, 20DAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 8, 11, 15, 7, 18, 23, 17, 15DAL15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Lakers

Lakers climb out of an 11-point hole against Sacramento

Down 11 at the half, the Lakers won the third quarter 41–34 and the game 126–122. Jordan Farmar led Lakers with 30 points, 0 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Kings
Jordan Farmar · LALRudy Gay · SACPTS3032REB07AST75Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Suns11
Bulls-Mavs7
Jazz-Cavs6
Warriors-Knicks5
Kings-Lakers4
Bobcats-Spurs3
Grizzlies-Thunder1
The night in charts
Kings-Lakers combined for 248, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-LakersKings 122, Lakers 126
248
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 126, Knicks 103
229
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 104, Suns 116
220
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 107, Thunder 113
220
Bulls-MavsBulls 100, Mavs 91
191
Jazz-CavsJazz 79, Cavs 99
178
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 82, Spurs 92
174
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Kings-LakersKings 122, Lakers 126
+4 LAL
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 107, Thunder 113
+6 OKC
Bulls-MavsBulls 100, Mavs 91
+9 CHI
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 82, Spurs 92
+10 SAS
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 104, Suns 116
+12 PHX
Jazz-CavsJazz 79, Cavs 99
+20 CLE
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 126, Knicks 103
+23 GSW
CHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-MavsCHI won · Bulls 100, Mavs 91
12 pts
Kings-LakersLAL won · Kings 122, Lakers 126
11 pts
Bobcats-SpursSAS won · Bobcats 82, Spurs 92
11 pts
Jazz-CavsCLE won · Jazz 79, Cavs 99
7 pts
AD shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADNOP · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
78% (14-18)
Eric GordonNOP · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
GasolMEM · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BrooksLAL · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 122Lakers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings31343423122
Lakers27274131126
The story
Jordan Farmar had 30 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 126-122

Derrick Williams led Sacramento with 26 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 7 AST · 9-14 FG, 8-10 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 31-23.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4−11−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gay led the game in fantasy with 55.4 FPTS (32 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Bobcats-Spurs
Bobcats 82Spurs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2520201782
Spurs1427252692
The story
San Antonio beat Charlotte 92-82 behind 12 points from Kawhi Leonard

Al Jefferson paced Charlotte: 20 PTS, 7 REB 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 4-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −11−4+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Knicks
Warriors 126Knicks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors38352627126
Knicks27252823103
The story
Klay Thompson's 25 points carried Golden State past New York, 126-103

For New York, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 22 PTS, 2 REB 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-27, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +11+21+19+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.8Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 3.8 in 45 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 30 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Goran Dragic leads the day with 40

Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 34, 15, 21, 17, 8, 35, 16, 40Suns-Pelicans · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Sam Cassell MIN, May 4, 2004: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Career high40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 29, 41, 36, 43, 28, 42, 28, 37Thunder-Grizzlies · W
31.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 5, 14, 20, 16, 22, 32, 25, 32Kings-Lakers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 19, 12, 14, 18, 26, 26, 6, 32Pelicans-Suns · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jordan FarmarPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 0, 21, 9, 8, 3, 5, 16, 30Lakers-Kings · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 23, 29, 13, 25, 17, 19, 5, 27Warriors-Knicks · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jordan Crawford WAS, Dec 18, 2012: 27 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
27 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin LoveMIN+6.8 33.4 last 10 · 26.6 season
Blake GriffinLAC+6.2 30.5 last 10 · 24.3 season
Gerald GreenPHX+5.3 20.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Taj GibsonCHI+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jeff GreenBOS+4.7 21.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−4.8 12.3 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.3 8.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−4.3 1.9 last 10 · 6.2 season
O.J. MayoMIL−4.1 8.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Glen DavisLAC−3.6 8.3 last 10 · 11.9 season