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Wednesday, February 11, 2015Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ATL by 15 at halftime and won 89–88.

Final · Box score
Knicks83
Magic89
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Celtics89
Q1 BOS -10; Q2 BOS -15; Q3 BOS -11; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Pistons87
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Raptors95
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Heat93
Cavs113
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +20
Final · Box score
Kings103
Bucks111
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Wolves91
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Pelicans93
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +22; Q3 IND +29; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Thunder105
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Mavs87
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Lakers86
Blazers102
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +23; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Clippers110
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +15
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The lead · Hawks-Celtics

Boston overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Atlanta 89–88

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 28 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-15-11+1BOS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2326231688
Celtics1321272889
Who led
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 16, 8, 7, 22, 14, 22, 17, 17BOS17 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 15, 17, 9, 3, 17, 16, 14, 14BOS14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 17, 23, 8, 21, 12, 6, 28, 22ATL22 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 14, 12, 6, 14, 12, 10, 26, 14ATL14 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Magic21
Wizards-Raptors14
Rockets-Clippers14
Jazz-Mavs9
Warriors-Wolves7
Kings-Bucks6
Heat-Cavs5
Hawks-Celtics1
Pacers-Pelicans0
Grizzlies-Thunder0
Lakers-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Turner's jumper at the buzzer puts the Celtics ahead, 89-88 final

The night in charts
Kings-Bucks combined for 214, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BucksKings 103, Bucks 111
214
Heat-CavsHeat 93, Cavs 113
206
Rockets-ClippersRockets 95, Clippers 110
205
Pacers-PelicansPacers 106, Pelicans 93
199
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 89, Thunder 105
194
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 104, Pistons 87
191
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 93, Raptors 95
188
Lakers-BlazersLakers 86, Blazers 102
188
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 94, Wolves 91
185
Hawks-CelticsHawks 88, Celtics 89
177
Knicks-MagicKnicks 83, Magic 89
172
Jazz-MavsJazz 82, Mavs 87
169
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-CelticsHawks 88, Celtics 89
+1 BOS
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 93, Raptors 95
+2 TOR
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 94, Wolves 91
+3 GSW
Jazz-MavsJazz 82, Mavs 87
+5 DAL
Knicks-MagicKnicks 83, Magic 89
+6 ORL
Kings-BucksKings 103, Bucks 111
+8 MIL
Pacers-PelicansPacers 106, Pelicans 93
+13 IND
Rockets-ClippersRockets 95, Clippers 110
+15 LAC
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 89, Thunder 105
+16 OKC
Lakers-BlazersLakers 86, Blazers 102
+16 POR
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 104, Pistons 87
+17 SAS
Heat-CavsHeat 93, Cavs 113
+20 CLE
BOS erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 88, Celtics 89
15 pts
Knicks-MagicORL won · Knicks 83, Magic 89
3 pts
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 95, Clippers 110
2 pts
Wizards-RaptorsTOR won · Wizards 93, Raptors 95
1 pt
Mozgov shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MozgovCLE · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
HorfordATL · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
StuckeyIND · 16 PTS, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Jason SmithNYK · 25 PTS, 7 REB
63% (10-16)
VucevicORL · 28 PTS, 18 REB
60% (12-20)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 88Celtics 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2326231688
Celtics1321272889
The story
Jared Sullinger had 17 points and 15 rebounds as Boston beat Atlanta 89-88

Al Horford led Atlanta with 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 28-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −10−15−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 93Raptors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2522291793
Raptors2722262095
The story
Toronto beat Washington 95-93 behind 27 points from Lou Williams

John Wall paced Washington: 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 20-17 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2+2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 94Wolves 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2828172194
Wolves2521212491
The story
Stephen Curry's 25 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Minnesota, 94-91

For Minnesota, Nikola Pekovic had 17 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-23 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-21, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+10+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 53 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 20.

BOS over ATL1TOR over WAS2GSW over MIN3DAL over UTA5ORL over NYK6MIL over SAC8IND over NOP13LAC over HOU15OKC over MEM16POR over LAL16SAS over DET17CLE over MIA20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 28

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 21, 20, 26, 23, 27, 28, 15, 28Kings-Bucks · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 19 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 17, 17, 20, 25, 25, 14, 14, 28Magic-Knicks · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 27, 25, 19, 12, 4, 18, 0, 27Raptors-Wizards · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 34, 21, 32, 15, 27, 29, 40, 26Thunder-Grizzlies · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 32, 25, 23, 51, 26, 22, 20, 25Warriors-Wolves · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jason SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 11, 8, 9, 12, 8, 14, 9, 25Knicks-Magic · L
8.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinDET+9.7 20.3 last 10 · 10.6 season
Wayne EllingtonLAL+6.4 15.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.9 16.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Jarrett JackBKN+4.5 17.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Brandon JenningsDET+4.1 19.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−5.5 7.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Gerald GreenPHX−5.2 7.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.0 7.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Kyle LowryTOR−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season