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Friday, February 20, 2015Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHI by 8 at halftime and won 100–91.

Final · Box score
Pelicans84
Magic95
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Sixers95
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +18; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Hawks80
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +25
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Pistons100
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -8; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Heat111
Knicks87
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +24
Final · Box score
Suns109
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Cavs127
Wizards89
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +38
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Bucks89
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers76
Jazz92
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Kings109
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Warriors110
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Nets114
Lakers105
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN +19; Q4 BKN +9
On this day · 2013–14Feb 20, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Pistons

Detroit rallies from 8 down to beat Chicago

Nerlens Noel goes for 12 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-8+9+9DET AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2330152391
Pistons22233223100
Who led
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 10, 2, 2, 7, 13, 5, 2, 20DET20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 19, 12, 16, 21, 15, 23, 6, 20DET20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 5, 35, 22, 27, 18, 27, 5, 30CHI30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 8, 4, 12, 4, 2, 9, 13, 15CHI15 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Warriors16
Suns-Wolves15
Bulls-Pistons11
Nets-Lakers11
Pelicans-Magic10
Heat-Knicks9
Blazers-Jazz9
Raptors-Hawks8
Celtics-Kings3
Cavs-Wizards1
Rockets-Mavs1
Nuggets-Bucks1
The night in charts
Suns-Wolves combined for 220, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WolvesSuns 109, Wolves 111
220
Nets-LakersNets 114, Lakers 105
219
Cavs-WizardsCavs 127, Wizards 89
216
Rockets-MavsRockets 100, Mavs 111
211
Celtics-KingsCeltics 101, Kings 109
210
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 99, Warriors 110
209
Pacers-SixersPacers 106, Sixers 95
201
Heat-KnicksHeat 111, Knicks 87
198
Bulls-PistonsBulls 91, Pistons 100
191
Raptors-HawksRaptors 105, Hawks 80
185
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 84, Magic 95
179
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 81, Bucks 89
170
Blazers-JazzBlazers 76, Jazz 92
168
MIN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Suns-WolvesSuns 109, Wolves 111
+2 MIN
Celtics-KingsCeltics 101, Kings 109
+8 SAC
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 81, Bucks 89
+8 MIL
Bulls-PistonsBulls 91, Pistons 100
+9 DET
Nets-LakersNets 114, Lakers 105
+9 BKN
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 84, Magic 95
+11 ORL
Pacers-SixersPacers 106, Sixers 95
+11 IND
Rockets-MavsRockets 100, Mavs 111
+11 DAL
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 99, Warriors 110
+11 GSW
Blazers-JazzBlazers 76, Jazz 92
+16 UTA
Heat-KnicksHeat 111, Knicks 87
+24 MIA
Raptors-HawksRaptors 105, Hawks 80
+25 TOR
Cavs-WizardsCavs 127, Wizards 89
+38 CLE
DET rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-PistonsDET won · Bulls 91, Pistons 100
8 pts
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 76, Jazz 92
6 pts
Pelicans-MagicORL won · Pelicans 84, Magic 95
4 pts
Spurs-WarriorsGSW won · Spurs 99, Warriors 110
2 pts
Nuggets-BucksMIL won · Nuggets 81, Bucks 89
2 pts
Ed Davis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ed DavisLAL · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
HilarioWAS · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
CousinsSAC · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Lou WilliamsTOR · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
MonroeDET · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 109Wolves 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24183532109
Wolves26262831111
The story
Kevin Martin had 28 points as Minnesota beat Phoenix 111-109

Alex Len led Phoenix with 11 PTS, 10 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the second 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +2+10+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Markieff Morris led the game in fantasy with 46.3 FPTS (31 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 106Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers23352919106
Sixers1624282795
The story
Rodney Stuckey's 30 points carried Indiana past Philadelphia, 106-95

For Philadelphia, Luc Mbah a Moute had 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-24, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+18+19+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 99Warriors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2926133199
Warriors27352721110
The story
Golden State beat San Antonio 110-99 behind 25 points and 11 assists from Stephen Curry

Aron Baynes paced San Antonio: 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 27-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 −2+7+21+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg30.7Today

31 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Washington by 38, the widest margin of 13 games.

MIN over PHX2MIL over DEN8SAC over BOS8DET over CHI9BKN over LAL9ORL over NOP11IND over PHI11DAL over HOU11GSW over SAS11UTA over POR16MIA over NYK24TOR over ATL25CLE over WAS38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 31

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 20, 26, 23, 27, 28, 15, 28, 31Kings-Celtics · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 12, 17, 14, 18, 12, 8, 16, 31Suns-Wolves · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 5, 35, 22, 27, 18, 27, 5, 30Bulls-Pistons · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 22, 2, 8, 2, 15, 18, 16, 30Pacers-Sixers · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 36, 18, 23, 25, 22, 18, 31, 28Cavs-Wizards · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 17, 26, 17, 18, 10, 11, 28Celtics-Kings · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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+6.1 15.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jarrett JackBKN+4.5 17.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.2 15.7 last 10 · 11.5 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
Monta EllisDAL−5.3 14.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Gerald GreenPHX−5.2 7.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Kyle LowryTOR−4.9 13.6 last 10 · 18.5 season