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Saturday, February 21, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed SAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 126–99.

Final · Box score
Thunder110
Hornets103
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans105
Heat91
Q1 NOP +11; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +20; Q4 NOP +14
Final · Box score
Suns107
Bulls112
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Raptors76
Rockets98
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Kings99
Clippers126
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +32; Q4 LAC +27
On this day · 2013–14Feb 21, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Magic), 44 points.
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The lead · Kings-Clippers

Clippers rout Sacramento by 27

James Johnson goes for 27 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+19+32+27LAC AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2918183499
Clippers24423129126
Who led
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 11, 5, 10, 12, 9, 5, 4, 28LAC28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 6, 12, 9, 0, 15, 20, 15, 24LAC24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 26, 23, 27, 28, 15, 28, 31, 21SAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 31, 20, 11, 4, 24, 17, 28, 15SAC15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Suns-Bulls

Phoenix's skid reaches four

Chicago won 112–107; the Suns fall to 29–27. Pau Gasol led Chicago with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · PHX
Wvs WAS106–98Wvs CHI99–93L@ GSW87–106Lvs MEM101–102L@ POR87–108Wvs UTA100–93L@ SAC83–85Lvs HOU118–127L@ MIN109–111L@ CHI107–112
Lead changes
Thunder-Hornets12
Suns-Bulls9
Raptors-Rockets6
Kings-Clippers6
Pelicans-Heat0
The night in charts
Kings-Clippers combined for 225, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-ClippersKings 99, Clippers 126
225
Suns-BullsSuns 107, Bulls 112
219
Thunder-HornetsThunder 110, Hornets 103
213
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 105, Heat 91
196
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 76, Rockets 98
174
CHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Suns-BullsSuns 107, Bulls 112
+5 CHI
Thunder-HornetsThunder 110, Hornets 103
+7 OKC
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 105, Heat 91
+14 NOP
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 76, Rockets 98
+22 HOU
Kings-ClippersKings 99, Clippers 126
+27 LAC
LAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 99, Clippers 126
5 pts
Suns-BullsCHI won · Suns 107, Bulls 112
4 pts
Thunder-HornetsOKC won · Thunder 110, Hornets 103
2 pts
Pau shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauCHI · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
ChalmersMIA · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BrewerHOU · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST
63% (12-19)
James JohnsonTOR · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 4 BLK
63% (10-16)
TuckerPHX · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 107Bulls 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28282724107
Bulls33192931112
The story
Pau Gasol had 22 points and 14 rebounds as Chicago beat Phoenix 112-107

Eric Bledsoe led Phoenix with 13 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 31-24.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5−4−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Hornets
Thunder 110Hornets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28312724110
Hornets30262720103
The story
Oklahoma City beat Charlotte 110-103 behind 16 points and 12 rebounds from Serge Ibaka

Cody Zeller paced Charlotte: 13 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-26 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −2+3+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Rockets
Raptors 76Rockets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1818172376
Rockets2020283098
The story
Corey Brewer's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Toronto, 98-76

Donatas Motiejunas chipped in 12 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 12-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-17, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +2+4+15+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.8Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.8 in 47 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg34.5Today

35 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 33

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 40, 14, 25, 45, 48, 19, 26, 24, 34, 33Thunder-Hornets · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 11, 5, 10, 12, 9, 5, 4, 28Clippers-Kings · W
7.1 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 6, 0, 2, 16, 20, 6, 7, 27Raptors-Rockets · L
8.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 10, 9, 11, 5, 14, 22, 10, 26Rockets-Raptors · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 20, 4, 15, 10, 7, 11, 6, 24Hornets-Thunder · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 20, 7, 8, 3, 31, 6, 11, 24Pelicans-Heat · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinOKC+7.3 18.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Wayne EllingtonLAL+6.1 15.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.6 30.8 last 10 · 26.2 season
Jarrett JackBKN+4.5 17.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.2 15.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Gerald GreenPHX−5.7 6.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Kyle LowryTOR−5.5 12.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−5.5 7.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Monta EllisDAL−5.3 14.1 last 10 · 19.4 season