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Wednesday, February 25, 2015Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DAL by 12 after the first quarter and won 104–87.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat93
Magic90
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Hawks104
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Celtics115
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +21
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Bulls86
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +17; Q2 MIL +29; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Wizards77
Wolves97
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +20
Final · Box score
Nets96
Pelicans102
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Suns110
Nuggets96
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Jazz97
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -9; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Kings102
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Blazers111
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +16
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The lead · Mavs-Hawks

Atlanta turns it around against Dallas

Wesley Matthews goes for 31 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-6+9+17ATL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3419151987
Hawks22253027104
Who led
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 10, 9, 11, 8, 8, 8, 12, 17ATL17 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 6, 17, 8, 12, 4, 11, 12, 16ATL16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 20, 0, 7, 7, 12, 23, 20, 19DAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 7, 15, 22, 7, 0, 8, 13, 13DAL13 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Lakers-Jazz

Lakers fight back late to top Utah

Utah led 78–69 after three. Lakers won the fourth 31–19 and the game 100–97. Jordan Clarkson led Lakers with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Jazz
Jordan Clarkson · LALGordon Hayward · UTAPTS2220REB41AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Knicks-Celtics19
Hornets-Bulls18
Clippers-Rockets15
Grizzlies-Kings10
Nets-Pelicans8
Heat-Magic6
Mavs-Hawks2
Spurs-Blazers2
Suns-Nuggets1
Lakers-Jazz1
Sixers-Bucks0
The night in charts
Clippers-Rockets combined for 215, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-RocketsClippers 105, Rockets 110
215
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 94, Celtics 115
209
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 95, Blazers 111
206
Suns-NuggetsSuns 110, Nuggets 96
206
Nets-PelicansNets 96, Pelicans 102
198
Lakers-JazzLakers 100, Jazz 97
197
Sixers-BucksSixers 88, Bucks 104
192
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 90, Kings 102
192
Mavs-HawksMavs 87, Hawks 104
191
Hornets-BullsHornets 98, Bulls 86
184
Heat-MagicHeat 93, Magic 90
183
Wizards-WolvesWizards 77, Wolves 97
174
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-MagicHeat 93, Magic 90
+3 MIA
Lakers-JazzLakers 100, Jazz 97
+3 LAL
Clippers-RocketsClippers 105, Rockets 110
+5 HOU
Nets-PelicansNets 96, Pelicans 102
+6 NOP
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 90, Kings 102
+12 SAC
Hornets-BullsHornets 98, Bulls 86
+12 CHA
Suns-NuggetsSuns 110, Nuggets 96
+14 PHX
Sixers-BucksSixers 88, Bucks 104
+16 MIL
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 95, Blazers 111
+16 POR
Mavs-HawksMavs 87, Hawks 104
+17 ATL
Wizards-WolvesWizards 77, Wolves 97
+20 MIN
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 94, Celtics 115
+21 BOS
ATL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HawksATL won · Mavs 87, Hawks 104
12 pts
Wizards-WolvesMIN won · Wizards 77, Wolves 97
9 pts
Lakers-JazzLAL won · Lakers 100, Jazz 97
9 pts
Heat-MagicMIA won · Heat 93, Magic 90
4 pts
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 94, Celtics 115
2 pts
Jordan shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 22 PTS, 19 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
MiddletonMIL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
HensonMIL · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
DuncanSAS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
JerebkoBOS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 93Magic 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat17192524893
Magic17232124590
The story
Dwyane Wade had 18 points as Miami beat Orlando 93-90 in OT

Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 26 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 6-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Heat took the third 25-21.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0−400+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside led the game in fantasy with 39.6 FPTS (15 PTS, 13 REB)

Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 100Jazz 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21242431100
Jazz2922271997
The story
Jordan Clarkson's 22 points carried Los Angeles past Utah, 100-97

For Utah, Derrick Favors had 18 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 31-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8−6−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gobert was the fantasy play: 46.8 FPTS on 16 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 105Rockets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26342520105
Rockets27352226110
The story
Houston beat Los Angeles 110-105 behind 21 points and 10 assists from James Harden

Jamal Crawford paced Los Angeles: 24 PTS, 2 REB 21 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 4-13 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+2−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Wesley Matthews leads the day with 31

Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 14, 17, 6, 20, 13, 4, 31Blazers-Spurs · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 20, 11, 4, 24, 17, 28, 15, 28Kings-Grizzlies · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 30, 11, 24, 21, 21, 28, 21, 28Wolves-Wizards · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 25, 25, 14, 14, 28, 18, 31, 26Magic-Heat · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 20, 25, 26, 18, 12, 22, 15, 25Bulls-Hornets · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Quincy PondexterPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 15, 6, 3, 9, 13, 5, 2, 25Pelicans-Nets · W
5.9 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinOKC+6.5 17.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jarrett JackBKN+5.3 17.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.2 17.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
DeAndre JordanLAC+4.9 16.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW+4.3 28.1 last 10 · 23.8 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Dwyane WadeMIA−5.2 15.7 last 10 · 20.9 season
Monta EllisDAL−5.2 14.3 last 10 · 19.5 season
Gerald GreenPHX−4.8 7.7 last 10 · 12.5 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−4.7 8.2 last 10 · 12.9 season