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Thursday, February 20, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed HOU by 4 after the first quarter and won 102–99.

Final
DEN101
MIL90
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +11
Final
MIA103
OKC81
Q1 MIA +17; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +22
Final · OT
HOU99
GSW102
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW 0; OT1 GSW +3
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2012–13Feb 20, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU vs OKC), 46 points.
The lead · HOU @ GSW

Golden State needs overtime to survive Houston

Tied 89–89 after regulation. Golden State won the final period 13–10 for a 102–99 win. David Lee led Golden State with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 0 assists. James Harden scored 39 for Houston in the loss.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+4+40+3GSW AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
HOU241924221099
GSW2027241813102
Who led
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 17, 11, 22, 8, 13, 21, 23, 28GSW28 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 44, 17, 34, 28, 23, 29, 13, 25GSW25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 16, 28, 23, 22, 19, 35, 29, 39HOU39 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 26, 7, 19, 8, 20, 18, 18, 21HOU21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · DEN @ MIL

Denver leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 101–90. Best quarter: the first, 31–22. Kenneth Faried led Denver with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over HOU3DEN over MIL11MIA over OKC22Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over MIL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 42 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 16, 28, 23, 22, 19, 35, 29, 39HOU @ GSW · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 30, 24, 31, 13, 37, 36, 42, 33MIA @ OKC · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 17, 11, 22, 8, 13, 21, 23, 28GSW vs HOU · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 26, 31, 26, 29, 41, 36, 43, 28OKC vs MIA · L
31.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 28, 10, 12, 11, 8, 6, 21, 26DEN @ MIL · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 44, 17, 34, 28, 23, 29, 13, 25GSW vs HOU · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Al JeffersonCHA+7.1 27.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Blake GriffinLAC+6.9 31.3 last 10 · 24.4 season
Gerald GreenPHX+5.0 19.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Pau GasolLAL+4.8 21.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Kevin LoveMIN+4.7 30.9 last 10 · 26.2 season
Cold
Evan TurnerPHI−5.0 12.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Jordan CrawfordGSW−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−4.5 11.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Luol DengCLE−4.2 12.9 last 10 · 17.1 season
O.J. MayoMIL−4.1 8.1 last 10 · 12.2 season