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Saturday, January 12, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAL by 11 after the first quarter and won 106–104.

Final · Box score
Celtics115
Hawks91
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +24
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Wizards100
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Pistons104
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +28
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Knicks97
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Nets91
Magic85
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 NJN +6
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers104
Bulls106
Q1 CHI -11; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Rockets98
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Heat74
Suns108
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +28; Q4 PHX +34
Final · 2OT · Box score
Grizzlies97
Jazz95
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 MEM +2
On this day · 2000–01Jan 12, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bulls

Chicago outlasts Lakers in overtime

Ray Allen goes for 37 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11+1+20+2CHI AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers3219172610104
Bulls2131182412106
Who led
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 20, 14, 25, 29, 16, 13, 22, 28CHI28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 11, 0, 14, 7, 1, 0, 8, 17CHI17 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 7, 5, 12, 8, 11, 10, 7, 28LAL28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 16, 28, 18, 31, 20, 31, 23, 26LAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 10 games went past regulation.

CHI over LAL2MEM over UTA2MIL over NYK5NJN over ORL6MIN over WAS8DAL over IND9HOU over DEN12BOS over ATL24DET over CHH28PHX over MIA34Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
The night in charts
Pacers-Mavs combined for 213, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-MavsPacers 102, Mavs 111
213
Lakers-BullsLakers 104, Bulls 106
210
Wolves-WizardsWolves 108, Wizards 100
208
Celtics-HawksCeltics 115, Hawks 91
206
Bucks-KnicksBucks 102, Knicks 97
199
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 97, Jazz 95
192
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 86, Rockets 98
184
Heat-SunsHeat 74, Suns 108
182
Hornets-PistonsHornets 76, Pistons 104
180
Nets-MagicNets 91, Magic 85
176
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 97, Jazz 95
+2 MEM
Lakers-BullsLakers 104, Bulls 106
+2 CHI
Bucks-KnicksBucks 102, Knicks 97
+5 MIL
Nets-MagicNets 91, Magic 85
+6 NJN
Wolves-WizardsWolves 108, Wizards 100
+8 MIN
Pacers-MavsPacers 102, Mavs 111
+9 DAL
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 86, Rockets 98
+12 HOU
Celtics-HawksCeltics 115, Hawks 91
+24 BOS
Hornets-PistonsHornets 76, Pistons 104
+28 DET
Heat-SunsHeat 74, Suns 108
+34 PHX
CHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BullsCHI won · Lakers 104, Bulls 106
11 pts
Pacers-MavsDAL won · Pacers 102, Mavs 111
7 pts
Griffin shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GriffinHOU · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK
91% (10-11)
Jahidi WhiteWAS · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
FisherLAL · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
Horace GrantORL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
BillupsMIN · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
61% (11-18)
Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 104Bulls 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers3219172610104
Bulls2131182412106
The story
Ron Mercer had 28 points as Chicago beat Los Angeles 106-104 in OT

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 26 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 10-24 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Bulls took the second 31-19.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −11+1+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Derek Fisher led the game in fantasy with 54.6 FPTS (28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 97Jazz 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies232416208697
Jazz182123218495
The story
Pau Gasol's 18 points carried Memphis past Utah, 97-95 in OT

For Utah, John Stockton had 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 7 BLK, 6 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-18, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+8+100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 50.5 FPTS on 23 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST

Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 102Knicks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26232528102
Knicks1222303397
The story
Milwaukee beat New York 102-97 behind 24 points from Sam Cassell

Mark Jackson paced New York: 15 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 26-12 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +14+15+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 44

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 34, 28, 17, 19, 20, 22, 28, 12, 44Knicks-Bucks · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 7, 21, 26, 21, 24, 29, 13, 27, 37Bucks-Knicks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 28, 6, 51, 45, 29, 18, 22, 35Wizards-Wolves · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 24, 35, 18, 30, 28, 27, 29, 31Mavs-Pacers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 27, 22, 19, 22, 23, 29, 32, 31Wolves-Wizards · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 26, 24, 20, 28, 20, 31, 16, 31Celtics-Hawks · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddie GriffinHOU+8.8 16.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+5.7 24.5 last 10 · 18.8 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN+5.0 15.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Tim ThomasMIL+4.9 18.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.1 15.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayPHX−5.8 9.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Brad MillerCHI−5.2 7.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−4.1 12.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−4.1 12.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Elton BrandLAC−3.9 14.6 last 10 · 18.5 season