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Monday, January 12, 2004Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed GSW by 8 after three quarters and won 115–113.

Final · OT · Box score
Mavs127
Knicks121
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Magic82
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Cavs79
Lakers89
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +10
Final · 2OT · Box score
Grizzlies115
Warriors113
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM -8; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 MEM +2
On this day · 2002–03Jan 12, 2003: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Suns-Jazz), 38 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Warriors

Memphis wins double overtime marathon over Golden State

Erick Dampier goes for 23 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+3+2-800+2MEM AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies28212421813115
Warriors25223413811113
Who led
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 3, 4, 7, 5, 17, 20, 2, 24MEM24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 10, 20, 32, 10, 17, 19, 18, 17MEM17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 12, 15, 8, 14, 0, 15, 5, 23GSW23 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 8, 0, 9, 18, 10, 15, 13, 23GSW23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Cavs-Lakers

Cleveland's skid reaches three

Lakers won 89–79; the Cavaliers fall to 11–26. Gary Payton led Lakers with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · CLE
Wvs NOH97–86L@ ORL101–113Lvs CHI80–87Wvs POR86–74Lvs IND89–92L@ NJN82–97Wvs NYK107–96L@ TOR69–75L@ BOS82–107L@ LAL79–89
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Warriors20
Sixers-Magic10
Cavs-Lakers7
Mavs-Knicks0
The night in charts
Mavs-Knicks combined for 248, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KnicksMavs 127, Knicks 121
248
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 115, Warriors 113
228
Sixers-MagicSixers 87, Magic 82
169
Cavs-LakersCavs 79, Lakers 89
168
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 115, Warriors 113
+2 MEM
Sixers-MagicSixers 87, Magic 82
+5 PHI
Mavs-KnicksMavs 127, Knicks 121
+6 DAL
Cavs-LakersCavs 79, Lakers 89
+10 LAL
MEM rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WarriorsMEM won · Grizzlies 115, Warriors 113
8 pts
Cavs-LakersLAL won · Cavs 79, Lakers 89
5 pts
Sixers-MagicPHI won · Sixers 87, Magic 82
2 pts
Nash shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashDAL · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
BattierMEM · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
BogansORL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
MarburyNYK · 38 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
58% (14-24)
IlgauskasCLE · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Warriors
Grizzlies 115Warriors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies28212421813115
Warriors25223413811113
The story
Mike Miller had 24 points as Memphis beat Golden State 115-113 in OT

Jason Richardson led Golden State with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 21-13.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +3+2−800+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Mavs-Knicks
Mavs 127Knicks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs3434331412127
Knicks252932296121
The story
Steve Nash's 28 points and 8 assists carried Dallas past New York, 127-121 in OT

For New York, Anfernee Hardaway had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 12-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-25, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +9+14+150+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Lakers
Cavs 79Lakers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2117271479
Lakers1921202989
The story
Los Angeles beat Cleveland 89-79 behind 12 points and 12 rebounds from Devean George

Carlos Boozer paced Cleveland: 12 PTS, 12 REB 12 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2+2−5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.5Season avg34.4Last 5

34.4 points a game over his last five games, against 25.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 38

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 17, 40, 26, 17, 8, 6, 14, 38Knicks-Mavs · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 41, 24, 0, 22, 34, 43, 28, 35, 32Magic-Sixers · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 20, 23, 31, 24, 23, 20, 14, 31Mavs-Knicks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 15, 18, 13, 17, 18, 8, 26, 29Knicks-Mavs · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 14, 17, 20, 8, 7, 10, 18, 28Mavs-Knicks · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 50, 35, 35, 35, 18, 18, 20, 17, 15, 26Sixers-Magic · W
27.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.4 12.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Jason KiddNJN+4.1 21.5 last 10 · 17.4 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+4.0 17.4 last 10 · 13.4 season
Keith Van HornNYK+4.0 20.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jim JacksonHOU+3.8 15.1 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−7.5 8.0 last 10 · 15.5 season
Vin BakerBOS−5.6 6.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jason TerryATL−5.5 10.2 last 10 · 15.7 season
Zach RandolphPOR−4.1 17.8 last 10 · 21.9 season
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.3 4.9 last 10 · 8.2 season