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Thursday, January 6, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Sonics96
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Pistons79
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +22
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +13
On this day · 2003–04Jan 6, 2004: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Pacers), 43 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Wizards

Washington makes it three straight

Tim Duncan goes for 27 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+18+14+11WAS AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1725292596
Wizards29312522107
Who led
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 37, 19, 29, 22, 21, 17, 34, 17, 20, 27WAS27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 19, 13, 20, 30, 33, 26, 33, 21WAS21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 21, 22, 10, 17, 27, 17, 20, 35SEA35 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 20, 19, 32, 20, 18, 35, 30, 17SEA17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pacers-Spurs

San Antonio leads Indiana wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 111–98. Best quarter: the first, 31–24. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over SEA11SAS over IND13MEM over DET22Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over IND.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Pistons4
Pacers-Spurs4
Sonics-Wizards2
The night in charts
Pacers-Spurs combined for 209, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-SpursPacers 98, Spurs 111
209
Sonics-WizardsSonics 96, Wizards 107
203
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 101, Pistons 79
180
WAS won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Sonics-WizardsSonics 96, Wizards 107
+11 WAS
Pacers-SpursPacers 98, Spurs 111
+13 SAS
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 101, Pistons 79
+22 MEM
Parker shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
WellsMEM · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
LewisSEA · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
54% (14-26)
DuncanSAS · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 1 STL
50% (10-20)
TinsleyIND · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Sonics-Wizards
Sonics 96Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1725292596
Wizards29312522107
The story
Gilbert Arenas' 27 points carried Washington past Seattle, 107-96

For Seattle, Ray Allen had 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 7-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-17, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +12+18+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Spurs
Pacers 98Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2427272098
Spurs31262727111
The story
Tony Parker had 26 points as San Antonio beat Indiana 111-98

Jamaal Tinsley led Indiana with 18 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 9-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+6+6+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Pistons
Grizzlies 101Pistons 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28252919101
Pistons2321161979
The story
Memphis beat Detroit 101-79 behind 23 points from Bonzi Wells

Ben Wallace paced Detroit: 12 REB, 3 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
300 +5+9+22+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol topped the game at 37.2 FPTS: 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg1.3Last 3

1.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg23.3Today

23 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Rashard Lewis leads the day with 35

Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 21, 22, 10, 17, 27, 17, 20, 35Sonics-Wizards · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 25, 20, 21, 16, 24, 31, 55, 32Pacers-Spurs · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 19, 14, 16, 19, 23, 14, 12, 27Spurs-Pacers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 37, 19, 29, 22, 21, 17, 34, 17, 20, 27Wizards-Sonics · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 19, 27, 29, 18, 21, 7, 2, 26Spurs-Pacers · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 8, 7, 5, 18, 18, 18, 13, 23Grizzlies-Pistons · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+5.8 34.7 last 10 · 28.9 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+4.6 14.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.1 28.1 last 10 · 24.0 season
Darius MilesPOR+4.0 16.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+3.9 19.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Cold
Tim DuncanSAS−3.9 18.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Antoine WalkerATL−3.3 17.2 last 10 · 20.5 season
James JonesIND−3.3 2.9 last 10 · 6.2 season
Joe JohnsonPHX−3.1 11.8 last 10 · 14.9 season