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Friday, January 7, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed UTA by 10 after the first quarter and won 84–78.

Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Magic111
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +20
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks107
Raptors105
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -7; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Kings100
Hawks97
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Pistons110
Celtics104
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Warriors72
Nets82
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Grizzlies84
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Wolves89
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Jazz78
Bulls84
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Heat103
Blazers92
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +24; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2003–04Jan 7, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Hornets-Wizards), 28 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Bulls

Chicago rallies from 10 down to beat Utah

Mike Bibby goes for 31 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-1+10+6CHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2218182078
Bulls1227291684
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 12, 10, 9, 4, 15, 13, 14, 22CHI22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 23, 18, 12, 15, 16, 22, 17, 21CHI21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 4, 2, 12, 10, 15, 11, 18, 13UTA13 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 14, 22, 10, 13, 12, 17, 23, 13UTA13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Celtics18
Kings-Hawks11
Sixers-Wolves5
Bobcats-Magic5
Jazz-Bulls3
Hornets-Grizzlies2
Warriors-Nets2
Rockets-Lakers1
Heat-Blazers0
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 215, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 104, Lakers 111
215
Pistons-CelticsPistons 110, Celtics 104
214
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 107, Raptors 105
212
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 91, Magic 111
202
Kings-HawksKings 100, Hawks 97
197
Heat-BlazersHeat 103, Blazers 92
195
Sixers-WolvesSixers 84, Wolves 89
173
Jazz-BullsJazz 78, Bulls 84
162
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 76, Grizzlies 84
160
Warriors-NetsWarriors 72, Nets 82
154
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 107, Raptors 105
+2 MIL
Kings-HawksKings 100, Hawks 97
+3 SAC
Sixers-WolvesSixers 84, Wolves 89
+5 MIN
Pistons-CelticsPistons 110, Celtics 104
+6 DET
Jazz-BullsJazz 78, Bulls 84
+6 CHI
Rockets-LakersRockets 104, Lakers 111
+7 LAL
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 76, Grizzlies 84
+8 MEM
Warriors-NetsWarriors 72, Nets 82
+10 NJN
Heat-BlazersHeat 103, Blazers 92
+11 MIA
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 91, Magic 111
+20 ORL
CHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BullsCHI won · Jazz 78, Bulls 84
10 pts
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 107, Raptors 105
7 pts
Kings-HawksSAC won · Kings 100, Hawks 97
3 pts
Patterson shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PattersonPOR · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
ShaqMIA · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
Josh SmithATL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BrezecCHA · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Mo WilliamsMIL · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 107Raptors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks3215272211107
Raptors252729159105
The story
Desmond Mason had 23 points as Milwaukee beat Toronto 107-105 in OT

Donyell Marshall led Toronto with 15 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 6-16 FG

The swing

The Bucks won the first 32-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7−5−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Joe Smith led the game in fantasy with 41.0 FPTS (19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Kings-Hawks
Kings 100Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28252621100
Hawks3115312097
The story
Chris Webber's 28 points carried Sacramento past Atlanta, 100-97

For Atlanta, Al Harrington had 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 13-22 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 25-15.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3+7+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Bulls
Jazz 78Bulls 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2218182078
Bulls1227291684
The story
Chicago beat Utah 84-78 behind 22 points from Luol Deng

Mehmet Okur paced Utah: 12 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10−1+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kirk Hinrich topped the game at 48.5 FPTS: 12 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Raptors

Milwaukee needs overtime to survive Toronto

Tied 96–96 after regulation. Milwaukee won the final period 11–9 for a 107–105 win. Desmond Mason led Milwaukee with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Raptors
Desmond Mason · MILEric Williams · TORPTS2321REB45AST40Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Mike Bibby leads the day with 31

Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 24, 21, 14, 17, 16, 19, 32, 31Kings-Hawks · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 20, 26, 28, 25, 14, 22, 13, 28Kings-Hawks · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 25, 24, 31, 21, 16, 25, 33, 28Heat-Blazers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 11, 29, 42, 48, 42, 17, 32, 27Lakers-Rockets · W
28.5 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 4, 9, 6, 7, 18, 8, 11, 27Blazers-Heat · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 25, 21, 20, 34, 42, 25, 24, 26Rockets-Lakers · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 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+4.3 14.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Darius MilesPOR+4.0 16.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+3.9 28.0 last 10 · 24.1 season
Tony ParkerSAS+3.9 18.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Tim DuncanSAS−3.9 18.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Rasual ButlerMIA−3.8 2.8 last 10 · 6.6 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Keith BogansCHA−3.3 6.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
James JonesIND−3.3 2.9 last 10 · 6.2 season