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Sunday, January 9, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed MIA by 8 at halftime and won 108–98.

Final · Box score
Warriors87
Raptors109
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +22
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Knicks113
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Suns124
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +38; Q4 PHX +35
Final · Box score
Heat98
Sonics108
Q1 SEA -6; Q2 SEA -8; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Nuggets98
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +18
On this day · 2003–04Jan 9, 2004: 12 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Wizards), 35 points.
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The lead · Heat-Sonics

Seattle climbs back to beat Miami

Tracy McGrady goes for 45 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8+3+10SEA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3027212098
Sonics24253227108
Who led
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 8, 3, 7, 21, 12, 7, 5, 27SEA27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Danny FortsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 10, 13, 7, 9, 15, 4, 8, 18SEA18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 24, 31, 21, 16, 25, 33, 28, 28MIA28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 18, 10, 11, 13, 14, 9, 16, 19MIA19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Sonics4
Blazers-Knicks1
Pacers-Suns0
Rockets-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Blazers-Knicks combined for 218, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 105, Knicks 113
218
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 116, Nuggets 98
214
Pacers-SunsPacers 89, Suns 124
213
Heat-SonicsHeat 98, Sonics 108
206
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 87, Raptors 109
196
NYK won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 105, Knicks 113
+8 NYK
Heat-SonicsHeat 98, Sonics 108
+10 SEA
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 116, Nuggets 98
+18 HOU
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 87, Raptors 109
+22 TOR
Pacers-SunsPacers 89, Suns 124
+35 PHX
SEA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-SonicsSEA won · Heat 98, Sonics 108
8 pts
Warriors-RaptorsTOR won · Warriors 87, Raptors 109
5 pts
Peterson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PetersonTOR · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
MarionPHX · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ArizaNYK · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HoustonNYK · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
RadmanovicSEA · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Heat-Sonics
Heat 98Sonics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3027212098
Sonics24253227108
The story
Vladimir Radmanovic's 27 points carried Seattle past Miami, 108-98

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 11-17 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 32-21.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −6−8+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shaquille O'Neal was the fantasy play: 60.7 FPTS on 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 116Nuggets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets35231741116
Nuggets2324262598
The story
Yao Ming had 21 points as Houston beat Denver 116-98

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the fourth 41-25, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +12+11+2+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Raptors
Warriors 87Raptors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2321172687
Raptors18243631109
The story
Toronto beat Golden State 109-87 behind 21 points and 17 rebounds from Chris Bosh

Clifford Robinson paced Golden State: 18 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST · 8-9 FG

The swing

A 36-17 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
300 −5−2+17+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg1.7Last 3

1.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Raptors

Toronto rolls past Golden State, 109–87

The Warriors were held to 17 points in the third quarter. Chris Bosh led Toronto with 21 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over POR8SEA over MIA10HOU over DEN18TOR over GSW22PHX over IND35Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over GSW.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 45

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 21, 20, 34, 42, 25, 24, 26, 45Rockets-Nuggets · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 24, 31, 21, 16, 25, 33, 28, 28Heat-Sonics · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 29, 25, 14, 24, 27, 21, 8, 27Nuggets-Rockets · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 26, 22, 25, 10, 22, 10, 25, 27Blazers-Knicks · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 8, 3, 7, 21, 12, 7, 5, 27Sonics-Heat · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 16, 15, 7, 8, 21, 10, 9, 25Knicks-Blazers · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 2 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
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.9 29.6 last 10 · 24.7 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+4.3 14.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Darius MilesPOR+4.0 16.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+4.0 12.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
James JonesIND−4.2 1.8 last 10 · 6.0 season
Fred JonesIND−4.1 7.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Rasual ButlerMIA−4.1 2.3 last 10 · 6.4 season
Travis BestNJN−3.6 4.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season