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Tuesday, January 11, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHA by 10 after three quarters and won 100–98.

Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats98
Cavs100
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -10; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Bucks80
Hawks103
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +18; Q3 ATL +28; Q4 ATL +23
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Nets80
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Knicks82
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Pacers86
Grizzlies85
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Heat107
Suns122
Q1 PHX +15; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Kings109
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Sonics104
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +5
On this day · 2003–04Jan 11, 2004: 5 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Nuggets), 33 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Cavs

Cleveland outlasts Charlotte in overtime

Pau Gasol goes for 31 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+3-100+2CLE AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bobcats231932131198
Cavs1926192313100
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 23, 22, 40, 3, 26, 20, 22, 29CLE29 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 8, 11, 20, 17, 8, 28, 7, 22CLE22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 14, 10, 15, 4, 2, 21, 6, 18CHA18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Primoz BrezecPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 16, 8, 22, 6, 10, 5, 18, 18CHA18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Atlanta by 23.

IND over MEM1CLE over CHA2SEA over LAC5NOH over NYK6DET over NJN9SAC over DEN9PHX over MIA15ATL over MIL23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Clippers-Sonics18
Bobcats-Cavs13
Pacers-Grizzlies7
Pistons-Nets4
Nuggets-Kings3
Hornets-Knicks2
Bucks-Hawks0
The night in charts
Heat-Suns combined for 229, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-SunsHeat 107, Suns 122
229
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 100, Kings 109
209
Clippers-SonicsClippers 99, Sonics 104
203
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 98, Cavs 100
198
Bucks-HawksBucks 80, Hawks 103
183
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 86, Grizzlies 85
171
Hornets-KnicksHornets 88, Knicks 82
170
Pistons-NetsPistons 89, Nets 80
169
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 86, Grizzlies 85
+1 IND
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 98, Cavs 100
+2 CLE
Clippers-SonicsClippers 99, Sonics 104
+5 SEA
Hornets-KnicksHornets 88, Knicks 82
+6 NOH
Pistons-NetsPistons 89, Nets 80
+9 DET
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 100, Kings 109
+9 SAC
Heat-SunsHeat 107, Suns 122
+15 PHX
Bucks-HawksBucks 80, Hawks 103
+23 ATL
CLE erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-CavsCLE won · Bobcats 98, Cavs 100
10 pts
Pacers-GrizzliesIND won · Pacers 86, Grizzlies 85
9 pts
Clippers-SonicsSEA won · Clippers 99, Sonics 104
2 pts
Shaq shot 16-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (16-20)
Amar'ePHX · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Andre MillerDEN · 16 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
PauMEM · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
63% (12-19)
GoodenCLE · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Pacers-Grizzlies
Pacers 86Grizzlies 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2226132586
Grizzlies2829101885
The story
Jamaal Tinsley's 19 points carried Indiana past Memphis, 86-85

For Memphis, Bonzi Wells had 20 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 25-18.

IND lead by quarter
200 −6−9−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Cavs
Bobcats 98Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats231932131198
Cavs1926192313100
The story
LeBron James had 29 points and 9 assists as Cleveland beat Charlotte 100-98 in OT

Brevin Knight led Charlotte with 20 AST, 15 PTS, 3 REB 29 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 11-24 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 23-13.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4+3−100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Sonics
Clippers 99Sonics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2723262399
Sonics31202330104
The story
Seattle beat Los Angeles 104-99 behind 31 points from Ray Allen

Elton Brand paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-20 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +4+1−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.5Season avg34.0Last 5

34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 35

Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 16, 24, 31, 55, 32, 32, 16, 35Pacers-Grizzlies · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 31, 21, 16, 25, 33, 28, 28, 34Heat-Suns · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 37, 15, 50, 34, 19, 17, 20, 34Suns-Heat · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 32, 20, 18, 35, 30, 17, 15, 31Sonics-Clippers · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 19, 24, 24, 23, 25, 12, 20, 31Grizzlies-Pacers · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 23, 22, 40, 3, 26, 20, 22, 29Cavs-Bobcats · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+5.8 34.4 last 10 · 28.6 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.9 29.6 last 10 · 24.7 season
Rick BrunsonLAC+4.4 10.3 last 10 · 5.9 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+4.1 12.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Shaquille O'NealMIA+4.1 26.5 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Austin CroshereIND−4.6 7.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
James JonesIND−4.2 1.6 last 10 · 5.8 season
Fred JonesIND−4.0 7.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Mark BlountBOS−3.5 7.2 last 10 · 10.7 season