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Wednesday, January 12, 2005Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed POR by 5 after the first quarter and won 104–100.

Final · Box score
Celtics93
Raptors104
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Wizards104
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Pistons90
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Magic87
Wolves80
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Sixers78
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +32
Final · Box score
Bucks79
Spurs94
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Rockets124
Mavs114
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Lakers83
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Suns108
Jazz115
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Heat98
Warriors91
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Clippers103
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2003–04Jan 12, 2004: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Knicks-Mavs), 38 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Wizards

Washington extends win streak to 5

Morris Peterson goes for 37 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+13+4WAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers27202033100
Wizards22273124104
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 20, 30, 33, 26, 33, 21, 28, 26WAS26 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 21, 17, 34, 17, 20, 27, 40, 26WAS26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 2, 19, 9, 14, 12, 18, 22, 23POR23 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 12, 2, 8, 13, 5, 10, 28, 19POR19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Philadelphia by 32, the widest margin of 11 games.

WAS over POR4ORL over MIN7UTA over PHX7MIA over GSW7HOU over DAL10TOR over BOS11LAC over SEA11DEN over LAL12DET over NOH14SAS over MIL15CHI over PHI32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Wizards15
Magic-Wolves8
Lakers-Nuggets7
Sixers-Bulls6
Bucks-Spurs5
Rockets-Mavs5
Celtics-Raptors4
Heat-Warriors4
Sonics-Clippers3
Suns-Jazz1
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 238, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 124, Mavs 114
238
Suns-JazzSuns 108, Jazz 115
223
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 100, Wizards 104
204
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 93, Raptors 104
197
Sonics-ClippersSonics 92, Clippers 103
195
Heat-WarriorsHeat 98, Warriors 91
189
Sixers-BullsSixers 78, Bulls 110
188
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 83, Nuggets 95
178
Bucks-SpursBucks 79, Spurs 94
173
Magic-WolvesMagic 87, Wolves 80
167
Hornets-PistonsHornets 76, Pistons 90
166
WAS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 100, Wizards 104
+4 WAS
Suns-JazzSuns 108, Jazz 115
+7 UTA
Heat-WarriorsHeat 98, Warriors 91
+7 MIA
Magic-WolvesMagic 87, Wolves 80
+7 ORL
Rockets-MavsRockets 124, Mavs 114
+10 HOU
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 93, Raptors 104
+11 TOR
Sonics-ClippersSonics 92, Clippers 103
+11 LAC
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 83, Nuggets 95
+12 DEN
Hornets-PistonsHornets 76, Pistons 90
+14 DET
Bucks-SpursBucks 79, Spurs 94
+15 SAS
Sixers-BullsSixers 78, Bulls 110
+32 CHI
WAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WizardsWAS won · Blazers 100, Wizards 104
5 pts
Rockets-MavsHOU won · Rockets 124, Mavs 114
4 pts
Suns-JazzUTA won · Suns 108, Jazz 115
3 pts
Bucks-SpursSAS won · Bucks 79, Spurs 94
1 pt
Curry shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryCHI · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
BellUTA · 19 PTS, 6 REB
82% (9-11)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
HowardHOU · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
74% (14-19)
ArenasWAS · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Blazers-Wizards
Blazers 100Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers27202033100
Wizards22273124104
The story
Larry Hughes had 26 points and 9 assists as Washington beat Portland 104-100

Damon Stoudamire led Portland with 23 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 9 AST, 6 STL, 5 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the third 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −5+2+13+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 93Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2524261893
Raptors29302520104
The story
Toronto beat Boston 104-93 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Chris Bosh

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

A 30-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+10+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 78Bulls 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2414231778
Bulls26192936110
The story
Ben Gordon's 31 points carried Chicago past Philadelphia, 110-78

For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 21 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-17, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
400 +2+7+13+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 35 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.2Season avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Morris Peterson leads the day with 37

Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 5, 10, 12, 21, 19, 15, 21, 37Raptors-Celtics · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 22, 17, 26, 33, 31, 15, 20, 31Clippers-Sonics · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 19, 18, 27, 11, 11, 7, 7, 31Bulls-Sixers · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 20, 34, 42, 25, 24, 26, 45, 30Rockets-Mavs · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 8, 17, 9, 14, 8, 10, 6, 29Rockets-Mavs · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 23, 23, 36, 29, 39, 25, 34, 28Mavs-Rockets · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ruben PattersonPOR+5.1 13.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Morris PetersonTOR+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.3 29.2 last 10 · 24.9 season
Shaquille O'NealMIA+4.1 26.6 last 10 · 22.5 season
Chris BoshTOR+4.1 18.3 last 10 · 14.2 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
Eddie GriffinMIN−3.4 6.1 last 10 · 9.5 season