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Friday, January 14, 2005Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed POR by 17 after the first quarter and won 112–106.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Bobcats89
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +20
Final · Box score
Suns83
Pacers101
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Sixers106
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Celtics106
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Magic94
Pistons101
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Hornets112
Q1 NOH -17; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Bucks103
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS -5; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Nuggets83
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +10
Final · 2OT · Box score
Heat112
Clippers114
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 Clippers 0; OT2 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Sonics103
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +19
On this day · 2003–04Jan 14, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Wolves), 36 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Hornets

New Orleans storms back from 17 down to beat Portland

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 29 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17+3+9+6NOH AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers40231726106
Hornets23432323112
Who led
Dan DickauPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 8, 10, 4, 9, 15, 17, 7, 25NOH25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 18, 18, 21, 19, 26, 21, 16, 22NOH22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 19, 9, 14, 12, 18, 22, 23, 54POR54 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 2, 8, 13, 5, 10, 28, 19, 23POR23 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Clippers14
Raptors-Sixers10
Wolves-Nuggets9
Warriors-Sonics6
Blazers-Hornets3
Magic-Pistons3
Mavs-Spurs2
Suns-Pacers0
Hawks-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Martin's jumper with 0.5 seconds left in 2OT breaks the tie, 114-112 final

The night in charts
Heat-Clippers combined for 226, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-ClippersHeat 112, Clippers 114
226
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 106, Hornets 112
218
Wizards-BucksWizards 105, Bucks 103
208
Raptors-SixersRaptors 96, Sixers 106
202
Hawks-CelticsHawks 94, Celtics 106
200
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 109, Bobcats 89
198
Magic-PistonsMagic 94, Pistons 101
195
Mavs-SpursMavs 95, Spurs 98
193
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 84, Sonics 103
187
Suns-PacersSuns 83, Pacers 101
184
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 93, Nuggets 83
176
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-ClippersHeat 112, Clippers 114
+2 LAC
Wizards-BucksWizards 105, Bucks 103
+2 WAS
Mavs-SpursMavs 95, Spurs 98
+3 SAS
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 106, Hornets 112
+6 NOH
Magic-PistonsMagic 94, Pistons 101
+7 DET
Raptors-SixersRaptors 96, Sixers 106
+10 PHI
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 93, Nuggets 83
+10 MIN
Hawks-CelticsHawks 94, Celtics 106
+12 BOS
Suns-PacersSuns 83, Pacers 101
+18 IND
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 84, Sonics 103
+19 SEA
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 109, Bobcats 89
+20 MEM
NOH erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HornetsNOH won · Blazers 106, Hornets 112
17 pts
Heat-ClippersLAC won · Heat 112, Clippers 114
10 pts
Wizards-BucksWAS won · Wizards 105, Bucks 103
5 pts
Magic-PistonsDET won · Magic 94, Pistons 101
2 pts
Warriors-SonicsSEA won · Warriors 84, Sonics 103
1 pt
Ricky Davis shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ricky DavisBOS · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
DrobnjakATL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
NailonNOH · 22 PTS, 7 REB
65% (11-17)
StoudamirePOR · 54 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (20-32)
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 112Clippers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Heat31172721106112
Clippers21322122108114
The story
Elton Brand had 29 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Miami 114-112 in OT

Eddie Jones led Miami with 18 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Clippers took the second 32-17.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10+5−100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 95Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1926212995
Spurs2127262498
The story
San Antonio won 98-95 despite 36 points and 14 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 12-28 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+3+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 106Hornets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers40231726106
Hornets23432323112
The story
Baron Davis' 22 points carried New Orleans past Portland, 112-106

Chris Andersen chipped in 15 PTS, 15 REB 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 3-16 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 17 going into the second, then won it 43-23.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −17+3+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 54 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg15.8Last 3

15.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Charlotte by 20.

WAS over MIL2LAC over MIA2SAS over DAL3NOH over POR6DET over ORL7PHI over TOR10MIN over DEN10BOS over ATL12IND over PHX18SEA over GSW19MEM over CHA20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Damon Stoudamire leads the day with 54

Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 19, 9, 14, 12, 18, 22, 23, 54Blazers-Hornets · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +42.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high54 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 16, 25, 33, 28, 28, 34, 26, 39Heat-Clippers · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 23, 36, 29, 39, 25, 34, 28, 36Mavs-Spurs · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 28, 34, 29, 35, 29, 23, 21, 21, 32Sixers-Raptors · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 12, 19, 35, 10, 16, 18, 17, 31Magic-Pistons · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 8, 23, 7, 19, 10, 15, 22, 30Celtics-Hawks · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Morris PetersonTOR+5.5 16.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+5.4 18.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Shaquille O'NealMIA+5.1 28.1 last 10 · 23.0 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+4.7 13.0 last 10 · 8.3 season
Larry HughesWAS+4.1 25.3 last 10 · 21.2 season
Cold
Austin CroshereIND−4.8 6.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
James JonesIND−3.8 2.1 last 10 · 5.9 season
Fred JonesIND−3.7 7.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−3.4 3.7 last 10 · 7.1 season