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Monday, January 17, 2005Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed NYK by 8 after the first quarter and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Bucks99
Bobcats92
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Knicks86
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Nets85
Hawks84
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Sixers95
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +22; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Suns80
Pistons94
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Kings89
Clippers83
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Wizards73
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +28
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Wolves91
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Rockets80
Grizzlies99
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Warriors107
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Lakers94
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2003–04Jan 17, 2004: 11 games. Top scorer: Elton Brand (Clippers-Lakers), 35 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Knicks

Chicago climbs back to beat New York

Jason Richardson goes for 42 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5+1+2CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2023252088
Knicks2820191986
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 13, 14, 22, 19, 2, 10, 8, 19CHI19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 27, 11, 11, 7, 7, 31, 16, 17CHI17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 31, 26, 28, 7, 20, 15, 25, 25NYK25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 6, 4, 23, 10, 18, 15, 15, 16NYK16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Warriors12
Bucks-Bobcats10
Kings-Clippers8
Bulls-Knicks7
Jazz-Lakers7
Rockets-Grizzlies3
Raptors-Wolves2
Hornets-Sixers1
Suns-Pistons1
Nets-Hawks0
Wizards-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Gordon's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 88-86 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 204, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 97, Warriors 107
204
Jazz-LakersJazz 102, Lakers 94
196
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 100, Wolves 91
191
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 99, Bobcats 92
191
Hornets-SixersHornets 91, Sixers 95
186
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 80, Grizzlies 99
179
Bulls-KnicksBulls 88, Knicks 86
174
Suns-PistonsSuns 80, Pistons 94
174
Wizards-SpursWizards 73, Spurs 101
174
Kings-ClippersKings 89, Clippers 83
172
Nets-HawksNets 85, Hawks 84
169
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HawksNets 85, Hawks 84
+1 NJN
Bulls-KnicksBulls 88, Knicks 86
+2 CHI
Hornets-SixersHornets 91, Sixers 95
+4 PHI
Kings-ClippersKings 89, Clippers 83
+6 SAC
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 99, Bobcats 92
+7 MIL
Jazz-LakersJazz 102, Lakers 94
+8 UTA
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 100, Wolves 91
+9 TOR
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 97, Warriors 107
+10 GSW
Suns-PistonsSuns 80, Pistons 94
+14 DET
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 80, Grizzlies 99
+19 MEM
Wizards-SpursWizards 73, Spurs 101
+28 SAS
CHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-KnicksCHI won · Bulls 88, Knicks 86
8 pts
Bucks-BobcatsMIL won · Bucks 99, Bobcats 92
5 pts
Nuggets-WarriorsGSW won · Nuggets 97, Warriors 107
3 pts
Jazz-LakersUTA won · Jazz 102, Lakers 94
1 pt
DerMarr Johnson shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DerMarr JohnsonDEN · 22 PTS, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
ParkerSAS · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB
67% (10-15)
MurphyGSW · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
SzczerbiakMIN · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
BellUTA · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 85Hawks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2616232085
Hawks1819212684
The story
Vince Carter had 23 points as New Jersey beat Atlanta 85-84

Tyronn Lue led Atlanta with 17 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 9-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +8+5+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 88Knicks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2023252088
Knicks2820191986
The story
Kirk Hinrich's 14 points and 13 rebounds carried Chicago past New York, 88-86

For New York, Stephon Marbury had 25 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST · 6-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 25-19.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −8−5+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 97Warriors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2131222397
Warriors26233127107
The story
Golden State beat Denver 107-97 behind 22 points and 17 rebounds from Troy Murphy

Kenyon Martin paced Denver: 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 8-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5−3+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg16.5Last 3

16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg27.9Today

28 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Bobcats

Charlotte's skid reaches five

Milwaukee won 99–92; the Bobcats fall to 8–26. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · CHA
Lvs IND71–74Lvs SEA97–103L@ MIA90–113Lvs CLE83–94Wvs MIN102–84L@ ORL91–111L@ CLE98–100Lvs MEM89–109L@ ATL95–103Lvs MIL92–99
Top performances

Jason Richardson leads the day with 42

Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 25, 22, 26, 24, 26, 18, 35, 42Warriors-Nuggets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 35, 29, 23, 21, 21, 32, 28, 29Sixers-Hornets · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 42, 25, 24, 26, 45, 30, 18, 28, 28Rockets-Grizzlies · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 13, 15, 26, 10, 24, 20, 26, 27Bucks-Bobcats · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jarvis HayesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 6, 6, 19, 15, 7, 5, 2, 27Wizards-Spurs · L
10.0 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 15, 13, 14, 7, 12, 16, 19, 26Pistons-Suns · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Morris PetersonTOR+6.9 18.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+6.1 14.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+6.0 19.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+5.1 30.0 last 10 · 24.9 season
Shaquille O'NealMIA+5.1 28.1 last 10 · 23.0 season
Cold
Austin CroshereIND−4.9 6.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Fred JonesIND−4.4 6.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−4.1 6.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
David WesleyHOU−3.5 9.0 last 10 · 12.5 season