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Monday, January 24, 2005Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CLE by 13 after the first quarter and won 106–97.

Final · Box score
Wizards106
Cavs97
Q1 WAS -13; Q2 WAS -10; Q3 WAS -5; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Heat98
Sixers106
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Hawks82
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +22; Q3 CHI +37; Q4 CHI +25
Final · Box score
Pistons83
Wolves86
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Magic78
Rockets89
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Blazers107
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Clippers97
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +10
On this day · 2003–04Jan 24, 2004: 7 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Clippers), 41 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Cavs

Gilbert Arenas scores 30 as Washington wins in Cleveland

Allen Iverson goes for 45 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-10-5+9WAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards13173838106
Cavs2614332497
Who led
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 26, 20, 26, 3, 43, 23, 33, 30WAS30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 11, 22, 17, 6, 27, 26, 19, 16WAS16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 29, 28, 27, 35, 27, 18, 28, 31CLE31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 17, 8, 5, 27, 15, 17, 18, 17CLE17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Blazers12
Pistons-Wolves7
Mavs-Clippers7
Heat-Sixers6
Magic-Rockets4
Wizards-Cavs2
Bulls-Hawks2
The night in charts
Spurs-Blazers combined for 206, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 99, Blazers 107
206
Heat-SixersHeat 98, Sixers 106
204
Wizards-CavsWizards 106, Cavs 97
203
Bulls-HawksBulls 107, Hawks 82
189
Mavs-ClippersMavs 87, Clippers 97
184
Pistons-WolvesPistons 83, Wolves 86
169
Magic-RocketsMagic 78, Rockets 89
167
MIN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pistons-WolvesPistons 83, Wolves 86
+3 MIN
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 99, Blazers 107
+8 POR
Heat-SixersHeat 98, Sixers 106
+8 PHI
Wizards-CavsWizards 106, Cavs 97
+9 WAS
Mavs-ClippersMavs 87, Clippers 97
+10 LAC
Magic-RocketsMagic 78, Rockets 89
+11 HOU
Bulls-HawksBulls 107, Hawks 82
+25 CHI
WAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CavsWAS won · Wizards 106, Cavs 97
13 pts
Spurs-BlazersPOR won · Spurs 99, Blazers 107
1 pt
Bulls-HawksCHI won · Bulls 107, Hawks 82
1 pt
Curry shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryCHI · 19 PTS, 4 REB
82% (9-11)
ShaqMIA · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
BarryHOU · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
YaoHOU · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
MilesPOR · 21 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Pistons-Wolves
Pistons 83Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1920242083
Wolves2226182086
The story
Kevin Garnett had 22 points as Minnesota beat Detroit 86-83

Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves won the second 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+9+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eddie Griffin led the game in fantasy with 48.5 FPTS (14 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 98Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2728212298
Sixers32252029106
The story
Kyle Korver's 14 points carried Philadelphia past Miami, 106-98

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 17 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 14 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 4-11 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-22, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +5+2+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 106Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards13173838106
Cavs2614332497
The story
Washington beat Cleveland 106-97 behind 15 points from Brendan Haywood

Drew Gooden paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 10 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 5-6 FG

The swing

A 38-24 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −13−10−5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James topped the game at 59.5 FPTS: 31 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Blazers

Portland upsets San Antonio

Portland (15–24) beat San Antonio (34–9) 107–99. Damon Stoudamire led Portland with 23 points, 1 rebound and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over DET3PHI over MIA8POR over SAS8WAS over CLE9LAC over DAL10HOU over ORL11CHI over ATL25Final margin, points. Pink = POR over SAS.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 45

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 21, 21, 32, 28, 29, 24, 38, 45Sixers-Heat · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 29, 28, 27, 35, 27, 18, 28, 31Cavs-Wizards · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 26, 20, 26, 3, 43, 23, 33, 30Wizards-Cavs · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 21, 25, 18, 11, 12, 30, 23, 24Spurs-Blazers · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 28, 34, 26, 39, 25, 24, 12, 24Heat-Sixers · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 18, 17, 31, 17, 32, 28, 14, 23Magic-Rockets · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamirePOR+10.0 24.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+7.9 17.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Morris PetersonTOR+7.8 19.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Nick Van ExelPOR+7.0 18.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Chris KamanLAC+5.7 13.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Cold
Austin CroshereIND−5.1 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Keith Van HornMIL−4.9 8.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.3 9.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−4.3 5.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Derek AndersonPOR−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season