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Friday, January 28, 2005Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIL by 12 after three quarters and won 106–100.

Final · Box score
Raptors94
Bobcats101
Q1 Bobcats 0; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA -3; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Knicks99
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Magic108
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Heat106
Hawks96
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Suns128
Celtics119
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +26; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Wolves93
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 MIN +2
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers95
Hornets99
Q1 NOH +12; Q2 NOH +11; Q3 NOH +4; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Bucks100
Q1 DEN -11; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -12; Q4 DEN +6
Final · OT · Box score
Kings117
Rockets111
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Blazers90
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Sonics88
Warriors85
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Nets109
Lakers103
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +6
On this day · 2003–04Jan 28, 2004: 12 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Hornets), 40 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Bucks

Denver fights back late to top Milwaukee

Tracy McGrady goes for 30 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-1-12+6DEN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets20291938106
Bucks31193020100
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 17, 13, 24, 10, 14, 32, 5, 25DEN25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 6, 16, 18, 25, 11, 16, 14, 17DEN17 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 20, 26, 27, 30, 13, 14, 27, 26MIL26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dan GadzuricPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 11, 4, 13, 6, 9, 10, 8, 19MIL19 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Magic12
Heat-Hawks12
Nets-Lakers9
Kings-Rockets9
Cavs-Knicks8
Sonics-Warriors4
Nuggets-Bucks4
Sixers-Hornets3
Jazz-Wolves3
The night in charts
Suns-Celtics combined for 247, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-CelticsSuns 128, Celtics 119
247
Kings-RocketsKings 117, Rockets 111
228
Nets-LakersNets 109, Lakers 103
212
Wizards-MagicWizards 101, Magic 108
209
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 106, Bucks 100
206
Heat-HawksHeat 106, Hawks 96
202
Cavs-KnicksCavs 96, Knicks 99
195
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 94, Bobcats 101
195
Sixers-HornetsSixers 95, Hornets 99
194
Jazz-WolvesJazz 91, Wolves 93
184
Clippers-BlazersClippers 86, Blazers 90
176
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 88, Warriors 85
173
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-WolvesJazz 91, Wolves 93
+2 MIN
Cavs-KnicksCavs 96, Knicks 99
+3 NYK
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 88, Warriors 85
+3 SEA
Sixers-HornetsSixers 95, Hornets 99
+4 NOH
Clippers-BlazersClippers 86, Blazers 90
+4 POR
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 106, Bucks 100
+6 DEN
Nets-LakersNets 109, Lakers 103
+6 NJN
Kings-RocketsKings 117, Rockets 111
+6 SAC
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 94, Bobcats 101
+7 CHA
Wizards-MagicWizards 101, Magic 108
+7 ORL
Suns-CelticsSuns 128, Celtics 119
+9 PHX
Heat-HawksHeat 106, Hawks 96
+10 MIA
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BucksDEN won · Nuggets 106, Bucks 100
12 pts
Cavs-KnicksNYK won · Cavs 96, Knicks 99
10 pts
Jazz-WolvesMIN won · Jazz 91, Wolves 93
10 pts
Nets-LakersNJN won · Nets 109, Lakers 103
8 pts
Clippers-BlazersPOR won · Clippers 86, Blazers 90
8 pts
Brad Miller shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brad MillerSAC · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
TurkogluORL · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Antoine WalkerATL · 36 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
CheaneyGSW · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
GadzuricMIL · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 91Wolves 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2224222391
Wolves1323282993
The story
Kevin Garnett had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Minnesota beat Utah 93-91

Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-17 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 28-22.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−10−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 96Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3018212796
Knicks2024312499
The story
Nazr Mohammed's 21 points and 10 rebounds carried New York past Cleveland, 99-96

For Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 24 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 31-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−4+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 117Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2826301914117
Rockets282226278111
The story
Sacramento beat Houston 117-111 in OT behind 30 points from Chris Webber

Scott Padgett paced Houston: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 12-25 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings settled it in overtime, 14-8.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0+4+80+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 36 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 12 games went past regulation.

MIN over UTA2NYK over CLE3SEA over GSW3NOH over PHI4POR over LAC4DEN over MIL6SAC over HOU6NJN over LAL6CHA over TOR7ORL over WAS7PHX over BOS9MIA over ATL10Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 42

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 26, 16, 8, 35, 33, 29, 23, 42Suns-Celtics · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 21, 14, 18, 25, 29, 11, 15, 36Hawks-Heat · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 23, 21, 28, 22, 17, 33, 23, 34Celtics-Suns · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 21, 16, 26, 16, 14, 10, 16, 31Lakers-Nets · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 6, 26, 7, 23, 29, 19, 22, 8, 9, 31Magic-Wizards · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 45, 30, 18, 28, 28, 28, 27, 35, 33, 30Rockets-Kings · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamirePOR+11.0 25.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Nick Van ExelPOR+7.1 18.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+5.6 15.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Morris PetersonTOR+5.6 17.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Dan DickauNOH+5.4 17.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Keith Van HornMIL−6.7 5.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.3 3.1 last 10 · 9.4 season
Austin CroshereIND−5.7 4.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Marc JacksonPHI−4.5 8.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Reggie MillerIND−4.2 8.7 last 10 · 12.9 season