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Monday, January 2, 2006Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bucks trailed Bulls by 9 at halftime and won 93–92.

Final · Box score
Sonics96
Pacers115
Q1 Pacers +15; Q2 Pacers +16; Q3 Pacers +18; Q4 Pacers +19
Final · 3OT · Box score
Suns133
Knicks140
Q1 Knicks +4; Q2 Knicks +12; Q3 Knicks +6; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 Knicks 0; OT3 Knicks +7
Final · Box score
Bobcats86
Hornets103
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 Hornets +1; Q3 Hornets +6; Q4 Hornets +17
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Bulls92
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 Bucks -9; Q3 Bucks +3; Q4 Bucks +1
Final · Box score
Celtics110
Nuggets120
Q1 Nuggets -2; Q2 Nuggets +5; Q3 Nuggets +15; Q4 Nuggets +10
On this day · 2004–05Jan 2, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Blazers), 50 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Bulls

Milwaukee rallies from 9 down to beat Chicago

Steve Nash goes for 28 points

Game flow · Bucks margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-9+3+1Bucks AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2320302093
Bulls2329182292
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 24, 19, 20, 36, 17, 21, 22, 29Bucks29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 11, 14, 13, 5, 14, 12, 15, 14Bucks14 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 13, 11, 22, 5, 2, 9, 15, 28Bulls28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Othella HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 8, 4, 3, 16, 3, 2, 0, 19Bulls19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bobcats-Hornets18
Celtics-Nuggets4
Sonics-Pacers1
The night in charts
Suns-Knicks combined for 273, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KnicksSuns 133, Knicks 140
273
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 110, Nuggets 120
230
Sonics-PacersSonics 96, Pacers 115
211
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 86, Hornets 103
189
Bucks-BullsBucks 93, Bulls 92
185
Bucks won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Bucks-BullsBucks 93, Bulls 92
+1 Bucks
Suns-KnicksSuns 133, Knicks 140
+7 Knicks
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 110, Nuggets 120
+10 Nuggets
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 86, Hornets 103
+17 Hornets
Sonics-PacersSonics 96, Pacers 115
+19 Pacers
Bucks rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-BullsBucks won · Bucks 93, Bulls 92
9 pts
Celtics-NuggetsNuggets won · Celtics 110, Nuggets 120
2 pts
David Lee shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeKnicks · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
91% (10-11)
Delonte WestCeltics · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
David WestHornets · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
Kenyon MartinNuggets · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
PierceCeltics · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 93Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2320302093
Bulls2329182292
The story
Michael Redd's 29 points carried Milwaukee past Chicago, 93-92

For Chicago, Ben Gordon had 28 PTS, 3 AST 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 11-29 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 30-18.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 0−9+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mo Williams was the fantasy play: 38.8 FPTS on 13 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Suns-Knicks
Suns 133Knicks 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Suns232626291496133
Knicks2734202314913140
The story
Stephon Marbury had 32 points and 10 assists as New York beat Phoenix 140-133 in OT

Boris Diaw led Phoenix with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 13-28 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the second 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +4+12+6000+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Bobcats-Hornets
Bobcats 86Hornets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2527142086
Hornets25281931103
The story
New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Charlotte 103-86 behind 24 points and 11 assists from Chris Paul

Gerald Wallace paced Charlotte: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 0+1+6+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
David LeeKnicks
+38.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg52Today

52 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Nuggets

Denver beats Boston, 120–110

Denver led 93–78 after three and won by 10. Kenyon Martin led Denver with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Bucks over Bulls1Knicks over Suns7Nuggets over Celtics10Hornets over Bobcats17Pacers over Sonics19Final margin, points. Pink = Nuggets over Celtics.
Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 39

Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 16, 29, 12, 21, 28, 24, 28, 39Suns-Knicks · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 21, 25, 14, 22, 21, 5, 23, 32Knicks-Suns · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 23, 15, 16, 28, 14, 24, 9, 29Knicks-Suns · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 20, 19, 30, 43, 28, 22, 19, 29Celtics-Nuggets · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 24, 19, 20, 36, 17, 21, 22, 29Bucks-Bulls · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 19, 5, 27, 24, 19, 24, 14, 28Suns-Knicks · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 22 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNets+5.1 29.8 last 10 · 24.7 season
Wally SzczerbiakWolves+4.6 24.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Tyronn LueHawks+4.2 14.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Fred JonesPacers+4.0 12.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Carmelo AnthonyNuggets+4.0 28.7 last 10 · 24.7 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWizards−4.4 13.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Steven HunterSixers−3.8 2.0 last 10 · 5.8 season
Keith Van HornMavs−3.7 6.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
John SalmonsSixers−3.4 4.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Deron WilliamsJazz−3.0 7.8 last 10 · 10.8 season