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Sunday, January 8, 2006Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed SEA by 10 after the first quarter and won 120–116.

Final · Box score
Sonics116
Knicks120
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Nets105
Raptors104
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN -3; Q3 NJN +3; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Rockets90
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Heat118
Blazers89
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +27; Q4 MIA +29
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Kings83
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +30; Q4 IND +25
On this day · 2004–05Jan 8, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Wolves), 40 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Knicks

New York climbs out of a 10-point hole against Seattle

Dwyane Wade goes for 31 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-1+2+4NYK AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics35272727116
Knicks25363029120
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 14, 22, 21, 5, 23, 32, 16, 23NYK23 PTS · 1 REB · 15 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 4, 6, 2, 6, 18, 7, 12, 23NYK23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 18, 24, 39, 28, 24, 20, 22, 33SEA33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 2, 7, 4, 4, 4, 14, 5, 30SEA30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Rockets

Denver holds off Houston, 92–90

Denver led 67–62 after three and held on to win by two. Earl Watson led Denver with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over TOR1DEN over HOU2NYK over SEA4IND over SAC25MIA over POR29Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over HOU.
Lead changes
Sonics-Knicks28
Nuggets-Rockets13
Nets-Raptors9
Heat-Blazers3
Shot of the night

Vince's three at the buzzer puts the Nets ahead, 105-104 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Knicks combined for 236, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-KnicksSonics 116, Knicks 120
236
Nets-RaptorsNets 105, Raptors 104
209
Heat-BlazersHeat 118, Blazers 89
207
Pacers-KingsPacers 108, Kings 83
191
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 92, Rockets 90
182
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-RaptorsNets 105, Raptors 104
+1 NJN
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 92, Rockets 90
+2 DEN
Sonics-KnicksSonics 116, Knicks 120
+4 NYK
Pacers-KingsPacers 108, Kings 83
+25 IND
Heat-BlazersHeat 118, Blazers 89
+29 MIA
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-KnicksNYK won · Sonics 116, Knicks 120
10 pts
Nuggets-RocketsDEN won · Nuggets 92, Rockets 90
4 pts
Nets-RaptorsNJN won · Nets 105, Raptors 104
3 pts
Radmanovic shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RadmanovicSEA · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
Maurice TaylorNYK · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
D WadeMIA · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 6 STL, 5 REB
76% (13-17)
Jason WilliamsMIA · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
73% (8-11)
CurryNYK · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 105Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29192829105
Raptors23282231104
The story
Jason Kidd had 22 points and 15 assists as New Jersey beat Toronto 105-104

Mike James led Toronto with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 22 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB · 7-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6−3+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 92Rockets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1624272592
Rockets2017252890
The story
Denver beat Houston 92-90 behind 19 points from Carmelo Anthony

Luther Head paced Houston: 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4+3+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rafer Alston topped the game at 53.5 FPTS: 24 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB

Final · Sonics-Knicks
Sonics 116Knicks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics35272727116
Knicks25363029120
The story
Stephon Marbury's 23 points and 15 assists carried New York past Seattle, 120-116

For Seattle, Ray Allen had 33 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 15 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 8-21 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 36-27.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−1+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.0Season avg26.8Last 3

26.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 42

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 35, 32, 51, 27, 21, 37, 31, 42Nets-Raptors · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 18, 24, 39, 28, 24, 20, 22, 33Sonics-Knicks · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 17, 18, 35, 33, 34, 19, 19, 31Heat-Blazers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 6, 12, 13, 23, 22, 21, 27, 31Pacers-Kings · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 2, 7, 4, 4, 4, 14, 5, 30Sonics-Knicks · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 18, 37, 15, 22, 27, 10, 22, 27Raptors-Nets · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+8.0 33.5 last 10 · 25.5 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.9 38.6 last 10 · 33.7 season
Fred JonesIND+4.6 13.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Juan DixonPOR+4.6 16.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Keith BogansCHA+4.3 13.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−5.1 5.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Keith Van HornDAL−3.6 5.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Deron WilliamsUTA−3.3 7.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
John SalmonsPHI−3.2 4.3 last 10 · 7.5 season