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Tuesday, January 10, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 99–85.

Final · Box score
Celtics98
Hawks94
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -9; Q3 BOS -7; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Cavs84
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +8
Final · 2OT · Box score
Rockets106
Bobcats111
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 Bobcats 0; OT2 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Kings85
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM -12; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Bucks95
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Hornets86
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Nets91
Spurs96
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +5
Final · 3OT · Box score
Suns137
Nuggets139
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN -6; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 Nuggets 0; OT2 Nuggets 0; OT3 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Magic73
Clippers90
Q1 LAC -9; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +17
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The lead · Kings-Grizzlies

Memphis rallies from 12 down to beat Sacramento

Carmelo Anthony goes for 43 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+1+11+14MEM AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3021171785
Grizzlies1834272099
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 32, 24, 18, 22, 21, 27, 15, 27MEM27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 13, 27, 14, 14, 23, 13, 10, 21MEM21 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 22, 13, 38, 33, 10, 32, 5, 26SAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 10, 13, 13, 19, 19, 19, 12, 19SAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Clippers by 17.

DEN over PHX2MIL over MIN3BOS over ATL4CHA over HOU5SAS over NJN5NYK over CLE8DET over NOK10MEM over SAC14LAC over ORL17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Suns-Nuggets32
Rockets-Bobcats18
Magic-Clippers13
Wolves-Bucks11
Pistons-Hornets10
Knicks-Cavs7
Nets-Spurs7
Celtics-Hawks4
Kings-Grizzlies1
Shot of the night

Melo's jumper with 2.9 seconds left in 3OT breaks the tie, 139-137 final

The night in charts
Suns-Nuggets combined for 276, 59 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NuggetsSuns 137, Nuggets 139
276
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 106, Bobcats 111
217
Celtics-HawksCeltics 98, Hawks 94
192
Nets-SpursNets 91, Spurs 96
187
Wolves-BucksWolves 92, Bucks 95
187
Kings-GrizzliesKings 85, Grizzlies 99
184
Pistons-HornetsPistons 96, Hornets 86
182
Knicks-CavsKnicks 92, Cavs 84
176
Magic-ClippersMagic 73, Clippers 90
163
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-NuggetsSuns 137, Nuggets 139
+2 DEN
Wolves-BucksWolves 92, Bucks 95
+3 MIL
Celtics-HawksCeltics 98, Hawks 94
+4 BOS
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 106, Bobcats 111
+5 CHA
Nets-SpursNets 91, Spurs 96
+5 SAS
Knicks-CavsKnicks 92, Cavs 84
+8 NYK
Pistons-HornetsPistons 96, Hornets 86
+10 DET
Kings-GrizzliesKings 85, Grizzlies 99
+14 MEM
Magic-ClippersMagic 73, Clippers 90
+17 LAC
MEM erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-GrizzliesMEM won · Kings 85, Grizzlies 99
12 pts
Magic-ClippersLAC won · Magic 73, Clippers 90
9 pts
Celtics-HawksBOS won · Celtics 98, Hawks 94
9 pts
Wolves-BucksMIL won · Wolves 92, Bucks 95
7 pts
Suns-NuggetsDEN won · Suns 137, Nuggets 139
6 pts
Jaric shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JaricMIN · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
KrsticNJN · 14 PTS, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
PauMEM · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
ParkerSAS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MarburyNYK · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 137Nuggets 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Suns2528322111812137
Nuggets2629242711814139
The story
Earl Boykins had 33 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Phoenix 139-137 in OT

Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 28 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 11-21 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 27-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1+2−6000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Rockets-Bobcats
Rockets 106Bobcats 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets2322182797106
Bobcats24251526912111
The story
Gerald Wallace's 26 points and 14 rebounds carried Charlotte past Houston, 111-106 in OT

For Houston, Juwan Howard had 28 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

It went to second overtime, and the Bobcats took it 12-7.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1+4+100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 85Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3021171785
Grizzlies1834272099
The story
Memphis beat Sacramento 99-85 behind a 21-10-10 triple-double from Mike Miller

Kenny Thomas paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 second quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −12+1+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+35.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 43

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 45, 32, 25, 23, 23, 28, 19, 43Nuggets-Suns · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 37, 14, 32, 31, 30, 32, 32, 35, 36Cavs-Knicks · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 32, 51, 27, 21, 37, 31, 42, 34Nets-Spurs · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 8, 22, 12, 18, 23, 19, 17, 33Nuggets-Suns · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 13, 6, 19, 12, 16, 24, 7, 30Suns-Nuggets · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 11, 24, 25, 21, 25, 15, 18, 30Pistons-Hornets · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+7.7 33.5 last 10 · 25.8 season
Kobe BryantLAL+6.3 40.4 last 10 · 34.1 season
Juwan HowardHOU+6.1 16.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Fred JonesIND+4.7 13.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kevin MartinSAC+4.6 12.0 last 10 · 7.4 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−6.1 4.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Troy HudsonMIN−3.9 6.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Keith Van HornDAL−3.8 5.6 last 10 · 9.4 season
Michael SweetneyCHI−3.3 7.0 last 10 · 10.3 season