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Saturday, January 14, 2006Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pacers trailed Bulls by 12 after the first quarter and won 91–89.

Final · OT · Box score
Wizards114
Hawks106
Q1 Wizards +3; Q2 Wizards +1; Q3 Wizards +1; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 Wizards +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Pistons114
Q1 Pistons +9; Q2 Pistons +17; Q3 Pistons +13; Q4 Pistons +23
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Bulls89
Q1 Pacers -12; Q2 Pacers -8; Q3 Pacers +3; Q4 Pacers +2
Final · Box score
Nets77
Mavs110
Q1 Mavs +13; Q2 Mavs +23; Q3 Mavs +36; Q4 Mavs +33
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Rockets80
Q1 Hornets +5; Q2 Hornets -5; Q3 Hornets -1; Q4 Hornets +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Bucks93
Q1 Nuggets +6; Q2 Nuggets +17; Q3 Nuggets +7; Q4 Nuggets +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies79
Spurs80
Q1 Spurs +1; Q2 Spurs +11; Q3 Spurs +7; Q4 Spurs +1
Final · Box score
Cavs106
Suns115
Q1 Suns +2; Q2 Suns +2; Q3 Suns +6; Q4 Suns +9
Final · Box score
Heat100
Jazz94
Q1 Heat -2; Q2 Heat -2; Q3 Heat +3; Q4 Heat +6
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Warriors104
Q1 Lakers +6; Q2 Lakers -1; Q3 Lakers -1; Q4 Lakers +6
Final · Box score
Sonics72
Clippers98
Q1 Clippers +4; Q2 Clippers +10; Q3 Clippers +18; Q4 Clippers +26
On this day · 2004–05Jan 14, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Damon Stoudamire (Blazers-Hornets), 54 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bulls

Indiana fights back from 12 down against Chicago

LeBron James goes for 46 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-8+3+2Pacers AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2023282091
Bulls3219172189
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 22, 21, 27, 31, 8, 24, 11, 29Pacers29 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 15, 26, 20, 12, 24, 16, 20, 12Pacers12 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 17, 16, 18, 23, 15Bulls15 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Darius SongailaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 14, 6, 20, 13, 8, 7, 7, 14Bulls14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Jazz19
Wizards-Hawks15
Grizzlies-Spurs11
Lakers-Warriors10
Sonics-Clippers3
Cavs-Suns0
Bobcats-Pistons0
Nuggets-Bucks0
Shot of the night

Duncan's jumper with 7.2 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 80-79 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Suns combined for 221, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SunsCavs 106, Suns 115
221
Wizards-HawksWizards 114, Hawks 106
220
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 110, Warriors 104
214
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 91, Pistons 114
205
Heat-JazzHeat 100, Jazz 94
194
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 100, Bucks 93
193
Nets-MavsNets 77, Mavs 110
187
Pacers-BullsPacers 91, Bulls 89
180
Sonics-ClippersSonics 72, Clippers 98
170
Hornets-RocketsHornets 86, Rockets 80
166
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 79, Spurs 80
159
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 79, Spurs 80
+1 Spurs
Pacers-BullsPacers 91, Bulls 89
+2 Pacers
Heat-JazzHeat 100, Jazz 94
+6 Heat
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 110, Warriors 104
+6 Lakers
Hornets-RocketsHornets 86, Rockets 80
+6 Hornets
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 100, Bucks 93
+7 Nuggets
Wizards-HawksWizards 114, Hawks 106
+8 Wizards
Cavs-SunsCavs 106, Suns 115
+9 Suns
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 91, Pistons 114
+23 Pistons
Sonics-ClippersSonics 72, Clippers 98
+26 Clippers
Nets-MavsNets 77, Mavs 110
+33 Mavs
Pacers erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BullsPacers won · Pacers 91, Bulls 89
12 pts
Hornets-RocketsHornets won · Hornets 86, Rockets 80
5 pts
Heat-JazzHeat won · Heat 100, Jazz 94
2 pts
Lakers-WarriorsLakers won · Lakers 110, Warriors 104
1 pt
Kaman shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KamanClippers · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
Smush ParkerLakers · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
DiawSuns · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
KiddNets · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HouseSuns · 17 PTS, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 79Spurs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2013212579
Spurs2123171980
The story
San Antonio beat Memphis 80-79 behind 19 points and 13 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Pau Gasol paced Memphis: 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

A 23-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +1+11+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 91Bulls 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2023282091
Bulls3219172189
The story
Stephen Jackson had 29 points as Indiana beat Chicago 91-89

Michael Sweetney led Chicago with 11 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST 29 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB · 8-20 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Pacers took the third 28-17.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −12−8+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 110Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers34252526110
Warriors28322519104
The story
Kobe Bryant's 38 points carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 110-104

For Golden State, Jason Richardson had 37 PTS, 4 REB 38 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 13-28 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 26-19.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +6−1−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis was the fantasy play: 58.2 FPTS on 24 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
JR SmithHornets
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg42.3Today

42 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Rockets

Houston's skid reaches five

New Orleans/Oklahoma City won 86–80; the Rockets fall to 12–23. Chris Paul led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · Rockets
Lvs Jazz74–82L@ Hornets90–92Lvs Warriors89–94W@ Wizards123–111W@ Cavs90–81L@ Raptors92–112Lvs Nuggets90–92L@ Bobcats106–111Lvs Kings80–88Lvs Hornets80–86
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 46

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 31, 30, 32, 32, 35, 36, 28, 46Cavs-Suns · L
31.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 31, 45, 48, 50, 45, 41, 27, 38Lakers-Warriors · W
34.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 45, 32, 25, 23, 23, 28, 19, 43, 21, 38Nuggets-Bucks · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 36, 32, 22, 20, 17, 15, 12, 37Warriors-Lakers · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 47, 44, 22, 31, 14, 9, 37, 33Wizards-Hawks · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 35, 33, 34, 19, 19, 31, 32, 15, 31Heat-Jazz · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Juwan HowardRockets+6.9 17.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jameer NelsonMagic+6.6 19.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Juan DixonBlazers+6.1 18.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Vince CarterNets+5.4 30.6 last 10 · 25.2 season
Fred JonesPacers+5.4 14.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
JR SmithHornets−5.3 4.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Kareem RushBobcats−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Damon JonesCavs−4.2 3.0 last 10 · 7.2 season
Nick CollisonSonics−3.9 3.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Deron WilliamsJazz−3.3 7.3 last 10 · 10.6 season