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Sunday, January 15, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed CLE by 3 after the first quarter and won 89–87.

Final · Box score
Knicks103
Raptors129
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +26
Final · Box score
Cavs87
Blazers89
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Magic100
Kings104
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +4
On this day · 2004–05Jan 15, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (Pacers-Magic), 38 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Blazers

Portland holds off Cleveland, 89–87

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+5+4+2POR AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3016212087
Blazers2724201889
Who led
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 9, 19, 11, 12, 16, 21, 9, 16POR16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 18, 18, 19, 5, 14, 17, 19, 16POR16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 30, 32, 32, 35, 36, 28, 46, 29CLE29 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 18, 14, 17, 10, 8, 29, 26, 27CLE27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Magic-Kings

Sacramento beats Orlando, 104–100

Sacramento led 74–62 after three and won by 4. Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 42 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over CLE2SAC over ORL4TOR over NYK26Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over ORL.
Lead changes
Cavs-Blazers15
Knicks-Raptors3
The night in charts
Knicks-Raptors combined for 232, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 103, Raptors 129
232
Magic-KingsMagic 100, Kings 104
204
Cavs-BlazersCavs 87, Blazers 89
176
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BlazersCavs 87, Blazers 89
+2 POR
Magic-KingsMagic 100, Kings 104
+4 SAC
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 103, Raptors 129
+26 TOR
POR rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BlazersPOR won · Cavs 87, Blazers 89
3 pts
Magic-KingsSAC won · Magic 100, Kings 104
1 pt
Ilgauskas shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlgauskasCLE · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
PetersonTOR · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
69% (11-16)
RoseTOR · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
NelsonORL · 29 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
63% (12-19)
CurryNYK · 20 PTS, 6 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Cavs-Blazers
Cavs 87Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3016212087
Blazers2724201889
The story
Ruben Patterson had 16 points as Portland beat Cleveland 89-87

Damon Jones led Cleveland with 13 PTS, 2 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 24-16.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3+5+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Kings
Magic 100Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22202038100
Kings21252830104
The story
Brad Miller's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Sacramento past Orlando, 104-100

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 29 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-20, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1+4+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 54.8 FPTS on 19 REB, 18 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 103Raptors 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26272624103
Raptors35313132129
The story
Toronto beat New York 129-103 behind 31 points from Jalen Rose

Stephon Marbury paced New York: 18 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 10-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +9+13+18+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 31 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Mike Bibby leads the day with 42

Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 38, 33, 10, 32, 5, 26, 19, 6, 42Kings-Magic · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 10, 11, 11, 10, 15, 24, 9, 31Raptors-Knicks · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 30, 32, 32, 35, 36, 28, 46, 29Cavs-Blazers · L
31.1 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 18, 31, 18, 18, 18, 32, 19, 29Magic-Kings · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 16, 13, 15, 19, 7, 22, 18, 28Raptors-Knicks · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 18, 14, 17, 10, 8, 29, 26, 27Cavs-Blazers · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+8.0 21.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Juwan HowardHOU+6.9 17.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Vince CarterNJN+5.4 30.6 last 10 · 25.2 season
Fred JonesIND+5.4 14.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Juan DixonPOR+5.1 17.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−5.3 4.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Nick CollisonSEA−3.9 3.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Damon JonesCLE−3.7 3.7 last 10 · 7.4 season
Deron WilliamsUTA−3.3 7.3 last 10 · 10.6 season