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Wednesday, January 18, 2006Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Wolves by 10 after the first quarter and won 103–96.

Final · Box score
Pistons117
Hawks89
Q1 Pistons -1; Q2 Pistons +19; Q3 Pistons +22; Q4 Pistons +28
Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Pacers98
Q1 Pacers -8; Q2 Pacers -4; Q3 Pacers +8; Q4 Pacers +6
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Magic106
Q1 Magic -4; Q2 Magic -7; Q3 Magic +4; Q4 Magic +8
Final · Box score
Nets101
Sixers90
Q1 Nets +10; Q2 Nets +6; Q3 Nets +8; Q4 Nets +11
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Celtics103
Q1 Celtics -10; Q2 Celtics -9; Q3 Celtics -4; Q4 Celtics +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies79
Hornets87
Q1 Hornets +1; Q2 Hornets +9; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 Hornets +8
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks104
Bulls106
Q1 Bulls +3; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 Bulls +1; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls +2
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Rockets76
Q1 Mavs +5; Q2 Mavs +15; Q3 Mavs +32; Q4 Mavs +27
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Spurs95
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 Spurs +1; Q3 Spurs +2; Q4 Spurs +3
Final · Box score
Cavs89
Nuggets90
Q1 Nuggets +14; Q2 Nuggets +5; Q3 Nuggets +1; Q4 Nuggets +1
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Blazers96
Q1 Blazers +3; Q2 Blazers +3; Q3 Blazers +13; Q4 Blazers +2
Final · Box score
Suns112
Clippers102
Q1 Suns +6; Q2 Suns +19; Q3 Suns +16; Q4 Suns +10
On this day · 2004–05Jan 18, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Mavs), 43 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Celtics

Boston rallies from 10 down to beat Minnesota

Shawn Marion goes for 30 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-9-4+7Celtics AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3223182396
Celtics22242334103
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 31, 23, 23, 32, 27, 18, 21, 25Celtics25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 8, 17, 6, 3, 4, 2, 8, 18Celtics18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 23, 18, 26, 14, 28, 31, 24, 29Wolves29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 20, 15, 25, 20, 25, 28, 24, 22Wolves22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Pistons rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat Atlanta by 28.

Nuggets over Cavs1Bulls over Knicks2Blazers over Raptors2Spurs over Bucks3Pacers over Bobcats6Celtics over Wolves7Magic over Wizards8Hornets over Grizzlies8Suns over Clippers10Nets over Sixers11Mavs over Rockets27Pistons over Hawks28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Bulls19
Bucks-Spurs18
Cavs-Nuggets13
Raptors-Blazers12
Grizzlies-Hornets11
Wolves-Celtics10
Pistons-Hawks9
Wizards-Magic9
Bobcats-Pacers6
Nets-Sixers1
Mavs-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Gordon's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 106-104 final

The night in charts
Suns-Clippers combined for 214, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ClippersSuns 112, Clippers 102
214
Knicks-BullsKnicks 104, Bulls 106
210
Pistons-HawksPistons 117, Hawks 89
206
Wizards-MagicWizards 98, Magic 106
204
Wolves-CelticsWolves 96, Celtics 103
199
Nets-SixersNets 101, Sixers 90
191
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 92, Pacers 98
190
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 94, Blazers 96
190
Bucks-SpursBucks 92, Spurs 95
187
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 89, Nuggets 90
179
Mavs-RocketsMavs 103, Rockets 76
179
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 79, Hornets 87
166
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 89, Nuggets 90
+1 Nuggets
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 94, Blazers 96
+2 Blazers
Knicks-BullsKnicks 104, Bulls 106
+2 Bulls
Bucks-SpursBucks 92, Spurs 95
+3 Spurs
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 92, Pacers 98
+6 Pacers
Wolves-CelticsWolves 96, Celtics 103
+7 Celtics
Wizards-MagicWizards 98, Magic 106
+8 Magic
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 79, Hornets 87
+8 Hornets
Suns-ClippersSuns 112, Clippers 102
+10 Suns
Nets-SixersNets 101, Sixers 90
+11 Nets
Mavs-RocketsMavs 103, Rockets 76
+27 Mavs
Pistons-HawksPistons 117, Hawks 89
+28 Pistons
Celtics erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-CelticsCeltics won · Wolves 96, Celtics 103
10 pts
Bobcats-PacersPacers won · Bobcats 92, Pacers 98
8 pts
Wizards-MagicMagic won · Wizards 98, Magic 106
7 pts
Pistons-HawksPistons won · Pistons 117, Hawks 89
1 pt
Perkins shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PerkinsCeltics · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
DirkMavs · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
BattieMagic · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Antonio DavisKnicks · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
P.J. BrownHornets · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Nuggets
Cavs 89Nuggets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1429271989
Nuggets2820231990
The story
Eduardo Najera's 16 points and 12 rebounds carried Denver past Cleveland, 90-89

For Cleveland, Alan Henderson had 16 PTS, 12 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 5-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-14, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +14+5+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 49.7 FPTS on 24 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST

Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 104Bulls 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2026182812104
Bulls2323192714106
The story
Ben Gordon had 32 points as Chicago beat New York 106-104 in OT

Jamal Crawford led New York with 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 14-28 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 23-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +30+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kirk Hinrich led the game in fantasy with 49.6 FPTS (18 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Raptors-Blazers
Raptors 94Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2425172894
Blazers2725271796
The story
Portland beat Toronto 96-94 behind 22 points from Zach Randolph

Chris Bosh paced Toronto: 22 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +3+3+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.8Season avg26.6Last 3

26.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.8 in 32 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
David LeeKnicks
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 36

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 19, 16, 31, 41, 46, 33, 17, 36Sixers-Nets · L
33.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 21, 10, 21, 19, 19, 13, 13, 32Bulls-Knicks · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 37, 31, 42, 34, 14, 17, 24, 31Nets-Sixers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 28, 39, 13, 19, 20, 28, 21, 25, 25, 30Suns-Clippers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 22, 24, 30, 13, 0, 23, 21, 30Wizards-Magic · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 23, 18, 26, 14, 28, 31, 24, 29Wolves-Celtics · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonMagic+9.1 23.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kenny ThomasKings+6.2 14.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
Chris KamanClippers+6.1 17.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Juwan HowardRockets+5.9 16.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Kobe BryantLakers+5.6 39.9 last 10 · 34.2 season
Cold
JR SmithHornets−5.0 4.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Kareem RushBobcats−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Michael SweetneyBulls−3.8 6.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Devin HarrisMavs−3.8 7.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Damon JonesCavs−3.3 4.1 last 10 · 7.4 season