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Saturday, January 21, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed SAC by 11 at halftime and won 83–78.

Final · OT · Box score
Kings78
Magic83
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Knicks98
Q1 NOK +3; Q2 NOK +5; Q3 NOK +16; Q4 NOK +11
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Pacers89
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Celtics83
Nets103
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +18; Q3 NJN +29; Q4 NJN +20
Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Bucks101
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Jazz90
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +18
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The lead · Kings-Magic

Orlando needs overtime to survive Sacramento

LeBron James goes for 51 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-11-30+5ORL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings2030915478
Magic21181718983
Who led
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 6, 11, 16, 27, 11, 10, 24, 22ORL22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 19, 9, 13, 20, 18, 9, 19, 19ORL19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 5, 26, 19, 6, 42, 19, 40, 17SAC17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 12, 5, 11, 18, 21, 18, 16, 16SAC16 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: New Jersey by 20.

ORL over SAC5MIL over CHA10NOK over NYK11CHI over IND12CLE over UTA18NJN over BOS20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Cavs-Jazz11
Bobcats-Bucks11
Kings-Magic7
Hornets-Knicks7
Bulls-Pacers5
Celtics-Nets0
The night in charts
Hornets-Knicks combined for 207, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-KnicksHornets 109, Knicks 98
207
Cavs-JazzCavs 108, Jazz 90
198
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 91, Bucks 101
192
Bulls-PacersBulls 101, Pacers 89
190
Celtics-NetsCeltics 83, Nets 103
186
Kings-MagicKings 78, Magic 83
161
ORL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Kings-MagicKings 78, Magic 83
+5 ORL
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 91, Bucks 101
+10 MIL
Hornets-KnicksHornets 109, Knicks 98
+11 NOK
Bulls-PacersBulls 101, Pacers 89
+12 CHI
Cavs-JazzCavs 108, Jazz 90
+18 CLE
Celtics-NetsCeltics 83, Nets 103
+20 NJN
ORL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-MagicORL won · Kings 78, Magic 83
11 pts
Cavs-JazzCLE won · Cavs 108, Jazz 90
8 pts
Bulls-PacersCHI won · Bulls 101, Pacers 89
7 pts
Bobcats-BucksMIL won · Bobcats 91, Bucks 101
6 pts
Redd shot 14-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReddMIL · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
VinceNJN · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
MarshallCLE · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
WestNOK · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
Jumaine JonesCHA · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Kings-Magic
Kings 78Magic 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2030915478
Magic21181718983
The story
Dwight Howard had 19 points and 15 rebounds as Orlando beat Sacramento 83-78 in OT

Brad Miller led Sacramento with 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Magic took the third 17-9.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1−11−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 109Knicks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets33233122109
Knicks3021202798
The story
New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat New York 109-98 behind 27 points and 13 assists from Chris Paul

Channing Frye paced New York: 18 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOK lead by quarter
200 +3+5+16+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Jazz
Cavs 108Jazz 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs20252835108
Jazz2819202390
The story
Donyell Marshall's 24 points carried Cleveland past Utah, 108-90

For Utah, Andrei Kirilenko had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB · 8-13 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 35-23, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −8−2+6+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 37 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 51

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 35, 36, 28, 46, 29, 24, 14, 51Cavs-Jazz · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
51 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 22, 13, 26, 25, 29, 26, 28, 35Bucks-Bobcats · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 8, 13, 6, 17, 24, 16, 28, 27Hornets-Knicks · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 37, 31, 42, 34, 14, 17, 24, 31, 20, 25Nets-Celtics · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 14, 15, 6, 7, 6, 9, 8, 24Cavs-Jazz · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 6, 11, 16, 27, 11, 10, 24, 22Magic-Kings · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Juwan HowardHOU+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Kobe BryantLAL+7.1 41.9 last 10 · 34.8 season
Jalen RoseTOR+6.2 17.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Chris KamanLAC+4.8 15.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−6.5 2.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Michael SweetneyCHI−3.8 6.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
Steve FrancisORL−3.0 13.3 last 10 · 16.3 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−3.0 5.4 last 10 · 8.4 season