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Wednesday, January 25, 2006Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed BOS by 10 after the first quarter and won 89–87.

Final · Box score
Cavs106
Hawks97
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Raptors88
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Celtics87
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +2
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks102
Pistons106
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +9; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +4
Final · OT · Box score
Kings106
Knicks102
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Hornets68
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Bobcats78
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +24; Q4 HOU +24
Final · Box score
Wolves87
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +24; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +20
Final · Box score
Sonics113
Jazz94
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +16; Q3 SEA +18; Q4 SEA +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Blazers94
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -9; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Warriors93
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Nets77
Clippers90
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 2004–05Jan 25, 2005: 6 games. Top scorer: Jamal Crawford (Knicks-Suns), 40 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Celtics

Washington rallies from 10 down to beat Boston

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2-2+2WAS AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1918232989
Celtics2910232587
Who led
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 13, 0, 23, 21, 30, 20, 25, 26WAS26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Brendan HaywoodPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 10, 5, 10, 12, 6, 8, 4, 21WAS21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 27, 18, 21, 25, 25, 20, 16, 25BOS25 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 21, 33, 0, 10, 22, 9, 32, 13BOS13 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Knicks23
Cavs-Hawks17
Bucks-Pistons10
Mavs-Warriors4
Nuggets-Blazers3
Bobcats-Rockets3
Spurs-Hornets0
Sonics-Jazz0
Wolves-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Bucks-Pistons combined for 208
Points by game
Bucks-PistonsBucks 102, Pistons 106
208
Kings-KnicksKings 106, Knicks 102
208
Sonics-JazzSonics 113, Jazz 94
207
Cavs-HawksCavs 106, Hawks 97
203
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 102, Warriors 93
195
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 87, Grizzlies 107
194
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 104, Raptors 88
192
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 97, Blazers 94
191
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 78, Rockets 102
180
Wizards-CelticsWizards 89, Celtics 87
176
Nets-ClippersNets 77, Clippers 90
167
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 84, Hornets 68
152
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-CelticsWizards 89, Celtics 87
+2 WAS
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 97, Blazers 94
+3 DEN
Bucks-PistonsBucks 102, Pistons 106
+4 DET
Kings-KnicksKings 106, Knicks 102
+4 SAC
Cavs-HawksCavs 106, Hawks 97
+9 CLE
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 102, Warriors 93
+9 DAL
Nets-ClippersNets 77, Clippers 90
+13 LAC
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 104, Raptors 88
+16 CHI
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 84, Hornets 68
+16 SAS
Sonics-JazzSonics 113, Jazz 94
+19 SEA
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 87, Grizzlies 107
+20 MEM
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 78, Rockets 102
+24 HOU
WAS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CelticsWAS won · Wizards 89, Celtics 87
10 pts
Nuggets-BlazersDEN won · Nuggets 97, Blazers 94
9 pts
Mavs-WarriorsDAL won · Mavs 102, Warriors 93
9 pts
Cavs-HawksCLE won · Cavs 106, Hawks 97
8 pts
Kings-KnicksSAC won · Kings 106, Knicks 102
4 pts
Haywood shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaywoodWAS · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
SongailaCHI · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
CassellLAC · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Maurice TaylorNYK · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
HamiltonDET · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
65% (15-23)
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 89Celtics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1918232989
Celtics2910232587
The story
Antawn Jamison's 26 points carried Washington past Boston, 89-87

Brendan Haywood chipped in 21 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-18 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 18-10.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −10−2−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce was the fantasy play: 60.2 FPTS on 25 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 102Pistons 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks2717212710102
Pistons2426241814106
The story
Richard Hamilton had 35 points as Detroit beat Milwaukee 106-102 in OT

Andrew Bogut led Milwaukee with 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 15-23 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Pistons took the second 26-17.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3+6+90+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Knicks
Kings 106Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2325212017106
Knicks2720172513102
The story
Sacramento beat New York 106-102 in OT behind 35 points and 10 assists from Mike Bibby

Maurice Taylor paced New York: 21 PTS, 12 REB 35 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 14-30 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 25-20 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4+1+50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Brad Miller topped the game at 54.5 FPTS: 25 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.8Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.8 in 41 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg49.9Today

50 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Rockets rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Charlotte by 24.

WAS over BOS2DEN over POR3DET over MIL4SAC over NYK4CLE over ATL9DAL over GSW9LAC over NJN13CHI over TOR16SAS over NOK16SEA over UTA19MEM over MIN20HOU over CHA24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 41

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 26, 25, 29, 26, 28, 35, 21, 41Bucks-Pistons · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high41 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 28, 46, 29, 24, 14, 51, 23, 38Cavs-Hawks · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 6, 42, 19, 40, 17, 17, 44, 35Kings-Knicks · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 22, 19, 18, 21, 26, 24, 10, 35Pistons-Bucks · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 9, 26, 25, 9, 12, 13, 11, 30Grizzlies-Wolves · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 38, 34, 37, 11, 35, 43, 41, 29Rockets-Bobcats · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+9.6 45.5 last 10 · 35.9 season
Jalen RoseTOR+7.7 19.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+6.9 33.8 last 10 · 26.9 season
Juwan HowardHOU+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Charlie VillanuevaTOR−4.0 7.7 last 10 · 11.7 season
Michael SweetneyCHI−3.8 6.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS−3.8 24.3 last 10 · 28.1 season