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Sunday, January 29, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed PHX by 10 after the first quarter and won 113–106.

Final · Box score
Suns106
Cavs113
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Heat101
Rockets95
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Celtics79
Bucks83
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Magic81
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Pistons102
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +9
Final · OT · Box score
Kings123
Raptors124
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +1
On this day · 2004–05Jan 29, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Magic), 37 points.
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The lead · Suns-Cavs

LeBron James scores 44 as Cleveland beats Phoenix

Tracy McGrady goes for 37 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-9-3+7CLE AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32282719106
Cavs22293329113
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 46, 29, 24, 14, 51, 23, 38, 30, 44CLE44 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Sasha PavlovicPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 0, 9, 6, 9, 16, 3, 5, 15CLE15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 7, 20, 17, 28, 22, 21, 22, 24PHX24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 25, 30, 22, 37, 26, 19, 15, 22PHX22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Magic10
Celtics-Bucks8
Suns-Cavs2
Lakers-Pistons2
Heat-Rockets1
The night in charts
Kings-Raptors combined for 247, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RaptorsKings 123, Raptors 124
247
Suns-CavsSuns 106, Cavs 113
219
Heat-RocketsHeat 101, Rockets 95
196
Lakers-PistonsLakers 93, Pistons 102
195
Sixers-MagicSixers 89, Magic 81
170
Celtics-BucksCeltics 79, Bucks 83
162
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-RaptorsKings 123, Raptors 124
+1 TOR
Celtics-BucksCeltics 79, Bucks 83
+4 MIL
Heat-RocketsHeat 101, Rockets 95
+6 MIA
Suns-CavsSuns 106, Cavs 113
+7 CLE
Sixers-MagicSixers 89, Magic 81
+8 PHI
Lakers-PistonsLakers 93, Pistons 102
+9 DET
CLE erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-CavsCLE won · Suns 106, Cavs 113
10 pts
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 79, Bucks 83
2 pts
Sixers-MagicPHI won · Sixers 89, Magic 81
1 pt
Kings-RaptorsTOR won · Kings 123, Raptors 124
1 pt
House shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HousePHX · 16 PTS, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
SalmonsPHI · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
ShaqMIA · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
DwightORL · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
MarionPHX · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
53% (8-15)
Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 123Raptors 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2926292811123
Raptors2832282412124
The story
Morris Peterson had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto beat Sacramento 124-123 in OT

Brad Miller led Sacramento with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-18 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Raptors took the second 32-26.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1+5+40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Mike Bibby led the game in fantasy with 52.1 FPTS (42 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 101Rockets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat23223323101
Rockets1625203495
The story
Miami beat Houston 101-95 behind 32 points and 9 assists from Dwyane Wade

Rafer Alston paced Houston: 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 8-18 FG

The swing

A 33-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+4+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Cavs
Suns 106Cavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32282719106
Cavs22293329113
The story
Donyell Marshall's 14 points carried Cleveland past Phoenix, 113-106

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB · 4-11 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 29-19.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −10−9−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
35.8Season avg47.6Last 5

47.6 points a game over his last five games, against 35.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 33 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Bucks

Milwaukee handles Boston by 4

The Bucks won the second quarter 26–18. Final: 83–79. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over SAC1MIL over BOS4MIA over HOU6CLE over PHX7PHI over ORL8DET over LAL9Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over BOS.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 44

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 46, 29, 24, 14, 51, 23, 38, 30, 44Cavs-Suns · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 42, 19, 40, 17, 17, 44, 35, 6, 42Kings-Raptors · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 45, 41, 27, 38, 37, 51, 37, 81, 30, 39Lakers-Pistons · L
35.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 34, 37, 11, 35, 43, 41, 29, 19, 37Rockets-Heat · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 15, 31, 34, 36, 22, 25, 25, 32Heat-Rockets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 19, 17, 5, 13, 11, 3, 16, 26Rockets-Heat · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 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+6.7 18.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL+6.7 42.6 last 10 · 35.9 season
Jalen RoseTOR+6.4 18.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Juan DixonPOR+6.3 19.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
JR SmithNOK−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kareem RushCHA−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Vince CarterNJN−4.0 20.2 last 10 · 24.2 season
Paul PierceBOS−4.0 21.3 last 10 · 25.3 season
Michael SweetneyCHI−3.8 6.0 last 10 · 9.8 season