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Monday, January 1, 2007Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CHA by 10 after three quarters and won 102–96.

Final · Box score
Wolves102
Bobcats96
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN -10; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Blazers81
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +8
On this day · 2005–06Jan 1, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Juan Dixon (Blazers-Clippers), 24 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Bobcats

Kevin Garnett scores 32, Minnesota rallies past Charlotte

Ricky Davis goes for 25 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8-10+6MIN AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves20272134102
Bobcats2926231896
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 22, 24, 29, 26, 24, 10, 17, 32MIN32 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 22, 23, 3, 15, 14, 24, 18, 25MIN25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Matt CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 15, 16, 4, 14, 6, 27, 18, 23CHA23 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 13, 18, 10, 11, 22, 22, 10, 22CHA22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Celtics-Blazers

Boston beats Portland, 89–81

Boston led 70–67 after three and won by 8. Tony Allen led Boston with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Blazers
Tony Allen · BOSBrandon Roy · PORPTS2218REB84AST15Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Celtics-Blazers8
Wolves-Bobcats7
The night in charts
Wolves-Bobcats combined for 198, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 102, Bobcats 96
198
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 89, Blazers 81
170
MIN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 102, Bobcats 96
+6 MIN
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 89, Blazers 81
+8 BOS
MIN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-BobcatsMIN won · Wolves 102, Bobcats 96
10 pts
Celtics-BlazersBOS won · Celtics 89, Blazers 81
4 pts
Tony Allen shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tony AllenBOS · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
KGMIN · 32 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
CarrollCHA · 23 PTS, 2 STL, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Ricky DavisMIN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
50% (9-18)
BlountMIN · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
47% (9-19)
Final · Wolves-Bobcats
Wolves 102Bobcats 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves20272134102
Bobcats2926231896
The story
Mark Blount had 21 points as Minnesota beat Charlotte 102-96

Emeka Okafor led Charlotte with 14 REB, 12 PTS 21 PTS, 7 REB · 9-19 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 34-18.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−8−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Blazers
Celtics 89Blazers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2321261989
Blazers2717231481
The story
Tony Allen's 22 points carried Boston past Portland, 89-81

For Portland, Brandon Roy had 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-13 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 19-14, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −40+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Season avg26.4Last 3

26.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 32

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 22, 24, 29, 26, 24, 10, 17, 32Wolves-Bobcats · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 22, 23, 3, 15, 14, 24, 18, 25Wolves-Bobcats · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Matt CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 15, 16, 4, 14, 6, 27, 18, 23Bobcats-Wolves · L
9.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 13, 18, 10, 11, 22, 22, 10, 22Bobcats-Wolves · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 11, 17, 12, 18, 13, 20, 23, 22Celtics-Blazers · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 12, 11, 8, 18, 10, 18, 15, 21Wolves-Bobcats · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+8.0 18.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Earl BoykinsDEN+6.6 20.8 last 10 · 14.2 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.0 19.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Caron ButlerWAS+5.4 25.9 last 10 · 20.5 season
Rasual ButlerNOK+5.3 15.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Vince CarterNJN−5.3 20.1 last 10 · 25.4 season
Sam CassellLAC−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Zach RandolphPOR−3.4 20.9 last 10 · 24.3 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.3 22.8 last 10 · 26.1 season
Metta World PeaceSAC−3.3 11.6 last 10 · 14.9 season