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Friday, January 12, 2007Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed IND by 9 after the first quarter and won 115–113.

Final · OT · Box score
Mavs115
Pacers113
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Sixers110
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Hawks99
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Celtics86
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats126
Knicks110
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Grizzlies110
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Hornets104
Q1 NOK -8; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOK +3; Q4 NOK +7
Final · Box score
Kings87
Blazers95
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Nuggets86
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Heat118
Warriors96
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
Magic106
Lakers109
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz114
Sonics122
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 Sonics 0; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +8
On this day · 2005–06Jan 12, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cavs-Lakers), 29 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Pacers

Dirk Nowitzki scores 43 as Dallas beats Indiana

Ray Allen goes for 54 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-7+10+2DAL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs1727302912115
Pacers2625223010113
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 17, 31, 20, 36, 29, 38, 11, 43DAL43 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 21, 18, 1, 10, 12, 18, 20, 30DAL30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 11, 25, 27, 20, 22, 10, 23, 26IND26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 13, 7, 17, 6, 2, 15, 16, 22IND22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 22.

DAL over IND2LAL over ORL3HOU over DEN4ATL over DET6MIN over MEM6NOK over WAS7POR over SAC8SEA over UTA8TOR over BOS9PHI over MIL13CHA over NYK16MIA over GSW22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Magic-Lakers17
Mavs-Pacers15
Rockets-Nuggets13
Heat-Warriors12
Raptors-Celtics8
Jazz-Sonics8
Bucks-Sixers7
Kings-Blazers6
Wizards-Hornets5
Bobcats-Knicks5
Pistons-Hawks2
Wolves-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Bobcats-Knicks combined for 236
Points by game
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 126, Knicks 110
236
Jazz-SonicsJazz 114, Sonics 122
236
Mavs-PacersMavs 115, Pacers 113
228
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 116, Grizzlies 110
226
Magic-LakersMagic 106, Lakers 109
215
Heat-WarriorsHeat 118, Warriors 96
214
Bucks-SixersBucks 97, Sixers 110
207
Wizards-HornetsWizards 97, Hornets 104
201
Pistons-HawksPistons 93, Hawks 99
192
Kings-BlazersKings 87, Blazers 95
182
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 95, Celtics 86
181
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 90, Nuggets 86
176
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-PacersMavs 115, Pacers 113
+2 DAL
Magic-LakersMagic 106, Lakers 109
+3 LAL
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 90, Nuggets 86
+4 HOU
Pistons-HawksPistons 93, Hawks 99
+6 ATL
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 116, Grizzlies 110
+6 MIN
Wizards-HornetsWizards 97, Hornets 104
+7 NOK
Kings-BlazersKings 87, Blazers 95
+8 POR
Jazz-SonicsJazz 114, Sonics 122
+8 SEA
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 95, Celtics 86
+9 TOR
Bucks-SixersBucks 97, Sixers 110
+13 PHI
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 126, Knicks 110
+16 CHA
Heat-WarriorsHeat 118, Warriors 96
+22 MIA
DAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-PacersDAL won · Mavs 115, Pacers 113
9 pts
Wizards-HornetsNOK won · Wizards 97, Hornets 104
8 pts
Kings-BlazersPOR won · Kings 87, Blazers 95
8 pts
Bucks-SixersPHI won · Bucks 97, Sixers 110
8 pts
Jazz-SonicsSEA won · Jazz 114, Sonics 122
5 pts
Derek Anderson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Derek AndersonCHA · 29 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
CollisonSEA · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Joe JohnsonATL · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
StevensonWAS · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Grant HillORL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Mavs-Pacers
Mavs 115Pacers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs1727302912115
Pacers2625223010113
The story
Jason Terry had 30 points as Dallas beat Indiana 115-113 in OT

Jamaal Tinsley led Indiana with 17 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 10-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 30-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −9−7+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 106Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29242825106
Lakers26292727109
The story
Los Angeles beat Orlando 109-106 behind 28 points from Kobe Bryant

Hedo Turkoglu paced Orlando: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 9-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-24 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+2+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Smush Parker topped the game at 49.8 FPTS: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 114Sonics 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz262819338114
Sonics2129233316122
The story
Nick Collison's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Seattle past Utah, 122-114 in OT

For Utah, Deron Williams had 15 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB · 8-10 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the SuperSonics took it 16-8.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −5−400+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 54

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 15, 27, 32, 11, 38, 25, 29, 54Sonics-Jazz · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +29.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high54 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 17, 31, 20, 36, 29, 38, 11, 43Mavs-Pacers · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 12, 10, 11, 23, 15, 27, 10, 13, 34Hawks-Pistons · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 26, 9, 19, 27, 15, 24, 29, 32Jazz-Sonics · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 51, 22, 31, 27, 27, 22, 23, 32Pistons-Hawks · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 21, 18, 1, 10, 12, 18, 20, 30Mavs-Pacers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Jason KaponoMIA+6.9 16.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Juwan HowardHOU+6.9 15.4 last 10 · 8.5 season
Matt BarnesGSW+6.6 17.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+6.4 20.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Joe JohnsonATL−6.5 18.6 last 10 · 25.1 season
Hakim WarrickMEM−5.3 7.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jerry StackhouseDAL−4.7 5.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Luke RidnourSEA−4.6 9.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Sam CassellLAC−3.8 10.4 last 10 · 14.2 season