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Wednesday, January 17, 2007Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 9 after the first quarter and won 100–91.

Final · Box score
Nets92
Bobcats85
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +19; Q3 NJN +14; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Kings85
Raptors101
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Wizards99
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Pistons99
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Grizzlies118
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +21; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Bucks90
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Wolves88
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Suns100
Rockets91
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Spurs96
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Cavs76
Blazers94
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +18
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Clippers115
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2005–06Jan 17, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Mehmet Okur (Jazz-Raptors), 29 points.
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The lead · Suns-Rockets

Phoenix rallies from 9 down to beat Houston

Elton Brand goes for 27 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-3+4+9PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19293121100
Rockets2823241691
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 15, 20, 10, 12, 17, 12, 42, 22PHX22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 35, 11, 15, 22, 14, 27, 4, 23, 12, 21PHX21 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 14, 9, 7, 20, 15, 22, 12, 29HOU29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 15, 20, 12, 17, 25, 10, 5, 16HOU16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 18.

WAS over NYK1UTA over DET1LAL over SAS4LAC over GSW6NJN over CHA7CHI over MIL9PHX over HOU9TOR over SAC16MEM over PHI16ATL over MIN17POR over CLE18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bulls-Bucks14
Knicks-Wizards14
Kings-Raptors14
Lakers-Spurs13
Jazz-Pistons10
Suns-Rockets8
Hawks-Wolves3
Nets-Bobcats3
Sixers-Grizzlies1
Cavs-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Butler's dunk with 2.2 seconds left puts the Wizards ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 224, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 109, Clippers 115
224
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 102, Grizzlies 118
220
Jazz-PistonsJazz 100, Pistons 99
199
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 98, Wizards 99
197
Lakers-SpursLakers 100, Spurs 96
196
Hawks-WolvesHawks 105, Wolves 88
193
Suns-RocketsSuns 100, Rockets 91
191
Bulls-BucksBulls 99, Bucks 90
189
Kings-RaptorsKings 85, Raptors 101
186
Nets-BobcatsNets 92, Bobcats 85
177
Cavs-BlazersCavs 76, Blazers 94
170
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-PistonsJazz 100, Pistons 99
+1 UTA
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 98, Wizards 99
+1 WAS
Lakers-SpursLakers 100, Spurs 96
+4 LAL
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 109, Clippers 115
+6 LAC
Nets-BobcatsNets 92, Bobcats 85
+7 NJN
Suns-RocketsSuns 100, Rockets 91
+9 PHX
Bulls-BucksBulls 99, Bucks 90
+9 CHI
Kings-RaptorsKings 85, Raptors 101
+16 TOR
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 102, Grizzlies 118
+16 MEM
Hawks-WolvesHawks 105, Wolves 88
+17 ATL
Cavs-BlazersCavs 76, Blazers 94
+18 POR
PHX rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 100, Rockets 91
9 pts
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 100, Spurs 96
6 pts
Bulls-BucksCHI won · Bulls 99, Bucks 90
6 pts
Jazz-PistonsUTA won · Jazz 100, Pistons 99
5 pts
Kings-RaptorsTOR won · Kings 85, Raptors 101
2 pts
Brand shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
85% (11-13)
NashPHX · 21 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PetersonTOR · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
NocioniCHI · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 31 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 98Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2429172898
Wizards2531251899
The story
Caron Butler had 27 points and 10 assists as Washington beat New York 99-98

Eddy Curry led New York with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 11-22 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the third 25-17, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+3+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 100Pistons 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26202628100
Pistons2427192999
The story
Deron Williams' 31 points and 10 assists carried Utah past Detroit, 100-99

For Detroit, Chauncey Billups had 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 12-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 26-19.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2−5+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 109Clippers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27282826109
Clippers35293219115
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 115-109 behind 24 points from Quinton Ross

Baron Davis paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 11-19 FG

The swing

A 35-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+9+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 40 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 32 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Quentin Richardson leads the day with 35

Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 14, 7, 8, 0, 19, 17, 7, 35Knicks-Wizards · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 58, 35, 42, 8, 26, 25, 20, 28, 25, 34Lakers-Spurs · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 7, 19, 28, 13, 15, 19, 12, 31Jazz-Pistons · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 33, 24, 14, 25, 23, 13, 25, 30Grizzlies-Sixers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 10, 25, 8, 14, 17, 15, 2, 30Sixers-Grizzlies · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 14, 9, 7, 20, 15, 22, 12, 29Rockets-Suns · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tracy McGradyHOU+8.1 30.8 last 10 · 22.8 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+7.2 21.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Matt CarrollCHA+7.0 17.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Mike MillerMEM+7.0 24.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Joe JohnsonATL−6.0 19.0 last 10 · 25.0 season
Hakim WarrickMEM−5.8 6.6 last 10 · 12.4 season
Luke RidnourSEA−5.1 8.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−3.8 13.1 last 10 · 16.9 season
Troy MurphyGSW−3.6 5.3 last 10 · 8.9 season