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Saturday, January 20, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed GSW by 18 at halftime and won 106–104.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Clippers112
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC +23; Q3 LAC +21; Q4 LAC +21
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Bobcats104
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +19
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Pacers106
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Kings74
Pistons91
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Magic94
Nets101
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN -10; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Hornets113
Q1 NOK -4; Q2 NOK +8; Q3 NOK +1; Q4 NOK +10
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics110
Wizards115
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Bulls85
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +10
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets121
Rockets113
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -9; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +8
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs106
Warriors104
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -18; Q3 CLE -12; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +2
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The lead · Cavs-Warriors

LeBron James drops 32 in 18-point comeback win over Golden State

Allen Iverson goes for 36 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-18-120+2CLE AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs251929258106
Warriors273523136104
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 8, 19, 34, 34, 28, 30, 23, 30, 32CLE32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 22, 21, 11, 9, 7, 17, 13, 15CLE15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 14, 8, 27, 12, 15, 22, 14, 29GSW29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 4, 20, 22, 14, 17, 24, 28, 16GSW16 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Nets12
Lakers-Hornets9
Cavs-Warriors8
Grizzlies-Clippers7
Jazz-Bulls5
Celtics-Wizards4
Hawks-Bobcats3
Nuggets-Rockets3
Knicks-Pacers1
Kings-Pistons0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Rockets combined for 234, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 121, Rockets 113
234
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 110, Wizards 115
225
Lakers-HornetsLakers 103, Hornets 113
216
Knicks-PacersKnicks 108, Pacers 106
214
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 106, Warriors 104
210
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 91, Clippers 112
203
Magic-NetsMagic 94, Nets 101
195
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 85, Bobcats 104
189
Jazz-BullsJazz 95, Bulls 85
180
Kings-PistonsKings 74, Pistons 91
165
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-PacersKnicks 108, Pacers 106
+2 NYK
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 106, Warriors 104
+2 CLE
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 110, Wizards 115
+5 WAS
Magic-NetsMagic 94, Nets 101
+7 NJN
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 121, Rockets 113
+8 DEN
Jazz-BullsJazz 95, Bulls 85
+10 UTA
Lakers-HornetsLakers 103, Hornets 113
+10 NOK
Kings-PistonsKings 74, Pistons 91
+17 DET
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 85, Bobcats 104
+19 CHA
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 91, Clippers 112
+21 LAC
CLE erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WarriorsCLE won · Cavs 106, Warriors 104
18 pts
Magic-NetsNJN won · Magic 94, Nets 101
10 pts
Nuggets-RocketsDEN won · Nuggets 121, Rockets 113
9 pts
Lakers-HornetsNOK won · Lakers 103, Hornets 113
4 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 91, Clippers 112
4 pts
Curry shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryNYK · 26 PTS, 1 REB
83% (10-12)
CarrollCHA · 22 PTS, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
GomesBOS · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
O'NealIND · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
PauMEM · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Cavs-Warriors
Cavs 106Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs251929258106
Warriors273523136104
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 14 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland beat Golden State 106-104 in OT

Al Harrington led Golden State with 14 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 25-13.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−18−120+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Stephen Jackson led the game in fantasy with 56.4 FPTS (29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 110Wizards 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics262335188110
Wizards3923231713115
The story
Caron Butler's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Washington past Boston, 115-110 in OT

For Boston, Ryan Gomes had 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-26, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +13+13+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 121Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2528243113121
Rockets312728225113
The story
Denver beat Houston 121-113 in OT behind 22 rebounds and 12 points from Marcus Camby

Juwan Howard paced Houston: 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 22 REB, 12 PTS, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 4-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−5−90+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.6Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.6 in 36 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · Magic-Nets

New Jersey climbs out of a 10-point hole against Orlando

Down 10 at the half, the Nets won the fourth quarter 32–26 and the game 101–94. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Magic
Vince Carter · NJNHedo Turkoglu · ORLPTS2724REB58AST51Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 36

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 16, 22, 23, 33, 28, 32, 25, 36Nuggets-Rockets · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 29, 26, 18, 21, 16, 19, 27, 34Clippers-Grizzlies · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 8, 19, 34, 34, 28, 30, 23, 30, 32Cavs-Warriors · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 16, 0, 7, 8, 17, 12, 17, 31Celtics-Wizards · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 14, 8, 27, 12, 15, 22, 14, 29Warriors-Cavs · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 24, 24, 25, 20, 16, 23, 12, 27Grizzlies-Clippers · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+7.3 30.1 last 10 · 22.8 season
Matt CarrollCHA+6.8 18.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Juwan HowardHOU+6.4 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.3 19.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Hakim WarrickMEM−5.2 7.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Luke RidnourSEA−4.4 9.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Chris DuhonCHI−4.0 2.6 last 10 · 6.6 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−3.8 13.1 last 10 · 16.9 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.7 21.0 last 10 · 24.7 season