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Friday, January 26, 2007Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed PHI by 17 at halftime and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Wizards99
Pistons96
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Magic90
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL -14; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Sixers97
Q1 CLE -13; Q2 CLE -17; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Celtics90
Raptors96
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Heat96
Knicks116
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +20
Final · Box score
Kings84
Hornets88
Q1 NOK +2; Q2 NOK -4; Q3 NOK +7; Q4 NOK +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Blazers69
Rockets99
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Suns98
Bucks90
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Jazz116
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +5
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats106
Lakers97
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA -2; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Sonics102
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +2
On this day · 2005–06Jan 26, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Magic), 38 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Sixers

Cleveland erases 17-point lead, steals one from Philadelphia

Tim Duncan goes for 26 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-17-6+8CLE AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25182933105
Sixers3822181997
Who led
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 11, 12, 2, 5, 2, 12, 4, 21CLE21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 1, 5, 3, 14, 1, 3, 0, 17CLE17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 14, 15, 4, 16, 20, 20, 34, 22PHI22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 0, 6, 4, 0, 10, 10, 6, 2, 15PHI15 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Sonics15
Heat-Knicks12
Nuggets-Jazz11
Kings-Hornets10
Blazers-Rockets10
Wizards-Pistons9
Cavs-Sixers7
Hawks-Magic5
Bobcats-Lakers4
Suns-Bucks4
Grizzlies-Spurs2
Celtics-Raptors2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Jazz combined for 227, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 111, Jazz 116
227
Heat-KnicksHeat 96, Knicks 116
212
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 96, Spurs 112
208
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 106, Lakers 97
203
Wolves-SonicsWolves 100, Sonics 102
202
Cavs-SixersCavs 105, Sixers 97
202
Wizards-PistonsWizards 99, Pistons 96
195
Suns-BucksSuns 98, Bucks 90
188
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 90, Raptors 96
186
Hawks-MagicHawks 93, Magic 90
183
Kings-HornetsKings 84, Hornets 88
172
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 69, Rockets 99
168
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-SonicsWolves 100, Sonics 102
+2 SEA
Wizards-PistonsWizards 99, Pistons 96
+3 WAS
Hawks-MagicHawks 93, Magic 90
+3 ATL
Kings-HornetsKings 84, Hornets 88
+4 NOK
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 111, Jazz 116
+5 UTA
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 90, Raptors 96
+6 TOR
Suns-BucksSuns 98, Bucks 90
+8 PHX
Cavs-SixersCavs 105, Sixers 97
+8 CLE
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 106, Lakers 97
+9 CHA
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 96, Spurs 112
+16 SAS
Heat-KnicksHeat 96, Knicks 116
+20 NYK
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 69, Rockets 99
+30 HOU
CLE erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-SixersCLE won · Cavs 105, Sixers 97
17 pts
Hawks-MagicATL won · Hawks 93, Magic 90
14 pts
Heat-KnicksNYK won · Heat 96, Knicks 116
6 pts
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 111, Jazz 116
5 pts
Kings-HornetsNOK won · Kings 84, Hornets 88
4 pts
Warrick shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WarrickMEM · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
Amar'ePHX · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BattieORL · 14 PTS, 8 REB
70% (7-10)
T-MacHOU · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Craig SmithMIN · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 93Magic 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2912292393
Magic2530181790
The story
Joe Johnson had 39 points as Atlanta beat Orlando 93-90

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 39 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 14-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Hawks took the third 29-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +4−14−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith led the game in fantasy with 53.2 FPTS (24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Wizards-Pistons
Wizards 99Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2323262799
Pistons2622163296
The story
Washington beat Detroit 99-96 behind 35 points from Antawn Jamison

Richard Hamilton paced Detroit: 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 35 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 13-23 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 26-16 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −3−2+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 105Sixers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25182933105
Sixers3822181997
The story
Drew Gooden's 21 points and 10 rebounds carried Cleveland past Philadelphia, 105-97

For Philadelphia, Andre Miller had 13 AST, 12 PTS, 12 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 33-19.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −13−17−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.2Season avg34.2Last 5

34.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.2 in 34 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 41 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Rockets rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Portland by 30.

SEA over MIN2WAS over DET3ATL over ORL3NOK over SAC4UTA over DEN5TOR over BOS6CLE over PHI8PHX over MIL8CHA over LAL9SAS over MEM16NYK over MIA20HOU over POR30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Jamal Crawford leads the day with 52

Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 13, 10, 9, 10, 9, 23, 29, 52Knicks-Heat · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +35.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high52 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 34, 18, 29, 19, 22, 29, 21, 39Hawks-Magic · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 22, 32, 35, 33, 28, 31, 32, 37Heat-Knicks · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 32, 18, 26, 42, 34, 28, 34, 37Nuggets-Jazz · L
31.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 38, 25, 29, 54, 22, 21, 44, 36Sonics-Wolves · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 14, 11, 8, 21, 31, 23, 9, 35Wizards-Pistons · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 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+6.4 29.7 last 10 · 23.3 season
Nick CollisonSEA+6.1 15.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Juwan HowardHOU+5.6 14.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+5.1 19.2 last 10 · 14.1 season
Cold
Fred JonesTOR−5.7 2.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Luke RidnourSEA−5.0 8.4 last 10 · 13.4 season
Chris DuhonCHI−4.3 2.3 last 10 · 6.6 season
Tyronn LueATL−4.0 9.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−3.8 13.1 last 10 · 16.9 season