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Friday, January 4, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed CHA by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–96.

Final · Box score
Hawks91
Pacers113
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +26; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Magic94
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Raptors85
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Celtics100
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Kings93
Cavs97
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Bobcats96
Nets102
Q1 NJN -10; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets118
Wolves107
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Bucks77
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +21; Q3 WAS +30; Q4 WAS +24
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Heat89
Mavs94
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets116
Warriors104
Q1 NOH +12; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +16; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Lakers124
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +24; Q3 LAL +28; Q4 LAL +31
On this day · 2006–07Jan 4, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Kings), 42 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Nets

Vince Carter scores 30 in New Jersey win over Charlotte

LeBron James goes for 24 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-6+2+6NJN AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats3117192996
Nets21212733102
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 15, 31, 23, 21, 24, 23, 18, 30NJN30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 36, 29, 31, 18, 26, 19, 14, 28NJN28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 17, 30, 27, 25, 34, 28, 28, 33CHA33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 27, 15, 32, 14, 23, 36, 23, 25CHA25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 31.

HOU over ORL2BOS over MEM4CLE over SAC4SAS over NYK4DAL over MIA5NJN over CHA6DEN over MIN11NOH over GSW12DET over TOR16IND over ATL22WAS over MIL24LAL over PHI31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Heat-Mavs11
Knicks-Spurs7
Hornets-Warriors7
Hawks-Pacers6
Pistons-Raptors6
Rockets-Magic5
Grizzlies-Celtics4
Bobcats-Nets1
Nuggets-Wolves0
Sixers-Lakers0
Wizards-Bucks0
Shot of the night

Alston's layup with 4.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Wolves combined for 225, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 118, Wolves 107
225
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 116, Warriors 104
220
Sixers-LakersSixers 93, Lakers 124
217
Hawks-PacersHawks 91, Pacers 113
204
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 96, Nets 102
198
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 96, Celtics 100
196
Rockets-MagicRockets 96, Magic 94
190
Knicks-SpursKnicks 93, Spurs 97
190
Kings-CavsKings 93, Cavs 97
190
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 101, Raptors 85
186
Heat-MavsHeat 89, Mavs 94
183
Wizards-BucksWizards 101, Bucks 77
178
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-MagicRockets 96, Magic 94
+2 HOU
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 96, Celtics 100
+4 BOS
Knicks-SpursKnicks 93, Spurs 97
+4 SAS
Kings-CavsKings 93, Cavs 97
+4 CLE
Heat-MavsHeat 89, Mavs 94
+5 DAL
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 96, Nets 102
+6 NJN
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 118, Wolves 107
+11 DEN
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 116, Warriors 104
+12 NOH
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 101, Raptors 85
+16 DET
Hawks-PacersHawks 91, Pacers 113
+22 IND
Wizards-BucksWizards 101, Bucks 77
+24 WAS
Sixers-LakersSixers 93, Lakers 124
+31 LAL
NJN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-NetsNJN won · Bobcats 96, Nets 102
10 pts
Heat-MavsDAL won · Heat 89, Mavs 94
8 pts
Kings-CavsCLE won · Kings 93, Cavs 97
8 pts
Grizzlies-CelticsBOS won · Grizzlies 96, Celtics 100
2 pts
Biedrins shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BiedrinsGSW · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
91% (10-11)
CurryNYK · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
ChandlerNOH · 22 PTS, 22 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
ChildressATL · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DunleavyIND · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Final · Rockets-Magic
Rockets 96Magic 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3219252096
Magic2524232294
The story
Yao Ming's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Orlando, 96-94

For Orlando, Dwight Howard had 16 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-25, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7+2+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rafer Alston was the fantasy play: 39.1 FPTS on 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB

Final · Kings-Cavs
Kings 93Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2920242093
Cavs2128183097
The story
Cleveland beat Sacramento 97-93 behind 15 rebounds and 14 points from Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Brad Miller paced Sacramento: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 15 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST · 4-15 FG

The swing

A 30-20 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −80−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Nets
Bobcats 96Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats3117192996
Nets21212733102
The story
Richard Jefferson had 28 points as New Jersey beat Charlotte 102-96

Jason Richardson led Charlotte with 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 11-27 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Nets took the third 27-19.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −10−6+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.9Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Rashad McCants leads the day with 34

Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 19, 23, 15, 21, 6, 3, 6, 34Wolves-Nuggets · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 17, 30, 27, 25, 34, 28, 28, 33Bobcats-Nets · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 36, 34, 21, 24, 39, 13, 29, 33Nuggets-Wolves · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 14, 25, 9, 8, 15, 15, 6, 32Pacers-Hawks · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 15, 31, 23, 21, 24, 23, 18, 30Nets-Bobcats · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 36, 29, 31, 18, 26, 19, 14, 28Nets-Bobcats · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonCHA+6.3 25.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Michael FinleySAS+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+4.3 15.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+4.2 24.5 last 10 · 20.3 season
Ben GordonCHI+3.9 23.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
Cold
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.5 6.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.5 6.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Andres NocioniCHI−3.9 9.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jason TerryDAL−3.8 11.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−3.4 19.4 last 10 · 22.8 season