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Sunday, January 6, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed TOR by 14 after the first quarter and won 93–90.

Final · Box score
Cavs93
Raptors90
Q1 CLE -14; Q2 CLE -10; Q3 CLE -13; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Sonics86
Wizards108
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +22
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Clippers82
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Wolves78
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +23; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Heat94
Grizzlies101
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Bobcats89
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2006–07Jan 6, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Raptors

LeBron James scores 39 as Cleveland wins in Toronto

Caron Butler goes for 33 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-10-13+3CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1419243693
Raptors2815272090
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 33, 25, 25, 24, 21, 36, 24, 39CLE39 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 4, 2, 4, 17, 2, 14, 4, 14CLE14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 18, 26, 42, 10, 19, 29, 23, 23TOR23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 16, 18, 2, 3, 6, 19, 7, 20TOR20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Clippers7
Heat-Grizzlies5
Sonics-Wizards4
Bucks-Bobcats4
Pacers-Lakers3
Cavs-Raptors1
Sixers-Nuggets1
Mavs-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Bogut's hook with 19 seconds left breaks the tie, 93-89 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Lakers combined for 208, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-LakersPacers 96, Lakers 112
208
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 96, Nuggets 109
205
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 94, Grizzlies 101
195
Sonics-WizardsSonics 86, Wizards 108
194
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 93, Raptors 90
183
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 93, Bobcats 89
182
Mavs-WolvesMavs 101, Wolves 78
179
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 88, Clippers 82
170
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 93, Raptors 90
+3 CLE
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 93, Bobcats 89
+4 MIL
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 88, Clippers 82
+6 SAS
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 94, Grizzlies 101
+7 MEM
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 96, Nuggets 109
+13 DEN
Pacers-LakersPacers 96, Lakers 112
+16 LAL
Sonics-WizardsSonics 86, Wizards 108
+22 WAS
Mavs-WolvesMavs 101, Wolves 78
+23 DAL
CLE erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-RaptorsCLE won · Cavs 93, Raptors 90
14 pts
Bucks-BobcatsMIL won · Bucks 93, Bobcats 89
4 pts
Spurs-ClippersSAS won · Spurs 88, Clippers 82
3 pts
Heat-GrizzliesMEM won · Heat 94, Grizzlies 101
3 pts
Bosh shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshTOR · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BynumLAL · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
BogutMIL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
KamanLAC · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
MeloDEN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 93Raptors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1419243693
Raptors2815272090
The story
Larry Hughes had 14 points as Cleveland beat Toronto 93-90

Jose Calderon led Toronto with 16 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 36-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −14−10−13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Bobcats
Bucks 93Bobcats 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2224202793
Bobcats1532231989
The story
Milwaukee beat Charlotte 93-89 behind 27 points from Charlie Bell

Gerald Wallace paced Charlotte: 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 11-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7−1−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mo Williams topped the game at 42.1 FPTS: 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST

Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 88Clippers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2121222488
Clippers2418202082
The story
Tim Duncan's 17 points and 17 rebounds carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 88-82

For Los Angeles, Al Thornton had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-20, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −30+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Kaman was the fantasy play: 49.3 FPTS on 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Bobcats

Charlotte's skid reaches three

Milwaukee won 93–89; the Bobcats fall to 11–21. Charlie Bell led Milwaukee with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · CHA
Wvs UTA98–92Wvs NYK105–95L@ MIL99–103Lvs WAS104–108Lvs NOH85–99L@ ORL95–104Wvs IND107–103Lvs CHI97–109L@ NJN96–102Lvs MIL89–93
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 33, 25, 25, 24, 21, 36, 24, 39Cavs-Raptors · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 36, 34, 21, 24, 39, 13, 29, 33, 38Nuggets-Sixers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 29, 13, 25, 28, 16, 22, 13, 33Wizards-Sonics · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 31, 30, 20, 19, 22, 29, 24, 30Mavs-Wolves · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 10, 31, 8, 23, 19, 30, 12, 28Grizzlies-Heat · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Charlie BellPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 5, 2, 0, 4, 12, 0, 27Bucks-Bobcats · W
4.8 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonCHA+7.3 26.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Ben GordonCHI+5.0 24.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+4.6 15.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Michael FinleySAS+4.4 14.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+4.1 24.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Cold
Jason TerryDAL−4.9 10.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.7 5.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.5 6.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Drew GoodenCLE−3.5 9.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−3.4 20.1 last 10 · 23.5 season