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Friday, January 11, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed PHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 100–97.

Final · Box score
Bulls100
Sixers97
Q1 CHI -13; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +3
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards102
Hawks98
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +4
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bobcats106
Cavs113
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE -8; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs 0; OT2 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Nets77
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Knicks90
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Heat88
Hornets114
Q1 NOH +8; Q2 NOH +14; Q3 NOH +20; Q4 NOH +26
Final · Box score
Wolves82
Rockets113
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +32; Q3 HOU +31; Q4 HOU +31
Final · Box score
Magic103
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Warriors116
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Sonics70
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +20
On this day · 2006–07Jan 11, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Suns), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Sixers

Chicago climbs out of a 13-point hole against Philadelphia

LeBron James goes for 31 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+5+12+3CHI AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls14312530100
Sixers2713183997
Who led
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 11, 5, 19, 10, 11, 26, 7, 27CHI27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 6, 13, 16, 16, 31, 9, 22, 19CHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 24, 25, 30, 15, 14, 21, 16, 25PHI25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Samuel DalembertPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 4, 10, 20, 6, 10, 16, 8, 21PHI21 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Bobcats-Cavs21
Magic-Nuggets10
Celtics-Nets10
Wizards-Hawks8
Bucks-Lakers5
Mavs-Sonics3
Heat-Hornets2
Bulls-Sixers1
Grizzlies-Warriors0
Wolves-Rockets0
Raptors-Knicks0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Warriors combined for 220, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 104, Warriors 116
220
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 106, Cavs 113
219
Magic-NuggetsMagic 103, Nuggets 113
216
Bucks-LakersBucks 105, Lakers 110
215
Heat-HornetsHeat 88, Hornets 114
202
Wizards-HawksWizards 102, Hawks 98
200
Bulls-SixersBulls 100, Sixers 97
197
Wolves-RocketsWolves 82, Rockets 113
195
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 99, Knicks 90
189
Celtics-NetsCeltics 86, Nets 77
163
Mavs-SonicsMavs 90, Sonics 70
160
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-SixersBulls 100, Sixers 97
+3 CHI
Wizards-HawksWizards 102, Hawks 98
+4 WAS
Bucks-LakersBucks 105, Lakers 110
+5 LAL
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 106, Cavs 113
+7 CLE
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 99, Knicks 90
+9 TOR
Celtics-NetsCeltics 86, Nets 77
+9 BOS
Magic-NuggetsMagic 103, Nuggets 113
+10 DEN
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 104, Warriors 116
+12 GSW
Mavs-SonicsMavs 90, Sonics 70
+20 DAL
Heat-HornetsHeat 88, Hornets 114
+26 NOH
Wolves-RocketsWolves 82, Rockets 113
+31 HOU
CHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SixersCHI won · Bulls 100, Sixers 97
13 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 86, Nets 77
8 pts
Bobcats-CavsCLE won · Bobcats 106, Cavs 113
8 pts
Wizards-HawksWAS won · Wizards 102, Hawks 98
6 pts
Magic-NuggetsDEN won · Magic 103, Nuggets 113
3 pts
Blount shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlountMIA · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
81% (13-16)
EllisGSW · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
80% (12-15)
BynumLAL · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
ScolaHOU · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PauMEM · 43 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (17-25)
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 100Sixers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls14312530100
Sixers2713183997
The story
Andres Nocioni had 27 points as Chicago beat Philadelphia 100-97

Samuel Dalembert led Philadelphia with 21 PTS, 20 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 11-18 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Bulls took the second 31-13.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −13+5+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala led the game in fantasy with 53.7 FPTS (25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 102Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2316232515102
Hawks171635191198
The story
Josh Smith had 35 points, but Washington won 102-98 in OT

For Washington, Caron Butler had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 15-26 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-17, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6+6−60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bobcats-Cavs
Bobcats 106Cavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bobcats3714261676106
Cavs35231124713113
The story
Cleveland beat Charlotte 113-106 in OT behind 18 rebounds and 16 points from Anderson Varejao

Nazr Mohammed paced Charlotte: 21 PTS, 15 REB 18 REB, 16 PTS · 5-11 FG

The swing

A 23-14 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+7−800+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.7Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 25 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 11 games went past regulation.

CHI over PHI3WAS over ATL4LAL over MIL5CLE over CHA7BOS over NJN9TOR over NYK9DEN over ORL10GSW over MEM12DAL over SEA20NOH over MIA26HOU over MIN31Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 43

Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 31, 8, 23, 19, 30, 12, 28, 18, 19, 43Grizzlies-Warriors · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 42, 10, 19, 29, 23, 23, 21, 40Raptors-Knicks · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 39, 38, 31, 22, 15, 26, 25, 19, 37Lakers-Bucks · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 16, 16, 13, 20, 20, 34, 19, 35Hawks-Wizards · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 29, 30, 26, 17, 26, 23, 20, 32Nuggets-Magic · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 24, 21, 36, 24, 39, 22, 31, 31Cavs-Bobcats · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 19 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonCHA+7.4 27.4 last 10 · 20.0 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+6.5 17.6 last 10 · 11.1 season
Joe SmithCHI+6.5 16.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+5.3 22.4 last 10 · 17.1 season
Ben GordonCHI+4.6 24.1 last 10 · 19.5 season
Cold
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.2 18.1 last 10 · 23.3 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.9 5.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.6 5.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Zach RandolphNYK−4.1 12.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Antoine WrightNJN−4.0 4.2 last 10 · 8.2 season