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Saturday, January 12, 2008Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 95–94.

Final · OT · Box score
Pistons103
Bobcats100
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +4; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +3
Final · Box score
Celtics78
Wizards85
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS -5; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Spurs105
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Bucks114
Suns122
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Magic115
Jazz119
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Kings105
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Clippers94
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +1
On this day · 2006–07Jan 12, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Jazz), 54 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Clippers

Dallas rallies from 8 down to beat Clippers

Dwight Howard goes for 29 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4-4+1DAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2126242495
Clippers2922241994
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 19, 22, 29, 24, 30, 23, 20, 22DAL22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 11, 14, 9, 8, 14, 15, 11, 20DAL20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 16, 2, 10, 8, 0, 7, 20, 21LAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 9, 21, 13, 17, 20, 14, 27, 20LAC20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 17.

DAL over LAC1DET over CHA3UTA over ORL4IND over SAC6WAS over BOS7PHX over MIL8SAS over MIN17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pistons-Bobcats14
Wolves-Spurs13
Bucks-Suns12
Mavs-Clippers11
Celtics-Wizards6
Pacers-Kings0
Magic-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Hamilton's jumper with 16 seconds left in OT puts the Pistons ahead, 103-100 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Suns combined for 236, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SunsBucks 114, Suns 122
236
Magic-JazzMagic 115, Jazz 119
234
Pacers-KingsPacers 111, Kings 105
216
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 103, Bobcats 100
203
Wolves-SpursWolves 88, Spurs 105
193
Mavs-ClippersMavs 95, Clippers 94
189
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 78, Wizards 85
163
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-ClippersMavs 95, Clippers 94
+1 DAL
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 103, Bobcats 100
+3 DET
Magic-JazzMagic 115, Jazz 119
+4 UTA
Pacers-KingsPacers 111, Kings 105
+6 IND
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 78, Wizards 85
+7 WAS
Bucks-SunsBucks 114, Suns 122
+8 PHX
Wolves-SpursWolves 88, Spurs 105
+17 SAS
DAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-ClippersDAL won · Mavs 95, Clippers 94
8 pts
Bucks-SunsPHX won · Bucks 114, Suns 122
7 pts
Celtics-WizardsWAS won · Celtics 78, Wizards 85
5 pts
Wolves-SpursSAS won · Wolves 88, Spurs 105
1 pt
Bogut shot 14-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogutMIL · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
88% (14-16)
NashPHX · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
Amar'ePHX · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
OkaforCHA · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BellMIL · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 95Clippers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2126242495
Clippers2922241994
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 22 points carried Dallas past Los Angeles, 95-94

For Los Angeles, Tim Thomas had 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 24-19.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −8−4−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Kaman was the fantasy play: 40.8 FPTS on 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pistons-Bobcats
Pistons 103Bobcats 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons3120241612103
Bobcats182924209100
The story
Chauncey Billups had 27 points as Detroit beat Charlotte 103-100 in OT

Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 31-18, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +13+4+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Jazz
Magic 115Jazz 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26233135115
Jazz31262834119
The story
Utah beat Orlando 119-115 behind 29 points from Mehmet Okur

Rashard Lewis paced Orlando: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+8+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Steve Nash leads the day with 35

Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 9, 10, 12, 17, 23, 13, 9, 35Suns-Bucks · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 28, 31, 34, 17, 20, 25, 21, 31Suns-Bucks · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 15, 17, 13, 16, 29, 17, 20, 29Magic-Jazz · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 8, 13, 10, 25, 13, 17, 14, 29Bucks-Suns · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 4, 14, 6, 20, 15, 9, 22, 29Jazz-Magic · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 17, 13, 16, 18, 17, 16, 11, 27Pistons-Bobcats · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonCHA+6.7 26.7 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
Ben GordonCHI+4.6 24.1 last 10 · 19.5 season
Andrew BynumLAL+4.5 17.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.9 17.2 last 10 · 23.1 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.9 5.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.6 5.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Manu GinobiliSAS−4.1 15.0 last 10 · 19.1 season
Zach RandolphNYK−4.1 12.5 last 10 · 16.6 season