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Wednesday, January 16, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 15 points, by CHA (vs ORL) and NYK (vs NJN).

Final · Box score
Magic93
Bobcats99
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -15; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Pacers125
Q1 IND -11; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND -14; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Bulls126
Heat96
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +30
Final · Box score
Kings91
Raptors116
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +25
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Celtics100
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Knicks111
Nets105
Q1 NYK -15; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Bucks87
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Hornets123
Q1 NOH +12; Q2 NOH +19; Q3 NOH +20; Q4 NOH +31
On this day · 2006–07Jan 16, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Mavs), 45 points.
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The lead · Magic-Bobcats

Gerald Wallace drops 36 in 15-point comeback win over Orlando

Baron Davis goes for 24 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-150+6CHA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2630191893
Bobcats2021342499
Who led
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 25, 25, 21, 15, 27, 26, 40, 36CHA36 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 33, 21, 25, 34, 19, 20, 15, 26CHA26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 13, 16, 29, 17, 20, 29, 15, 24ORL24 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Carlos ArroyoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 14, 16, 8, 2, 4, 4, 4, 17ORL17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Bucks23
Blazers-Celtics7
Kings-Raptors4
Magic-Bobcats3
Knicks-Nets3
Sonics-Hornets2
Bulls-Heat2
Warriors-Pacers1
The night in charts
Warriors-Pacers combined for 242, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PacersWarriors 117, Pacers 125
242
Bulls-HeatBulls 126, Heat 96
222
Knicks-NetsKnicks 111, Nets 105
216
Sonics-HornetsSonics 92, Hornets 123
215
Kings-RaptorsKings 91, Raptors 116
207
Magic-BobcatsMagic 93, Bobcats 99
192
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 90, Celtics 100
190
Hawks-BucksHawks 80, Bucks 87
167
CHA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Magic-BobcatsMagic 93, Bobcats 99
+6 CHA
Knicks-NetsKnicks 111, Nets 105
+6 NYK
Hawks-BucksHawks 80, Bucks 87
+7 MIL
Warriors-PacersWarriors 117, Pacers 125
+8 IND
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 90, Celtics 100
+10 BOS
Kings-RaptorsKings 91, Raptors 116
+25 TOR
Bulls-HeatBulls 126, Heat 96
+30 CHI
Sonics-HornetsSonics 92, Hornets 123
+31 NOH
CHA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BobcatsCHA won · Magic 93, Bobcats 99
15 pts
Knicks-NetsNYK won · Knicks 111, Nets 105
15 pts
Warriors-PacersIND won · Warriors 117, Pacers 125
14 pts
Kings-RaptorsTOR won · Kings 91, Raptors 116
6 pts
Blazers-CelticsBOS won · Blazers 90, Celtics 100
2 pts
Bosh shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshTOR · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
92% (11-12)
Joe SmithCHI · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
DelfinoTOR · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
73% (8-11)
Sean WilliamsNJN · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BooneNJN · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Bobcats
Magic 93Bobcats 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2630191893
Bobcats2021342499
The story
Jason Richardson had 26 points as Charlotte beat Orlando 99-93

Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando with 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-23 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Bobcats took the third 34-19.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −6−150+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 111Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks18343425111
Nets33222327105
The story
Jamal Crawford's 35 points and 8 assists carried New York past New Jersey, 111-105

For New Jersey, Vince Carter had 26 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 35 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 11-20 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 15 going into the second, then won it 34-22.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −15−3+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Pacers
Warriors 117Pacers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29263824117
Pacers18332846125
The story
Indiana beat Golden State 125-117 behind 29 points from Danny Granger

Stephen Jackson paced Golden State: 17 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 46-24 fourth quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −11−4−14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
33.92006–07 avg14.9Last 2

14.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.9 in 2006–07 (82 games). Today: 19 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

New Orleans posts the night's biggest win

New Orleans beat Seattle by 31, the widest margin of 8 games.

CHA over ORL6NYK over NJN6MIL over ATL7IND over GSW8BOS over POR10TOR over SAC25CHI over MIA30NOH over SEA31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Gerald Wallace leads the day with 36

Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 25, 25, 21, 15, 27, 26, 40, 36Bobcats-Magic · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 24, 9, 24, 21, 27, 15, 29, 35Knicks-Nets · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 19, 13, 2, 9, 16, 8, 16, 35Celtics-Blazers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 29, 23, 23, 21, 40, 38, 16, 31Raptors-Kings · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 6, 32, 14, 17, 22, 14, 20, 29Pacers-Warriors · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 30, 29, 17, 18, 16, 10, 26Nets-Knicks · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe SmithCHI+6.7 17.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+5.8 27.4 last 10 · 21.6 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 11.5 last 10 · 5.9 season
Rafer AlstonHOU+5.6 17.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+5.1 16.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−5.5 4.5 last 10 · 10.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.7 18.3 last 10 · 23.0 season
Kyle LowryMEM−4.2 4.1 last 10 · 8.3 season
Antoine WrightNJN−4.2 3.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Metta World PeaceSAC−3.9 14.5 last 10 · 18.4 season