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Wednesday, January 23, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by Spurs (vs Lakers) and Rockets (vs Sonics).

Final · Box score
Mavs102
Bobcats95
Q1 Mavs +13; Q2 Mavs +8; Q3 Mavs +12; Q4 Mavs +7
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Cavs121
Q1 Cavs +8; Q2 Cavs +6; Q3 Cavs +32; Q4 Cavs +36
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Sixers78
Q1 Pistons +2; Q2 Pistons +9; Q3 Pistons +7; Q4 Pistons +8
Final · Box score
Raptors114
Celtics112
Q1 Raptors -1; Q2 Raptors +2; Q3 Raptors -7; Q4 Raptors +2
Final · Box score
Magic112
Grizzlies85
Q1 Magic -1; Q2 Magic +10; Q3 Magic +14; Q4 Magic +27
Final · Box score
Suns107
Wolves117
Q1 Wolves +5; Q2 Wolves +15; Q3 Wolves +13; Q4 Wolves +10
Final · Box score
Blazers81
Hornets96
Q1 Hornets -6; Q2 Hornets +4; Q3 Hornets +11; Q4 Hornets +15
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Bulls108
Q1 Bulls +3; Q2 Bulls +14; Q3 Bulls +6; Q4 Bulls +13
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Nuggets107
Q1 Nuggets +12; Q2 Nuggets +10; Q3 Nuggets +8; Q4 Nuggets +7
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Spurs103
Q1 Spurs -4; Q2 Spurs -9; Q3 Spurs +10; Q4 Spurs +12
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Sonics107
Q1 Rockets -1; Q2 Rockets -9; Q3 Rockets -5; Q4 Rockets +2
Final · Box score
Kings85
Clippers111
Q1 Clippers +3; Q2 Clippers +1; Q3 Clippers +12; Q4 Clippers +26
On this day · 2006–07Jan 23, 2007: 6 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Nuggets), 44 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Sonics

Houston climbs out of a 9-point hole against Seattle

Josh Smith posts a triple-double

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9-5+2Rockets AHEAD ↑Sonics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24262831109
Sonics25342424107
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 29, 12, 3, 20, 14, 9, 17, 28Rockets28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 21, 36, 15, 30, 25, 21, 30, 26Rockets26 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 15, 15, 19, 20, 22, 6, 12, 25Sonics25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 5, 17, 18, 14, 19, 26, 15, 22Sonics22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Celtics21
Magic-Grizzlies12
Kings-Clippers12
Lakers-Spurs7
Pistons-Sixers6
Rockets-Sonics6
Pacers-Bulls4
Blazers-Hornets3
Suns-Wolves3
Wizards-Cavs1
Hawks-Nuggets1
Mavs-Bobcats1
Shot of the night

Calderon's layup with 10 seconds left puts the Raptors ahead, 114-112 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Celtics combined for 226, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 114, Celtics 112
226
Suns-WolvesSuns 107, Wolves 117
224
Rockets-SonicsRockets 109, Sonics 107
216
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 100, Nuggets 107
207
Wizards-CavsWizards 85, Cavs 121
206
Pacers-BullsPacers 95, Bulls 108
203
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 112, Grizzlies 85
197
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 102, Bobcats 95
197
Kings-ClippersKings 85, Clippers 111
196
Lakers-SpursLakers 91, Spurs 103
194
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 81, Hornets 96
177
Pistons-SixersPistons 86, Sixers 78
164
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SonicsRockets 109, Sonics 107
+2 Rockets
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 114, Celtics 112
+2 Raptors
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 102, Bobcats 95
+7 Mavs
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 100, Nuggets 107
+7 Nuggets
Pistons-SixersPistons 86, Sixers 78
+8 Pistons
Suns-WolvesSuns 107, Wolves 117
+10 MIN
Lakers-SpursLakers 91, Spurs 103
+12 Spurs
Pacers-BullsPacers 95, Bulls 108
+13 Bulls
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 81, Hornets 96
+15 Hornets
Kings-ClippersKings 85, Clippers 111
+26 Clippers
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 112, Grizzlies 85
+27 Magic
Wizards-CavsWizards 85, Cavs 121
+36 Cavs
Spurs rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SpursSpurs won · Lakers 91, Spurs 103
9 pts
Rockets-SonicsRockets won · Rockets 109, Sonics 107
9 pts
Raptors-CelticsRaptors won · Raptors 114, Celtics 112
7 pts
Blazers-HornetsHornets won · Blazers 81, Hornets 96
6 pts
Magic-GrizzliesMagic won · Magic 112, Grizzlies 85
1 pt
Ilgauskas shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlgauskasCavs · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
100% (10-10)
Amar'eSuns · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
88% (14-16)
CalderonRaptors · 24 PTS, 13 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
HamiltonPistons · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
BoshRaptors · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 114Celtics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28292730114
Celtics29263621112
The story
Jose Calderon's 24 points and 13 assists carried Toronto past Boston, 114-112

For Boston, Kevin Garnett had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 13 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 30-21.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 −1+2−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Sonics
Rockets 109Sonics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24262831109
Sonics25342424107
The story
Houston beat Seattle 109-107 behind 26 points and 12 rebounds from Yao Ming

Wally Szczerbiak paced Seattle: 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

A 31-24 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Rockets.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −1−9−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nuggets
Hawks 100Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks17252830100
Nuggets29232629107
The story
Allen Iverson had 29 points as Denver beat Atlanta 107-100

Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 6-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 29-17, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +12+10+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Season avg15.9Last 3

15.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg43.5Today

43 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Washington by 36, the widest margin of 12 games.

Raptors over Celtics2Rockets over Sonics2Mavs over Bobcats7Nuggets over Hawks7Pistons over Sixers8Wolves over Suns10Spurs over Lakers12Bulls over Pacers13Hornets over Blazers15Clippers over Kings26Magic over Grizzlies27Cavs over Wizards36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Al Jefferson leads the day with 39

Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 18, 6, 24, 18, 27, 20, 21, 39Wolves-Suns · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 11, 11, 8, 12, 38Bulls-Pacers · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +26.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 17, 22, 14, 20, 29, 26, 18, 33Pacers-Bulls · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 21, 31, 29, 16, 23, 28, 19, 33Suns-Wolves · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 25, 19, 37, 37, 48, 30, 17, 29Lakers-Spurs · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 32, 21, 23, 27, 28, 35, 24, 29Nuggets-Hawks · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew BogutBucks+6.0 19.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Charlie BellBucks+5.8 11.7 last 10 · 5.9 season
Ryan GomesWolves+5.3 17.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Chris BoshRaptors+5.3 27.5 last 10 · 22.2 season
Danny GrangerPacers+4.9 22.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyRockets−5.6 16.7 last 10 · 22.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyPacers−5.5 7.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Carlos BoozerJazz−5.3 17.2 last 10 · 22.5 season
Damien WilkinsSonics−5.2 4.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Jason KaponoRaptors−4.2 4.2 last 10 · 8.4 season