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Thursday, January 24, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NJN by 8 after three quarters and won 121–119.

Final · Box score
Spurs90
Heat89
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -7; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Bucks104
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Nets119
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +2
On this day · 2006–07Jan 24, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Jazz-Grizzlies), 39 points.
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The lead · Nets-Warriors

Monta Ellis scores 39, Golden State holds off New Jersey

Baron Davis posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+1-8+2GSW AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26263829119
Warriors33202939121
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 27, 29, 17, 11, 23, 12, 28, 39GSW39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 4, 20, 27, 22, 24, 40, 19, 15, 25GSW25 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 28, 17, 9, 22, 21, 24, 18, 34NJN34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 18, 16, 10, 26, 20, 10, 21, 29NJN29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Heat

San Antonio takes over late to edge Miami

Down 7 after three, San Antonio won the fourth 25–17. Final: 90–89. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over MIA1GSW over NJN2MIL over IND12Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over MIA.
Lead changes
Nets-Warriors12
Pacers-Bucks7
Spurs-Heat5
The night in charts
Nets-Warriors combined for 240, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-WarriorsNets 119, Warriors 121
240
Pacers-BucksPacers 92, Bucks 104
196
Spurs-HeatSpurs 90, Heat 89
179
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-HeatSpurs 90, Heat 89
+1 SAS
Nets-WarriorsNets 119, Warriors 121
+2 GSW
Pacers-BucksPacers 92, Bucks 104
+12 MIL
GSW rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WarriorsGSW won · Nets 119, Warriors 121
8 pts
Spurs-HeatSAS won · Spurs 90, Heat 89
7 pts
Duncan shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
74% (14-19)
EllisGSW · 39 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
BogutMIL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
BlountMIA · 23 PTS, 5 REB
59% (10-17)
DunleavyIND · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Spurs-Heat
Spurs 90Heat 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2421202590
Heat2818261789
The story
Tim Duncan's 30 points and 11 rebounds carried San Antonio past Miami, 90-89

For Miami, Jason Williams had 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 14-19 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 25-17.

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

Dwyane Wade was the fantasy play: 58.7 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB

Final · Nets-Warriors
Nets 119Warriors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26263829119
Warriors33202939121
The story
Stephen Jackson had 13 points as Golden State beat New Jersey 121-119

Vince Carter led New Jersey with 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 13 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 5-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 39-29.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +7+1−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 92Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3218231992
Bucks32202230104
The story
Milwaukee beat Indiana 104-92 behind 37 points from Michael Redd

Mike Dunleavy paced Indiana: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 37 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 13-29 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0+2+1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg23.2Last 3

23.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 39

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 27, 29, 17, 11, 23, 12, 28, 39Warriors-Nets · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 22, 18, 16, 17, 24, 19, 28, 37Bucks-Pacers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 28, 17, 9, 22, 21, 24, 18, 34Nets-Warriors · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 24, 15, 18, 20, 24, 19, 28, 30Spurs-Heat · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 18, 16, 10, 26, 20, 10, 21, 29Nets-Warriors · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 25, 34, 11, 24, 37, 22, 42, 27Heat-Spurs · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ryan GomesMIN+5.3 17.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Chris BoshTOR+5.3 27.5 last 10 · 22.2 season
Andrew BogutMIL+5.1 18.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Andres NocioniCHI+4.8 19.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Josh BooneNJN+4.4 11.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.6 16.7 last 10 · 22.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.5 7.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.3 17.2 last 10 · 22.5 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−5.2 4.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Ricky DavisMIA−4.7 9.3 last 10 · 14.0 season