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Sunday, January 27, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed ATL by 15 at halftime and won 94–93.

Final · Box score
Suns88
Bulls77
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Magic96
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Lakers95
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +3
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards102
Bucks105
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Blazers94
Q1 POR -10; Q2 POR -15; Q3 POR -10; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets85
Mavs90
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Nets95
Wolves98
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN -10; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Rockets89
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Warriors106
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Kings103
Sonics101
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 2006–07Jan 27, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Zach Randolph (Blazers-Grizzlies), 42 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Blazers

Portland erases 15-point lead, steals one from Atlanta

Al Jefferson goes for 40 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-15-10+1POR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2923212093
Blazers1918263194
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 33, 16, 22, 24, 25, 18, 14, 23, 24POR24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 20, 16, 14, 12, 8, 17, 14, 16POR16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 37, 22, 12, 25, 37, 14, 13, 19ATL19 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 11, 19, 22, 13, 11, 20, 33, 17ATL17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Lakers21
Jazz-Rockets12
Wizards-Bucks9
Knicks-Warriors9
Celtics-Magic7
Suns-Bulls6
Nuggets-Mavs5
Nets-Wolves5
Kings-Sonics4
Hawks-Blazers2
Shot of the night

Turkoglu's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 96-93 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Warriors combined for 210, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 104, Warriors 106
210
Wizards-BucksWizards 102, Bucks 105
207
Kings-SonicsKings 103, Sonics 101
204
Cavs-LakersCavs 98, Lakers 95
193
Nets-WolvesNets 95, Wolves 98
193
Celtics-MagicCeltics 93, Magic 96
189
Hawks-BlazersHawks 93, Blazers 94
187
Jazz-RocketsJazz 97, Rockets 89
186
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 85, Mavs 90
175
Suns-BullsSuns 88, Bulls 77
165
8 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-BlazersHawks 93, Blazers 94
+1 POR
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 104, Warriors 106
+2 GSW
Kings-SonicsKings 103, Sonics 101
+2 SAC
Cavs-LakersCavs 98, Lakers 95
+3 CLE
Nets-WolvesNets 95, Wolves 98
+3 MIN
Wizards-BucksWizards 102, Bucks 105
+3 MIL
Celtics-MagicCeltics 93, Magic 96
+3 ORL
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 85, Mavs 90
+5 DAL
Jazz-RocketsJazz 97, Rockets 89
+8 UTA
Suns-BullsSuns 88, Bulls 77
+11 PHX
POR erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BlazersPOR won · Hawks 93, Blazers 94
15 pts
Nets-WolvesMIN won · Nets 95, Wolves 98
10 pts
Knicks-WarriorsGSW won · Knicks 104, Warriors 106
5 pts
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 93, Magic 96
4 pts
Cavs-LakersCLE won · Cavs 98, Lakers 95
2 pts
Dirk shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
AldridgePOR · 16 PTS, 8 REB
64% (7-11)
JeffersonMIN · 40 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
62% (13-21)
Josh SmithATL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Wizards-Bucks
Wizards 102Bucks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards1720292412102
Bucks1525262415105
The story
Caron Butler had 40 points in a 105-102 in OT loss to Milwaukee

Andrew Bogut led Milwaukee with 18 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST 40 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 13-27 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Bucks took the second 25-20.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2+300+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Wolves
Nets 95Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2622262195
Wolves2216263498
The story
Sebastian Telfair's 12 points carried Minnesota past New Jersey, 98-95

For New Jersey, Vince Carter had 25 PTS, 5 AST 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 4-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 34-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4−10−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Lakers
Cavs 98Lakers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2425202998
Lakers2614312495
The story
Cleveland beat Los Angeles 98-95 behind 16 points from Larry Hughes

Lamar Odom paced Los Angeles: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-14 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+9−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games go down to the wire

Seven of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 11.

POR over ATL1GSW over NYK2SAC over SEA2ORL over BOS3CLE over LAL3MIL over WAS3MIN over NJN3DAL over DEN5UTA over HOU8PHX over CHI11Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 31, 31, 51, 27, 28, 23, 36, 41Cavs-Lakers · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 24, 18, 27, 20, 21, 39, 15, 40Wolves-Nets · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 16, 21, 24, 22, 25, 10, 19, 40Wizards-Bucks · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 9, 22, 21, 24, 18, 34, 19, 35Nets-Wolves · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 37, 37, 48, 30, 17, 29, 40, 33Lakers-Cavs · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 20, 22, 21, 20, 21, 20, 26, 32Mavs-Nuggets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris BoshTOR+5.9 28.4 last 10 · 22.5 season
Kareem RushIND+5.6 13.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
Ryan GomesMIN+5.5 17.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Andrew BogutMIL+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Andres NocioniCHI+4.6 19.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Ricky DavisMIA−5.9 7.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.5 7.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.2 16.8 last 10 · 22.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.8 17.7 last 10 · 22.5 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.5 11.0 last 10 · 15.5 season