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Wednesday, January 30, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed POR by 9 after the first quarter and won 84–83.

Final · Box score
Heat91
Magic107
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Bucks69
Sixers112
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +30; Q4 PHI +43
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Raptors122
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +31; Q4 TOR +39
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Grizzlies102
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Bulls67
Wolves83
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Hornets103
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Cavs84
Blazers83
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Jazz100
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Kings105
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Clippers95
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +7
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The lead · Cavs-Blazers

LeBron James scores 37, Cleveland rallies past Portland

David West goes for 24 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-6+1CLE AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2022202284
Blazers2919201583
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 31, 51, 27, 28, 23, 36, 41, 37CLE37 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 10, 12, 4, 11, 18, 0, 1, 9CLE9 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 22, 24, 25, 18, 14, 23, 24, 16POR16 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 16, 14, 12, 8, 17, 14, 16, 16POR16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bobcats-Kings14
Warriors-Hornets12
Bulls-Wolves11
Nuggets-Grizzlies7
Hawks-Clippers7
Heat-Magic4
Cavs-Blazers2
Bucks-Sixers1
Knicks-Jazz0
Wizards-Raptors0
Shot of the night

LeBron's jumper with 0.9 seconds left puts the Cavaliers ahead, 84-83 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Hornets combined for 219, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 116, Hornets 103
219
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 106, Grizzlies 102
208
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 83, Raptors 122
205
Heat-MagicHeat 91, Magic 107
198
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 91, Kings 105
196
Knicks-JazzKnicks 89, Jazz 100
189
Hawks-ClippersHawks 88, Clippers 95
183
Bucks-SixersBucks 69, Sixers 112
181
Cavs-BlazersCavs 84, Blazers 83
167
Bulls-WolvesBulls 67, Wolves 83
150
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BlazersCavs 84, Blazers 83
+1 CLE
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 106, Grizzlies 102
+4 DEN
Hawks-ClippersHawks 88, Clippers 95
+7 LAC
Knicks-JazzKnicks 89, Jazz 100
+11 UTA
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 116, Hornets 103
+13 GSW
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 91, Kings 105
+14 SAC
Bulls-WolvesBulls 67, Wolves 83
+16 MIN
Heat-MagicHeat 91, Magic 107
+16 ORL
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 83, Raptors 122
+39 TOR
Bucks-SixersBucks 69, Sixers 112
+43 PHI
CLE rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BlazersCLE won · Cavs 84, Blazers 83
9 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesDEN won · Nuggets 106, Grizzlies 102
7 pts
Bulls-WolvesMIN won · Bulls 67, Wolves 83
6 pts
Hawks-ClippersLAC won · Hawks 88, Clippers 95
1 pt
Anthony Carter shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Anthony CarterDEN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
David LeeNYK · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 22 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Brad MillerSAC · 22 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
ThorntonLAC · 33 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
65% (13-20)
Final · Cavs-Blazers
Cavs 84Blazers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2022202284
Blazers2919201583
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 13 rebounds and 7 points as Cleveland beat Portland 84-83

LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 13 REB, 7 PTS, 3 AST · 3-9 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 22-15.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −9−6−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 106Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22321933106
Grizzlies29232624102
The story
Allen Iverson's 32 points and 12 assists carried Denver past Memphis, 106-102

For Memphis, Rudy Gay had 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 12 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 11-26 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 32-23.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −7+2−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 116Hornets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32263226116
Hornets26283118103
The story
Golden State beat New Orleans 116-103 behind 23 points and 9 assists from Baron Davis

Peja Stojakovic paced New Orleans: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 7-14 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+4+5+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Philadelphia posts the night's biggest win

Philadelphia beat Milwaukee by 43, the widest margin of 10 games.

CLE over POR1DEN over MEM4LAC over ATL7UTA over NYK11GSW over NOH13SAC over CHA14ORL over MIA16MIN over CHI16TOR over WAS39PHI over MIL43Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 31, 51, 27, 28, 23, 36, 41, 37Cavs-Blazers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 7, 22, 14, 23, 6, 8, 8, 33Clippers-Hawks · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +24.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 28, 35, 24, 29, 30, 23, 23, 32Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 30, 17, 24, 20, 14, 34, 18, 30Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 12, 14, 16, 18, 8, 17, 23, 28Hornets-Warriors · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 8, 16, 20, 26, 26, 23, 27, 27Magic-Heat · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris BoshTOR+6.6 29.3 last 10 · 22.7 season
Kareem RushIND+6.1 14.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.7 18.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
Ryan GomesMIN+4.7 16.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Royal IveyMIL+4.6 10.8 last 10 · 6.2 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−6.3 9.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Ricky DavisMIA−6.0 7.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.5 7.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.2 16.8 last 10 · 22.0 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.5 4.7 last 10 · 9.2 season