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Saturday, January 3, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NJN by 13 after the first quarter and won 101–96.

Final · Box score
Kings117
Pacers122
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +1; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Hawks103
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Bobcats102
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +10
Final · OT · Box score
Nets96
Heat101
Q1 MIA -13; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Bulls92
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +21; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +5
On this day · 2007–08Jan 3, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Sonics), 34 points.
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The lead · Nets-Heat

Miami rallies from eight down at the half, wins in overtime

Dwyane Wade goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13-8-20+5MIA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets271917221196
Heat1424232416101
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 35, 43, 32, 28, 29, 21, 33, 29MIA29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Yakhouba DiawaraPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 19MIA19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Keyon DoolingPoints, last 10 games: 3, 4, 3, 6, 17, 11, 11, 9, 7, 23NJN23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 10, 38, 19, 28, 31, 4, 18, 20NJN20 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Pacers20
Nets-Heat14
Wolves-Bulls11
Bucks-Bobcats10
Rockets-Hawks4
Sixers-Spurs2
Hornets-Nuggets2
Shot of the night

Parker's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Kings-Pacers combined for 239, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-PacersKings 117, Pacers 122
239
Sixers-SpursSixers 106, Spurs 108
214
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 100, Nuggets 105
205
Rockets-HawksRockets 100, Hawks 103
203
Nets-HeatNets 96, Heat 101
197
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 92, Bobcats 102
194
Wolves-BullsWolves 102, Bulls 92
194
5 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-SpursSixers 106, Spurs 108
+2 SAS
Rockets-HawksRockets 100, Hawks 103
+3 ATL
Kings-PacersKings 117, Pacers 122
+5 IND
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 100, Nuggets 105
+5 DEN
Nets-HeatNets 96, Heat 101
+5 MIA
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 92, Bobcats 102
+10 CHA
Wolves-BullsWolves 102, Bulls 92
+10 MIN
MIA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 96, Heat 101
13 pts
Rockets-HawksATL won · Rockets 100, Hawks 103
5 pts
Kings-PacersIND won · Kings 117, Pacers 122
4 pts
Bucks-BobcatsCHA won · Bucks 92, Bobcats 102
1 pt
Andre Miller shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerPHI · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
86% (12-14)
Josh SmithATL · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
81% (13-16)
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
DiawCHA · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
CP3NOH · 30 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Sixers-Spurs
Sixers 106Spurs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers19313125106
Spurs40261824108
The story
San Antonio beat Philadelphia 108-106 behind 26 points and 12 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Thaddeus Young paced Philadelphia: 19 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 40-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +21+16+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala topped the game at 46.6 FPTS: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 96Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets271917221196
Heat1424232416101
The story
Michael Beasley had 17 points as Miami beat New Jersey 101-96 in OT

Bobby Simmons led New Jersey with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Heat took the third 23-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −13−8−20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 117Pacers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings37302228117
Pacers33352133122
The story
Danny Granger's 35 points carried Indiana past Sacramento, 122-117

For Sacramento, Brad Miller had 13 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 35-30.

IND lead by quarter
200 −4+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.9Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Charlotte by 10.

SAS over PHI2ATL over HOU3IND over SAC5MIA over NJN5DEN over NOH5CHA over MIL10MIN over CHI10Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 45

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 33, 26, 27, 22, 8, 20, 20, 45Kings-Pacers · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +24.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 42, 14, 27, 41, 26, 26, 34, 25, 22, 35Pacers-Kings · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 34, 17, 12, 26, 19, 15, 17, 30Hornets-Nuggets · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 35, 43, 32, 28, 29, 21, 33, 29Heat-Nets · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 14, 11, 19, 24, 10, 24, 20, 29Hawks-Rockets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 12, 14, 14, 19, 13, 15, 17, 28Sixers-Spurs · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.2 19.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Eric GordonLAC+5.8 16.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Boris DiawCHA+5.7 16.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Marco BelinelliGSW+5.7 15.1 last 10 · 9.4 season
Jarrett JackIND+5.2 16.0 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−5.2 6.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Dwight HowardORL−4.2 15.3 last 10 · 19.5 season
Beno UdrihSAC−4.0 7.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Maurice EvansATL−3.5 3.5 last 10 · 7.0 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE−3.1 10.7 last 10 · 13.8 season