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Tuesday, January 6, 2009Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by NOH (vs LAL) and PHI (vs HOU).

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics106
Bobcats114
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Magic89
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Sixers104
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Grizzlies87
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Thunder107
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Kings94
Bulls99
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets116
Lakers105
Q1 NOH +6; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +11
On this day · 2007–08Jan 6, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Raptors), 39 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Sixers

Philadelphia handles Houston by 8

Chris Paul goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2+8+8PHI AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2728162596
Sixers24292625104
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 26, 14, 24, 17, 28, 22, 25, 28PHI28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 17, 16, 16, 14, 9, 17, 11, 15PHI15 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 11, 10, 10, 16, 11, 8, 16, 18HOU18 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 23, 12, 4, 11, 15, 7, 4, 14HOU14 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Hornets-Lakers

New Orleans gets past Lakers

116–105, with New Orleans ahead 61–56 at halftime. David West led New Orleans with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over SAC5DAL over LAC5MIN over MEM7CHA over BOS8PHI over HOU8OKC over NYK8ORL over WAS9NOH over LAL11Final margin, points. Pink = NOH over LAL.
Lead changes
Celtics-Bobcats17
Rockets-Sixers12
Clippers-Mavs7
Wizards-Magic6
Kings-Bulls4
Hornets-Lakers4
Knicks-Thunder3
Wolves-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Hornets-Lakers combined for 221, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-LakersHornets 116, Lakers 105
221
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 106, Bobcats 114
220
Clippers-MavsClippers 102, Mavs 107
209
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 99, Thunder 107
206
Rockets-SixersRockets 96, Sixers 104
200
Kings-BullsKings 94, Bulls 99
193
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 94, Grizzlies 87
181
Wizards-MagicWizards 80, Magic 89
169
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-MavsClippers 102, Mavs 107
+5 DAL
Kings-BullsKings 94, Bulls 99
+5 CHI
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 94, Grizzlies 87
+7 MIN
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 106, Bobcats 114
+8 CHA
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 99, Thunder 107
+8 OKC
Rockets-SixersRockets 96, Sixers 104
+8 PHI
Wizards-MagicWizards 80, Magic 89
+9 ORL
Hornets-LakersHornets 116, Lakers 105
+11 NOH
NOH rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-LakersNOH won · Hornets 116, Lakers 105
3 pts
Rockets-SixersPHI won · Rockets 96, Sixers 104
3 pts
Kings-BullsCHI won · Kings 94, Bulls 99
1 pt
Brad Miller shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brad MillerSAC · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
ScolaHOU · 18 PTS, 17 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
KDOKC · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
KobeLAL · 39 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (14-22)
Willie GreenPHI · 14 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 94Grizzlies 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3114272294
Grizzlies2316291987
The story
Minnesota beat Memphis 94-87 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Al Jefferson

O.J. Mayo paced Memphis: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 31-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +8+6+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bobcats
Celtics 106Bobcats 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics232425259106
Bobcats2825192517114
The story
Raymond Felton's 25 points and 8 assists carried Charlotte past Boston, 114-106 in OT

For Boston, Ray Allen had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Bobcats took it 17-9.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +5+600+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Gerald Wallace was the fantasy play: 46.2 FPTS on 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Hornets-Lakers
Hornets 116Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32292827116
Lakers26303613105
The story
Kobe Bryant had 39 points in a 116-105 loss to New Orleans

Derek Fisher added 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 39 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 14-22 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 27-13.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +6+5−3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg45.3Today

45 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

David West leads the day with 40

David WestPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 13, 13, 23, 18, 20, 25, 21, 40Hornets-Lakers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high40 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 41, 36, 26, 27, 31, 40, 26, 39Lakers-Hornets · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 23, 21, 30, 17, 24, 31, 28, 34Mavs-Clippers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 17, 12, 26, 19, 15, 17, 30, 32Hornets-Lakers · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 4, 19, 12, 24, 21, 21, 31, 32Clippers-Mavs · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 5, 20, 18, 31, 6, 8, 19, 29Wizards-Magic · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+7.7 19.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+7.0 20.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jarrett JackIND+5.2 16.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.1 17.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.1 32.2 last 10 · 27.1 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Beno UdrihSAC−4.0 6.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Maurice EvansATL−3.5 3.5 last 10 · 7.0 season
Rudy GayMEM−3.5 15.4 last 10 · 18.9 season
Richard JeffersonMIL−3.5 13.6 last 10 · 17.1 season