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Wednesday, January 14, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed DAL by 5 at halftime and won 104–97.

Final · OT · Box score
Pistons106
Pacers110
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +5; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +4
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Sixers100
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +22; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +21
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Raptors98
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Nets86
Celtics118
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +28; Q4 BOS +32
Final · Box score
Wizards122
Knicks128
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Heat102
Bucks99
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Thunder114
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Mavs97
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 NOH -5; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +1
Final · 3OT · Box score
Kings135
Warriors133
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 Kings 0; OT2 Kings 0; OT3 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Clippers80
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +17
On this day · 2007–08Jan 14, 2008: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Sonics), 48 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Mavs

Chris Paul posts 33-10-11 as New Orleans tops Dallas

Brad Miller goes for 30 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-50+7NOH AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26252825104
Mavs3026231897
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 15, 17, 30, 32, 26, 10, 23, 33NOH33 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 20, 25, 21, 40, 13, 12, 25, 16NOH16 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 21, 18, 9, 10, 11, 33, 16, 28DAL28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 31, 28, 34, 10, 19, 15, 44, 20DAL20 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Warriors13
Pistons-Pacers12
Hornets-Mavs12
Lakers-Spurs10
Bulls-Raptors8
Wizards-Knicks7
Nets-Celtics2
Heat-Bucks1
Jazz-Thunder1
Blazers-Sixers0
Hawks-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Salmons's jumper with 1.6 seconds left in 3OT breaks the tie, 135-133 final

The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 268, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 135, Warriors 133
268
Wizards-KnicksWizards 122, Knicks 128
250
Lakers-SpursLakers 111, Spurs 112
223
Pistons-PacersPistons 106, Pacers 110
216
Jazz-ThunderJazz 93, Thunder 114
207
Nets-CelticsNets 86, Celtics 118
204
Heat-BucksHeat 102, Bucks 99
201
Hornets-MavsHornets 104, Mavs 97
201
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 102, Raptors 98
200
Blazers-SixersBlazers 79, Sixers 100
179
Hawks-ClippersHawks 97, Clippers 80
177
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-SpursLakers 111, Spurs 112
+1 SAS
Kings-WarriorsKings 135, Warriors 133
+2 SAC
Heat-BucksHeat 102, Bucks 99
+3 MIA
Pistons-PacersPistons 106, Pacers 110
+4 IND
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 102, Raptors 98
+4 CHI
Wizards-KnicksWizards 122, Knicks 128
+6 NYK
Hornets-MavsHornets 104, Mavs 97
+7 NOH
Hawks-ClippersHawks 97, Clippers 80
+17 ATL
Blazers-SixersBlazers 79, Sixers 100
+21 PHI
Jazz-ThunderJazz 93, Thunder 114
+21 OKC
Nets-CelticsNets 86, Celtics 118
+32 BOS
NOH rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-MavsNOH won · Hornets 104, Mavs 97
5 pts
Bulls-RaptorsCHI won · Bulls 102, Raptors 98
3 pts
Nick Young shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Nick YoungWAS · 33 PTS, 2 REB
76% (13-17)
BeasleyMIA · 21 PTS, 4 REB
73% (8-11)
KGBOS · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BargnaniTOR · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
PauLAL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 135Warriors 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Kings3126282010128135
Warriors2028292810126133
The story
John Salmons had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Sacramento beat Golden State 135-133 in OT

Andris Biedrins led Golden State with 14 REB, 12 PTS, 4 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST · 6-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +11+9+8000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 106Pacers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2919261913106
Pacers3122211917110
The story
Danny Granger's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Detroit, 110-106 in OT

For Detroit, Rasheed Wallace had 17 PTS, 15 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB · 6-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Pacers took it 17-13.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+500+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rodney Stuckey was the fantasy play: 53.3 FPTS on 30 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 102Raptors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27202134102
Raptors1830232798
The story
Chicago beat Toronto 102-98 behind 25 points and 10 assists from Derrick Rose

Anthony Parker paced Toronto: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 12-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +9−1−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 37 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 37 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg56.0Today

56 minutes today, against 29.1 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Boston by 32.

SAS over LAL1SAC over GSW2MIA over MIL3IND over DET4CHI over TOR4NYK over WAS6NOH over DAL7ATL over LAC17PHI over POR21OKC over UTA21BOS over NJN32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Jamal Crawford leads the day with 35

Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 10, 11, 11, 28, 25, 19, 32, 35Warriors-Kings · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 15, 17, 30, 32, 26, 10, 23, 33Hornets-Mavs · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 15, 8, 4, 9, 28, 12, 30, 33Wizards-Knicks · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 7, 26, 19, 18, 21, 25, 21, 17, 23, 31Raptors-Bulls · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 25, 13, 8, 18, 9, 13, 3, 30Kings-Warriors · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 26, 14, 14, 13, 14, 24, 30Knicks-Wizards · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+8.5 20.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+8.2 20.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+6.1 23.2 last 10 · 17.1 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+5.8 20.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.3 17.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.9 5.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Brandon RushIND−4.7 1.8 last 10 · 6.5 season
Devin HarrisNJN−3.9 18.8 last 10 · 22.7 season
Caron ButlerWAS−3.7 16.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
John SalmonsSAC−3.5 15.2 last 10 · 18.7 season