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Friday, January 16, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAL by 8 at halftime and won 109–103.

Final · Box score
Raptors104
Pacers111
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +24; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +22
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Wizards96
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Hornets78
Cavs92
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Grizzlies91
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Thunder89
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Suns103
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Bucks129
Kings122
Q1 MIL +19; Q2 MIL +20; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Magic109
Lakers103
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +6
On this day · 2007–08Jan 16, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Gerald Wallace (Bobcats-Magic), 36 points.
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The lead · Magic-Lakers

Orlando climbs out of an 8-point hole against Lakers

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8-1+6ORL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic20243035109
Lakers23292328103
Who led
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 16, 15, 14, 15, 14, 22, 23, 28ORL28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 15, 39, 15, 23, 16, 24, 25, 25ORL25 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 26, 39, 21, 36, 19, 33, 29, 28LAL28 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 10, 6, 14, 10, 12, 10, 9, 17LAL17 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Lakers19
Hawks-Warriors13
Pistons-Thunder11
Spurs-Sixers9
Knicks-Wizards7
Wolves-Suns6
Jazz-Grizzlies4
Hornets-Cavs3
Raptors-Pacers2
Bucks-Kings1
The night in charts
Bucks-Kings combined for 251, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-KingsBucks 129, Kings 122
251
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 114, Warriors 119
233
Raptors-PacersRaptors 104, Pacers 111
215
Magic-LakersMagic 109, Lakers 103
212
Wolves-SunsWolves 105, Suns 103
208
Spurs-SixersSpurs 87, Sixers 109
196
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 101, Grizzlies 91
192
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 96
185
Hornets-CavsHornets 78, Cavs 92
170
Pistons-ThunderPistons 79, Thunder 89
168
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-SunsWolves 105, Suns 103
+2 MIN
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 114, Warriors 119
+5 GSW
Magic-LakersMagic 109, Lakers 103
+6 ORL
Bucks-KingsBucks 129, Kings 122
+7 MIL
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 96
+7 WAS
Raptors-PacersRaptors 104, Pacers 111
+7 IND
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 101, Grizzlies 91
+10 UTA
Pistons-ThunderPistons 79, Thunder 89
+10 OKC
Hornets-CavsHornets 78, Cavs 92
+14 CLE
Spurs-SixersSpurs 87, Sixers 109
+22 PHI
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-LakersORL won · Magic 109, Lakers 103
8 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 105, Suns 103
6 pts
Knicks-WizardsWAS won · Knicks 89, Wizards 96
2 pts
Thaddeus Young shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 27 PTS, 5 REB
73% (11-15)
Craig SmithMIN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PavlovicCLE · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ShaqPHX · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BrewerUTA · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 105Suns 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27222432105
Suns23302624103
The story
Al Jefferson's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Minnesota past Phoenix, 105-103

For Phoenix, Shaquille O'Neal had 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL · 10-21 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 32-24.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4−4−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 109Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic20243035109
Lakers23292328103
The story
Dwight Howard had 25 points and 20 rebounds as Orlando beat Los Angeles 109-103

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 20 REB, 3 BLK · 8-18 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Magic took the third 30-23.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3−8−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant led the game in fantasy with 60.6 FPTS (28 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST)

Final · Bucks-Kings
Bucks 129Kings 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks37303131129
Kings18293639122
The story
Milwaukee beat Sacramento 129-122 behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Charlie Villanueva

John Salmons paced Sacramento: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +19+20+15+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 38 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Suns

Minnesota wins a tight one over Phoenix

105–103. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Al Jefferson led Minnesota with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over PHX2GSW over ATL5ORL over LAL6IND over TOR7WAS over NYK7MIL over SAC7UTA over MEM10OKC over DET10CLE over NOH14PHI over SAS22Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over PHX.
Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 44

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 17, 35, 20, 24, 32, 29, 16, 44Bucks-Kings · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 33, 27, 9, 27, 28, 26, 21, 32Thunder-Pistons · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 38, 16, 30, 21, 38, 30, 28, 29Cavs-Hornets · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 11, 11, 28, 25, 19, 32, 35, 29Warriors-Hawks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 26, 39, 21, 36, 19, 33, 29, 28Lakers-Magic · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 16, 15, 14, 15, 14, 22, 23, 28Magic-Lakers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrea BargnaniTOR+9.3 22.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Eric GordonLAC+8.5 20.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+5.7 22.9 last 10 · 17.2 season
Michael ReddMIL+5.1 26.8 last 10 · 21.7 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.9 15.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−5.7 4.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Caron ButlerWAS−5.5 14.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Brandon RushIND−4.6 1.7 last 10 · 6.3 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−4.3 10.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Rudy GayMEM−4.0 14.5 last 10 · 18.5 season