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Tuesday, January 20, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 118–99.

Final · Box score
Hawks105
Bulls102
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Kings99
Nuggets118
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +19
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 2007–08Jan 20, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Nets), 28 points.
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The lead · Kings-Nuggets

Denver climbs back to beat Sacramento

Mike Bibby goes for 31 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+10+19+19DEN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3116282499
Nuggets23343724118
Who led
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 11, 21, 1, 5, 18, 26, 9, 27DEN27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 24, 21, 30, 23, 26, 18, 13, 22DEN22 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 45, 36, 29, 28, 21, 30, 23, 24, 25SAC25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 12, 7, 4, 12, 10, 12, 22, 18SAC18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Bulls20
Pacers-Spurs3
Kings-Nuggets3
Wolves-Jazz0
The night in charts
Wolves-Jazz combined for 219, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-JazzWolves 107, Jazz 112
219
Kings-NuggetsKings 99, Nuggets 118
217
Hawks-BullsHawks 105, Bulls 102
207
Pacers-SpursPacers 81, Spurs 99
180
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-BullsHawks 105, Bulls 102
+3 ATL
Wolves-JazzWolves 107, Jazz 112
+5 UTA
Pacers-SpursPacers 81, Spurs 99
+18 SAS
Kings-NuggetsKings 99, Nuggets 118
+19 DEN
DEN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 99, Nuggets 118
8 pts
Hawks-BullsATL won · Hawks 105, Bulls 102
3 pts
Manu shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManuSAS · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
DuncanSAS · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
KleizaDEN · 27 PTS, 6 REB
65% (11-17)
MillsapUTA · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
OkurUTA · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Hawks-Bulls
Hawks 105Bulls 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22282728105
Bulls22312425102
The story
Joe Johnson had 16 points and 8 assists as Atlanta beat Chicago 105-102

Luol Deng led Chicago with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 5-18 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Hawks took the third 27-24.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 107Jazz 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25243127107
Jazz32262529112
The story
Paul Millsap's 28 points and 15 rebounds carried Utah past Minnesota, 112-107

For Minnesota, Sebastian Telfair had 17 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-25, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+9+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Spurs
Pacers 81Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1723172481
Spurs2231281899
The story
San Antonio beat Indiana 99-81 behind 26 points from Manu Ginobili

Troy Murphy paced Indiana: 10 REB, 6 PTS 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-10 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +5+13+24+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−25.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Bulls

Atlanta survives Chicago, 105–102

A three-point finish after it was 77–77 through three. Mike Bibby led Atlanta with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over CHI3UTA over MIN5SAS over IND18DEN over SAC19Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over CHI.
Top performances

Mike Bibby leads the day with 31

Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 17, 7, 22, 17, 10, 20, 23, 31Hawks-Bulls · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 22, 11, 16, 19, 27, 9, 4, 28Jazz-Wolves · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 19, 8, 18, 20, 20, 18, 17, 27Spurs-Pacers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 11, 21, 1, 5, 18, 26, 9, 27Nuggets-Kings · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 10, 13, 18, 27, 8, 21, 10, 26Spurs-Pacers · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 18, 19, 21, 20, 9, 22, 20, 25Wolves-Jazz · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+8.4 21.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+8.1 21.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+5.5 23.0 last 10 · 17.5 season
Nick YoungWAS+5.0 15.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Von WaferHOU+4.8 15.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Vince CarterNJN−5.3 16.2 last 10 · 21.5 season
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.8 5.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−4.5 10.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Brandon RushIND−4.4 1.9 last 10 · 6.3 season
Devin HarrisNJN−4.4 17.9 last 10 · 22.3 season