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Wednesday, January 21, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed DAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 133–99.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Bobcats101
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Raptors76
Pistons95
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +19
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Heat83
Q1 BOS +19; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Suns109
Knicks114
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Bucks133
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +34
Final · Box score
Nets92
Hornets102
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +13; Q4 NOH +10
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Rockets108
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Blazers98
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Kings107
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Thunder122
Warriors121
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Clippers97
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 2007–08Jan 21, 2008: 13 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Cavs), 42 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Bucks

Charlie Villanueva scores 32, Milwaukee rallies past Dallas

Andrew Bynum goes for 42 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+6+16+34MIL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3028271499
Bucks22423732133
Who led
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 23, 7, 16, 6, 25, 8, 23, 32MIL32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 24, 32, 29, 16, 44, 21, 13, 27MIL27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 10, 19, 15, 44, 20, 39, 24, 30DAL30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 23, 10, 12, 22, 19, 16, 10, 19DAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Dallas by 34, the widest margin of 11 games.

OKC over GSW1WAS over SAC3NYK over PHX5CLE over POR6HOU over UTA9NOH over NJN10LAL over LAC11CHA over MEM15BOS over MIA15DET over TOR19MIL over DAL34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Warriors22
Suns-Knicks11
Nets-Hornets7
Cavs-Blazers7
Grizzlies-Bobcats6
Mavs-Bucks6
Lakers-Clippers6
Raptors-Pistons5
Wizards-Kings1
Celtics-Heat0
Jazz-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Green's jumper with 0.7 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 122-121 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Warriors combined for 243, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 122, Warriors 121
243
Mavs-BucksMavs 99, Bucks 133
232
Suns-KnicksSuns 109, Knicks 114
223
Wizards-KingsWizards 110, Kings 107
217
Jazz-RocketsJazz 99, Rockets 108
207
Lakers-ClippersLakers 108, Clippers 97
205
Cavs-BlazersCavs 104, Blazers 98
202
Nets-HornetsNets 92, Hornets 102
194
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 86, Bobcats 101
187
Celtics-HeatCeltics 98, Heat 83
181
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 76, Pistons 95
171
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 122, Warriors 121
+1 OKC
Wizards-KingsWizards 110, Kings 107
+3 WAS
Suns-KnicksSuns 109, Knicks 114
+5 NYK
Cavs-BlazersCavs 104, Blazers 98
+6 CLE
Jazz-RocketsJazz 99, Rockets 108
+9 HOU
Nets-HornetsNets 92, Hornets 102
+10 NOH
Lakers-ClippersLakers 108, Clippers 97
+11 LAL
Celtics-HeatCeltics 98, Heat 83
+15 BOS
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 86, Bobcats 101
+15 CHA
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 76, Pistons 95
+19 DET
Mavs-BucksMavs 99, Bucks 133
+34 MIL
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BucksMIL won · Mavs 99, Bucks 133
8 pts
Thunder-WarriorsOKC won · Thunder 122, Warriors 121
6 pts
Nets-HornetsNOH won · Nets 92, Hornets 102
6 pts
Raptors-PistonsDET won · Raptors 76, Pistons 95
5 pts
Suns-KnicksNYK won · Suns 109, Knicks 114
4 pts
Jordan shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
92% (11-12)
AzubuikeGSW · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
Ray AllenBOS · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
UdrihSAC · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
OdomLAL · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 122Warriors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder37351733122
Warriors34342726121
The story
Kevin Durant had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Golden State 122-121

Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 33-26.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+4−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Kings
Wizards 110Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31233521110
Kings21232637107
The story
Washington beat Sacramento 110-107 behind 32 points from Caron Butler

John Salmons paced Sacramento: 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 13-25 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +10+10+19+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 108Clippers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25333020108
Clippers2728182497
The story
Kobe Bryant's a 18-10-12 triple-double carried Los Angeles past Los Angeles, 108-97

For Los Angeles, Al Thornton had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 5-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-18, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2+3+15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Bynum leads the day with 42

Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 18, 20, 24, 11, 18, 14, 14, 42Lakers-Clippers · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +29.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 16, 30, 21, 38, 30, 28, 29, 23, 34Cavs-Blazers · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 32, 12, 13, 25, 15, 28, 22, 33Wizards-Kings · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 13, 15, 13, 16, 26, 17, 16, 33Cavs-Blazers · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 8, 7, 23, 25, 27, 30, 17, 32Jazz-Rockets · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 15, 2, 19, 6, 25, 11, 22, 32Wizards-Kings · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+7.8 20.7 last 10 · 12.9 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+7.8 20.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Von WaferHOU+6.0 16.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+5.5 23.0 last 10 · 17.5 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+5.1 19.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Devin HarrisNJN−4.7 17.1 last 10 · 21.8 season
Brandon RushIND−4.4 1.9 last 10 · 6.3 season
Joe JohnsonATL−4.3 17.7 last 10 · 22.0 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−4.2 10.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Mike MillerMIN−4.0 5.1 last 10 · 9.1 season