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Friday, January 30, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOH by 8 after the first quarter and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Celtics86
Pistons78
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Heat103
Pacers114
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Sixers104
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Raptors85
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Nets88
Hawks105
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Cavs112
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Lakers132
Wolves119
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats99
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Thunder90
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +20
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Hornets87
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Kings88
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +21
On this day · 2007–08Jan 30, 2008: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Blazers), 37 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Hornets

Golden State climbs out of an 8-point hole against New Orleans

Al Jefferson goes for 34 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+30+4GSW AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1928182691
Hornets2717212287
Who led
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 17, 24, 16, 26, 23, 20, 21, 19GSW19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 19, 32, 35, 29, 28, 13, 3, 17GSW17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 18, 23, 27, 29, 23, 27, 12, 31NOH31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 40, 13, 12, 25, 16, 23, 20, 12NOH12 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bucks-Raptors

Milwaukee gets past Toronto

96–85, with Milwaukee ahead 49–47 at halftime. Charlie Villanueva led Milwaukee with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over NOH4BOS over DET8PHI over WAS10IND over MIA11MIL over TOR11DEN over CHA11LAL over MIN13ATL over NJN17CLE over LAC17UTA over OKC20CHI over SAC21Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over TOR.
Lead changes
Nets-Hawks11
Thunder-Jazz11
Warriors-Hornets7
Clippers-Cavs6
Wizards-Sixers4
Bucks-Raptors4
Lakers-Wolves4
Bulls-Kings4
Bobcats-Nuggets2
Heat-Pacers1
Celtics-Pistons0
The night in charts
Lakers-Wolves combined for 251, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WolvesLakers 132, Wolves 119
251
Heat-PacersHeat 103, Pacers 114
217
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 99, Nuggets 110
209
Clippers-CavsClippers 95, Cavs 112
207
Thunder-JazzThunder 90, Jazz 110
200
Wizards-SixersWizards 94, Sixers 104
198
Bulls-KingsBulls 109, Kings 88
197
Nets-HawksNets 88, Hawks 105
193
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 96, Raptors 85
181
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 91, Hornets 87
178
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 86, Pistons 78
164
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 91, Hornets 87
+4 GSW
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 86, Pistons 78
+8 BOS
Wizards-SixersWizards 94, Sixers 104
+10 PHI
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 96, Raptors 85
+11 MIL
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 99, Nuggets 110
+11 DEN
Heat-PacersHeat 103, Pacers 114
+11 IND
Lakers-WolvesLakers 132, Wolves 119
+13 LAL
Clippers-CavsClippers 95, Cavs 112
+17 CLE
Nets-HawksNets 88, Hawks 105
+17 ATL
Thunder-JazzThunder 90, Jazz 110
+20 UTA
Bulls-KingsBulls 109, Kings 88
+21 CHI
GSW rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-HornetsGSW won · Warriors 91, Hornets 87
8 pts
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 96, Raptors 85
6 pts
Nets-HawksATL won · Nets 88, Hawks 105
3 pts
Hilario shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioDEN · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
91% (10-11)
Flip MurrayATL · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
NoahCHI · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
CrittentonWAS · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
O'NealTOR · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 91Hornets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1928182691
Hornets2717212287
The story
Stephen Jackson had 15 points as Golden State beat New Orleans 91-87

David West led New Orleans with 15 REB, 12 PTS, 4 AST 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 6-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Warriors took the second 28-17.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −8+30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul led the game in fantasy with 51.8 FPTS (31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 103Pacers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat26232430103
Pacers29372721114
The story
Indiana beat Miami 114-103 behind 30 points from Mike Dunleavy

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 37-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3+17+20+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 132Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33313632132
Wolves31292534119
The story
Andrew Bynum's 27 points and 15 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Minnesota, 132-119

For Minnesota, Randy Foye had 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 36-25, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+4+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 44 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Al Jefferson leads the day with 34

Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 22, 20, 25, 24, 39, 23, 24, 34Wolves-Lakers · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 18, 23, 27, 29, 23, 27, 12, 31Hornets-Warriors · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 29, 28, 20, 18, 11, 22, 38, 30Lakers-Wolves · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 22, 11, 15, 13, 13, 9, 14, 30Pacers-Heat · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 21, 32, 31, 27, 46, 18, 35, 29Thunder-Jazz · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 25, 28, 16, 9, 15, 19, 15, 29Hawks-Nets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew BynumLAL+7.0 21.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Eric GordonLAC+6.5 20.6 last 10 · 14.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+6.0 19.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+5.9 20.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Raja BellCHA+5.8 17.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsIND−7.2 6.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Vince CarterNJN−4.9 16.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
Devin HarrisNJN−4.7 16.9 last 10 · 21.6 season
Brandon RushIND−4.5 1.5 last 10 · 6.0 season
Ben GordonCHI−4.4 15.4 last 10 · 19.8 season