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Saturday, January 31, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed PHI by 10 after three quarters and won 85–83.

Final · Box score
Knicks122
Pacers113
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Nets85
Sixers83
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN -8; Q3 NJN -10; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Heat96
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Grizzlies98
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Bucks110
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Bulls122
Suns111
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Blazers122
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +14
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The lead · Nets-Sixers

New Jersey fights back late to top Philadelphia

Chris Paul goes for 38 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-8-10+2NJN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3119152085
Sixers312717883
Who led
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 28, 8, 15, 8, 18, 14, 15, 24NJN24 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 7, 6, 27, 17, 10, 25, 20, 17NJN17 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 11, 27, 12, 21, 19, 16, 6, 19PHI19 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 21, 28, 18, 24, 17, 20, 20, 18PHI18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Lakers by 17.

NJN over PHI2MIL over ATL3NYK over IND9CHI over PHX11WAS over LAC12SAS over NOH13POR over UTA14DAL over MIA15LAL over MEM17HOU over GSW17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Lakers-Grizzlies19
Warriors-Rockets13
Nets-Sixers8
Clippers-Wizards7
Knicks-Pacers4
Mavs-Heat2
Hawks-Bucks1
Hornets-Spurs1
Bulls-Suns0
Jazz-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Lopez's jumper with 16 seconds left puts the Nets ahead, 85-83 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Pacers combined for 235, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PacersKnicks 122, Pacers 113
235
Bulls-SunsBulls 122, Suns 111
233
Jazz-BlazersJazz 108, Blazers 122
230
Hawks-BucksHawks 107, Bucks 110
217
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 115, Grizzlies 98
213
Mavs-HeatMavs 111, Heat 96
207
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 93, Rockets 110
203
Clippers-WizardsClippers 94, Wizards 106
200
Hornets-SpursHornets 93, Spurs 106
199
Nets-SixersNets 85, Sixers 83
168
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-SixersNets 85, Sixers 83
+2 NJN
Hawks-BucksHawks 107, Bucks 110
+3 MIL
Knicks-PacersKnicks 122, Pacers 113
+9 NYK
Bulls-SunsBulls 122, Suns 111
+11 CHI
Clippers-WizardsClippers 94, Wizards 106
+12 WAS
Hornets-SpursHornets 93, Spurs 106
+13 SAS
Jazz-BlazersJazz 108, Blazers 122
+14 POR
Mavs-HeatMavs 111, Heat 96
+15 DAL
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 115, Grizzlies 98
+17 LAL
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 93, Rockets 110
+17 HOU
NJN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SixersNJN won · Nets 85, Sixers 83
10 pts
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 115, Grizzlies 98
6 pts
Dirk shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
86% (12-14)
FinleySAS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Nick YoungWAS · 22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
CP3NOH · 38 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (15-22)
ParkerSAS · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 85Sixers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3119152085
Sixers312717883
The story
Brook Lopez had 24 points and 17 rebounds as New Jersey beat Philadelphia 85-83

Andre Miller led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 20-8.

NJN lead by quarter
200 0−8−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 107Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22262633107
Bucks29243423110
The story
Charlie Villanueva's 27 points carried Milwaukee past Atlanta, 110-107

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 22 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 8-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-26, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+5+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith was the fantasy play: 46.7 FPTS on 18 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Bulls-Suns
Bulls 122Suns 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls30322634122
Suns25342428111
The story
Chicago beat Phoenix 122-111 behind 26 points from Ben Gordon

Leandro Barbosa paced Phoenix: 32 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 8-14 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-28 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+3+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 40 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 38

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 23, 27, 29, 23, 27, 12, 31, 38Hornets-Spurs · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 8, 10, 21, 13, 23, 34, 12, 36Pacers-Knicks · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 30, 17, 32, 17, 15, 19, 24, 35Jazz-Blazers · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 14, 3, 9, 0, 20, 23, 7, 32Suns-Bulls · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 26, 11, 17, 16, 12, 13, 16, 31Knicks-Pacers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 44, 20, 39, 24, 30, 26, 18, 20, 30Mavs-Heat · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+7.7 22.9 last 10 · 15.2 season
Eric GordonLAC+7.4 21.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Deron WilliamsUTA+6.5 24.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+6.0 19.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Flip MurrayATL+5.9 16.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsIND−7.2 6.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Vince CarterNJN−6.0 15.1 last 10 · 21.1 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.8 8.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Devin HarrisNJN−4.6 16.9 last 10 · 21.5 season
Brandon RushIND−4.5 1.5 last 10 · 6.0 season