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Sunday, January 3, 2010Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DEN by 9 after the first quarter and won 108–105.

Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Cavs88
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Knicks132
Q1 NYK +22; Q2 NYK +32; Q3 NYK +45; Q4 NYK +43
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Raptors91
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Nuggets105
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Lakers131
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +25; Q3 LAL +40; Q4 LAL +35
On this day · 2008–09Jan 3, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Kings-Pacers), 45 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Nuggets

Philadelphia climbs out of a 9-point hole against Denver

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-1+8+3PHI AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27322524108
Nuggets36241629105
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 11, 20, 20, 16, 19, 20, 7, 17PHI17 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 23, 14, 18, 10, 25, 14, 17, 16PHI16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 15, 19, 15, 9, 13, 25, 22, 24DEN24 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 14, 0, 16, 2, 16, 12, 23, 23DEN23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Cavs

Charlotte wins a tight one over Cleveland

91–88. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Stephen Jackson led Charlotte with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over CLE3PHI over DEN3TOR over SAS5LAL over DAL35NYK over IND43Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over CLE.
Lead changes
Sixers-Nuggets13
Bobcats-Cavs11
Spurs-Raptors3
Mavs-Lakers2
Pacers-Knicks0
The night in charts
Mavs-Lakers combined for 227, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-LakersMavs 96, Lakers 131
227
Pacers-KnicksPacers 89, Knicks 132
221
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 108, Nuggets 105
213
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 91, Cavs 88
179
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 86, Raptors 91
177
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 91, Cavs 88
+3 CHA
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 108, Nuggets 105
+3 PHI
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 86, Raptors 91
+5 TOR
Mavs-LakersMavs 96, Lakers 131
+35 LAL
Pacers-KnicksPacers 89, Knicks 132
+43 NYK
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NuggetsPHI won · Sixers 108, Nuggets 105
9 pts
Bobcats-CavsCHA won · Bobcats 91, Cavs 88
6 pts
Parker shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BrandPHI · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
LeBronCLE · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
FeltonCHA · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
LawsonDEN · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Bobcats-Cavs
Bobcats 91Cavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1827252191
Cavs2422231988
The story
Gerald Wallace had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Charlotte beat Cleveland 91-88

Raymond Felton added 17 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 12 REB · 5-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Bobcats took the second 27-22.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −6−1+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 108Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27322524108
Nuggets36241629105
The story
Elton Brand's 16 points carried Philadelphia past Denver, 108-105

For Denver, Kenyon Martin had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 25-16.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −9−1+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nene Hilario was the fantasy play: 50.0 FPTS on 24 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Final · Spurs-Raptors
Spurs 86Raptors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1915213186
Raptors2721192491
The story
Toronto beat San Antonio 91-86 behind 22 points and 15 rebounds from Chris Bosh

Tony Parker paced San Antonio: 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 10-24 FG

The swing

A 27-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8+14+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.6Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 6.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 29

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 29, 34, 26, 29, 14, 48, 28, 29Cavs-Bobcats · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 24, 27, 28, 20, 20, 14, 18, 27Cavs-Bobcats · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 15, 19, 15, 9, 13, 25, 22, 24Nuggets-Sixers · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Jordan FarmarPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 3, 0, 0, 2, 9, 12, 2, 24Lakers-Mavs · W
6.9 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high24 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 14, 0, 16, 2, 16, 12, 23, 23Nuggets-Sixers · L
9.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 19, 16, 16, 22, 12, 15, 12, 23Spurs-Raptors · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+5.3 23.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Brandon RoyPOR+5.3 28.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Derrick RoseCHI+5.0 23.4 last 10 · 18.4 season
Rajon RondoBOS+4.4 17.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Rasual ButlerLAC+4.1 14.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.5 20.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Andrew BynumLAL−4.4 10.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Dahntay JonesIND−4.3 7.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.1 15.2 last 10 · 19.3 season
Boris DiawCHA−3.8 6.1 last 10 · 9.9 season