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Saturday, January 9, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by SAC (vs DEN) and HOU (vs NYK).

Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Bobcats89
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA -10; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Hawks81
Magic113
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +29; Q3 ORL +32; Q4 ORL +32
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Pistons94
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +26; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Bulls110
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Thunder108
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Mavs93
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +18
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Rockets105
Q1 HOU -11; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Kings102
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC -11; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 2008–09Jan 9, 2009: 12 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Kings), 41 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Kings

Sacramento rallies from 11 down to beat Denver

Kevin Durant goes for 40 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11-3+2SAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26282224100
Kings19243029102
Who led
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 24, 23, 28, 18, 14, 27, 25, 27SAC27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 8, 6, 8, 30, 9, 4, 10, 17SAC17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 14, 21, 24, 12, 15, 10, 23, 27DEN27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 12, 18, 10, 12, 17, 27, 19, 20DEN20 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Bobcats8
Hawks-Magic7
Knicks-Rockets7
Nuggets-Kings7
Pacers-Thunder3
Jazz-Mavs2
Sixers-Pistons1
Wolves-Bulls1
Shot of the night

Wallace's layup at the buzzer breaks the tie, 89-87 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Thunder combined for 210, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-ThunderPacers 102, Thunder 108
210
Wolves-BullsWolves 96, Bulls 110
206
Jazz-MavsJazz 111, Mavs 93
204
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 100, Kings 102
202
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 96, Rockets 105
201
Sixers-PistonsSixers 104, Pistons 94
198
Hawks-MagicHawks 81, Magic 113
194
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 87, Bobcats 89
176
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 100, Kings 102
+2 SAC
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 87, Bobcats 89
+2 CHA
Pacers-ThunderPacers 102, Thunder 108
+6 OKC
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 96, Rockets 105
+9 HOU
Sixers-PistonsSixers 104, Pistons 94
+10 PHI
Wolves-BullsWolves 96, Bulls 110
+14 CHI
Jazz-MavsJazz 111, Mavs 93
+18 UTA
Hawks-MagicHawks 81, Magic 113
+32 ORL
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-KingsSAC won · Nuggets 100, Kings 102
11 pts
Knicks-RocketsHOU won · Knicks 96, Rockets 105
11 pts
Grizzlies-BobcatsCHA won · Grizzlies 87, Bobcats 89
10 pts
Wolves-BullsCHI won · Wolves 96, Bulls 110
4 pts
Hawes shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HawesSAC · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BarnesORL · 18 PTS, 7 REB
73% (8-11)
David LeeNYK · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
NoahCHI · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
KDOKC · 40 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 100Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26282224100
Kings19243029102
The story
Tyreke Evans had 27 points as Sacramento beat Denver 102-100

Chauncey Billups led Denver with 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 10-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Kings took the third 30-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −7−11−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenyon Martin led the game in fantasy with 47.5 FPTS (20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Bobcats
Grizzlies 87Bobcats 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2131161987
Bobcats2517222589
The story
Gerald Wallace's 18 points carried Charlotte past Memphis, 89-87

For Memphis, O.J. Mayo had 25 PTS, 6 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 22-16.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +4−10−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Thunder
Pacers 102Thunder 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers21262728102
Thunder24293421108
The story
Oklahoma City beat Indiana 108-102 behind 18 points from Russell Westbrook

Troy Murphy paced Indiana: 15 PTS, 15 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

A 34-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+6+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Rockets

Houston climbs back to beat New York

New York led by 11 after one. Houston won it 105–96. Luis Scola led Houston with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Knicks
Luis Scola · HOUDavid Lee · NYKPTS2326REB712AST06Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 30, 40, 35, 31, 31, 25, 27, 40Thunder-Pacers · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Acie Earl TOR, Apr 12, 1996: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 5, 27, 20, 13, 11, 25, 22, 22, 26, 29Mavs-Jazz · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 24, 23, 28, 18, 14, 27, 25, 27Kings-Nuggets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 14, 21, 24, 12, 15, 10, 23, 27Nuggets-Kings · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 28, 30, 24, 11, 22, 22, 26Knicks-Rockets · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 36, 20, 22, 33, 26, 11, 19, 25Pacers-Thunder · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+6.2 25.0 last 10 · 18.8 season
Luther HeadIND+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK+4.8 19.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
Zach RandolphMEM+4.8 25.2 last 10 · 20.4 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+4.5 27.1 last 10 · 22.6 season
Cold
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−5.0 20.0 last 10 · 25.0 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.8 13.7 last 10 · 18.5 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.7 9.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Trevor ArizaHOU−4.1 11.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Dahntay JonesIND−3.9 7.8 last 10 · 11.7 season