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Monday, January 18, 2010Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHI by 17 at halftime and won 108–103.

Final · Box score
Pistons91
Knicks99
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Wizards97
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Thunder94
Hawks91
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Kings103
Bobcats105
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA +19; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +2
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks98
Rockets101
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Nets95
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +15; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +11
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers103
Wolves108
Q1 MIN -12; Q2 MIN -17; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Hornets90
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Warriors114
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Suns118
Grizzlies125
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Celtics90
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Magic92
Lakers98
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2008–09Jan 18, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Thunder), 32 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Wolves

Minnesota needs overtime to survive Philadelphia

Monta Ellis goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12-17-20+5MIN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers292818244103
Wolves172333269108
Who led
Jonny FlynnPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 14, 6, 18, 14, 8, 9, 8, 29MIN29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 23, 26, 25, 12, 22, 26, 21, 23MIN23 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 8, 20, 17, 16, 18, 4, 12, 17PHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 9, 7, 3, 15, 6, 8, 3, 16PHI16 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 17.

CHA over SAC2OKC over ATL3HOU over MIL3WAS over POR5MIN over PHI5LAL over ORL6SAS over NOH7MEM over PHX7NYK over DET8DAL over BOS9LAC over NJN11GSW over CHI17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bulls-Warriors15
Bucks-Rockets11
Blazers-Wizards8
Pistons-Knicks7
Suns-Grizzlies7
Kings-Bobcats6
Sixers-Wolves5
Thunder-Hawks3
Mavs-Celtics3
Magic-Lakers2
Spurs-Hornets0
Nets-Clippers0
The night in charts
Suns-Grizzlies combined for 243, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 118, Grizzlies 125
243
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 97, Warriors 114
211
Sixers-WolvesSixers 103, Wolves 108
211
Kings-BobcatsKings 103, Bobcats 105
208
Nets-ClippersNets 95, Clippers 106
201
Bucks-RocketsBucks 98, Rockets 101
199
Magic-LakersMagic 92, Lakers 98
190
Pistons-KnicksPistons 91, Knicks 99
190
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 92, Wizards 97
189
Mavs-CelticsMavs 99, Celtics 90
189
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 97, Hornets 90
187
Thunder-HawksThunder 94, Hawks 91
185
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BobcatsKings 103, Bobcats 105
+2 CHA
Bucks-RocketsBucks 98, Rockets 101
+3 HOU
Thunder-HawksThunder 94, Hawks 91
+3 OKC
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 92, Wizards 97
+5 WAS
Sixers-WolvesSixers 103, Wolves 108
+5 MIN
Magic-LakersMagic 92, Lakers 98
+6 LAL
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 118, Grizzlies 125
+7 MEM
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 97, Hornets 90
+7 SAS
Pistons-KnicksPistons 91, Knicks 99
+8 NYK
Mavs-CelticsMavs 99, Celtics 90
+9 DAL
Nets-ClippersNets 95, Clippers 106
+11 LAC
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 97, Warriors 114
+17 GSW
MIN erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WolvesMIN won · Sixers 103, Wolves 108
17 pts
Mavs-CelticsDAL won · Mavs 99, Celtics 90
9 pts
Bucks-RocketsHOU won · Bucks 98, Rockets 101
7 pts
Magic-LakersLAL won · Magic 92, Lakers 98
4 pts
Blazers-WizardsWAS won · Blazers 92, Wizards 97
3 pts
Robin Lopez shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezPHX · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Craig SmithLAC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MaggetteGSW · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
79% (11-14)
Brook LopezNJN · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
DwightORL · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Kings-Bobcats
Kings 103Bobcats 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23242531103
Bobcats32341821105
The story
Charlotte beat Sacramento 105-103 behind 28 points from Gerald Wallace

Donte Greene paced Sacramento: 12 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +9+19+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans topped the game at 61.3 FPTS: 34 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB

Final · Bucks-Rockets
Bucks 98Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks34172218798
Rockets2731211210101
The story
Luis Scola's 27 points and 15 rebounds carried Houston past Milwaukee, 101-98 in OT

For Milwaukee, Brandon Jennings had 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 31-17.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −7+7+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andrew Bogut was the fantasy play: 62.4 FPTS on 18 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST

Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 103Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers292818244103
Wolves172333269108
The story
Jonny Flynn had 29 points and 9 assists as Minnesota beat Philadelphia 108-103 in OT

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 33-18.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −12−17−20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.7Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.7 in 37 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg32.0Today

32 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 37

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 22, 22, 26, 29, 30, 32, 19, 37Mavs-Celtics · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 22, 30, 32, 20, 39, 30, 17, 33, 36Warriors-Bulls · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 14, 27, 25, 27, 18, 14, 21, 34Kings-Bobcats · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 22, 35, 28, 24, 32, 25, 32, 32Warriors-Bulls · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 18, 11, 22, 15, 24, 21, 8, 31Grizzlies-Suns · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jonny FlynnPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 14, 6, 18, 14, 8, 9, 8, 29Wolves-Sixers · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+6.8 26.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Martell WebsterPOR+6.5 17.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Randy FoyeWAS+6.0 15.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Stephen JacksonCHA+5.4 25.2 last 10 · 19.8 season
Matt BarnesORL+5.3 14.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−6.3 22.0 last 10 · 28.3 season
Al ThorntonLAC−4.9 6.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Vince CarterORL−4.3 12.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.2 13.8 last 10 · 18.0 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−4.1 9.8 last 10 · 13.9 season