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Wednesday, January 20, 2010Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed BOS by 9 after the first quarter and won 92–86.

Final · Box score
Kings97
Hawks108
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Heat65
Bobcats104
Q1 CHA +21; Q2 CHA +27; Q3 CHA +34; Q4 CHA +39
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Magic109
Q1 ORL +20; Q2 ORL +22; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Sixers90
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Wizards93
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Pistons92
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -8; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Bucks113
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Thunder94
Wolves92
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Hornets113
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +10; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Nets94
Suns118
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Spurs98
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +7
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets123
Warriors118
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Clippers104
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2008–09Jan 20, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Mike Bibby (Hawks-Bulls), 31 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pistons

Detroit rallies from 9 down to beat Boston

Chris Bosh goes for 44 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-80+6DET AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3026131786
Pistons2127212392
Who led
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 13, 6, 11, 19, 13, 20, 22, 27DET27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 14, 19, 4, 23, 13, 19, 16, 19DET19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 25, 11, 22, 26, 11, 15, 7, 21BOS21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 17, 21, 16, 19, 24, 20, 24, 21BOS21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Wolves16
Blazers-Sixers14
Nuggets-Warriors13
Raptors-Bucks9
Mavs-Wizards7
Grizzlies-Hornets7
Celtics-Pistons5
Nets-Suns4
Kings-Hawks3
Bulls-Clippers3
Jazz-Spurs2
Heat-Bobcats1
Pacers-Magic0
Shot of the night

Posey's layup with 1.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 113-111 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 241, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 123, Warriors 118
241
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 111, Hornets 113
224
Raptors-BucksRaptors 107, Bucks 113
220
Nets-SunsNets 94, Suns 118
212
Pacers-MagicPacers 98, Magic 109
207
Kings-HawksKings 97, Hawks 108
205
Jazz-SpursJazz 105, Spurs 98
203
Bulls-ClippersBulls 97, Clippers 104
201
Blazers-SixersBlazers 98, Sixers 90
188
Mavs-WizardsMavs 94, Wizards 93
187
Thunder-WolvesThunder 94, Wolves 92
186
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 86, Pistons 92
178
Heat-BobcatsHeat 65, Bobcats 104
169
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-WizardsMavs 94, Wizards 93
+1 DAL
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 111, Hornets 113
+2 NOH
Thunder-WolvesThunder 94, Wolves 92
+2 OKC
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 123, Warriors 118
+5 DEN
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 86, Pistons 92
+6 DET
Raptors-BucksRaptors 107, Bucks 113
+6 MIL
Bulls-ClippersBulls 97, Clippers 104
+7 LAC
Jazz-SpursJazz 105, Spurs 98
+7 UTA
Blazers-SixersBlazers 98, Sixers 90
+8 POR
Kings-HawksKings 97, Hawks 108
+11 ATL
Pacers-MagicPacers 98, Magic 109
+11 ORL
Nets-SunsNets 94, Suns 118
+24 PHX
Heat-BobcatsHeat 65, Bobcats 104
+39 CHA
DET rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 86, Pistons 92
9 pts
Bulls-ClippersLAC won · Bulls 97, Clippers 104
7 pts
Raptors-BucksMIL won · Raptors 107, Bucks 113
7 pts
Jazz-SpursUTA won · Jazz 105, Spurs 98
5 pts
Grizzlies-HornetsNOH won · Grizzlies 111, Hornets 113
3 pts
Robin Lopez shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezPHX · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
BogutMIL · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
KirilenkoUTA · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
Tyrus ThomasCHI · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
RichardsonPHX · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 94Wolves 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2431221794
Wolves2427182392
The story
Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 94-92 behind 31 points and 10 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Al Jefferson paced Minnesota: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0+4+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 123Warriors 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets3023282418123
Warriors2528292313118
The story
Chauncey Billups had 37 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Golden State 123-118 in OT

Corey Maggette led Golden State with 33 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 37 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 11-19 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 30-25, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +50−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Monta Ellis led the game in fantasy with 59.7 FPTS (39 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 107Bucks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24322229107
Bucks22273232113
The story
Andrew Bogut's 27 points and 12 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Toronto, 113-107

For Toronto, Hedo Turkoglu had 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 32-22.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2−7+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 38 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg15.5Last 3

15.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bobcats rout

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Miami by 39.

DAL over WAS1OKC over MIN2NOH over MEM2DEN over GSW5DET over BOS6MIL over TOR6UTA over SAS7LAC over CHI7POR over PHI8ATL over SAC11ORL over IND11PHX over NJN24CHA over MIA39Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 44

Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 29, 31, 27, 18, 23, 21, 44Raptors-Bucks · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: David West NOH, Dec 29, 2009: 44 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Career high44 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 32, 20, 39, 30, 17, 33, 36, 39Warriors-Nuggets · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 15, 10, 23, 27, 18, 24, 29, 37Nuggets-Warriors · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 35, 28, 24, 32, 25, 32, 32, 33Warriors-Nuggets · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 20, 23, 12, 30, 8, 11, 24, 32Magic-Pacers · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 20, 13, 15, 25, 19, 13, 18, 31Jazz-Spurs · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+8.5 28.8 last 10 · 20.3 season
Randy FoyeWAS+7.6 17.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Martell WebsterPOR+6.3 16.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Andre MillerPOR+5.3 18.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Stephen JacksonCHA+4.7 24.6 last 10 · 19.9 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−6.3 22.0 last 10 · 28.3 season
Vince CarterORL−5.2 11.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−4.6 9.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.6 13.4 last 10 · 18.0 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−4.2 9.7 last 10 · 13.9 season