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Saturday, January 23, 2010Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed GSW by 5 at halftime and won 112–103.

Final · OT · Box score
Magic106
Bobcats95
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Pacers97
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Thunder99
Cavs100
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Pistons93
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Kings84
Heat115
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +28; Q4 MIA +31
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Rockets97
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Bucks127
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +33
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets110
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Suns112
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Nets83
Jazz116
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +31; Q4 UTA +33
On this day · 2008–09Jan 23, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Clippers), 46 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Suns

Phoenix handles Golden State by 9

LeBron James goes for 37 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-5-1+9PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28322023103
Suns25302433112
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 30, 20, 12, 5, 22, 12, 8, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 4, 11, 10, 9, 6, 9, 5, 20PHX20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 24, 32, 25, 32, 32, 33, 29, 27GSW27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 12, 21, 9, 18, 26, 15, 32, 25GSW25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Nuggets14
Warriors-Suns10
Blazers-Pistons9
Wolves-Bucks8
Sixers-Pacers6
Thunder-Cavs6
Nets-Jazz5
Kings-Heat4
Magic-Bobcats1
Bulls-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Gibson's three with 8.7 seconds left puts the Cavaliers ahead, 100-99 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Nuggets combined for 226, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 110, Nuggets 116
226
Wolves-BucksWolves 94, Bucks 127
221
Warriors-SunsWarriors 103, Suns 112
215
Sixers-PacersSixers 107, Pacers 97
204
Magic-BobcatsMagic 106, Bobcats 95
201
Bulls-RocketsBulls 104, Rockets 97
201
Kings-HeatKings 84, Heat 115
199
Thunder-CavsThunder 99, Cavs 100
199
Nets-JazzNets 83, Jazz 116
199
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 97, Pistons 93
190
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-CavsThunder 99, Cavs 100
+1 CLE
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 97, Pistons 93
+4 POR
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 110, Nuggets 116
+6 DEN
Bulls-RocketsBulls 104, Rockets 97
+7 CHI
Warriors-SunsWarriors 103, Suns 112
+9 PHX
Sixers-PacersSixers 107, Pacers 97
+10 PHI
Magic-BobcatsMagic 106, Bobcats 95
+11 ORL
Kings-HeatKings 84, Heat 115
+31 MIA
Wolves-BucksWolves 94, Bucks 127
+33 MIL
Nets-JazzNets 83, Jazz 116
+33 UTA
PHX rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SunsPHX won · Warriors 103, Suns 112
5 pts
Sixers-PacersPHI won · Sixers 107, Pacers 97
2 pts
Thunder-CavsCLE won · Thunder 99, Cavs 100
1 pt
Hornets-NuggetsDEN won · Hornets 110, Nuggets 116
1 pt
Delfino shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DelfinoMIL · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
ShaqCLE · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
D WadeMIA · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
BoozerUTA · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MillsapUTA · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Cavs
Thunder 99Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2320352199
Cavs26302123100
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 22 points carried Cleveland past Oklahoma City, 100-99

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 30-20, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+13−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nuggets
Hornets 110Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets332124239110
Nuggets3221262215116
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 30 points and 11 rebounds as Denver beat New Orleans 116-110 in OT

Chris Paul led New Orleans with 26 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 9-28 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the overtime 15-9.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −1−1+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Bobcats
Magic 106Bobcats 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2425202314106
Bobcats21241433395
The story
Orlando beat Charlotte 106-95 in OT behind 20 rebounds and 10 points from Dwight Howard

Raymond Felton paced Charlotte: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 20 REB, 10 PTS, 7 BLK, 1 AST · 4-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Magic settled it in overtime, 14-3.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3+4+100+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 35 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Minnesota by 33, the widest margin of 10 games.

CLE over OKC1POR over DET4DEN over NOH6CHI over HOU7PHX over GSW9PHI over IND10ORL over CHA11MIA over SAC31MIL over MIN33UTA over NJN33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 35, 41, 37, 36, 32, 28, 37, 37Cavs-Thunder · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 30, 35, 30, 36, 29, 31, 30, 34Thunder-Cavs · L
29.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 16, 34, 24, 27, 37, 23, 28, 30Nuggets-Hornets · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 14, 12, 15, 24, 18, 2, 19, 28Blazers-Pistons · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 13, 35, 37, 24, 32, 16, 32, 27Heat-Kings · W
27.0 PPG season to date · −0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 24, 32, 25, 32, 32, 33, 29, 27Warriors-Suns · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+9.0 29.7 last 10 · 20.7 season
Randy FoyeWAS+8.7 18.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Martell WebsterPOR+6.8 17.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.3 20.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Andre MillerPOR+6.0 19.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Vince CarterORL−7.2 9.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−6.2 7.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.9 22.4 last 10 · 28.3 season
Larry HughesNYK−4.8 5.0 last 10 · 9.8 season
J.J. BareaDAL−4.5 4.2 last 10 · 8.7 season