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Thursday, January 28, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed NYK by 14 after the first quarter and won 106–104.

Final · Box score
Raptors106
Knicks104
Q1 TOR -14; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Magic96
Q1 ORL -11; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 ORL -11; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Suns112
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +6
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The lead · Raptors-Knicks

Toronto fights back from 14 down against New York

David Lee goes for 29 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-4-2+2TOR AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors20293027106
Knicks34192823104
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 18, 23, 21, 44, 17, 18, 24, 27TOR27 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 13, 8, 3, 13, 6, 9, 6, 26TOR26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 24, 25, 26, 11, 31, 11, 28, 29NYK29 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 17, 31, 8, 17, 9, 7, 26, 20NYK20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Magic

Orlando turns it around against Boston

From 11 down after one to a 2-point win: 96–94. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Celtics
Rashard Lewis · ORLRay Allen · BOSPTS2320REB83AST03Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Raptors-Knicks16
Celtics-Magic5
Mavs-Suns5
Shot of the night

Lewis's layup with 1.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Suns combined for 218, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SunsMavs 106, Suns 112
218
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 106, Knicks 104
210
Celtics-MagicCeltics 94, Magic 96
190
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 106, Knicks 104
+2 TOR
Celtics-MagicCeltics 94, Magic 96
+2 ORL
Mavs-SunsMavs 106, Suns 112
+6 PHX
TOR erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 106, Knicks 104
14 pts
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 94, Magic 96
11 pts
Mavs-SunsPHX won · Mavs 106, Suns 112
9 pts
Ray Allen shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenBOS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
DwightORL · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
NashPHX · 19 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB
64% (7-11)
David LeeNYK · 29 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
LewisORL · 23 PTS, 8 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 106Knicks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors20293027106
Knicks34192823104
The story
Hedo Turkoglu had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto beat New York 106-104

Danilo Gallinari led New York with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Raptors took the second 29-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −14−4−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 94Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3417212294
Magic2317213596
The story
Dwight Howard's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Orlando past Boston, 96-94

For Boston, Rasheed Wallace had 17 PTS, 2 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 35-22.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −11−11−11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 106Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs34253116106
Suns25302928112
The story
Phoenix beat Dallas 112-106 behind 19 points and 11 assists from Steve Nash

Jason Kidd paced Dallas: 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 7-11 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-16 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −9−4−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 16 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

David Lee leads the day with 29

David LeePoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 24, 25, 26, 11, 31, 11, 28, 29Knicks-Raptors · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 18, 23, 21, 44, 17, 18, 24, 27Raptors-Knicks · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 13, 8, 3, 13, 6, 9, 6, 26Raptors-Knicks · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 6, 15, 18, 18, 15, 18, 19, 23Magic-Celtics · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 19, 12, 27, 23, 15, 16, 12, 22Suns-Mavs · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 21, 18, 8, 21, 4, 20, 21, 21Mavs-Suns · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Randy FoyeWAS+6.7 16.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Corey MaggetteGSW+6.2 26.7 last 10 · 20.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.0 20.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Chauncey BillupsDEN+5.4 24.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Martell WebsterPOR+4.9 16.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Vince CarterORL−6.8 9.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−6.6 6.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Kobe BryantLAL−6.4 21.9 last 10 · 28.3 season
Chris DuhonNYK−5.3 2.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Larry HughesNYK−4.8 5.0 last 10 · 9.8 season