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Saturday, January 30, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed MEM by 19 at halftime and won 109–102.

Final · Box score
Hawks86
Magic104
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +18
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets109
Grizzlies102
Q1 NOH -15; Q2 NOH -19; Q3 NOH -5; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +17; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Heat84
Bucks95
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +11
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers114
Mavs112
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +4; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +2
Final · Box score
Bobcats103
Kings96
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +23; Q4 CHA +7
On this day · 2008–09Jan 30, 2009: 11 games. Top scorer: Al Jefferson (Wolves-Lakers), 34 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Grizzlies

New Orleans rallies from nineteen down at the half, wins in overtime

Andre Miller goes for 52 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-15-19-50+7NOH AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets1824342112109
Grizzlies332820165102
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 24, 18, 21, 14, 18, 17, 29, 22NOH22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 2, 12, 4, 16, 14, 12, 7, 21NOH21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 14, 19, 15, 15, 19, 25, 8, 25MEM25 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 23, 27, 25, 25, 23, 24, 19, 25MEM25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

POR over DAL2NOH over MEM7CHA over SAC7WAS over NYK10MIL over MIA11ORL over ATL18Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Blazers-Mavs13
Bobcats-Kings9
Hawks-Magic8
Knicks-Wizards4
Hornets-Grizzlies2
Heat-Bucks2
The night in charts
Blazers-Mavs combined for 226, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-MavsBlazers 114, Mavs 112
226
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 109, Grizzlies 102
211
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 96, Wizards 106
202
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 103, Kings 96
199
Hawks-MagicHawks 86, Magic 104
190
Heat-BucksHeat 84, Bucks 95
179
POR won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Blazers-MavsBlazers 114, Mavs 112
+2 POR
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 103, Kings 96
+7 CHA
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 109, Grizzlies 102
+7 NOH
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 96, Wizards 106
+10 WAS
Heat-BucksHeat 84, Bucks 95
+11 MIL
Hawks-MagicHawks 86, Magic 104
+18 ORL
NOH erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-GrizzliesNOH won · Hornets 109, Grizzlies 102
19 pts
Bobcats-KingsCHA won · Bobcats 103, Kings 96
4 pts
Blazers-MavsPOR won · Blazers 114, Mavs 112
3 pts
Mohammed shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MohammedCHA · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
OkaforNOH · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Andre MillerPOR · 52 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (22-31)
WestNOH · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 38 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 114Mavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2618293011114
Mavs212622349112
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points as Portland beat Dallas 114-112 in OT

Jason Kidd led Dallas with 10 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 4 REB · 10-20 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 29-22.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5−3+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Grizzlies
Hornets 109Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets1824342112109
Grizzlies332820165102
The story
Darren Collison's 18 assists and 17 points carried New Orleans past Memphis, 109-102 in OT

For Memphis, Zach Randolph had 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 18 AST, 17 PTS, 6 REB · 4-11 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 19 going into the third, then won it 34-20.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −15−19−50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol was the fantasy play: 58.7 FPTS on 25 PTS, 16 REB

Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 86Magic 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1826192386
Magic21282827104
The story
Orlando beat Atlanta 104-86 behind 31 points and 19 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Josh Smith paced Atlanta: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 19 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3+5+14+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 18 assists.

Top performances

Andre Miller leads the day with 52

Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 22, 24, 28, 11, 6, 7, 2, 52Blazers-Mavs · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +39.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 21, 2003: 52 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Career high52 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 28, 20, 25, 9, 20, 21, 30, 38Bobcats-Kings · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 8, 11, 24, 32, 19, 10, 27, 19, 31Magic-Hawks · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 23, 9, 23, 5, 5, 5, 33, 31Kings-Bobcats · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 19, 37, 28, 15, 20, 28, 19, 28Mavs-Blazers · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 14, 19, 15, 15, 19, 25, 8, 25Grizzlies-Hornets · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen CurryGSW+6.8 21.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Corey MaggetteGSW+6.2 26.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Andre MillerPOR+5.6 19.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Corey BrewerMIN+5.4 18.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
Carlos DelfinoMIL+5.4 15.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Vince CarterORL−6.5 9.4 last 10 · 15.9 season
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−6.3 7.1 last 10 · 13.4 season
Chris DuhonNYK−5.3 2.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.1 23.1 last 10 · 28.2 season
Larry HughesNYK−4.8 5.0 last 10 · 9.8 season