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Saturday, January 1, 2011Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Warriors by 14 at halftime and won 114–107.

Final · Box score
Cavs91
Bulls100
Q1 Bulls -4; Q2 Bulls -8; Q3 Bulls +15; Q4 Bulls +9
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Wizards81
Q1 Hornets +1; Q2 Hornets -5; Q3 Hornets +6; Q4 Hornets +11
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Heat114
Q1 Heat -8; Q2 Heat -14; Q3 Heat -1; Q4 Heat +7
Final · Box score
Nets88
Wolves103
Q1 Wolves +7; Q2 Wolves -1; Q3 Wolves +13; Q4 Wolves +15
Final · Box score
Thunder74
Spurs101
Q1 Spurs +14; Q2 Spurs +13; Q3 Spurs +24; Q4 Spurs +27
Final · Box score
Kings86
Nuggets104
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 Nuggets +12; Q3 Nuggets +9; Q4 Nuggets +18
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Bucks99
Q1 Bucks +7; Q2 Bucks +2; Q3 Bucks +2; Q4 Bucks +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Jazz98
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 Jazz +10; Q3 Jazz +2; Q4 Jazz +6
On this day · 2009–10Jan 1, 2010: 3 games. Top scorer: Nate Robinson (Knicks-Hawks), 41 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Heat

Miami climbs out of a 14-point hole against Golden State

Chris Paul goes for 13 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-14-1+7Heat AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36361223107
Heat28302531114
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 32, 32, 19, 36, 27, 18, 20, 25Heat25 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 28, 26, 20, 22, 18, 40, 45, 25Heat25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 12, 9, 17, 16, 28, 32, 17, 30Warriors30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 34, 26, 44, 36, 39, 22, 12, 25, 25Warriors25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Thunder by 27, the widest margin of 8 games.

Jazz over Grizzlies6Heat over Warriors7Bulls over Cavs9Hornets over Wizards11Bucks over Mavs12Wolves over Nets15Nuggets over Kings18Spurs over Thunder27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Jazz9
Hornets-Wizards7
Warriors-Heat7
Kings-Nuggets5
Nets-Wolves4
Cavs-Bulls3
Mavs-Bucks3
Thunder-Spurs0
The night in charts
Warriors-Heat combined for 221, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HeatWarriors 107, Heat 114
221
Nets-WolvesNets 88, Wolves 103
191
Cavs-BullsCavs 91, Bulls 100
191
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 92, Jazz 98
190
Kings-NuggetsKings 86, Nuggets 104
190
Mavs-BucksMavs 87, Bucks 99
186
Thunder-SpursThunder 74, Spurs 101
175
Hornets-WizardsHornets 92, Wizards 81
173
Jazz won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 92, Jazz 98
+6 Jazz
Warriors-HeatWarriors 107, Heat 114
+7 Heat
Cavs-BullsCavs 91, Bulls 100
+9 Bulls
Hornets-WizardsHornets 92, Wizards 81
+11 Hornets
Mavs-BucksMavs 87, Bucks 99
+12 Bucks
Nets-WolvesNets 88, Wolves 103
+15 MIN
Kings-NuggetsKings 86, Nuggets 104
+18 Nuggets
Thunder-SpursThunder 74, Spurs 101
+27 Spurs
Heat erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-HeatHeat won · Warriors 107, Heat 114
14 pts
Cavs-BullsBulls won · Cavs 91, Bulls 100
8 pts
Hornets-WizardsHornets won · Hornets 92, Wizards 81
5 pts
Nets-WolvesWolves won · Nets 88, Wolves 103
1 pt
Millsap shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapJazz · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
ParkerSpurs · 14 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DuncanSpurs · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
BillupsNuggets · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ArizaHornets · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 92Jazz 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2117312392
Jazz2127232798
The story
Deron Williams' 19 points carried Utah past Memphis, 98-92

For Memphis, Mike Conley had 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 5-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-17, was where the Jazz built it.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 0+10+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Heat
Warriors 107Heat 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36361223107
Heat28302531114
The story
LeBron James had 25 points and 10 assists as Miami beat Golden State 114-107

Monta Ellis led Golden State with 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 7-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Heat took the third 25-12.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −8−14−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade led the game in fantasy with 53.2 FPTS (25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 92Wizards 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2418262492
Wizards2324151981
The story
New Orleans beat Washington 92-81 behind 22 points from Trevor Ariza

Nick Young paced Washington: 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL · 10-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-15 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Hornets.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +1−5+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 19 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
Jeff GreenThunder
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.1Season avg26.9Last 3

26.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Sam YoungGrizzlies
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dorell Wright leads the day with 30

Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 12, 9, 17, 16, 28, 32, 17, 30Warriors-Heat · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 10, 3, 6, 4, 4, 7, 3, 29Mavs-Bucks · L
7.8 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 34, 22, 25, 25, 23, 18, 19, 28Bulls-Cavs · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 19, 13, 24, 11, 18, 21, 35, 27Grizzlies-Jazz · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 0, 0, 2, 6, 22, 19, 13, 26Bucks-Mavs · W
6.7 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 32, 32, 19, 36, 27, 18, 20, 25Heat-Warriors · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick YoungWizards+4.9 20.1 last 10 · 15.2 season
Linas KleizaRaptors+4.8 16.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Dwyane WadeHeat+4.7 29.2 last 10 · 24.5 season
Ty LawsonNuggets+4.2 15.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Keyon DoolingBucks+4.0 10.4 last 10 · 6.4 season
Cold
Jason RichardsonMagic−4.6 13.1 last 10 · 17.7 season
Mike ConleyGrizzlies−4.3 9.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Russell WestbrookThunder−4.2 17.7 last 10 · 21.9 season
Roy HibbertPacers−3.4 10.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
Taj GibsonBulls−3.4 4.6 last 10 · 8.0 season