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Saturday, January 8, 2011Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 14 at halftime and won 103–99.

Final · Box score
Pacers93
Hawks108
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Bobcats104
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Bucks115
Nets92
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +23
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers109
Pistons112
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET -3; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +3
Final · Box score
Celtics79
Bulls90
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Thunder109
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Magic117
Mavs107
Q1 ORL -9; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz103
Rockets99
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA -14; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +4
On this day · 2009–10Jan 8, 2010: 12 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Warriors-Kings), 39 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Rockets

Utah needs overtime to survive Houston

Hedo Turkoglu goes for 17 assists

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-14-30+4UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz1919262514103
Rockets272515221099
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 23, 11, 12, 17, 22, 15, 20, 27UTA27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 11, 31, 13, 11, 16, 13, 16, 24UTA24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 14, 22, 13, 10, 24, 6, 14, 24HOU24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 20, 21, 20, 15, 8, 45, 27, 20HOU20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

DET over PHI3UTA over HOU4OKC over MEM9ORL over DAL10CHI over BOS11ATL over IND15CHA over WAS15MIL over NJN23Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Celtics-Bulls14
Sixers-Pistons12
Magic-Mavs8
Wizards-Bobcats7
Grizzlies-Thunder2
Jazz-Rockets1
Pacers-Hawks0
Bucks-Nets0
The night in charts
Magic-Mavs combined for 224, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-MavsMagic 117, Mavs 107
224
Sixers-PistonsSixers 109, Pistons 112
221
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 100, Thunder 109
209
Bucks-NetsBucks 115, Nets 92
207
Jazz-RocketsJazz 103, Rockets 99
202
Pacers-HawksPacers 93, Hawks 108
201
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 89, Bobcats 104
193
Celtics-BullsCeltics 79, Bulls 90
169
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-PistonsSixers 109, Pistons 112
+3 DET
Jazz-RocketsJazz 103, Rockets 99
+4 UTA
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 100, Thunder 109
+9 OKC
Magic-MavsMagic 117, Mavs 107
+10 ORL
Celtics-BullsCeltics 79, Bulls 90
+11 CHI
Pacers-HawksPacers 93, Hawks 108
+15 ATL
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 89, Bobcats 104
+15 CHA
Bucks-NetsBucks 115, Nets 92
+23 MIL
UTA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-RocketsUTA won · Jazz 103, Rockets 99
14 pts
Magic-MavsORL won · Magic 117, Mavs 107
9 pts
Sixers-PistonsDET won · Sixers 109, Pistons 112
4 pts
Henderson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HendersonCHA · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
PrinceDET · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
IlyasovaMIL · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
HumphriesNJN · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
JeffersonUTA · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 109Pistons 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers3422182510109
Pistons3022192813112
The story
Tayshaun Prince's 23 points carried Detroit past Philadelphia, 112-109 in OT

For Philadelphia, Jrue Holiday had 15 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 28-25.

DET lead by quarter
200 −4−4−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 103Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz1919262514103
Rockets272515221099
The story
Paul Millsap had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Houston 103-99 in OT

Luis Scola led Houston with 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Jazz took the third 26-15.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −8−14−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 100Thunder 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies20273023100
Thunder27223426109
The story
Oklahoma City beat Memphis 109-100 behind 22 points and 11 assists from Russell Westbrook

Rudy Gay paced Memphis: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK · 6-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +7+2+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg19.4Last 3

19.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 31 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 44, 28, 27, 33, 16, 28, 28, 40Thunder-Grizzlies · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Nov 20, 1999: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 23, 18, 19, 28, 19, 21, 27, 36Bulls-Celtics · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 18, 21, 35, 27, 21, 31, 26, 27Grizzlies-Thunder · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 13, 22, 23, 22, 14, 12, 27Hawks-Pacers · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 23, 11, 12, 17, 22, 15, 20, 27Jazz-Rockets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 11, 31, 13, 11, 16, 13, 16, 24Jazz-Rockets · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonCLE+6.5 22.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR+5.2 19.6 last 10 · 14.4 season
Jared DudleyPHX+5.1 14.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
Zach RandolphMEM+4.4 24.1 last 10 · 19.7 season
Chauncey BillupsDEN+3.9 20.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.7 10.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.5 14.1 last 10 · 18.6 season
Jeff GreenOKC−4.0 11.5 last 10 · 15.5 season
Kyle KorverCHI−3.6 4.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Pau GasolLAL−3.6 14.9 last 10 · 18.5 season