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Sunday, January 9, 2011Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Wolves by 3 after the first quarter and won 94–91.

Final · Box score
Kings112
Raptors118
Q1 Raptors +3; Q2 Raptors +7; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 Raptors +6
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Clippers105
Q1 Clippers +4; Q2 Clippers +14; Q3 Clippers +18; Q4 Clippers +14
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Spurs94
Q1 Spurs -3; Q2 Spurs +6; Q3 Spurs +7; Q4 Spurs +3
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Suns108
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 Suns -1; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 Suns +8
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Nuggets87
Q1 Hornets +1; Q2 Hornets +11; Q3 Hornets +12; Q4 Hornets +9
Final · OT · Box score
Heat107
Blazers100
Q1 Heat +1; Q2 Heat +2; Q3 Heat -2; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat +7
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Lakers109
Q1 Lakers +4; Q2 Lakers +5; Q3 Lakers +11; Q4 Lakers +22
On this day · 2009–10Jan 9, 2010: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Pacers), 40 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Spurs

San Antonio edges Minnesota by three

LeBron James goes for 44 points

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+6+7+3Spurs AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2123232491
Spurs1832242094
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 21, 9, 15, 9, 15, 24, 25, 21Spurs21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 5, 15, 7, 8, 13, 14, 4, 13Spurs13 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 16, 16, 26, 23, 12, 35, 30, 18Wolves18 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Luke RidnourPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 23, 12, 20, 9, 13, 8, 10, 16Wolves16 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Lakers by 22.

Spurs over Wolves3Raptors over Kings6Heat over Blazers7Suns over Cavs8Hornets over Nuggets9Clippers over Warriors14Lakers over Knicks22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Kings-Raptors20
Heat-Blazers8
Wolves-Spurs7
Cavs-Suns7
Knicks-Lakers3
Warriors-Clippers2
Hornets-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Kings-Raptors combined for 230, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RaptorsKings 112, Raptors 118
230
Cavs-SunsCavs 100, Suns 108
208
Heat-BlazersHeat 107, Blazers 100
207
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 91, Clippers 105
196
Knicks-LakersKnicks 87, Lakers 109
196
Wolves-SpursWolves 91, Spurs 94
185
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 96, Nuggets 87
183
Spurs won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wolves-SpursWolves 91, Spurs 94
+3 Spurs
Kings-RaptorsKings 112, Raptors 118
+6 Raptors
Heat-BlazersHeat 107, Blazers 100
+7 Heat
Cavs-SunsCavs 100, Suns 108
+8 Suns
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 96, Nuggets 87
+9 Hornets
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 91, Clippers 105
+14 Clippers
Knicks-LakersKnicks 87, Lakers 109
+22 Lakers
Spurs rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SpursSpurs won · Wolves 91, Spurs 94
3 pts
Heat-BlazersHeat won · Heat 107, Blazers 100
2 pts
Cavs-SunsSuns won · Cavs 100, Suns 108
1 pt
Robin Lopez shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezSuns · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
D WadeHeat · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
68% (15-22)
LeBronHeat · 44 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
65% (17-26)
DeRozanRaptors · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
BarbosaRaptors · 18 PTS, 5 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 91Spurs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2123232491
Spurs1832242094
The story
Manu Ginobili's 21 points carried San Antonio past Minnesota, 94-91

For Minnesota, Darko Milicic had 11 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 32-23.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −3+6+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 112Raptors 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings31193527112
Raptors34232833118
The story
Toronto beat Sacramento 118-112 behind 30 points from Andrea Bargnani

Beno Udrih paced Sacramento: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 12-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-27 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +3+70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Blazers
Heat 107Blazers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2719192814107
Blazers261823267100
The story
Dwyane Wade had 34 points as Miami beat Portland 107-100 in OT

Nicolas Batum led Portland with 22 PTS, 4 REB 34 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 15-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the overtime 14-7.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +1+2−20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 44

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 36, 27, 18, 20, 25, 38, 25, 26, 44Heat-Blazers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady Magic, Nov 9, 2001: 44 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Season high44 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 40, 45, 25, 31, 34, 14, 34Heat-Blazers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 26, 18, 27, 25, 28, 27, 28, 31Blazers-Heat · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 41, 24, 22, 12, 32, 16, 23, 25, 17, 30Raptors-Kings · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 18, 16, 37, 27, 18, 13, 20, 28Raptors-Kings · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 21, 20, 33, 28, 17, 24, 25, 27Lakers-Knicks · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonCavs+6.5 22.9 last 10 · 16.4 season
DeMar DeRozanRaptors+6.2 21.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jared DudleySuns+5.9 15.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Dorell WrightWarriors+5.2 21.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
LaMarcus AldridgeBlazers+4.9 25.4 last 10 · 20.5 season
Cold
Stephen CurryWarriors−5.5 12.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Gilbert ArenasMagic−4.7 10.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jeff GreenThunder−4.0 11.5 last 10 · 15.5 season
Hakim WarrickSuns−3.9 6.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kyle KorverBulls−3.6 4.4 last 10 · 8.0 season