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Friday, January 21, 2011Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed WAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–91.

Final · Box score
Pistons74
Nets89
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +5; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Raptors72
Magic112
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +40
Final · Box score
Suns109
Wizards91
Q1 PHX -11; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Hawks59
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +15; Q3 NOH +25; Q4 NOH +41
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +24
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Cavs88
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Rockets110
Grizzlies115
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -9; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Nuggets97
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Kings112
Warriors119
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +7
On this day · 2009–10Jan 21, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Lakers), 37 points.
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The lead · Suns-Wizards

Phoenix rallies from 11 down to beat Washington

Tim Duncan goes for 21 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-1+12+18PHX AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22303126109
Wizards3320182091
Who led
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 8, 16, 11, 21, 12, 18, 18, 25PHX25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 14, 20, 15, 23, 23, 15, 15, 17PHX17 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 16, 7, 43, 15, 29, 25, 21, 25WAS25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 16, 4, 16, 19, 13, 13, 8, 16WAS16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Warriors9
Hornets-Hawks7
Rockets-Grizzlies7
Lakers-Nuggets7
Knicks-Spurs6
Pistons-Nets4
Suns-Wizards4
Raptors-Magic3
Jazz-Celtics0
Bucks-Cavs0
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 231, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 112, Warriors 119
231
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 110, Grizzlies 115
225
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 97
204
Suns-WizardsSuns 109, Wizards 91
200
Jazz-CelticsJazz 86, Celtics 110
196
Knicks-SpursKnicks 92, Spurs 101
193
Bucks-CavsBucks 102, Cavs 88
190
Raptors-MagicRaptors 72, Magic 112
184
Pistons-NetsPistons 74, Nets 89
163
Hornets-HawksHornets 100, Hawks 59
159
MEM won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 110, Grizzlies 115
+5 MEM
Kings-WarriorsKings 112, Warriors 119
+7 GSW
Knicks-SpursKnicks 92, Spurs 101
+9 SAS
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 97
+10 LAL
Bucks-CavsBucks 102, Cavs 88
+14 MIL
Pistons-NetsPistons 74, Nets 89
+15 NJN
Suns-WizardsSuns 109, Wizards 91
+18 PHX
Jazz-CelticsJazz 86, Celtics 110
+24 BOS
Raptors-MagicRaptors 72, Magic 112
+40 ORL
Hornets-HawksHornets 100, Hawks 59
+41 NOH
PHX erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WizardsPHX won · Suns 109, Wizards 91
11 pts
Rockets-GrizzliesMEM won · Rockets 110, Grizzlies 115
9 pts
Lakers-NuggetsLAL won · Lakers 107, Nuggets 97
3 pts
Kings-WarriorsGSW won · Kings 112, Warriors 119
1 pt
Bogut shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogutMIL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
AfflaloDEN · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KGBOS · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
World PeaceLAL · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
BlairSAS · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 110Grizzlies 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets37302122110
Grizzlies32262928115
The story
Memphis beat Houston 115-110 behind 29 points and 19 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Kevin Martin paced Houston: 32 PTS 29 PTS, 19 REB · 14-25 FG

The swing

A 29-21 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −5−9−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 112Warriors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings282323308112
Warriors2724312215119
The story
Stephen Curry's 34 points carried Golden State past Sacramento, 119-112 in OT

For Sacramento, DeMarcus Cousins had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-23, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −10+80+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Monta Ellis was the fantasy play: 51.8 FPTS on 28 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Suns-Wizards
Suns 109Wizards 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22303126109
Wizards3320182091
The story
Steve Nash had 17 points and 14 assists as Phoenix beat Washington 109-91

Nick Young led Washington with 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Suns took the third 31-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −11−1+12+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall led the game in fantasy with 43.8 FPTS (14 AST, 11 PTS, 4 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

New Orleans posts the night's biggest win

New Orleans beat Atlanta by 41, the widest margin of 10 games.

MEM over HOU5GSW over SAC7SAS over NYK9LAL over DEN10MIL over CLE14NJN over DET15PHX over WAS18BOS over UTA24ORL over TOR40NOH over ATL41Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Tyreke Evans leads the day with 35

Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 6, 29, 27, 9, 25, 16, 16, 35Kings-Warriors · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 21, 15, 8, 15, 23, 13, 11, 34Warriors-Kings · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 45, 27, 20, 26, 10, 36, 21, 32Rockets-Grizzlies · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 13, 23, 29, 39, 16, 33, 18, 31Magic-Raptors · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 26, 27, 15, 34, 23, 21, 17, 29Grizzlies-Rockets · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 29, 32, 13, 38, 30, 26, 36, 28Warriors-Kings · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+6.0 27.3 last 10 · 21.3 season
Nick YoungWAS+5.8 22.6 last 10 · 16.8 season
Antawn JamisonCLE+5.7 22.4 last 10 · 16.7 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.3 24.6 last 10 · 19.3 season
Jamal CrawfordATL+5.1 21.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.9 7.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Quentin RichardsonORL−4.6 1.3 last 10 · 5.9 season
Roy HibbertIND−4.3 8.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jeff GreenOKC−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Devin HarrisNJN−3.7 12.2 last 10 · 15.9 season