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Monday, January 24, 2011Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed OKC by 14 after the first quarter and won 91–89.

Final · Box score
Cavs101
Nets103
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN -4; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Magic96
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Suns95
Sixers105
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Raptors98
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Knicks115
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Bulls92
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Rockets129
Wolves125
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Thunder89
Hornets91
Q1 NOH -14; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Kings96
Blazers81
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +15
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Warriors102
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +11
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The lead · Thunder-Hornets

New Orleans climbs back to beat OKC

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 30 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14+50+2NOH AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3312261889
Hornets1931212091
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 12, 11, 19, 6, 20, 16, 11, 24NOH24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 13, 29, 26, 23, 19, 15, 18, 20NOH20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 28, 40, 30, 36, 24, 22, 30, 22OKC22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 16, 15, 16, 12, 6, 11, 7, 19OKC19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Raptors17
Spurs-Warriors11
Rockets-Wolves9
Pistons-Magic8
Wizards-Knicks7
Thunder-Hornets6
Kings-Blazers6
Cavs-Nets5
Suns-Sixers5
Bucks-Bulls1
Shot of the night

West's jumper with 0.5 seconds left breaks the tie, 91-89 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Wolves combined for 254, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WolvesRockets 129, Wolves 125
254
Wizards-KnicksWizards 106, Knicks 115
221
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 113, Warriors 102
215
Cavs-NetsCavs 101, Nets 103
204
Suns-SixersSuns 95, Sixers 105
200
Pistons-MagicPistons 103, Magic 96
199
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 100, Raptors 98
198
Thunder-HornetsThunder 89, Hornets 91
180
Kings-BlazersKings 96, Blazers 81
177
Bucks-BullsBucks 83, Bulls 92
175
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 100, Raptors 98
+2 MEM
Thunder-HornetsThunder 89, Hornets 91
+2 NOH
Cavs-NetsCavs 101, Nets 103
+2 NJN
Rockets-WolvesRockets 129, Wolves 125
+4 HOU
Pistons-MagicPistons 103, Magic 96
+7 DET
Wizards-KnicksWizards 106, Knicks 115
+9 NYK
Bucks-BullsBucks 83, Bulls 92
+9 CHI
Suns-SixersSuns 95, Sixers 105
+10 PHI
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 113, Warriors 102
+11 SAS
Kings-BlazersKings 96, Blazers 81
+15 SAC
NOH erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-HornetsNOH won · Thunder 89, Hornets 91
14 pts
Cavs-NetsNJN won · Cavs 101, Nets 103
6 pts
David Lee shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeGSW · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
BrandPHI · 22 PTS, 9 REB
67% (10-15)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
PrinceDET · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
NashPHX · 17 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Thunder-Hornets
Thunder 89Hornets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3312261889
Hornets1931212091
The story
Chris Paul had 24 points and 9 assists as New Orleans beat Oklahoma City 91-89

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Hornets took the second 31-12.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −14+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Raptors
Grizzlies 100Raptors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies25262920100
Raptors2425252498
The story
Memphis beat Toronto 100-98 behind 17 points from Marc Gasol

Jerryd Bayless paced Toronto: 15 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 29-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +1+2+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan topped the game at 46.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 129Wolves 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets39263529129
Wolves31322537125
The story
Luis Scola's 20 points and 12 rebounds carried Houston past Minnesota, 129-125

For Minnesota, Luke Ridnour had 18 PTS, 4 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 35-25, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8+2+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Sacramento by 15.

NJN over CLE2MEM over TOR2NOH over OKC2HOU over MIN4DET over ORL7NYK over WAS9CHI over MIL9PHI over PHX10SAS over GSW11SAC over POR15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 34

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 45, 27, 20, 26, 10, 36, 21, 32, 18, 34Rockets-Wolves · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 8, 14, 19, 24, 21, 22, 16, 31Warriors-Spurs · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 23, 22, 25, 41, 25, 18, 18, 30Knicks-Wizards · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris Douglas-RobertsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 30, 24, 0, 8, 2, 6, 5, 0, 30Bucks-Bulls · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 26, 31, 25, 11, 14, 11, 28, 29Raptors-Grizzlies · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 16, 35, 32, 20, 20, 15, 24, 28Nets-Cavs · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonATL+6.5 26.2 last 10 · 19.7 season
Antawn JamisonCLE+5.4 22.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Lou WilliamsPHI+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Ryan AndersonORL+5.0 16.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR+4.6 20.1 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−6.0 7.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Richard JeffersonSAS−4.5 7.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.4 19.0 last 10 · 23.4 season
Michael BeasleyMIN−4.0 16.5 last 10 · 20.5 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−3.6 9.1 last 10 · 12.7 season