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Tuesday, January 25, 2011Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Mavs trailed Clippers by 8 after the first quarter and won 112–105.

Final · Box score
Nuggets120
Wizards109
Q1 Nuggets +7; Q2 Nuggets +12; Q3 Nuggets +17; Q4 Nuggets +11
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Celtics112
Q1 Celtics +8; Q2 Celtics +22; Q3 Celtics +22; Q4 Celtics +17
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Mavs112
Q1 Mavs -8; Q2 Mavs -8; Q3 Mavs +3; Q4 Mavs +7
Final · Box score
Bobcats94
Kings89
Q1 Bobcats +2; Q2 Bobcats +10; Q3 Bobcats +9; Q4 Bobcats +5
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Lakers120
Q1 Lakers +15; Q2 Lakers +28; Q3 Lakers +28; Q4 Lakers +29
On this day · 2009–10Jan 25, 2010: 9 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Cavs), 32 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Mavs

Dallas fights back from 8 down against Clippers

Andray Blatche goes for 25 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-8+3+7Mavs AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33291627105
Mavs25292731112
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 18, 9, 8, 18, 22, 12, 11, 28Mavs28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 9, 13, 8, 7, 7, 2, 8, 25Mavs25 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 24, 28, 18, 47, 29, 20, 30, 22Clippers22 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 20, 15, 14, 14, 20, 16, 7, 21Clippers21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Kings

Charlotte leads Sacramento wire to wire

Charlotte was ahead at every break and won 94–89. Best quarter: the second, 31–23. Stephen Jackson led Charlotte with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Bobcats over Kings5Mavs over Clippers7Nuggets over Wizards11Celtics over Cavs17Lakers over Jazz29Final margin, points. Pink = Bobcats over Kings.
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics5
Bobcats-Kings4
Nuggets-Wizards2
Clippers-Mavs1
Jazz-Lakers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Wizards combined for 229, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 120, Wizards 109
229
Clippers-MavsClippers 105, Mavs 112
217
Jazz-LakersJazz 91, Lakers 120
211
Cavs-CelticsCavs 95, Celtics 112
207
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 94, Kings 89
183
Bobcats won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 94, Kings 89
+5 Bobcats
Clippers-MavsClippers 105, Mavs 112
+7 Mavs
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 120, Wizards 109
+11 Nuggets
Cavs-CelticsCavs 95, Celtics 112
+17 Celtics
Jazz-LakersJazz 91, Lakers 120
+29 Lakers
Barea shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BareaMavs · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
PauLakers · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
KobeLakers · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Deron WilliamsJazz · 17 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
HicksonCavs · 17 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST, 4 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Bobcats-Kings
Bobcats 94Kings 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2131241894
Kings1923252289
The story
Gerald Wallace had 19 points as Charlotte beat Sacramento 94-89

Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Bobcats won the second 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Bobcats lead by quarter
200 +2+10+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kwame Brown led the game in fantasy with 41.6 FPTS (18 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Wizards
Nuggets 120Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33352824120
Wizards26302330109
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 23 points carried Denver past Washington, 120-109

For Washington, John Wall had 13 AST, 10 PTS, 5 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +7+12+17+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 95Celtics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2619242695
Celtics34332421112
The story
Boston beat Cleveland 112-95 behind 11 points and 10 assists from Rajon Rondo

Manny Harris paced Cleveland: 14 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 11 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 5-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
300 +8+22+22+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

JJ Hickson topped the game at 49.9 FPTS: 17 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.8Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.8 in 43 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg19.6Last 3

19.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 35 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Randy FoyeClippers
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg28.4Today

28 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jason Terry leads the day with 28

Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 18, 9, 8, 18, 22, 12, 11, 28Mavs-Clippers · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 7, 43, 15, 29, 25, 21, 25, 6, 22, 26Wizards-Nuggets · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 16, 17, 21, 23, 14, 11, 6, 25Wizards-Nuggets · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 9, 13, 8, 7, 7, 2, 8, 25Mavs-Clippers · W
8.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 16, 25, 19, 14, 22, 20, 12, 24Celtics-Cavs · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 28, 21, 12, 12, 35, 23, 36, 23Nuggets-Wizards · W
23.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonHawks+6.5 26.2 last 10 · 19.7 season
Lou WilliamsSixers+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Nick YoungWizards+5.0 21.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Ryan AndersonMagic+5.0 16.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
DeMar DeRozanRaptors+4.6 20.1 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasMagic−6.0 7.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Richard JeffersonSpurs−4.5 7.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Dirk NowitzkiMavs−4.4 18.9 last 10 · 23.3 season
Michael BeasleyWolves−4.0 16.5 last 10 · 20.5 season
Charlie VillanuevaPistons−3.6 9.1 last 10 · 12.7 season