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Friday, January 28, 2011Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed PHI by 16 after three quarters and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Nets92
Pacers124
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +26; Q4 IND +32
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Sixers94
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM -16; Q4 MEM +5
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks116
Raptors110
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Hawks111
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Cavs103
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Heat88
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Magic90
Bulls99
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +9
Final · 2OT · Box score
Wizards117
Thunder124
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 Thunder 0; OT2 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +8
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats121
Warriors113
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Kings100
Lakers95
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Celtics71
Suns88
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +17
On this day · 2009–10Jan 28, 2010: 3 games. Top scorer: David Lee (Knicks-Raptors), 29 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Sixers

Memphis completes 16-point comeback against Philadelphia

Dwight Howard goes for 40 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4-16+5MEM AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2119174299
Sixers1826292194
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 23, 21, 17, 29, 16, 17, 20, 22MEM22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 16, 9, 22, 22, 11, 21, 22, 16MEM16 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 10, 10, 16, 13, 9, 8, 15, 16PHI16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 3, 5, 3, 5, 8, 9, 2, 16PHI16 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat New Jersey by 32, the widest margin of 12 games.

MIA over DET1MEM over PHI5SAC over LAL5MIL over TOR6OKC over WAS7UTA over MIN8CHA over GSW8ATL over NYK9CHI over ORL9DEN over CLE14PHX over BOS17IND over NJN32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Kings-Lakers20
Bucks-Raptors15
Magic-Bulls13
Wizards-Thunder13
Pistons-Heat10
Nets-Pacers4
Grizzlies-Sixers4
Celtics-Suns3
Wolves-Jazz2
Bobcats-Warriors2
Knicks-Hawks1
Nuggets-Cavs0
The night in charts
Wizards-Thunder combined for 241, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-ThunderWizards 117, Thunder 124
241
Bobcats-WarriorsBobcats 121, Warriors 113
234
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 116, Raptors 110
226
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 117, Cavs 103
220
Nets-PacersNets 92, Pacers 124
216
Knicks-HawksKnicks 102, Hawks 111
213
Wolves-JazzWolves 100, Jazz 108
208
Kings-LakersKings 100, Lakers 95
195
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 99, Sixers 94
193
Magic-BullsMagic 90, Bulls 99
189
Pistons-HeatPistons 87, Heat 88
175
Celtics-SunsCeltics 71, Suns 88
159
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HeatPistons 87, Heat 88
+1 MIA
Kings-LakersKings 100, Lakers 95
+5 SAC
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 99, Sixers 94
+5 MEM
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 116, Raptors 110
+6 MIL
Wizards-ThunderWizards 117, Thunder 124
+7 OKC
Wolves-JazzWolves 100, Jazz 108
+8 UTA
Bobcats-WarriorsBobcats 121, Warriors 113
+8 CHA
Knicks-HawksKnicks 102, Hawks 111
+9 ATL
Magic-BullsMagic 90, Bulls 99
+9 CHI
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 117, Cavs 103
+14 DEN
Celtics-SunsCeltics 71, Suns 88
+17 PHX
Nets-PacersNets 92, Pacers 124
+32 IND
MEM erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SixersMEM won · Grizzlies 99, Sixers 94
16 pts
Wizards-ThunderOKC won · Wizards 117, Thunder 124
8 pts
Bobcats-WarriorsCHA won · Bobcats 121, Warriors 113
6 pts
Magic-BullsCHI won · Magic 90, Bulls 99
5 pts
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 87, Heat 88
4 pts
Ilyasova shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlyasovaMIL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
BogutMIL · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
86% (12-14)
HicksonCLE · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
BookerWAS · 21 PTS, 12 REB
82% (9-11)
KirilenkoUTA · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL
77% (10-13)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 100Lakers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30292615100
Lakers3322162495
The story
DeMarcus Cousins' 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Sacramento past Los Angeles, 100-95

For Los Angeles, Pau Gasol had 11 REB, 9 PTS 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 26-16, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3+4+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant was the fantasy play: 59.3 FPTS on 38 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB

Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 116Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks3223262312116
Raptors223521266110
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 116-110 in OT behind 25 points from Ersan Ilyasova

Amir Johnson paced Toronto: 24 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-10 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +10−2+30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Thunder
Wizards 117Thunder 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wizards2923282377117
Thunder21351928714124
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 35-13-13 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Washington 124-117 in OT

John Wall led Washington with 13 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 35 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST · 12-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Thunder took the second 35-23.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −8+4−500+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 40

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 16, 33, 18, 31, 22, 20, 19, 40Magic-Bulls · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl-Anthony Towns MIN, Mar 9, 2019: 40 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Season high40 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 30, 36, 24, 22, 30, 22, 47, 40Thunder-Wizards · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Cuttino Mobley HOU, Feb 23, 2002: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 25, 26, 44, 27, 34, 38, 24, 39Heat-Pistons · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 39, 27, 27, 21, 21, 18, 21, 38Lakers-Kings · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 23, 32, 32, 28, 28, 18, 16, 35Thunder-Wizards · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Apr 4, 2019: 34 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
35 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 26, 30, 36, 19, 9, 32, 15, 34Hawks-Knicks · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick YoungWAS+7.2 24.4 last 10 · 17.2 season
LeBron JamesMIA+5.9 32.0 last 10 · 26.1 season
Corey MaggetteMIL+5.4 17.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.4 25.3 last 10 · 19.9 season
Ryan AndersonORL+4.6 15.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−6.1 6.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.2 18.9 last 10 · 23.1 season
Michael BeasleyMIN−3.8 16.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Roy HibbertIND−3.6 8.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jameer NelsonORL−3.5 9.0 last 10 · 12.5 season