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Sunday, January 30, 2011Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Lakers by 4 at halftime and won 109–96.

Final · Box score
Heat108
Thunder103
Q1 Heat -3; Q2 Heat +3; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 Heat +5
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Lakers96
Q1 Celtics +1; Q2 Celtics -4; Q3 Celtics +5; Q4 Celtics +13
Final · Box score
Cavs87
Magic103
Q1 Magic +16; Q2 Magic +13; Q3 Magic +16; Q4 Magic +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Sixers110
Q1 Sixers -2; Q2 Sixers +3; Q3 Sixers +10; Q4 Sixers +11
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Knicks124
Q1 Knicks -1; Q2 Knicks -2; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 Knicks +18
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Suns104
Q1 Suns +2; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 Suns +8; Q4 Suns +2
Final · Box score
Jazz81
Warriors96
Q1 Warriors +6; Q2 Warriors +4; Q3 Warriors +10; Q4 Warriors +15
On this day · 2009–10Jan 30, 2010: 6 games. Top scorer: Andre Miller (Blazers-Mavs), 52 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Lakers

Paul Pierce scores 32 as Boston wins in Los Angeles

LeBron James goes for 23 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-4+5+13Celtics AHEAD ↑Lakers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22282732109
Lakers2133182496
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 14, 22, 20, 12, 24, 17, 14, 32Celtics32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 26, 7, 11, 16, 18, 18, 8, 21Celtics21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 39, 27, 27, 21, 21, 18, 21, 38, 41Lakers41 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 14, 10, 16, 20, 18, 17, 4, 15Lakers15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Thunder

Miami gets past Thunder

108–103, with Miami ahead 64–61 at halftime. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Suns over Hornets2Heat over Thunder5Sixers over Nuggets11Celtics over Lakers13Warriors over Jazz15Magic over Cavs16Knicks over Pistons18Final margin, points. Pink = Heat over Thunder.
Lead changes
Heat-Thunder16
Pistons-Knicks14
Celtics-Lakers7
Nuggets-Sixers5
Hornets-Suns5
Jazz-Warriors3
Cavs-Magic0
Shot of the night

House's three with 22 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 108-103 final

The night in charts
Pistons-Knicks combined for 230, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-KnicksPistons 106, Knicks 124
230
Heat-ThunderHeat 108, Thunder 103
211
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 99, Sixers 110
209
Hornets-SunsHornets 102, Suns 104
206
Celtics-LakersCeltics 109, Lakers 96
205
Cavs-MagicCavs 87, Magic 103
190
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 81, Warriors 96
177
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-SunsHornets 102, Suns 104
+2 Suns
Heat-ThunderHeat 108, Thunder 103
+5 Heat
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 99, Sixers 110
+11 Sixers
Celtics-LakersCeltics 109, Lakers 96
+13 Celtics
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 81, Warriors 96
+15 Warriors
Cavs-MagicCavs 87, Magic 103
+16 Magic
Pistons-KnicksPistons 106, Knicks 124
+18 Knicks
Celtics rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-LakersCeltics won · Celtics 109, Lakers 96
4 pts
Heat-ThunderHeat won · Heat 108, Thunder 103
3 pts
Nuggets-SixersSixers won · Nuggets 99, Sixers 110
2 pts
Pistons-KnicksKnicks won · Pistons 106, Knicks 124
2 pts
Gortat shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatSuns · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
Thaddeus YoungSixers · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
KGCeltics · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Grant HillSuns · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
DwightMagic · 20 PTS, 20 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 102Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25282722102
Suns27263516104
The story
Marcin Gortat had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Phoenix beat New Orleans 104-102

David West led New Orleans with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB · 9-10 FG

The swing

The Suns won the third 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +20+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Thunder
Heat 108Thunder 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat35292123108
Thunder38232418103
The story
Dwyane Wade's 32 points carried Miami past Oklahoma City, 108-103

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 21 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 13-22 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 29-23.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −3+30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 109Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22282732109
Lakers2133182496
The story
Boston beat Los Angeles 109-96 behind 18 points and 13 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Pau Gasol paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 27-18 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +1−4+5+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 46 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 41

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 39, 27, 27, 21, 21, 18, 21, 38, 41Lakers-Celtics · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Vernon Maxwell Sixers, Apr 8, 1996: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Ties season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 11, 10, 7, 9, 16, 15, 21, 35Pistons-Knicks · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 30, 36, 24, 22, 30, 22, 47, 40, 33Thunder-Heat · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 41, 25, 18, 18, 30, 24, 27, 33Knicks-Pistons · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 14, 34, 31, 16, 33, 27, 34, 32Heat-Thunder · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 14, 22, 20, 12, 24, 17, 14, 32Celtics-Lakers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LeBron JamesHeat+5.7 31.8 last 10 · 26.1 season
Joe JohnsonHawks+5.1 25.2 last 10 · 20.1 season
Ryan AndersonMagic+5.0 16.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Brook LopezNets+5.0 24.5 last 10 · 19.5 season
Corey MaggetteBucks+4.8 17.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasMagic−6.1 6.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Dirk NowitzkiMavs−4.8 18.2 last 10 · 23.0 season
Michael BeasleyWolves−4.7 15.6 last 10 · 20.3 season
Marco BelinelliHornets−4.3 5.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Roy HibbertPacers−4.1 8.0 last 10 · 12.1 season