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Monday, January 31, 2011Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed ORL by 7 after the first quarter and won 100–97.

Final · Box score
Raptors93
Pacers104
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Nets115
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +16
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Heat117
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +27
Final · Box score
Magic97
Grizzlies100
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Mavs102
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats78
Jazz83
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Clippers105
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +7
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The lead · Magic-Grizzlies

Memphis holds off Orlando, 100–97

Dwyane Wade goes for 34 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4+12+3MEM AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2830162397
Grizzlies21333214100
Who led
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 22, 17, 8, 13, 16, 13, 15, 26MEM26 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 12, 4, 24, 17, 12, 12, 14, 19MEM19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 18, 31, 22, 20, 19, 40, 20, 25ORL25 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 8, 7, 18, 6, 19, 8, 12, 18ORL18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Clippers18
Wizards-Mavs12
Raptors-Pacers6
Magic-Grizzlies5
Nuggets-Nets1
Cavs-Heat0
Bobcats-Jazz0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Nets combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 99, Nets 115
214
Cavs-HeatCavs 90, Heat 117
207
Bucks-ClippersBucks 98, Clippers 105
203
Raptors-PacersRaptors 93, Pacers 104
197
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 97, Grizzlies 100
197
Wizards-MavsWizards 92, Mavs 102
194
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 78, Jazz 83
161
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 97, Grizzlies 100
+3 MEM
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 78, Jazz 83
+5 UTA
Bucks-ClippersBucks 98, Clippers 105
+7 LAC
Wizards-MavsWizards 92, Mavs 102
+10 DAL
Raptors-PacersRaptors 93, Pacers 104
+11 IND
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 99, Nets 115
+16 NJN
Cavs-HeatCavs 90, Heat 117
+27 MIA
MEM rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-GrizzliesMEM won · Magic 97, Grizzlies 100
7 pts
Wizards-MavsDAL won · Wizards 92, Mavs 102
4 pts
Gasol shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
DwightORL · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
BlakeLAC · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
ConleyMEM · 26 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
DirkDAL · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Grizzlies
Magic 97Grizzlies 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2830162397
Grizzlies21333214100
The story
Mike Conley had 26 points and 11 assists as Memphis beat Orlando 100-97

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 25 PTS, 14 REB 26 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 32-16.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −7−4+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Jazz
Bobcats 78Jazz 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1823211678
Jazz2419192183
The story
Utah beat Charlotte 83-78 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Al Jefferson

D.J. Augustin paced Charlotte: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

A 24-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephen Jackson topped the game at 46.1 FPTS: 24 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Wizards-Mavs
Wizards 92Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2524192492
Mavs21292428102
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 24 points carried Dallas past Washington, 102-92

For Washington, Yi Jianlian had 14 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 29-24.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4+1+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd was the fantasy play: 44.8 FPTS on 11 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg15.9Last 3

15.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 40 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Mavs

Washington's skid reaches five

Dallas won 102–92; the Wizards fall to 13–34. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · WAS
Wvs TOR98–95Wvs UTA108–101L@ MIL87–100Lvs PHX91–109Wvs BOS85–83L@ NYK106–115Lvs DEN109–120L@ OKC117–124L@ MEM93–107L@ DAL92–102
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 37

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 35, 23, 36, 23, 18, 33, 12, 37Nuggets-Nets · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 34, 31, 16, 33, 27, 34, 32, 34Heat-Cavs · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 47, 29, 20, 30, 22, 14, 24, 32Clippers-Bucks · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 20, 15, 24, 28, 17, 28, 26, 27Nets-Nuggets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 22, 17, 8, 13, 16, 13, 15, 26Grizzlies-Magic · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 18, 31, 22, 20, 19, 40, 20, 25Magic-Grizzlies · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Corey MaggetteMIL+6.1 18.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.1 25.2 last 10 · 20.1 season
Ryan AndersonORL+4.6 16.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
LeBron JamesMIA+4.4 30.4 last 10 · 26.0 season
Keyon DoolingMIL+4.2 11.7 last 10 · 7.5 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.4 7.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Michael BeasleyMIN−4.7 15.6 last 10 · 20.3 season
Rudy GayMEM−4.4 15.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Marco BelinelliNOH−4.3 5.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.2 18.9 last 10 · 23.1 season