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Monday, January 2, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIL by 6 after the first quarter and won 91–86.

Final · Box score
Warriors91
Suns102
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Celtics100
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Magic78
Pistons89
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Heat92
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Nets94
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Raptors90
Knicks85
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Wolves106
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Thunder87
Mavs100
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Bucks86
Nuggets91
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN -6; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Jazz94
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +4
On this day · 2010–11Jan 2, 2011: 7 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Cavs-Mavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Nuggets

Denver takes care of Milwaukee

Jarrett Jack goes for 27 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-60-6+5DEN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3018261286
Nuggets2424202391
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 6 games: 15, 11, 16, 7, 20, 21DEN21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 6 games: 18, 18, 8, 21, 12, 17DEN17 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 4 games: 6, 16, 7, 17MIL17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Carlos DelfinoPoints, last 2 games: 15, 14MIL14 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hornets-Jazz

Utah handles New Orleans by 4

The Jazz won the second quarter 32–25. Final: 94–90. Al Jefferson led Utah with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over NOH4TOR over NYK5DEN over MIL5BOS over WAS8ATL over MIA8MIN over SAS10PHX over GSW11DET over ORL11DAL over OKC13IND over NJN14Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over NOH.
Lead changes
Wizards-Celtics17
Bucks-Nuggets13
Magic-Pistons11
Hornets-Jazz11
Warriors-Suns8
Raptors-Knicks6
Hawks-Heat5
Thunder-Mavs5
Spurs-Wolves3
Pacers-Nets0
The night in charts
Spurs-Wolves combined for 202
Points by game
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 96, Wolves 106
202
Pacers-NetsPacers 108, Nets 94
202
Warriors-SunsWarriors 91, Suns 102
193
Wizards-CelticsWizards 92, Celtics 100
192
Hawks-HeatHawks 100, Heat 92
192
Thunder-MavsThunder 87, Mavs 100
187
Hornets-JazzHornets 90, Jazz 94
184
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 86, Nuggets 91
177
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 90, Knicks 85
175
Magic-PistonsMagic 78, Pistons 89
167
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-JazzHornets 90, Jazz 94
+4 UTA
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 90, Knicks 85
+5 TOR
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 86, Nuggets 91
+5 DEN
Wizards-CelticsWizards 92, Celtics 100
+8 BOS
Hawks-HeatHawks 100, Heat 92
+8 ATL
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 96, Wolves 106
+10 MIN
Magic-PistonsMagic 78, Pistons 89
+11 DET
Warriors-SunsWarriors 91, Suns 102
+11 PHX
Thunder-MavsThunder 87, Mavs 100
+13 DAL
Pacers-NetsPacers 108, Nets 94
+14 IND
DEN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-NuggetsDEN won · Bucks 86, Nuggets 91
6 pts
Hawks-HeatATL won · Hawks 100, Heat 92
4 pts
Hornets-JazzUTA won · Hornets 90, Jazz 94
4 pts
Magic-PistonsDET won · Magic 78, Pistons 89
2 pts
Wizards-CelticsBOS won · Wizards 92, Celtics 100
1 pt
George shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeorgeIND · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
RidnourMIN · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
NashPHX · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
JackNOH · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
TeagueATL · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 90Jazz 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2225271690
Jazz1832202494
The story
Al Jefferson had 22 points as Utah beat New Orleans 94-90

Jason Smith led New Orleans with 16 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 24-16.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −4+3−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 90Knicks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2229162390
Knicks2311242785
The story
Andrea Bargnani's 21 points carried Toronto past New York, 90-85

For New York, Tyson Chandler had 11 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 29-11.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1+17+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Nuggets
Bucks 86Nuggets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3018261286
Nuggets2424202391
The story
Denver beat Milwaukee 91-86 behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from Danilo Gallinari

Andrew Bogut paced Milwaukee: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 23-12 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −60−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Delfino topped the game at 44.8 FPTS: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
24.62010–11 avg9.9Last 2

9.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.6 in 2010–11 (35 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.6Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 38 minutes.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 35

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 5 games: 37, 13, 27, 23, 35Knicks-Raptors · L
27.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 37, 26, 35, 34, 16, 28Heat-Hawks · L
29.3 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 5 games: 11, 4, 9, 10, 28Wizards-Celtics · L
12.4 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 4 games: 21, 12, 6, 27Hornets-Jazz · L
16.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 6 games: 20, 28, 15, 17, 13, 27Celtics-Wizards · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 6 games: 30, 33, 32, 30, 12, 27Thunder-Mavs · L
27.3 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST