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Thursday, January 5, 2012Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIL by 21 at halftime and won 103–100.

Final · 3OT · Box score
Heat116
Hawks109
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat 0; OT2 Heat 0; OT3 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Mavs71
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +26; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Kings103
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -21; Q3 SAC -14; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Blazers107
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2010–11Jan 5, 2011: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Rockets-Blazers), 45 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Kings

Sacramento erases 21-point lead, steals one from Milwaukee

Chris Bosh goes for 33 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-21-14+3SAC AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30282418100
Kings25123135103
Who led
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 8 games: 27, 14, 20, 14, 25, 5, 23, 27SAC27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 8 games: 20, 4, 19, 13, 27, 9, 8, 26SAC26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 6 games: 22, 24, 22, 12, 8, 31MIL31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 4 games: 4, 2, 24, 18MIL18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Blazers

Portland tops Lakers in Portland

Final: 107–96. Gerald Wallace led Portland with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over MIL3MIA over ATL7POR over LAL11SAS over DAL22Final margin, points. Pink = POR over LAL.
Lead changes
Heat-Hawks23
Bucks-Kings8
Lakers-Blazers3
Mavs-Spurs0
The night in charts
Heat-Hawks combined for 225, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HawksHeat 116, Hawks 109
225
Lakers-BlazersLakers 96, Blazers 107
203
Bucks-KingsBucks 100, Kings 103
203
Mavs-SpursMavs 71, Spurs 93
164
SAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bucks-KingsBucks 100, Kings 103
+3 SAC
Heat-HawksHeat 116, Hawks 109
+7 MIA
Lakers-BlazersLakers 96, Blazers 107
+11 POR
Mavs-SpursMavs 71, Spurs 93
+22 SAS
SAC erased a 21-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-KingsSAC won · Bucks 100, Kings 103
21 pts
Lakers-BlazersPOR won · Lakers 96, Blazers 107
4 pts
Heat-HawksMIA won · Heat 116, Hawks 109
2 pts
Pau shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Gerald WallacePOR · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
BonnerSAS · 17 PTS, 6 REB
60% (6-10)
BynumLAL · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
56% (9-16)
AldridgePOR · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
Final · Bucks-Kings
Bucks 100Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30282418100
Kings25123135103
The story
Tyreke Evans had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Sacramento beat Milwaukee 103-100

Drew Gooden led Milwaukee with 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 35-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5−21−14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Jennings led the game in fantasy with 60.1 FPTS (31 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 116Hawks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Heat223214256107116
Hawks193021236100109
The story
Mario Chalmers' 29 points and 8 assists carried Miami past Atlanta, 116-109 in OT

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

It went to third overtime, and the Heat took it 7-0.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+5−2000+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 96Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3125182296
Blazers27253223107
The story
Portland beat Los Angeles 107-96 behind 31 points from Gerald Wallace

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB · 13-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −4−4+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrew Bynum topped the game at 43.9 FPTS: 21 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+37.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg43.7Today

44 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 33

Chris BoshPoints, last 8 games: 4, 18, 25, 20, 24, 19, 22, 33Heat-Hawks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 6 games: 22, 24, 22, 12, 8, 31Bucks-Kings · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 6 games: 21, 25, 13, 0, 13, 31Blazers-Lakers · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 8 games: 28, 29, 26, 28, 17, 16, 37, 30Lakers-Blazers · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 8 games: 3, 4, 15, 9, 16, 6, 14, 29Heat-Hawks · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 6 games: 25, 24, 13, 19, 30, 28Blazers-Lakers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST