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Friday, January 6, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed WAS by 14 after the first quarter and won 99–96.

Final · OT · Box score
Hawks102
Bobcats96
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Pistons73
Sixers96
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +23
Final · Box score
Nets97
Raptors85
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Wizards96
Q1 NYK -14; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Celtics74
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Wolves87
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Hornets88
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Thunder109
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Magic83
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Jazz94
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Warriors90
Lakers97
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Blazers77
Suns102
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +25
On this day · 2010–11Jan 6, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Mavs), 28 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Wizards

Carmelo Anthony scores 37 as New York wins in Washington

Dwight Howard goes for 28 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-1+3+3NYK AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1828262799
Wizards3215222796
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 7 games: 37, 13, 27, 23, 35, 32, 37NYK37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 5 games: 21, 16, 15, 25, 23NYK23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 7 games: 16, 21, 3, 18, 10, 17, 24WAS24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 7 games: 13, 20, 6, 19, 11, 14, 22WAS22 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Phoenix by 25.

NYK over WAS3ATL over CHA6LAL over GSW7DEN over NOH8UTA over MEM9CLE over MIN11NJN over TOR12IND over BOS13CHI over ORL14OKC over HOU15PHI over DET23PHX over POR25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nets-Raptors13
Grizzlies-Jazz10
Knicks-Wizards9
Cavs-Wolves9
Warriors-Lakers6
Hawks-Bobcats5
Bulls-Magic5
Pistons-Sixers3
Blazers-Suns3
Pacers-Celtics2
Nuggets-Hornets1
Rockets-Thunder1
Shot of the night

Melo's three with 15 seconds left puts the Knicks ahead, 99-96 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Thunder combined for 203, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ThunderRockets 94, Thunder 109
203
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 102, Bobcats 96
198
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 99, Wizards 96
195
Warriors-LakersWarriors 90, Lakers 97
187
Cavs-WolvesCavs 98, Wolves 87
185
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 96, Hornets 88
184
Nets-RaptorsNets 97, Raptors 85
182
Bulls-MagicBulls 97, Magic 83
180
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 85, Jazz 94
179
Blazers-SunsBlazers 77, Suns 102
179
Pistons-SixersPistons 73, Sixers 96
169
Pacers-CelticsPacers 87, Celtics 74
161
NYK won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 99, Wizards 96
+3 NYK
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 102, Bobcats 96
+6 ATL
Warriors-LakersWarriors 90, Lakers 97
+7 LAL
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 96, Hornets 88
+8 DEN
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 85, Jazz 94
+9 UTA
Cavs-WolvesCavs 98, Wolves 87
+11 CLE
Nets-RaptorsNets 97, Raptors 85
+12 NJN
Pacers-CelticsPacers 87, Celtics 74
+13 IND
Bulls-MagicBulls 97, Magic 83
+14 CHI
Rockets-ThunderRockets 94, Thunder 109
+15 OKC
Pistons-SixersPistons 73, Sixers 96
+23 PHI
Blazers-SunsBlazers 77, Suns 102
+25 PHX
NYK erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 99, Wizards 96
14 pts
Nuggets-HornetsDEN won · Nuggets 96, Hornets 88
8 pts
Warriors-LakersLAL won · Warriors 90, Lakers 97
4 pts
Grizzlies-JazzUTA won · Grizzlies 85, Jazz 94
4 pts
Bulls-MagicCHI won · Bulls 97, Magic 83
1 pt
Harden shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardenOKC · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
MorrowNJN · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
BlatcheWAS · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Ray AllenBOS · 23 PTS, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 99Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1828262799
Wizards3215222796
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 23 points and 12 rebounds as New York beat Washington 99-96

John Wall led Washington with 22 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Knicks took the second 28-15.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −14−1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bobcats
Hawks 102Bobcats 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks2023272111102
Bobcats18202330596
The story
Josh Smith's 23 points and 13 rebounds carried Atlanta past Charlotte, 102-96 in OT

For Charlotte, D.J. Augustin had 21 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Hawks took it 11-5.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2+5+90+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 97Magic 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2627202497
Magic2716192183
The story
Chicago beat Orlando 97-83 behind 21 points and 10 assists from Derrick Rose

Jason Richardson paced Orlando: 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 7-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-16 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+10+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg11.8Last 3

11.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists.

Cooling off
−5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg11.6Last 5

11.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 23 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 28, 29, 26, 28, 17, 16, 37, 30, 39Lakers-Warriors · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 7 games: 37, 13, 27, 23, 35, 32, 37Knicks-Wizards · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 7 games: 22, 31, 25, 25, 24, 27, 29Wolves-Cavs · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 8 games: 11, 21, 16, 20, 19, 19, 28, 28Magic-Bulls · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 8 games: 30, 33, 32, 30, 12, 27, 19, 26Thunder-Rockets · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 7 games: 23, 10, 10, 23, 16, 22, 24Nets-Raptors · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST