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Saturday, January 7, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHA by 8 after the first quarter and won 99–77.

Final · Box score
Bulls94
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +15; Q2 ATL +18; Q3 ATL +23; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Bobcats77
Pacers99
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Pistons80
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +22; Q3 NYK +29; Q4 NYK +23
Final · Box score
Heat101
Nets90
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +22; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Rockets95
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Raptors62
Sixers97
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +24; Q4 PHI +35
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Spurs121
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Mavs96
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Warriors87
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Bucks86
Clippers92
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +6
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The lead · Bobcats-Pacers

Indiana climbs back to beat Charlotte

Josh Smith goes for 25 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-6+8+22IND AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats3019141477
Pacers2221282899
Who led
Roy HibbertPoints, last 8 games: 16, 12, 17, 9, 9, 16, 11, 20IND20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tyler HansbroughPoints, last 8 games: 15, 8, 11, 16, 12, 14, 12, 15IND15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 8 games: 19, 20, 14, 4, 26, 14, 21, 20CHA20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 8 games: 18, 21, 8, 8, 16, 24, 4, 14CHA14 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one 76ers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat Toronto by 35.

UTA over GSW1OKC over HOU3SAS over DEN4LAC over MIL6MIA over NJN11ATL over CHI15DAL over NOH15IND over CHA22NYK over DET23PHI over TOR35Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Rockets10
Hornets-Mavs9
Raptors-Sixers6
Jazz-Warriors6
Bucks-Clippers6
Bobcats-Pacers5
Knicks-Pistons5
Bulls-Hawks0
Heat-Nets0
Nuggets-Spurs0
Shot of the night

KD's jumper with 22 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 98-95 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Spurs combined for 238, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 117, Spurs 121
238
Bulls-HawksBulls 94, Hawks 109
203
Thunder-RocketsThunder 98, Rockets 95
193
Heat-NetsHeat 101, Nets 90
191
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 103, Pistons 80
183
Bucks-ClippersBucks 86, Clippers 92
178
Hornets-MavsHornets 81, Mavs 96
177
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 77, Pacers 99
176
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 88, Warriors 87
175
Raptors-SixersRaptors 62, Sixers 97
159
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 88, Warriors 87
+1 UTA
Thunder-RocketsThunder 98, Rockets 95
+3 OKC
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 117, Spurs 121
+4 SAS
Bucks-ClippersBucks 86, Clippers 92
+6 LAC
Heat-NetsHeat 101, Nets 90
+11 MIA
Bulls-HawksBulls 94, Hawks 109
+15 ATL
Hornets-MavsHornets 81, Mavs 96
+15 DAL
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 77, Pacers 99
+22 IND
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 103, Pistons 80
+23 NYK
Raptors-SixersRaptors 62, Sixers 97
+35 PHI
IND rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-PacersIND won · Bobcats 77, Pacers 99
8 pts
Jazz-WarriorsUTA won · Jazz 88, Warriors 87
3 pts
Bucks-ClippersLAC won · Bucks 86, Clippers 92
2 pts
Dragic shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DragicHOU · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HarringtonDEN · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Danny GreenSAS · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Josh SmithATL · 25 PTS, 6 BLK, 5 REB, 5 AST
65% (11-17)
LeBronMIA · 32 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 88Warriors 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2718182588
Warriors1927202187
The story
Gordon Hayward's 18 points carried Utah past Golden State, 88-87

For Golden State, David Lee had 15 REB, 13 PTS 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 6-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-19, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +8−1−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Monta Ellis was the fantasy play: 38.6 FPTS on 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB

Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 98Rockets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2325242698
Rockets2125262395
The story
Kevin Durant had 27 points as Oklahoma City beat Houston 98-95

Luis Scola led Houston with 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-25 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the fourth 26-23, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Goran Dragic led the game in fantasy with 38.8 FPTS (20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 117Spurs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25303032117
Spurs37253227121
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 121-117 behind 24 points from Danny Green

Danilo Gallinari paced Denver: 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +12+7+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg43.6Today

44 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 37, 26, 35, 34, 16, 28, 33, 32Heat-Nets · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 7 games: 15, 26, 22, 18, 38, 18, 32Warriors-Jazz · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 9 games: 15, 11, 16, 7, 20, 21, 8, 23, 31Nuggets-Spurs · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 8 games: 19, 18, 4, 21, 20, 12, 10, 28Rockets-Thunder · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 30, 33, 32, 30, 12, 27, 19, 26, 27Thunder-Rockets · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kris HumphriesPoints, last 7 games: 21, 11, 9, 10, 11, 6, 25Nets-Heat · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST