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Wednesday, January 11, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by LAC (vs MIA) and OKC (vs NOH).

Final · Box score
Hawks84
Pacers96
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Kings98
Raptors91
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Sixers79
Knicks85
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Celtics85
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Wizards64
Bulls78
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Thunder95
Hornets85
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +10
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets95
Spurs101
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Nets115
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +8
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers90
Jazz87
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Magic107
Blazers104
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Heat89
Clippers95
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +6
On this day · 2010–11Jan 11, 2011: 6 games. Top scorer: Nick Young (Wizards-Kings), 43 points.
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The lead · Heat-Clippers

Clippers flip a halftime deficit, win in overtime

Kobe Bryant goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-5+10+6LAC AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat24242117389
Clippers21222716995
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 8 games: 20, 10, 15, 17, 20, 9, 11, 27LAC27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 8 games: 22, 28, 34, 20, 22, 22, 18, 20LAC20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 35, 34, 16, 28, 33, 32, 26, 23MIA23 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 9, 16, 6, 14, 29, 7, 12, 18MIA18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games need overtime

Three of 11 games went past regulation.

LAL over UTA3ORL over POR3DAL over BOS5NYK over PHI6SAS over HOU6LAC over MIA6SAC over TOR7DEN over NJN8OKC over NOH10IND over ATL12CHI over WAS14Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Heat-Clippers20
Rockets-Spurs16
Kings-Raptors15
Hawks-Pacers8
Wizards-Bulls6
Sixers-Knicks4
Mavs-Celtics2
Nets-Nuggets1
Magic-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Dirk's layup with 5.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 90-85 final

The night in charts
Nets-Nuggets combined for 238, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-NuggetsNets 115, Nuggets 123
238
Magic-BlazersMagic 107, Blazers 104
211
Rockets-SpursRockets 95, Spurs 101
196
Kings-RaptorsKings 98, Raptors 91
189
Heat-ClippersHeat 89, Clippers 95
184
Hawks-PacersHawks 84, Pacers 96
180
Thunder-HornetsThunder 95, Hornets 85
180
Lakers-JazzLakers 90, Jazz 87
177
Mavs-CelticsMavs 90, Celtics 85
175
Sixers-KnicksSixers 79, Knicks 85
164
Wizards-BullsWizards 64, Bulls 78
142
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 90, Jazz 87
+3 LAL
Magic-BlazersMagic 107, Blazers 104
+3 ORL
Mavs-CelticsMavs 90, Celtics 85
+5 DAL
Heat-ClippersHeat 89, Clippers 95
+6 LAC
Sixers-KnicksSixers 79, Knicks 85
+6 NYK
Rockets-SpursRockets 95, Spurs 101
+6 SAS
Kings-RaptorsKings 98, Raptors 91
+7 SAC
Nets-NuggetsNets 115, Nuggets 123
+8 DEN
Thunder-HornetsThunder 95, Hornets 85
+10 OKC
Hawks-PacersHawks 84, Pacers 96
+12 IND
Wizards-BullsWizards 64, Bulls 78
+14 CHI
LAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-ClippersLAC won · Heat 89, Clippers 95
5 pts
Thunder-HornetsOKC won · Thunder 95, Hornets 85
5 pts
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 95, Spurs 101
4 pts
Lakers-JazzLAL won · Lakers 90, Jazz 87
1 pt
KD shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDOKC · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
65% (11-17)
FarmarNJN · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
GallinariDEN · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
BarbosaTOR · 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
AldridgePOR · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 90Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers261525121290
Jazz23191917987
The story
Andrew Bynum had 12 points as Los Angeles beat Utah 90-87 in OT

Al Jefferson led Utah with 11 PTS, 11 REB 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 5-13 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Lakers took the third 25-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3−1+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 89Clippers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat24242117389
Clippers21222716995
The story
Chris Paul's 27 points and 11 assists carried Los Angeles past Miami, 95-89 in OT

For Miami, LeBron James had 23 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 11-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 27-21.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3−5+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 95Spurs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets27231822595
Spurs2324251811101
The story
San Antonio beat Houston 101-95 in OT behind 28 points and 8 assists from Tony Parker

Kyle Lowry paced Houston: 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 12-22 FG

The swing

A 25-18 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4−3+40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 48.7 FPTS: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.5Season avg36.6Last 5

36.6 points a game over his last five games, against 29.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 9 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+35.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 17, 16, 37, 30, 39, 26, 48, 40Lakers-Jazz · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Nov 20, 1999: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 12, 27, 19, 26, 27, 21, 22, 29Thunder-Hornets · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 14, 8, 6, 13, 14, 9, 19, 29Jazz-Lakers · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 13, 27, 9, 8, 26, 28, 15, 29Kings-Raptors · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 14, 11, 21, 11, 19, 4, 22, 28Spurs-Rockets · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 8 games: 20, 10, 15, 17, 20, 9, 11, 27Clippers-Heat · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST