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Thursday, January 12, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed GSW by 7 after the first quarter and won 117–109.

Final · Box score
Bobcats81
Hawks111
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +30
Final · Box score
Knicks83
Grizzlies94
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +23; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Bucks102
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Suns90
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Magic117
Warriors109
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +8
On this day · 2010–11Jan 12, 2011: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Magic-Warriors

Dwight Howard scores 45 as Orlando beats Golden State

Greg Monroe goes for 32 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4-2+8ORL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22312737117
Warriors29282527109
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 20, 19, 19, 28, 28, 5, 13, 45ORL45 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 15, 15, 13, 14, 12, 11, 16, 20ORL20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 9 games: 15, 26, 22, 18, 38, 18, 32, 22, 30GSW30 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
David LeePoints, last 9 games: 21, 22, 13, 19, 13, 15, 13, 20, 26GSW26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pistons-Bucks

Milwaukee controls Detroit start to finish

Milwaukee won 102–93, leading by as many as 11 at a break. Brandon Jennings led Milwaukee with 27 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over GSW8MIL over DET9MEM over NYK11CLE over PHX11ATL over CHA30Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over DET.
Lead changes
Magic-Warriors11
Cavs-Suns6
Pistons-Bucks2
Bobcats-Hawks0
Knicks-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Magic-Warriors combined for 226, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WarriorsMagic 117, Warriors 109
226
Pistons-BucksPistons 93, Bucks 102
195
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 81, Hawks 111
192
Cavs-SunsCavs 101, Suns 90
191
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 83, Grizzlies 94
177
ORL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Magic-WarriorsMagic 117, Warriors 109
+8 ORL
Pistons-BucksPistons 93, Bucks 102
+9 MIL
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 83, Grizzlies 94
+11 MEM
Cavs-SunsCavs 101, Suns 90
+11 CLE
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 81, Hawks 111
+30 ATL
Monroe shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MonroeDET · 32 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
GayMEM · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
David LeeGSW · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
KyrieCLE · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Josh SmithATL · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
Final · Magic-Warriors
Magic 117Warriors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22312737117
Warriors29282527109
The story
Hedo Turkoglu had 20 points and 9 assists as Orlando beat Golden State 117-109

David Lee led Golden State with 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 5-12 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 37-27.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −7−4−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 93Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2716252593
Bucks31212723102
The story
Milwaukee beat Detroit 102-93 behind 25 points from Stephen Jackson

Brandon Knight paced Detroit: 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 21-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+9+11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Suns
Cavs 101Suns 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30262322101
Suns3018231990
The story
Kyrie Irving's 26 points carried Cleveland past Phoenix, 101-90

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 16 PTS, 15 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 11-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-18, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+8+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcin Gortat was the fantasy play: 41.0 FPTS on 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 45

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 20, 19, 19, 28, 28, 5, 13, 45Magic-Warriors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Davis NOP, Mar 11, 2017: 46 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Season high45 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 19, 10, 19, 22, 15, 14, 9, 32Pistons-Bucks · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 9, 15, 17, 23, 25, 26, 16, 30Hawks-Bobcats · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 9 games: 15, 26, 22, 18, 38, 18, 32, 22, 30Warriors-Magic · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 22, 12, 8, 31, 21, 5, 15, 27Bucks-Pistons · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
David LeePoints, last 9 games: 21, 22, 13, 19, 13, 15, 13, 20, 26Warriors-Magic · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST