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Monday, January 16, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHA by 11 at halftime and won 102–94.

Final · Box score
Bulls86
Grizzlies102
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +20; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Magic102
Knicks93
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Bobcats94
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE -11; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Bucks82
Sixers94
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Wizards106
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Blazers84
Hornets77
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Nets91
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +15; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Hawks93
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Celtics88
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Kings86
Wolves99
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Mavs70
Lakers73
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2010–11Jan 16, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Nuggets), 30 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Bobcats

Cleveland fights back from 11 down against Charlotte

John Wall goes for 38 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-11+2+8CLE AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30163323102
Bobcats2334201794
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 20, 12, 14, 21, 20, 26, 21, 25CLE25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 19, 19, 22, 3, 22, 23, 9, 20CLE20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 21, 20, 12, 11, 8, 7, 16, 24CHA24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 4, 14, 14, 12, 16, 6, 26, 17CHA17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Magic-Knicks

Orlando makes it four straight

Orlando beat New York 102–93 and moved to 9–3. Ryan Anderson led Orlando with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Wvs NJN94–78W@ CHA100–79Wvs TOR102–96L@ DET78–89Wvs WAS103–85Lvs CHI83–97W@ SAC104–97W@ POR107–104W@ GSW117–109W@ NYK102–93
Lead changes
Mavs-Lakers15
Bucks-Sixers11
Magic-Knicks7
Cavs-Bobcats7
Rockets-Wizards6
Kings-Wolves5
Thunder-Celtics3
Raptors-Hawks2
Blazers-Hornets1
Bulls-Grizzlies0
Nets-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Fisher's three with 3.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 73-70 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Wizards combined for 220, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WizardsRockets 114, Wizards 106
220
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 102, Bobcats 94
196
Magic-KnicksMagic 102, Knicks 93
195
Nets-ClippersNets 91, Clippers 101
192
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 86, Grizzlies 102
188
Thunder-CelticsThunder 97, Celtics 88
185
Kings-WolvesKings 86, Wolves 99
185
Raptors-HawksRaptors 84, Hawks 93
177
Bucks-SixersBucks 82, Sixers 94
176
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 84, Hornets 77
161
Mavs-LakersMavs 70, Lakers 73
143
LAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-LakersMavs 70, Lakers 73
+3 LAL
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 84, Hornets 77
+7 POR
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 102, Bobcats 94
+8 CLE
Rockets-WizardsRockets 114, Wizards 106
+8 HOU
Raptors-HawksRaptors 84, Hawks 93
+9 ATL
Thunder-CelticsThunder 97, Celtics 88
+9 OKC
Magic-KnicksMagic 102, Knicks 93
+9 ORL
Nets-ClippersNets 91, Clippers 101
+10 LAC
Bucks-SixersBucks 82, Sixers 94
+12 PHI
Kings-WolvesKings 86, Wolves 99
+13 MIN
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 86, Grizzlies 102
+16 MEM
CLE erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BobcatsCLE won · Cavs 102, Bobcats 94
11 pts
Magic-KnicksORL won · Magic 102, Knicks 93
6 pts
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 70, Lakers 73
5 pts
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 86, Wolves 99
4 pts
Rockets-WizardsHOU won · Rockets 114, Wizards 106
1 pt
Dalembert shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DalembertHOU · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
RidnourMIN · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
GasolMEM · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
ConleyMEM · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL
69% (9-13)
Josh SmithATL · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 70Lakers 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1817161970
Lakers152472773
The story
Andrew Bynum's 17 points and 15 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Dallas, 73-70

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 21 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 27-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+4−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bobcats
Cavs 102Bobcats 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30163323102
Bobcats2334201794
The story
Kyrie Irving had 25 points as Cleveland beat Charlotte 102-94

Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 33-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7−11+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

D.J. Augustin led the game in fantasy with 45.8 FPTS (24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 114Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27313323114
Wizards28262131106
The story
Houston beat Washington 114-106 behind 25 points and 8 assists from Kevin Martin

Andray Blatche paced Washington: 12 REB, 11 PTS 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 7-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+4+16+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
21.22010–11 avg6.5Last 2

6.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.2 in 2010–11 (73 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 38

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 14, 22, 10, 8, 11, 7, 19, 38Wizards-Rockets · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 27, 29, 20, 13, 20, 34, 30, 33Wolves-Kings · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 35, 32, 37, 13, 22, 27, 14, 33Knicks-Magic · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 24, 13, 23, 5, 19, 16, 11, 30Magic-Knicks · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 17, 23, 25, 26, 16, 30, 8, 28Hawks-Raptors · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 19, 26, 27, 21, 22, 29, 28, 28Thunder-Celtics · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST