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Wednesday, January 18, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed IND by 14 after three quarters and won 92–88.

Final · OT · Box score
Spurs85
Magic83
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +2
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets108
Sixers104
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Wizards105
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Raptors73
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Nets107
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Suns91
Knicks88
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Hawks92
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Wolves93
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN -7; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Hornets87
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Kings92
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC -14; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Clippers91
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2010–11Jan 18, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Kings

Sacramento fights back late to top Indiana

Dwight Howard goes for 25 rebounds

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-5-14+4SAC AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers232730888
Kings1926212692
Who led
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 25, 5, 23, 27, 13, 14, 12, 17SAC17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 0, 0, 9, 0, 11, 0, 12, 16SAC16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 10, 14, 14, 8, 8, 9, 17, 16IND16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 15, 6, 15, 13, 24, 4, 21, 16IND16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Knicks19
Warriors-Nets18
Spurs-Magic17
Mavs-Clippers16
Nuggets-Sixers12
Blazers-Hawks12
Pacers-Kings7
Thunder-Wizards6
Pistons-Wolves5
Raptors-Celtics1
Grizzlies-Hornets0
Shot of the night

Billups's three with 1 second left puts the Clippers ahead, 91-89 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Sixers combined for 212, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 108, Sixers 104
212
Warriors-NetsWarriors 100, Nets 107
207
Thunder-WizardsThunder 102, Wizards 105
207
Blazers-HawksBlazers 89, Hawks 92
181
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 93, Hornets 87
180
Mavs-ClippersMavs 89, Clippers 91
180
Pacers-KingsPacers 88, Kings 92
180
Suns-KnicksSuns 91, Knicks 88
179
Pistons-WolvesPistons 85, Wolves 93
178
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 73, Celtics 96
169
Spurs-MagicSpurs 85, Magic 83
168
7 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-ClippersMavs 89, Clippers 91
+2 LAC
Spurs-MagicSpurs 85, Magic 83
+2 SAS
Suns-KnicksSuns 91, Knicks 88
+3 PHX
Thunder-WizardsThunder 102, Wizards 105
+3 WAS
Blazers-HawksBlazers 89, Hawks 92
+3 ATL
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 108, Sixers 104
+4 DEN
Pacers-KingsPacers 88, Kings 92
+4 SAC
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 93, Hornets 87
+6 MEM
Warriors-NetsWarriors 100, Nets 107
+7 NJN
Pistons-WolvesPistons 85, Wolves 93
+8 MIN
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 73, Celtics 96
+23 BOS
SAC erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-KingsSAC won · Pacers 88, Kings 92
14 pts
Nuggets-SixersDEN won · Nuggets 108, Sixers 104
9 pts
Pistons-WolvesMIN won · Pistons 85, Wolves 93
7 pts
Spurs-MagicSAS won · Spurs 85, Magic 83
6 pts
Thunder-WizardsWAS won · Thunder 102, Wizards 105
5 pts
Nash shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 26 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB
75% (9-12)
JackNOH · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
73% (11-15)
Mo WilliamsLAC · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (11-15)
GasolMEM · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
JordanLAC · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Spurs-Magic
Spurs 85Magic 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs132420181085
Magic19211817883
The story
Tony Parker had 25 points and 9 assists as San Antonio beat Orlando 85-83 in OT

Ryan Anderson led Orlando with 17 PTS, 11 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 12-23 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Spurs took the second 24-21.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −6−3−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Sixers
Nuggets 108Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets1932271812108
Sixers281727248104
The story
Andre Miller's 28 points and 10 assists carried Denver past Philadelphia, 108-104 in OT

For Philadelphia, Evan Turner had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 12-20 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 32-17.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −9+6+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 88Kings 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers232730888
Kings1926212692
The story
Sacramento beat Indiana 92-88 behind 19 rebounds and 13 points from DeMarcus Cousins

Roy Hibbert paced Indiana: 13 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 19 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST · 5-14 FG

The swing

A 26-8 fourth quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4−5−14+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven close finishes and one Celtics rout

Seven of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Toronto by 23.

SAS over ORL2LAC over DAL2WAS over OKC3PHX over NYK3ATL over POR3DEN over PHI4SAC over IND4MEM over NOH6NJN over GSW7MIN over DET8BOS over TOR23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 36

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 15, 25, 13, 30, 22, 21, 26, 36Thunder-Wizards · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 26, 27, 21, 22, 29, 28, 28, 33Thunder-Wizards · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 18, 32, 22, 30, 18, 22, 10, 30Warriors-Nets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 4, 11, 2, 13, 10, 20, 20, 29Pistons-Wolves · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 13, 8, 0, 12, 7, 5, 8, 28Nuggets-Sixers · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 15, 13, 13, 8, 8, 23, 21, 27Hornets-Grizzlies · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST