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Thursday, January 19, 2012Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · Box score
Hornets88
Rockets90
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Lakers87
Heat98
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Jazz91
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +3
On this day · 2010–11Jan 19, 2011: 13 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Warriors-Pacers), 36 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Rockets

Kevin Martin scores 32, Houston wins in overtime

LeBron James goes for 31 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+5+9+120+2HOU AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets27221419688
Rockets3226177890
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 16, 17, 18, 13, 28, 25, 11, 32HOU32 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 7 games: 15, 9, 7, 2, 9, 6, 17HOU17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jason SmithPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 16, 9, 8, 6, 15, 2, 14, 17NOH17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 13, 13, 8, 8, 23, 21, 27, 15NOH15 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Mavs-Jazz

Dallas wins a tight one over Utah

94–91. Neither team led by more than 9 at any break. Shawn Marion led Dallas with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over NOH2DAL over UTA3MIA over LAL11Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over UTA.
Lead changes
Lakers-Heat3
Mavs-Jazz3
Hornets-Rockets2
Shot of the night

Dalembert's jumper with 11 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 90-88 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Heat combined for 185
Points by game
Lakers-HeatLakers 87, Heat 98
185
Mavs-JazzMavs 94, Jazz 91
185
Hornets-RocketsHornets 88, Rockets 90
178
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-RocketsHornets 88, Rockets 90
+2 HOU
Mavs-JazzMavs 94, Jazz 91
+3 DAL
Lakers-HeatLakers 87, Heat 98
+11 MIA
Marion shot 10-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionDAL · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Courtney LeeHOU · 17 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
PauLAL · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
BoshMIA · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Jason SmithNOH · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
50% (8-16)
Final · Hornets-Rockets
Hornets 88Rockets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets27221419688
Rockets3226177890
The story
Samuel Dalembert had 17 rebounds and 15 points as Houston beat New Orleans 90-88 in OT

Jason Smith led New Orleans with 17 PTS, 5 REB 17 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the first 32-27, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+9+120+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 94Jazz 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2534122394
Jazz2228212091
The story
Shawn Marion's 22 points carried Dallas past Utah, 94-91

For Utah, Paul Millsap had 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-28, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3+90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson was the fantasy play: 41.8 FPTS on 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 87Heat 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2017193187
Heat2527252198
The story
Miami beat Los Angeles 98-87 behind 15 points from Chris Bosh

Pau Gasol paced Los Angeles: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 27-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +5+15+21+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg45.7Today

46 minutes today, against 32.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 32

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 16, 17, 18, 13, 28, 25, 11, 32Rockets-Hornets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 28, 33, 32, 26, 23, 35, 33, 31Heat-Lakers · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 17, 13, 16, 14, 19, 14, 8, 26Lakers-Heat · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 30, 39, 26, 48, 40, 42, 42, 14, 24Lakers-Heat · L
30.4 PPG season to date · −6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 20, 15, 30, 11, 20, 18, 10, 22Jazz-Mavs · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 6, 14, 15, 10, 10, 7, 12, 22Mavs-Jazz · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST