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Friday, January 20, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 11 at halftime and won 101–98.

Final · Box score
Hawks76
Sixers90
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Raptors84
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Wizards104
Q1 DEN -10; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Suns79
Celtics71
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Bulls114
Cavs75
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +24; Q4 CHI +39
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Pistons81
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Knicks86
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Lakers80
Magic92
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Kings88
Spurs86
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Warriors91
Q1 IND +4; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Clippers98
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -11; Q3 MIN -7; Q4 MIN +3
On this day · 2010–11Jan 20, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: Eric Gordon (Clippers-Blazers), 35 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Clippers

Minnesota rallies from 11 down to beat Clippers

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-11-7+3MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22262429101
Clippers3128201998
Who led
Darko MilicicPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 2, 6, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 22MIN22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 20, 13, 20, 34, 30, 33, 20, 17MIN17 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 13, 13, 7, 10, 14, 6, 26, 25LAC25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 22, 18, 20, 22, 23, 10, 14, 21LAC21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Chicago by 39.

SAC over SAS2IND over GSW3MIN over LAC3DEN over WAS4PHX over BOS8POR over TOR10ORL over LAL12PHI over ATL14MIL over NYK14MEM over DET17CHI over CLE39Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pacers-Warriors25
Nuggets-Wizards10
Bulls-Cavs6
Bucks-Knicks6
Kings-Spurs4
Suns-Celtics3
Wolves-Clippers2
Hawks-Sixers1
Blazers-Raptors1
Grizzlies-Pistons1
Lakers-Magic1
Shot of the night

Love's three with 0.9 seconds left breaks the tie, 101-98 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Wizards combined for 212, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 108, Wizards 104
212
Wolves-ClippersWolves 101, Clippers 98
199
Bulls-CavsBulls 114, Cavs 75
189
Bucks-KnicksBucks 100, Knicks 86
186
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 94, Warriors 91
185
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 98, Pistons 81
179
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 94, Raptors 84
178
Kings-SpursKings 88, Spurs 86
174
Lakers-MagicLakers 80, Magic 92
172
Hawks-SixersHawks 76, Sixers 90
166
Suns-CelticsSuns 79, Celtics 71
150
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SpursKings 88, Spurs 86
+2 SAC
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 94, Warriors 91
+3 IND
Wolves-ClippersWolves 101, Clippers 98
+3 MIN
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 108, Wizards 104
+4 DEN
Suns-CelticsSuns 79, Celtics 71
+8 PHX
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 94, Raptors 84
+10 POR
Lakers-MagicLakers 80, Magic 92
+12 ORL
Hawks-SixersHawks 76, Sixers 90
+14 PHI
Bucks-KnicksBucks 100, Knicks 86
+14 MIL
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 98, Pistons 81
+17 MEM
Bulls-CavsBulls 114, Cavs 75
+39 CHI
MIN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-ClippersMIN won · Wolves 101, Clippers 98
11 pts
Nuggets-WizardsDEN won · Nuggets 108, Wizards 104
10 pts
Hawks-SixersPHI won · Hawks 76, Sixers 90
8 pts
Pacers-WarriorsIND won · Pacers 94, Warriors 91
2 pts
Thaddeus Young shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LivingstonMIL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MilicicMIN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
Mo WilliamsLAC · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
GallinariDEN · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 88Spurs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3218231588
Spurs2027201986
The story
Sacramento beat San Antonio 88-86 behind 23 points and 11 rebounds from Tyreke Evans

Tony Parker paced San Antonio: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +12+3+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 101Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22262429101
Clippers3128201998
The story
Darko Milicic had 22 points as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 101-98

Mo Williams led Los Angeles with 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 29-19.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−11−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Love led the game in fantasy with 42.3 FPTS (17 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Wizards
Nuggets 108Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27342522108
Wizards37261823104
The story
Al Harrington's 29 points carried Denver past Washington, 108-104

For Washington, Nick Young had 25 PTS, 4 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 34-26.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −10−2+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall was the fantasy play: 46.8 FPTS on 13 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 15 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Jennings leads the day with 36

Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 31, 21, 5, 15, 27, 19, 7, 30, 36Bucks-Knicks · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 37, 13, 22, 27, 14, 33, 12, 35Knicks-Bucks · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 28, 18, 23, 29, 22, 22, 20, 33Blazers-Raptors · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 23 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 26, 48, 40, 42, 42, 14, 24, 30Lakers-Magic · L
30.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 19, 2, 13, 15, 10, 16, 12, 29Nuggets-Wizards · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 6, 15, 13, 24, 4, 21, 16, 26Pacers-Warriors · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST