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Saturday, January 21, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NYK by 8 at halftime and won 119–114.

Final · Box score
Cavs94
Hawks121
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +19; Q3 ATL +26; Q4 ATL +27
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Pistons94
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Heat113
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +21
Final · 2OT · Box score
Nuggets119
Knicks114
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 Nuggets 0; OT2 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Bulls95
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Kings95
Grizzlies128
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +26; Q4 MEM +33
Final · Box score
Thunder84
Nets74
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Mavs83
Hornets81
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Jazz108
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +10
On this day · 2010–11Jan 21, 2011: 10 games. Top scorer: Tyreke Evans (Kings-Warriors), 35 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Knicks

Danilo Gallinari scores 37 as Denver wins in New York

LeBron James goes for 28 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+1-8000+5DEN AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nuggets25212626714119
Knicks2430182679114
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 15, 22, 14, 18, 14, 3, 21, 37DEN37 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 2, 13, 15, 10, 16, 12, 29, 24DEN24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 13, 22, 27, 14, 33, 12, 35, 25NYK25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Iman ShumpertPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 16, 10, 12, 6, 12, 20, 4, 18NYK18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Sacramento by 33, the widest margin of 10 games.

DAL over NOH2DET over POR3HOU over SAS3DEN over NYK5CHI over CHA6OKC over NJN10UTA over MIN10MIA over PHI21ATL over CLE27MEM over SAC33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Jazz13
Nuggets-Knicks12
Bobcats-Bulls11
Blazers-Pistons7
Mavs-Hornets7
Thunder-Nets4
Cavs-Hawks3
Spurs-Rockets2
Sixers-Heat1
Kings-Grizzlies1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Knicks combined for 233, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 119, Knicks 114
233
Kings-GrizzliesKings 95, Grizzlies 128
223
Cavs-HawksCavs 94, Hawks 121
215
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 102, Rockets 105
207
Wolves-JazzWolves 98, Jazz 108
206
Sixers-HeatSixers 92, Heat 113
205
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 91, Pistons 94
185
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 89, Bulls 95
184
Mavs-HornetsMavs 83, Hornets 81
164
Thunder-NetsThunder 84, Nets 74
158
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-HornetsMavs 83, Hornets 81
+2 DAL
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 91, Pistons 94
+3 DET
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 102, Rockets 105
+3 HOU
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 119, Knicks 114
+5 DEN
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 89, Bulls 95
+6 CHI
Thunder-NetsThunder 84, Nets 74
+10 OKC
Wolves-JazzWolves 98, Jazz 108
+10 UTA
Sixers-HeatSixers 92, Heat 113
+21 MIA
Cavs-HawksCavs 94, Hawks 121
+27 ATL
Kings-GrizzliesKings 95, Grizzlies 128
+33 MEM
DEN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-KnicksDEN won · Nuggets 119, Knicks 114
8 pts
Wolves-JazzUTA won · Wolves 98, Jazz 108
4 pts
Blazers-PistonsDET won · Blazers 91, Pistons 94
1 pt
Splitter shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SplitterSAS · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
KyrieCLE · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
ConleyMEM · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
GreeneSAC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
GasolMEM · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 102Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs23262627102
Rockets28272228105
The story
Kevin Martin's 25 points carried Houston past San Antonio, 105-102

For San Antonio, Tiago Splitter had 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 3 AST · 10-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-23, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+6+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tony Parker was the fantasy play: 47.3 FPTS on 24 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB

Final · Blazers-Pistons
Blazers 91Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2716252391
Pistons2628192194
The story
Detroit beat Portland 94-91 behind 28 points from Rodney Stuckey

Raymond Felton paced Portland: 20 PTS, 9 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-16 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1+11+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Knicks
Nuggets 119Knicks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nuggets25212626714119
Knicks2430182679114
The story
Nene Hilario had 13 rebounds and 12 points as Denver beat New York 119-114 in OT

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 25 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 13 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL · 5-13 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 26-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1−8000+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 16 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg17.2Last 3

17.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Danilo Gallinari leads the day with 37

Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 15, 22, 14, 18, 14, 3, 21, 37Nuggets-Knicks · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 33, 16, 16, 16, 17, 30, 15, 30Heat-Sixers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 33, 32, 26, 23, 35, 33, 31, 28Heat-Sixers · W
29.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 14, 5, 11, 8, 14, 16, 10, 28Pistons-Blazers · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 9, 19, 29, 18, 26, 20, 16, 26Jazz-Wolves · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 13, 22, 27, 14, 33, 12, 35, 25Knicks-Nuggets · L
25.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST