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Monday, January 23, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed GSW by 16 after three quarters and won 91–90.

Final · Box score
Wizards83
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +19; Q2 PHI +30; Q3 PHI +27; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Magic56
Celtics87
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +31
Final · Box score
Nets95
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Bucks92
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Wolves92
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Hornets102
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Thunder99
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +27; Q3 OKC +27; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Suns87
Mavs93
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Kings89
Blazers101
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Warriors90
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -9; Q3 MEM -16; Q4 MEM +1
On this day · 2010–11Jan 23, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Pacers), 36 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Warriors

Memphis storms back from 16 down to beat Golden State

Kevin Love goes for 39 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-9-16+1MEM AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1322173991
Warriors2123242290
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 16, 26, 23, 24, 12, 24, 23, 23MEM23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 15, 9, 17, 20, 18, 14, 22, 20MEM20 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 22, 30, 18, 22, 10, 30, 25, 20GSW20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 7 games: 4, 21, 21, 10, 20, 12, 18GSW18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Boston by 31.

MEM over GSW1SAS over NOH2ATL over MIL5DAL over PHX6POR over SAC12CHI over NJN15HOU over MIN15PHI over WAS20OKC over DET20BOS over ORL31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hawks-Bucks19
Spurs-Hornets15
Suns-Mavs7
Kings-Blazers5
Wizards-Sixers4
Magic-Celtics4
Nets-Bulls2
Rockets-Wolves2
Grizzlies-Warriors2
Pistons-Thunder1
Shot of the night

Duncan's jumper with 1.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 104-102 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Hornets combined for 206, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 104, Hornets 102
206
Nets-BullsNets 95, Bulls 110
205
Rockets-WolvesRockets 107, Wolves 92
199
Kings-BlazersKings 89, Blazers 101
190
Hawks-BucksHawks 97, Bucks 92
189
Wizards-SixersWizards 83, Sixers 103
186
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 91, Warriors 90
181
Suns-MavsSuns 87, Mavs 93
180
Pistons-ThunderPistons 79, Thunder 99
178
Magic-CelticsMagic 56, Celtics 87
143
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 91, Warriors 90
+1 MEM
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 104, Hornets 102
+2 SAS
Hawks-BucksHawks 97, Bucks 92
+5 ATL
Suns-MavsSuns 87, Mavs 93
+6 DAL
Kings-BlazersKings 89, Blazers 101
+12 POR
Nets-BullsNets 95, Bulls 110
+15 CHI
Rockets-WolvesRockets 107, Wolves 92
+15 HOU
Pistons-ThunderPistons 79, Thunder 99
+20 OKC
Wizards-SixersWizards 83, Sixers 103
+20 PHI
Magic-CelticsMagic 56, Celtics 87
+31 BOS
MEM erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WarriorsMEM won · Grizzlies 91, Warriors 90
16 pts
Spurs-HornetsSAS won · Spurs 104, Hornets 102
1 pt
Gerald Wallace shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Gerald WallacePOR · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
HardenOKC · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
KDOKC · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
LoveMIN · 39 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
EllisGSW · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Grizzlies-Warriors
Grizzlies 91Warriors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1322173991
Warriors2123242290
The story
Rudy Gay had 23 points as Memphis beat Golden State 91-90

David Lee led Golden State with 13 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 39-22.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −8−9−16+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 104Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs30262325104
Hornets28272522102
The story
Tim Duncan's 28 points carried San Antonio past New Orleans, 104-102

For New Orleans, Trevor Ariza had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 25-22.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+1−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jarrett Jack was the fantasy play: 46.2 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB

Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 107Wolves 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28262231107
Wolves1928242192
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 107-92 behind a 16-10-10 triple-double from Kyle Lowry

Luke Ridnour paced Minnesota: 17 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 4-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9+7+5+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 16 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 39

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 20, 34, 30, 33, 20, 17, 15, 39Wolves-Rockets · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 18, 13, 28, 25, 11, 32, 25, 31Rockets-Wolves · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 15, 10, 10, 7, 12, 22, 14, 29Mavs-Suns · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 20, 17, 7, 24, 8, 17, 10, 28Spurs-Hornets · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 8, 8, 23, 21, 27, 15, 12, 26Hornets-Spurs · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 24, 5, 11, 5, 22, 10, 8, 26Blazers-Kings · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST