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Tuesday, January 24, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed PHX by 10 after the first quarter and won 99–96.

Final · Box score
Knicks111
Bobcats78
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +33
Final · Box score
Magic102
Pacers83
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +19
Final · Box score
Cavs85
Heat92
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Suns96
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Blazers97
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 2010–11Jan 24, 2011: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Rockets-Wolves), 34 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Suns

Andrea Bargnani scores 36, Toronto rallies past Phoenix

Marcus Camby goes for 22 rebounds

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-4+8+3TOR AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1731312099
Suns2725192596
Who led
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 21, 31, 17, 21, 31, 22, 10, 36TOR36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 24, 20, 15, 22, 6, 17, 19, 19TOR19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 14, 20, 24, 14, 11, 24, 19, 21PHX21 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 13, 16, 20, 25, 26, 11, 8, 17PHX17 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Second story · Magic-Pacers

Orlando beats Indiana, 102–83

Orlando led 74–62 after three and won by 19. Ryan Anderson led Orlando with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over PHX3MIA over CLE7POR over MEM13ORL over IND19NYK over CHA33Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over IND.
Lead changes
Cavs-Heat7
Raptors-Suns6
Magic-Pacers4
Knicks-Bobcats4
Grizzlies-Blazers4
The night in charts
Raptors-Suns combined for 195, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-SunsRaptors 99, Suns 96
195
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 111, Bobcats 78
189
Magic-PacersMagic 102, Pacers 83
185
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 84, Blazers 97
181
Cavs-HeatCavs 85, Heat 92
177
TOR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Raptors-SunsRaptors 99, Suns 96
+3 TOR
Cavs-HeatCavs 85, Heat 92
+7 MIA
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 84, Blazers 97
+13 POR
Magic-PacersMagic 102, Pacers 83
+19 ORL
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 111, Bobcats 78
+33 NYK
TOR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SunsTOR won · Raptors 99, Suns 96
10 pts
Magic-PacersORL won · Magic 102, Pacers 83
7 pts
Cavs-HeatMIA won · Cavs 85, Heat 92
1 pt
Chandler shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerNYK · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
SamuelsCLE · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KyrieCLE · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
BoshMIA · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
AldridgePOR · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Raptors-Suns
Raptors 99Suns 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1731312099
Suns2725192596
The story
James Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto beat Phoenix 99-96

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 17 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Raptors took the third 31-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −10−4+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 85Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1819212785
Heat1720243192
The story
Miami beat Cleveland 92-85 behind 35 points from Chris Bosh

Samardo Samuels paced Cleveland: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-27 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −10+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 84Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2518132884
Blazers2522232797
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 23 points carried Portland past Memphis, 97-84

For Memphis, O.J. Mayo had 20 PTS, 2 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 23-13, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+4+14+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Andrea Bargnani leads the day with 36

Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 21, 31, 17, 21, 31, 22, 10, 36Raptors-Suns · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 16, 16, 17, 30, 15, 30, 23, 35Heat-Cavs · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 19, 16, 11, 30, 13, 17, 13, 0, 24Magic-Pacers · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 29, 22, 22, 20, 33, 25, 13, 23Blazers-Grizzlies · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 6, 16, 23, 14, 15, 4, 16, 22Bobcats-Knicks · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 14, 20, 24, 14, 11, 24, 19, 21Suns-Raptors · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST