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Wednesday, January 25, 2012Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 10 at halftime and won 95–90.

Final · Box score
Knicks81
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +10
Final · OT · Box score
Nets97
Sixers90
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Bobcats75
Wizards92
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +20; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +17
Final · Box score
Heat101
Pistons98
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Bulls90
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Rockets99
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Thunder101
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Mavs90
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Spurs105
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +22
Final · 2OT · Box score
Raptors111
Jazz106
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 Raptors 0; OT2 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets122
Kings93
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +23; Q3 DEN +29; Q4 DEN +29
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Warriors101
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Lakers96
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2010–11Jan 25, 2011: 5 games. Top scorer: Jason Terry (Mavs-Clippers), 28 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bulls

Indiana climbs back to beat Chicago

Stephen Curry goes for 32 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-10+1+5IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2420312095
Bulls2331201690
Who led
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 24, 4, 21, 16, 26, 16, 16, 22IND22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 12, 15, 11, 13, 10, 18, 16, 20IND20 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 21, 8, 22, 31, 25, 18, 22, 24CHI24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ronnie BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 12, 2, 6, 6, 4, 0, 11, 20CHI20 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 13 games went past regulation.

MIA over DET3IND over CHI5TOR over UTA5LAL over LAC5MIL over HOU6NJN over PHI7GSW over POR8CLE over NYK10OKC over NOH10MIN over DAL15WAS over CHA17SAS over ATL22DEN over SAC29Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Nets-Sixers20
Raptors-Jazz11
Blazers-Warriors9
Pacers-Bulls8
Wolves-Mavs7
Knicks-Cavs6
Heat-Pistons5
Clippers-Lakers4
Hawks-Spurs3
Bucks-Rockets2
Nuggets-Kings2
Bobcats-Wizards0
The night in charts
Raptors-Jazz combined for 217, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-JazzRaptors 111, Jazz 106
217
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 122, Kings 93
215
Bucks-RocketsBucks 105, Rockets 99
204
Heat-PistonsHeat 101, Pistons 98
199
Wolves-MavsWolves 105, Mavs 90
195
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 93, Warriors 101
194
Hornets-ThunderHornets 91, Thunder 101
192
Hawks-SpursHawks 83, Spurs 105
188
Nets-SixersNets 97, Sixers 90
187
Clippers-LakersClippers 91, Lakers 96
187
Pacers-BullsPacers 95, Bulls 90
185
Knicks-CavsKnicks 81, Cavs 91
172
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 75, Wizards 92
167
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-PistonsHeat 101, Pistons 98
+3 MIA
Pacers-BullsPacers 95, Bulls 90
+5 IND
Clippers-LakersClippers 91, Lakers 96
+5 LAL
Raptors-JazzRaptors 111, Jazz 106
+5 TOR
Bucks-RocketsBucks 105, Rockets 99
+6 MIL
Nets-SixersNets 97, Sixers 90
+7 NJN
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 93, Warriors 101
+8 GSW
Knicks-CavsKnicks 81, Cavs 91
+10 CLE
Hornets-ThunderHornets 91, Thunder 101
+10 OKC
Wolves-MavsWolves 105, Mavs 90
+15 MIN
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 75, Wizards 92
+17 WAS
Hawks-SpursHawks 83, Spurs 105
+22 SAS
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 122, Kings 93
+29 DEN
IND erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BullsIND won · Pacers 95, Bulls 90
10 pts
Bucks-RocketsMIL won · Bucks 105, Rockets 99
9 pts
Raptors-JazzTOR won · Raptors 111, Jazz 106
9 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 93, Warriors 101
5 pts
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 91, Lakers 96
3 pts
Bosh shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshMIA · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
AyonNOH · 16 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
CarrollCHA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PauLAL · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
TeagueATL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 101Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24322421101
Pistons1733242498
The story
Miami beat Detroit 101-98 behind 32 points from LeBron James

Austin Daye paced Detroit: 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+6+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Jazz
Raptors 111Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Raptors232719211011111
Jazz32182515106106
The story
Andrea Bargnani had 25 points as Toronto beat Utah 111-106 in OT

Devin Harris led Utah with 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-26 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Raptors took the second 27-18.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −90−600+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Paul Millsap led the game in fantasy with 50.7 FPTS (31 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 95Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2420312095
Bulls2331201690
The story
Roy Hibbert's 20 points carried Indiana past Chicago, 95-90

For Chicago, Derrick Rose had 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK · 9-14 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 31-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1−10+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ronnie Brewer was the fantasy play: 46.5 FPTS on 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 15 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 10 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg34.5Today

35 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 34

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 35, 16, 14, 24, 14, 19, 16, 34Nets-Sixers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 23, 35, 33, 31, 28, 28, 18, 32Heat-Pistons · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 8 games: 4, 21, 21, 10, 20, 12, 18, 32Warriors-Blazers · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 34, 30, 33, 20, 17, 15, 39, 31Wolves-Mavs · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 19, 29, 18, 26, 20, 16, 26, 31Jazz-Raptors · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 13, 28, 25, 11, 32, 25, 31, 29Rockets-Bucks · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST