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Saturday, January 28, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NYK by 1 after the first quarter and won 97–84.

Final · Box score
Wizards102
Bobcats99
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Pistons74
Sixers95
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +21
Final · Box score
Knicks84
Rockets97
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Suns86
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Kings93
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +3
On this day · 2010–11Jan 28, 2011: 12 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Magic-Bulls), 40 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Rockets

New York's skid reaches three

Tyreke Evans goes for 31 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+7+15+13HOU AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2125142484
Rockets2033222297
Who led
Chase BudingerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 0, 5, 18, 8, 7, 0, 21, 19HOU19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 9, 11, 0, 14, 14, 4, 9, 16HOU16 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 10, 23, 15, 12, 18, 19, 12, 23NYK23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 4, 9, 11, 8, 20, 11, 9, 14NYK14 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one 76ers rout

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat Detroit by 21.

PHX over MEM2WAS over CHA3UTA over SAC3MIL over LAL11HOU over NYK13PHI over DET21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wizards-Bobcats11
Knicks-Rockets4
Kings-Jazz4
Pistons-Sixers2
Lakers-Bucks1
Grizzlies-Suns1
The night in charts
Wizards-Bobcats combined for 201, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 102, Bobcats 99
201
Lakers-BucksLakers 89, Bucks 100
189
Kings-JazzKings 93, Jazz 96
189
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 84, Rockets 97
181
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 84, Suns 86
170
Pistons-SixersPistons 74, Sixers 95
169
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 84, Suns 86
+2 PHX
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 102, Bobcats 99
+3 WAS
Kings-JazzKings 93, Jazz 96
+3 UTA
Lakers-BucksLakers 89, Bucks 100
+11 MIL
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 84, Rockets 97
+13 HOU
Pistons-SixersPistons 74, Sixers 95
+21 PHI
McGee shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeWAS · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
DiawCHA · 21 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
MilesUTA · 20 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
Tyreke EvansSAC · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 84Suns 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1616242884
Suns2424152386
The story
Phoenix beat Memphis 86-84 behind 20 points from Jared Dudley

Mike Conley paced Memphis: 15 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +8+16+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol topped the game at 50.6 FPTS: 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Final · Wizards-Bobcats
Wizards 102Bobcats 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26322519102
Bobcats2622302199
The story
JaVale McGee had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Washington beat Charlotte 102-99

Boris Diaw led Charlotte with 21 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the second 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 0+10+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker led the game in fantasy with 54.5 FPTS (20 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB)

Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 93Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2621202693
Jazz2722291896
The story
Gordon Hayward's 21 points carried Utah past Sacramento, 96-93

For Sacramento, DeMarcus Cousins had 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-20, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1+2+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg39.7Today

40 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tyreke Evans leads the day with 31

Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 3, 9, 8, 23, 13, 9, 12, 31Kings-Jazz · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 48, 40, 42, 42, 14, 24, 30, 33, 24, 27Lakers-Bucks · L
30.0 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 2, 5, 10, 2, 13, 11, 23, 23Bucks-Lakers · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 10, 23, 15, 12, 18, 19, 12, 23Knicks-Rockets · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Byron MullensPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 9, 8, 17, 2, 6, 5, 4, 23Bobcats-Wizards · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high23 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 8, 7, 13, 13, 2, 6, 9, 22Wizards-Bobcats · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Leandro BarbosaTOR+3.9 17.4 last 10 · 13.4 season
Tony ParkerSAS+3.4 21.1 last 10 · 17.7 season
Samuel DalembertHOU+3.4 12.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+3.0 15.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Shawn MarionDAL+2.8 15.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Richard JeffersonSAS−3.2 7.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR−2.5 11.1 last 10 · 13.6 season
Kyle KorverCHI−1.6 4.7 last 10 · 6.3 season
Jose CalderonTOR−1.6 8.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Amir JohnsonTOR−1.3 5.7 last 10 · 7.0 season