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Tuesday, January 31, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DEN by 12 at halftime and won 100–97.

Final · Box score
Celtics93
Cavs90
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Nets99
Pacers106
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Raptors77
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +19; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +23
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Knicks113
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +24; Q4 NYK +27
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets97
Grizzlies100
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM -12; Q3 MEM -7; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Kings90
Warriors93
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats73
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +24; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +33
On this day · 2010–11Jan 31, 2011: 7 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Nets), 37 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Memphis needs overtime to survive Denver

Tyreke Evans goes for 22 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-12-70+3MEM AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets23261824697
Grizzlies191823319100
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 24, 23, 23, 11, 24, 18, 1, 20MEM20 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 17, 20, 15, 7, 18, 18, 7, 20MEM20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 16, 12, 29, 24, 10, 9, 16, 23DEN23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 8, 28, 0, 14, 15, 13, 16, 20DEN20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Charlotte by 33, the widest margin of 7 games.

BOS over CLE3MEM over DEN3GSW over SAC3IND over NJN7ATL over TOR23NYK over DET27LAL over CHA33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Grizzlies14
Kings-Warriors9
Nets-Pacers5
Celtics-Cavs2
Hawks-Raptors2
Bobcats-Lakers1
Pistons-Knicks0
The night in charts
Nets-Pacers combined for 205, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PacersNets 99, Pacers 106
205
Pistons-KnicksPistons 86, Knicks 113
199
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 97, Grizzlies 100
197
Celtics-CavsCeltics 93, Cavs 90
183
Kings-WarriorsKings 90, Warriors 93
183
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 73, Lakers 106
179
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 100, Raptors 77
177
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-CavsCeltics 93, Cavs 90
+3 BOS
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 97, Grizzlies 100
+3 MEM
Kings-WarriorsKings 90, Warriors 93
+3 GSW
Nets-PacersNets 99, Pacers 106
+7 IND
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 100, Raptors 77
+23 ATL
Pistons-KnicksPistons 86, Knicks 113
+27 NYK
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 73, Lakers 106
+33 LAL
MEM erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-GrizzliesMEM won · Nuggets 97, Grizzlies 100
12 pts
Kings-WarriorsGSW won · Kings 90, Warriors 93
2 pts
Joe Johnson shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe JohnsonATL · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
76% (13-17)
GeorgeIND · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BynumLAL · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
FieldsNYK · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
MeloNYK · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 97Grizzlies 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets23261824697
Grizzlies191823319100
The story
Rudy Gay had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Memphis beat Denver 100-97 in OT

Al Harrington led Denver with 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 7-20 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 31-24.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −4−12−70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 93Cavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2823251793
Cavs2415193290
The story
Paul Pierce's 20 points carried Boston past Cleveland, 93-90

For Cleveland, Kyrie Irving had 21 PTS, 6 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-15, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4+12+18+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anderson Varejao was the fantasy play: 46.0 FPTS on 20 PTS, 20 REB, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 90Warriors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2324212290
Warriors2421222693
The story
Golden State beat Sacramento 93-90 behind 20 points from Brandon Rush

Jason Thompson paced Sacramento: 13 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 6-10 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-22 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1−2−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg14.1Last 3

14.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 34

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 24, 14, 19, 16, 34, 27, 24, 34Nets-Pacers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 24, 8, 25, 26, 10, 30, 9, 30Hawks-Raptors · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 13, 6, 19, 15, 16, 22, 14, 28Nets-Pacers · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 14, 33, 12, 35, 25, 1, 15, 25Knicks-Pistons · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 10, 7, 13, 7, 13, 16, 6, 24Pacers-Nets · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 42, 14, 24, 30, 33, 24, 27, 35, 24Lakers-Bobcats · W
30.0 PPG season to date · −6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.0 25.3 last 10 · 21.3 season
John WallWAS+3.6 19.7 last 10 · 16.1 season
Tayshaun PrinceDET+3.2 14.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
James JohnsonTOR+3.1 10.0 last 10 · 6.9 season
Shawn MarionDAL+3.0 15.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Wesley MatthewsPOR−2.7 10.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Tyler HansbroughIND−2.6 6.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jose CalderonTOR−2.6 7.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−2.4 12.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Carl LandryNOH−2.4 9.6 last 10 · 12.0 season