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Tuesday, January 1, 2013Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by ATL (vs NOH) and DAL (vs WAS).

Final · Box score
Mavs103
Wizards94
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Kings97
Pistons103
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Knicks100
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Hornets86
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers78
Nuggets92
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Lakers99
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +4
On this day · 2011–12Jan 1, 2012: 9 games. Top scorer: Andrea Bargnani (Raptors-Magic), 28 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Wizards

Dallas beats Washington, 103–94

Josh Smith goes for 23 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-4+12+9DAL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs23253520103
Wizards2923192394
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 3, 10, 14, 13, 9, 10, 13, 23DAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 12, 11, 0, 15, 32, 10, 18, 15DAL15 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 4, 19, 17, 14, 2, 11, 14, 22WAS22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 6, 8, 8, 14, 17, 2, 11, 14WAS14 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Pistons9
Sixers-Lakers6
Hawks-Hornets5
Clippers-Nuggets5
Blazers-Knicks0
The night in charts
Blazers-Knicks combined for 205, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 105, Knicks 100
205
Sixers-LakersSixers 103, Lakers 99
202
Kings-PistonsKings 97, Pistons 103
200
Mavs-WizardsMavs 103, Wizards 94
197
Hawks-HornetsHawks 95, Hornets 86
181
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 78, Nuggets 92
170
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-LakersSixers 103, Lakers 99
+4 PHI
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 105, Knicks 100
+5 POR
Kings-PistonsKings 97, Pistons 103
+6 DET
Hawks-HornetsHawks 95, Hornets 86
+9 ATL
Mavs-WizardsMavs 103, Wizards 94
+9 DAL
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 78, Nuggets 92
+14 DEN
ATL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-HornetsATL won · Hawks 95, Hornets 86
6 pts
Mavs-WizardsDAL won · Mavs 103, Wizards 94
6 pts
Kings-PistonsDET won · Kings 97, Pistons 103
1 pt
Hickson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HicksonPOR · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
VinceDAL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
KnightDET · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
Ryan AndersonNOH · 23 PTS, 6 REB
60% (9-15)
MayoDAL · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Sixers-Lakers
Sixers 103Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28262722103
Lakers2525232699
The story
Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 103-99 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from Evan Turner

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 36 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-23 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3+4+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Knicks
Blazers 105Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30282027105
Knicks23242429100
The story
Nicolas Batum had 26 points as Portland beat New York 105-100

Damian Lillard added 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 7-13 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7+11+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Hornets
Hawks 95Hornets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2222282395
Hornets2624142286
The story
Al Horford's 20 points carried Atlanta past New Orleans, 95-86

For New Orleans, Ryan Anderson had 23 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 28-14.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −4−6+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Hornets

Atlanta takes care of New Orleans

A 9-point win, 95–86. Josh Smith led Atlanta with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over LAL4POR over NYK5DET over SAC6DAL over WAS9ATL over NOH9DEN over LAC14Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over NOH.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 45

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 34, 45, 30, 31, 29, 33, 34, 45Knicks-Blazers · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, May 2, 2003: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ties season high45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 31, 30, 34, 30, 34, 34, 40, 27, 36Lakers-Sixers · L
30.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 17, 19, 26, 19, 25, 27, 28, 28Knicks-Blazers · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 25, 26, 11, 24, 13, 21, 29, 26Sixers-Lakers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 11, 22, 13, 17, 18, 10, 22, 26Blazers-Knicks · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 3, 17, 17, 17, 12, 31, 7, 17, 23Hawks-Hornets · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jared DudleyPHX+5.8 17.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
JR SmithNYK+5.8 22.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Jarrett JackGSW+4.9 17.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+4.6 33.8 last 10 · 29.2 season
Marco BelinelliCHI+4.2 14.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−5.9 12.3 last 10 · 18.2 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR−4.2 10.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.9 3.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jeremy PargoCLE−3.3 5.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Ben GordonCHA−2.9 9.9 last 10 · 12.8 season