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Wednesday, January 2, 2013Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 119–109.

Final · Box score
Kings97
Cavs94
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Wizards81
Pacers89
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Magic94
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Raptors102
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Celtics83
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +10
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs109
Heat119
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Rockets104
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Spurs117
Bucks110
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Nets110
Thunder93
Q1 BKN +14; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +17
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Suns95
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Jazz106
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +21
On this day · 2011–12Jan 2, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Heat

LeBron James scores 32, Miami rallies past Dallas

Tim Duncan goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-2+20+10MIA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs302227246109
Heat2228312216119
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 24, 30, 29, 27, 35, 26, 36, 32MIA32 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 24, 19, 21, 21, 29, 24, 21, 27MIA27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 8, 10, 7, 4, 15, 8, 15, 30DAL30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 6 games: 8, 9, 5, 8, 11, 19DAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hornets-Rockets

Houston gets past New Orleans

104–92, with Houston ahead 49–44 at halftime. James Harden led Houston with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over ORL2SAC over CLE3PHX over PHI6SAS over MIL7IND over WAS8MEM over BOS10MIA over DAL10HOU over NOH12BKN over OKC17GSW over LAC21UTA over MIN22TOR over POR23Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over NOH.
Lead changes
Kings-Cavs9
Sixers-Suns8
Mavs-Heat5
Hornets-Rockets5
Clippers-Warriors5
Bulls-Magic3
Grizzlies-Celtics2
Spurs-Bucks1
Nets-Thunder1
Blazers-Raptors0
Wizards-Pacers0
The night in charts
Mavs-Heat combined for 228, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HeatMavs 109, Heat 119
228
Spurs-BucksSpurs 117, Bucks 110
227
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 94, Warriors 115
209
Nets-ThunderNets 110, Thunder 93
203
Hornets-RocketsHornets 92, Rockets 104
196
Kings-CavsKings 97, Cavs 94
191
Wolves-JazzWolves 84, Jazz 106
190
Bulls-MagicBulls 96, Magic 94
190
Sixers-SunsSixers 89, Suns 95
184
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 79, Raptors 102
181
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 93, Celtics 83
176
Wizards-PacersWizards 81, Pacers 89
170
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-MagicBulls 96, Magic 94
+2 CHI
Kings-CavsKings 97, Cavs 94
+3 SAC
Sixers-SunsSixers 89, Suns 95
+6 PHX
Spurs-BucksSpurs 117, Bucks 110
+7 SAS
Wizards-PacersWizards 81, Pacers 89
+8 IND
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 93, Celtics 83
+10 MEM
Mavs-HeatMavs 109, Heat 119
+10 MIA
Hornets-RocketsHornets 92, Rockets 104
+12 HOU
Nets-ThunderNets 110, Thunder 93
+17 BKN
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 94, Warriors 115
+21 GSW
Wolves-JazzWolves 84, Jazz 106
+22 UTA
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 79, Raptors 102
+23 TOR
MIA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HeatMIA won · Mavs 109, Heat 119
8 pts
Hornets-RocketsHOU won · Hornets 92, Rockets 104
2 pts
Sixers-SunsPHX won · Sixers 89, Suns 95
1 pt
Kings-CavsSAC won · Kings 97, Cavs 94
1 pt
Grizzlies-CelticsMEM won · Grizzlies 93, Celtics 83
1 pt
Henson shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HensonMIL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
Ed DavisTOR · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BoshMIA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
StephGSW · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
GibsonCHI · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Cavs
Kings 97Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2824222397
Cavs2528182394
The story
DeMarcus Cousins' 18 points and 16 rebounds carried Sacramento past Cleveland, 97-94

For Cleveland, Alonzo Gee had 16 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 22-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3−1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Suns
Sixers 89Suns 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2425172389
Suns3117272095
The story
Luis Scola had 21 points and 9 assists as Phoenix beat Philadelphia 95-89

Thaddeus Young led Philadelphia with 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Suns took the third 27-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7−1+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday led the game in fantasy with 49.5 FPTS (16 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Mavs-Heat
Mavs 109Heat 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs302227246109
Heat2228312216119
The story
Miami beat Dallas 119-109 in OT behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Dwyane Wade

O.J. Mayo paced Dallas: 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat settled it in overtime, 16-6.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −8−2+20+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 33

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 17, 22, 12, 13, 16, 15, 12, 33Nets-Thunder · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 24, 30, 29, 27, 35, 26, 36, 32Heat-Mavs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 6, 8, 9, 14, 28, 16, 32Magic-Bulls · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 13, 32, 27, 20, 23, 11, 22, 31Warriors-Clippers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 16, 21, 9, 8, 6, 15, 19, 31Bulls-Magic · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 33, 31, 26, 30, 33, 25, 28, 31Rockets-Hornets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNYK+5.8 22.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Jared DudleyPHX+5.2 16.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+4.6 33.8 last 10 · 29.2 season
Ed DavisTOR+4.2 12.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
Dorell WrightPHI+4.1 12.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−4.3 14.3 last 10 · 18.6 season
Michael BeasleyPHX−4.0 5.9 last 10 · 9.9 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−4.0 3.6 last 10 · 7.6 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR−3.5 11.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Marc GasolMEM−3.3 10.6 last 10 · 13.9 season