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Thursday, January 3, 2013Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DEN by 2 after the first quarter and won 101–97.

Final · Box score
Spurs83
Knicks100
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Nuggets97
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +4
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The lead · Wolves-Nuggets

Minnesota tops Denver in Denver

Kosta Koufos goes for 16 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+4-1+4MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves23242232101
Nuggets2518272797
Who led
Alexey ShvedPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 3, 2, 12, 18, 16, 12, 13, 17MIN17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 10, 10, 18, 12, 18, 10, 4, 17MIN17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kosta KoufosPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 7, 16, 16, 10, 6, 8, 4, 16DEN16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 12, 13, 0, 15, 17, 11, 3, 16DEN16 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Knicks

New York leads San Antonio wire to wire

New York was ahead at every break and won 100–83. Best quarter: the fourth, 33–23. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Spurs
Carmelo Anthony · NYKGary Neal · SASPTS2312REB82AST31Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wolves-Nuggets14
Spurs-Knicks6
The night in charts
Wolves-Nuggets combined for 198, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 101, Nuggets 97
198
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 83, Knicks 100
183
MIN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 101, Nuggets 97
+4 MIN
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 83, Knicks 100
+17 NYK
Koufos shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KoufosDEN · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
BareaMIN · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
ShvedMIN · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
54% (7-13)
JR SmithNYK · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
ParkerSAS · 11 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
45% (5-11)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 101Nuggets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves23242232101
Nuggets2518272797
The story
Andrei Kirilenko had 14 points as Minnesota beat Denver 101-97

Andre Miller led Denver with 11 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 4-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 24-18.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2+4−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 83Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1921202383
Knicks22202533100
The story
JR Smith's 20 points carried New York past San Antonio, 100-83

Tyson Chandler chipped in 14 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-23, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3+2+7+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.5Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 31 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
32.92011–12 avg19.0Last 2

19.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.9 in 2011–12 (47 games). Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 23

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 45, 30, 31, 29, 33, 34, 45, 23Knicks-Spurs · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 19, 26, 19, 25, 27, 28, 28, 20Knicks-Spurs · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Alexey ShvedPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 3, 2, 12, 18, 16, 12, 13, 17Wolves-Nuggets · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 10, 10, 18, 12, 18, 10, 4, 17Wolves-Nuggets · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kosta KoufosPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 7, 16, 16, 10, 6, 8, 4, 16Nuggets-Wolves · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 12, 13, 0, 15, 17, 11, 3, 16Nuggets-Wolves · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNYK+5.9 22.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jared DudleyPHX+5.2 16.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Ed DavisTOR+4.2 12.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
Dorell WrightPHI+4.1 12.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+4.1 16.2 last 10 · 12.1 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