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Friday, January 4, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MIL by 11 at halftime and won 115–101.

Final · Box score
Cavs106
Bobcats104
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Kings105
Raptors96
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +9
Final · 2OT · Box score
Nets115
Wizards113
Q1 BKN -10; Q2 BKN -3; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 Nets 0; OT2 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Hawks84
Pistons85
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Pacers75
Celtics94
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Grizzlies84
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -3; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Heat89
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Thunder109
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +24
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Bucks101
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Jazz87
Suns80
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +5
On this day · 2011–12Jan 4, 2012: 12 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Warriors-Spurs), 38 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Bucks

Houston rallies from 11 down to beat Milwaukee

Kyrie Irving goes for 33 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-11+5+14HOU AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23243038115
Bucks21371429101
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 31, 26, 30, 33, 25, 28, 31, 29HOU29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Carlos DelfinoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 16, 0, 11, 7, 11, 22, 2, 22HOU22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 34, 26, 12, 7, 25, 25, 9, 31, 16MIL16 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 4, 27, 37, 20, 14, 30, 18, 12MIL12 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Thunder rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. OKC beat Philadelphia by 24.

DET over ATL1CLE over CHA2BKN over WAS2POR over MEM2LAC over LAL5CHI over MIA7UTA over PHX7SAC over TOR9HOU over MIL14BOS over IND19OKC over PHI24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Grizzlies21
Sixers-Thunder14
Nets-Wizards7
Pacers-Celtics6
Kings-Raptors5
Bulls-Heat5
Rockets-Bucks5
Jazz-Suns5
Cavs-Bobcats3
Hawks-Pistons3
Lakers-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper at the buzzer of 2OT breaks the tie, 115-113 final

The night in charts
Nets-Wizards combined for 228, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-WizardsNets 115, Wizards 113
228
Rockets-BucksRockets 115, Bucks 101
216
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 106, Bobcats 104
210
Lakers-ClippersLakers 102, Clippers 107
209
Kings-RaptorsKings 105, Raptors 96
201
Sixers-ThunderSixers 85, Thunder 109
194
Bulls-HeatBulls 96, Heat 89
185
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 86, Grizzlies 84
170
Hawks-PistonsHawks 84, Pistons 85
169
Pacers-CelticsPacers 75, Celtics 94
169
Jazz-SunsJazz 87, Suns 80
167
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-PistonsHawks 84, Pistons 85
+1 DET
Nets-WizardsNets 115, Wizards 113
+2 BKN
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 86, Grizzlies 84
+2 POR
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 106, Bobcats 104
+2 CLE
Lakers-ClippersLakers 102, Clippers 107
+5 LAC
Bulls-HeatBulls 96, Heat 89
+7 CHI
Jazz-SunsJazz 87, Suns 80
+7 UTA
Kings-RaptorsKings 105, Raptors 96
+9 SAC
Rockets-BucksRockets 115, Bucks 101
+14 HOU
Pacers-CelticsPacers 75, Celtics 94
+19 BOS
Sixers-ThunderSixers 85, Thunder 109
+24 OKC
HOU erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-BucksHOU won · Rockets 115, Bucks 101
11 pts
Nets-WizardsBKN won · Nets 115, Wizards 113
10 pts
Jazz-SunsUTA won · Jazz 87, Suns 80
6 pts
Blazers-GrizzliesPOR won · Blazers 86, Grizzlies 84
3 pts
Pacers-CelticsBOS won · Pacers 75, Celtics 94
1 pt
Daye shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DayeDET · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
DelfinoHOU · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BoozerCHI · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
CrawfordWAS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 115Wizards 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nets203226151111115
Wizards30252414119113
The story
Brook Lopez had 27 points and 13 rebounds as Brooklyn beat Washington 115-113 in OT

Nene Hilario led Washington with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Nets took the second 32-25.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −10−3−100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Bradley Beal led the game in fantasy with 49.2 FPTS (24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Cavs-Bobcats
Cavs 106Bobcats 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29332420106
Bobcats23252630104
The story
Tristan Thompson's 19 points and 13 rebounds carried Cleveland past Charlotte, 106-104

For Charlotte, Ramon Sessions had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 33-25, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+14+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 86Grizzlies 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2423251486
Grizzlies2525221284
The story
Portland beat Memphis 86-84 behind 15 points and 12 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge

Marreese Speights paced Memphis: 22 PTS, 13 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 5-15 FG

The swing

A 25-22 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol topped the game at 53.7 FPTS: 12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 34, 30, 34, 34, 40, 27, 36, 38Lakers-Clippers · L
30.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 41, 23, 22, 17, 15, 26, 28, 13, 22, 33Cavs-Bobcats · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 9, 24, 9, 15, 12, 21, 18, 31Kings-Raptors · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 20 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 17, 14, 8, 29, 19, 10, 23, 30Clippers-Lakers · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 30, 29, 27, 35, 26, 36, 32, 30Heat-Bulls · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 31, 26, 30, 33, 25, 28, 31, 29Rockets-Bucks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNYK+5.9 22.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Dorell WrightPHI+4.5 13.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jared DudleyPHX+4.5 16.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jarrett JackGSW+4.0 16.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+3.8 32.7 last 10 · 28.9 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−4.3 14.3 last 10 · 18.6 season
Michael BeasleyPHX−4.0 5.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−4.0 3.6 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jeremy PargoCLE−3.3 5.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Marc GasolMEM−3.1 10.8 last 10 · 13.9 season