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Saturday, January 5, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ATL by 15 at halftime and won 89–81.

Final · Box score
Celtics89
Hawks81
Q1 BOS -13; Q2 BOS -15; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Bucks80
Pacers95
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Magic106
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Kings93
Nets113
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +18; Q3 BKN +16; Q4 BKN +20
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Cavs104
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Wolves97
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +5
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets99
Mavs96
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH -7; Q3 NOH -4; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +23
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +19
Final · Box score
Warriors89
Clippers115
Q1 LAC +23; Q2 LAC +24; Q3 LAC +37; Q4 LAC +26
On this day · 2011–12Jan 5, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Heat-Hawks), 33 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Hawks

Boston erases 15-point lead, steals one from Atlanta

Carmelo Anthony goes for 40 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-15+9+8BOS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1820331889
Hawks312291981
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 40, 35, 8, 12, 13, 20, 17, 13, 26BOS26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 26, 20, 6, 19, 10, 2, 11, 18, 14BOS14 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 16, 18, 16, 21, 21, 9, 17, 28ATL28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 11, 17, 27, 15, 10, 4, 5, 17ATL17 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Clippers post the night's biggest win

Clippers beat Golden State by 26, the widest margin of 10 games.

NOH over DAL3POR over MIN5BOS over ATL8NYK over ORL8HOU over CLE8IND over MIL15DEN over UTA19BKN over SAC20SAS over PHI23LAC over GSW26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Rockets-Cavs13
Hornets-Mavs10
Blazers-Wolves7
Knicks-Magic5
Bucks-Pacers4
Celtics-Hawks2
Sixers-Spurs1
Warriors-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Gordon's jumper with 4 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 99-96 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Magic combined for 220, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MagicKnicks 114, Magic 106
220
Rockets-CavsRockets 112, Cavs 104
216
Kings-NetsKings 93, Nets 113
206
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 89, Clippers 115
204
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 91, Nuggets 110
201
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 102, Wolves 97
199
Hornets-MavsHornets 99, Mavs 96
195
Sixers-SpursSixers 86, Spurs 109
195
Bucks-PacersBucks 80, Pacers 95
175
Celtics-HawksCeltics 89, Hawks 81
170
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-MavsHornets 99, Mavs 96
+3 NOH
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 102, Wolves 97
+5 POR
Celtics-HawksCeltics 89, Hawks 81
+8 BOS
Knicks-MagicKnicks 114, Magic 106
+8 NYK
Rockets-CavsRockets 112, Cavs 104
+8 HOU
Bucks-PacersBucks 80, Pacers 95
+15 IND
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 91, Nuggets 110
+19 DEN
Kings-NetsKings 93, Nets 113
+20 BKN
Sixers-SpursSixers 86, Spurs 109
+23 SAS
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 89, Clippers 115
+26 LAC
BOS erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HawksBOS won · Celtics 89, Hawks 81
15 pts
Knicks-MagicNYK won · Knicks 114, Magic 106
9 pts
Hornets-MavsNOH won · Hornets 99, Mavs 96
7 pts
Rockets-CavsHOU won · Rockets 112, Cavs 104
6 pts
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 91, Nuggets 110
2 pts
CP3 shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CP3LAC · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
BatumPOR · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
HawesPHI · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Lou WilliamsATL · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
AfflaloORL · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
71% (10-14)
Final · Hornets-Mavs
Hornets 99Mavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets251523261099
Mavs23242022796
The story
Greivis Vasquez had 25 points and 9 assists as New Orleans beat Dallas 99-96 in OT

Vince Carter led Dallas with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 11-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 26-22.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +2−7−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 89Hawks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1820331889
Hawks312291981
The story
Paul Pierce's 26 points carried Boston past Atlanta, 89-81

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 12 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 8-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 15 going into the third, then won it 33-9.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −13−15+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Magic
Knicks 114Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27322233114
Magic36193417106
The story
New York beat Orlando 114-106 behind 15 points from Jason Kidd

Nikola Vucevic paced Orlando: 18 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 5-10 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −9+4−8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
32.92011–12 avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 2011–12 (47 games). Today: 11 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 40

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 45, 30, 31, 29, 33, 34, 45, 23, 40Knicks-Magic · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Dec 3, 1996: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 17, 15, 26, 28, 13, 22, 33, 30Cavs-Rockets · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 6, 8, 9, 14, 28, 16, 32, 29Magic-Knicks · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 26, 20, 14, 26, 14, 28, 19, 29Magic-Knicks · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 26, 30, 33, 25, 28, 31, 29, 29Rockets-Cavs · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 24, 9, 15, 12, 21, 18, 31, 28Kings-Nets · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNYK+6.0 22.7 last 10 · 16.7 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+5.1 34.4 last 10 · 29.3 season
Jared DudleyPHX+4.5 16.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
John SalmonsSAC+4.0 13.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Jarrett JackGSW+3.7 15.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−4.7 13.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Michael BeasleyPHX−4.0 5.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.7 4.0 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jeremy PargoCLE−3.3 5.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.3 10.9 last 10 · 14.2 season