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Sunday, January 6, 2013Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed DET by 9 after the first quarter and won 108–101.

Final · Box score
Thunder104
Raptors92
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Wizards71
Heat99
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +28
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats108
Pistons101
Q1 CHA -9; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA -3; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Suns81
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Lakers105
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +7
On this day · 2011–12Jan 6, 2012: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Pistons

Charlotte flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Dwight Howard goes for 26 rebounds

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-1-30+7CHA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bobcats2138201712108
Pistons303022145101
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 16, 8, 27, 5, 15, 18, 11, 20CHA20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 6, 4, 15, 10, 14, 15, 27, 18CHA18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 8, 7, 14, 11, 20, 10, 6, 21DET21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 11, 35, 15, 13, 10, 6, 14, 18, 18, 18DET18 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Lakers

Lakers' skid reaches three

Denver won 112–105; the Lakers fall to 15–18. Ty Lawson led Denver with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
W@ WAS102–96W@ PHI111–98Wvs CHA101–100W@ GSW118–115Wvs NYK100–94L@ DEN114–126Wvs POR104–87Lvs PHI99–103L@ LAC102–107Lvs DEN105–112
Lead changes
Thunder-Raptors8
Bobcats-Pistons7
Wizards-Heat0
Grizzlies-Suns0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 217, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 112, Lakers 105
217
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 108, Pistons 101
209
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 104, Raptors 92
196
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 92, Suns 81
173
Wizards-HeatWizards 71, Heat 99
170
DEN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 112, Lakers 105
+7 DEN
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 108, Pistons 101
+7 CHA
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 92, Suns 81
+11 MEM
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 104, Raptors 92
+12 OKC
Wizards-HeatWizards 71, Heat 99
+28 MIA
Randolph shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphMEM · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
Alan AndersonTOR · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MonroeDET · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
IbakaOKC · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Bobcats-Pistons
Bobcats 108Pistons 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats2138201712108
Pistons303022145101
The story
Kemba Walker had 20 points as Charlotte beat Detroit 108-101 in OT

Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 9-23 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Bobcats took the second 38-30.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −9−1−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Greg Monroe led the game in fantasy with 45.8 FPTS (18 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 112Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34262923112
Lakers26342322105
The story
Ty Lawson's 21 points and 10 assists carried Denver past Los Angeles, 112-105

For Los Angeles, Metta World Peace had 16 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +80+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Raptors
Thunder 104Raptors 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23292626104
Raptors1832172592
The story
Oklahoma City beat Toronto 104-92 behind 23 points from Russell Westbrook

Alan Anderson paced Toronto: 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+2+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant topped the game at 46.9 FPTS: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 34 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 29

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 30, 34, 34, 40, 27, 36, 38, 29Lakers-Nuggets · L
30.5 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Alan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 16, 10, 12, 16, 11, 4, 20, 27Raptors-Thunder · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 29, 27, 35, 26, 36, 32, 30, 24Heat-Wizards · W
26.5 PPG season to date · −2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 30, 21, 16, 28, 24, 26, 27, 23Thunder-Raptors · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 41, 33, 33, 40, 26, 30, 27, 26, 22Thunder-Raptors · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 0, 15, 17, 11, 3, 16, 14, 21Nuggets-Lakers · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 10 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
John SalmonsSAC+4.0 13.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Jarrett JackGSW+3.7 15.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+3.4 15.6 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
Marc GasolMEM−3.5 10.2 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jeremy PargoCLE−3.3 5.4 last 10 · 8.7 season