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Monday, January 7, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed ORL by 9 at halftime and won 125–119.

Final · Box score
Thunder99
Wizards101
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Knicks96
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Bulls118
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +26
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Hornets95
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Jazz100
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +6
Final · OT · Box score
Magic119
Blazers125
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -9; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Kings81
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +32
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The lead · Magic-Blazers

Portland rallies from nine down at the half, wins in overtime

Kevin Durant goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-900+6POR AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Magic2433282311119
Blazers2523372317125
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 28, 26, 16, 19, 14, 15, 14, 27POR27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 3, 20, 0, 8, 12, 21, 26, 24POR24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 14, 12, 23, 9, 23, 7, 9, 29ORL29 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 20, 14, 26, 14, 28, 19, 29, 24ORL24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Memphis by 32.

WAS over OKC2BOS over NYK6UTA over DAL6POR over ORL6NOH over SAS7CHI over CLE26MEM over SAC32Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Mavs-Jazz14
Thunder-Wizards11
Celtics-Knicks10
Magic-Blazers9
Cavs-Bulls5
Grizzlies-Kings4
Spurs-Hornets3
Shot of the night

Beal's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 101-99 final

The night in charts
Magic-Blazers combined for 244, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BlazersMagic 119, Blazers 125
244
Cavs-BullsCavs 92, Bulls 118
210
Thunder-WizardsThunder 99, Wizards 101
200
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 102, Knicks 96
198
Mavs-JazzMavs 94, Jazz 100
194
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 113, Kings 81
194
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 88, Hornets 95
183
WAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Thunder-WizardsThunder 99, Wizards 101
+2 WAS
Mavs-JazzMavs 94, Jazz 100
+6 UTA
Magic-BlazersMagic 119, Blazers 125
+6 POR
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 102, Knicks 96
+6 BOS
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 88, Hornets 95
+7 NOH
Cavs-BullsCavs 92, Bulls 118
+26 CHI
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 113, Kings 81
+32 MEM
POR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BlazersPOR won · Magic 119, Blazers 125
9 pts
Cavs-BullsCHI won · Cavs 92, Bulls 118
8 pts
Mavs-JazzUTA won · Mavs 94, Jazz 100
7 pts
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 102, Knicks 96
3 pts
Thunder-WizardsWAS won · Thunder 99, Wizards 101
2 pts
Ellington shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllingtonMEM · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
IbakaOKC · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
RedickORL · 29 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
HicksonPOR · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
ParkerSAS · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Thunder-Wizards
Thunder 99Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2033202699
Wizards30212525101
The story
Bradley Beal's 22 points carried Washington past Oklahoma City, 101-99

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 17 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-20, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +10−2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Blazers
Magic 119Blazers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2433282311119
Blazers2523372317125
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Portland beat Orlando 125-119 in OT

JJ Redick led Orlando with 29 PTS, 5 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 12-22 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 37-28.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1−900+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jameer Nelson led the game in fantasy with 45.6 FPTS (21 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 94Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2627271494
Jazz19342126100
The story
Utah beat Dallas 100-94 behind 27 points from Gordon Hayward

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-14 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −70−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 29

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 33, 33, 40, 26, 30, 27, 26, 22, 29Thunder-Wizards · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 14, 12, 23, 9, 23, 7, 9, 29Magic-Blazers · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 28, 26, 16, 19, 14, 15, 14, 27Blazers-Magic · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 17, 9, 17, 16, 17, 14, 14, 27Jazz-Mavs · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 15, 19, 9, 16, 14, 15, 19, 26Thunder-Wizards · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 2, 2, 6, 6, 5, 9, 2, 26Grizzlies-Kings · W
5.6 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNYK+6.5 23.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+4.0 33.0 last 10 · 29.0 season
Arron AfflaloORL+3.9 21.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
John SalmonsSAC+3.8 13.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jarrett JackGSW+3.7 15.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−5.9 12.4 last 10 · 18.3 season
Michael BeasleyPHX−4.0 5.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.3 4.2 last 10 · 7.5 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.3 10.9 last 10 · 14.2 season
Ryan AndersonNOH−3.1 14.6 last 10 · 17.7 season