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Thursday, January 10, 2013Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIA by 13 at halftime and won 92–90.

Final · Box score
Knicks76
Pacers81
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +5
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs117
Kings112
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL -10; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Heat90
Blazers92
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -13; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +2
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The lead · Heat-Blazers

Portland climbs back to beat Miami

Paul George goes for 24 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-13-5+2POR AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2131162290
Blazers1821242992
Who led
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 10, 22, 26, 10, 11, 26, 16, 28POR28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 26, 16, 19, 14, 15, 14, 27, 20POR20 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 28, 12, 22, 17, 14, 17, 14, 29MIA29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 29, 24, 21, 27, 22, 14, 30, 18MIA18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Kings

Dallas needs overtime to survive Sacramento

Tied 101–101 after regulation. Dallas won the final period 16–11 for a 117–112 win. O.J. Mayo led Dallas with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Kings
O.J. Mayo · DALDeMarcus Cousins · SACPTS2429REB109AST54Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Knicks-Pacers5
Heat-Blazers4
Mavs-Kings3
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 229, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 117, Kings 112
229
Heat-BlazersHeat 90, Blazers 92
182
Knicks-PacersKnicks 76, Pacers 81
157
3 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BlazersHeat 90, Blazers 92
+2 POR
Knicks-PacersKnicks 76, Pacers 81
+5 IND
Mavs-KingsMavs 117, Kings 112
+5 DAL
POR erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BlazersPOR won · Heat 90, Blazers 92
13 pts
Mavs-KingsDAL won · Mavs 117, Kings 112
10 pts
Knicks-PacersIND won · Knicks 76, Pacers 81
2 pts
Tyreke Evans shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyreke EvansSAC · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
BoshMIA · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
CousinsSAC · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
MarionDAL · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Isaiah ThomasSAC · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Heat-Blazers
Heat 90Blazers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2131162290
Blazers1821242992
The story
Nicolas Batum's 28 points carried Portland past Miami, 92-90

For Miami, Chris Bosh had 29 PTS, 4 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 24-16.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3−13−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 117Kings 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2319263316117
Kings2524292311112
The story
O.J. Mayo had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas beat Sacramento 117-112 in OT

Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 33-23.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2−7−100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 76Pacers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1420261676
Pacers1623192381
The story
Indiana beat New York 81-76 behind 13 points from Ian Mahinmi

Tyson Chandler paced New York: 15 REB, 12 PTS 13 PTS, 6 REB · 6-7 FG

The swing

A 23-16 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 34 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg33.0Today

33 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 29

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 15, 12, 21, 18, 31, 28, 10, 29Kings-Mavs · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 28, 12, 22, 17, 14, 17, 14, 29Heat-Blazers · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 10, 22, 26, 10, 11, 26, 16, 28Blazers-Heat · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 25, 27, 28, 28, 20, 18, 24, 25Knicks-Pacers · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 15, 18, 21, 29, 9, 8, 29, 24Pacers-Knicks · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 15, 8, 15, 30, 14, 13, 17, 24Mavs-Kings · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNYK+6.9 24.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
John SalmonsSAC+4.4 14.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+4.0 33.0 last 10 · 29.0 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+3.8 17.9 last 10 · 14.1 season
Arron AfflaloORL+3.7 21.2 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Michael BeasleyPHX−4.0 5.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.9 10.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
O.J. MayoDAL−3.7 14.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Shannon BrownPHX−3.7 8.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.4 4.0 last 10 · 7.4 season