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Wednesday, January 16, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed WAS by 8 at halftime and won 95–94.

Final · Box score
Pacers86
Magic97
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +11
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls107
Raptors105
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Nets95
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Celtics78
Q1 NOH -5; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Thunder117
Q1 OKC +16; Q2 OKC +20; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Spurs103
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Blazers88
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Kings95
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Heat92
Warriors75
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +30; Q4 MIA +17
On this day · 2011–12Jan 16, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: John Wall (Wizards-Rockets), 38 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Kings

Sacramento turns it around against Washington

Carlos Boozer goes for 36 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-8-5+1SAC AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3125211794
Kings3216242395
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 18, 31, 28, 10, 29, 11, 26, 21SAC21 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 17, 21, 2, 5, 20, 8, 18, 21SAC21 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 22, 14, 24, 9, 22, 16, 17, 26WAS26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kevin SeraphinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 10, 16, 6, 14, 19, 8, 18, 16WAS16 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Kings17
Rockets-Mavs4
Cavs-Blazers4
Hornets-Celtics3
Grizzlies-Spurs3
Pacers-Magic1
Heat-Warriors1
Nets-Hawks0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Thunder combined for 214, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 97, Thunder 117
214
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 107, Raptors 105
212
Rockets-MavsRockets 100, Mavs 105
205
Nets-HawksNets 95, Hawks 109
204
Wizards-KingsWizards 94, Kings 95
189
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 82, Spurs 103
185
Pacers-MagicPacers 86, Magic 97
183
Cavs-BlazersCavs 93, Blazers 88
181
Hornets-CelticsHornets 90, Celtics 78
168
Heat-WarriorsHeat 92, Warriors 75
167
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-KingsWizards 94, Kings 95
+1 SAC
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 107, Raptors 105
+2 CHI
Cavs-BlazersCavs 93, Blazers 88
+5 CLE
Rockets-MavsRockets 100, Mavs 105
+5 DAL
Pacers-MagicPacers 86, Magic 97
+11 ORL
Hornets-CelticsHornets 90, Celtics 78
+12 NOH
Nets-HawksNets 95, Hawks 109
+14 ATL
Heat-WarriorsHeat 92, Warriors 75
+17 MIA
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 97, Thunder 117
+20 OKC
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 82, Spurs 103
+21 SAS
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-KingsSAC won · Wizards 94, Kings 95
8 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 82, Spurs 103
6 pts
Hornets-CelticsNOH won · Hornets 90, Celtics 78
5 pts
Brook Lopez shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezBKN · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
DiawSAS · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BoozerCHI · 36 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (16-24)
TeagueATL · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB
67% (12-18)
Kevin MartinOKC · 20 PTS, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Kings
Wizards 94Kings 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3125211794
Kings3216242395
The story
DeMarcus Cousins' 21 points and 16 rebounds carried Sacramento past Washington, 95-94

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 23-17.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1−8−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 107Raptors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls292327217107
Raptors222229275105
The story
Joakim Noah had 16 points and 14 rebounds as Chicago beat Toronto 107-105 in OT

Alan Anderson led Toronto with 27 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 5-14 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+8+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Blazers
Cavs 93Blazers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2627211993
Blazers2115292388
The story
Cleveland beat Portland 93-88 behind 31 points from Kyrie Irving

LaMarcus Aldridge paced Portland: 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 13-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+17+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg13.8Last 3

13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Spurs

San Antonio routs Memphis by 21

San Antonio led by 3 at halftime and won 103–82. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over WAS1CHI over TOR2DAL over HOU5CLE over POR5ORL over IND11NOH over BOS12ATL over BKN14MIA over GSW17OKC over DEN20SAS over MEM21Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over MEM.
Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 36

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 31, 27, 24, 22, 17, 15, 20, 36Bulls-Raptors · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 27, 23, 17, 23, 27, 18, 36, 32Thunder-Nuggets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 33, 30, 15, 33, 28, 15, 15, 31Cavs-Blazers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 5, 17, 5, 15, 7, 19, 6, 28Hawks-Nets · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Alan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 4, 20, 27, 9, 16, 5, 2, 27Raptors-Bulls · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 0, 24, 10, 2, 9, 0, 21, 26Raptors-Bulls · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carlos BoozerCHI+6.5 22.6 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.5 20.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
JR SmithNYK+4.8 21.6 last 10 · 16.8 season
Ed DavisTOR+4.8 13.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+4.3 14.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Austin RiversNOH−4.4 1.8 last 10 · 6.2 season
Kemba WalkerCHA−3.7 13.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Anthony DavisNOH−3.5 9.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
David WestIND−3.4 13.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Shane BattierMIA−3.2 2.7 last 10 · 5.9 season