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Thursday, January 17, 2013Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHX by 5 after three quarters and won 98–94.

Final · Box score
Knicks102
Pistons87
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Wolves77
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Suns94
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Heat99
Lakers90
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +9
On this day · 2011–12Jan 17, 2012: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Spurs), 33 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Suns

Milwaukee handles Phoenix by 4

LeBron James goes for 39 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-3-5+4MIL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3221172898
Suns2234191994
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 12, 21, 13, 14, 13, 17, 17, 24MIL24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Larry SandersPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 4, 12, 10, 6, 3, 11, 6, 19MIL19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Shannon BrownPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 0, 7, 8, 4, 15, 11, 21, 20PHX20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 15, 7, 12, 16, 12, 22, 7, 16PHX16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Heat-Lakers

Miami beats Lakers, 99–90

Miami led 73–65 after three and won by 9. LeBron James led Miami with 39 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over PHX4MIA over LAL9LAC over MIN13NYK over DET15Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over LAL.
Lead changes
Heat-Lakers9
Clippers-Wolves2
Knicks-Pistons1
The night in charts
Bucks-Suns combined for 192, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SunsBucks 98, Suns 94
192
Heat-LakersHeat 99, Lakers 90
189
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 102, Pistons 87
189
Clippers-WolvesClippers 90, Wolves 77
167
MIL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bucks-SunsBucks 98, Suns 94
+4 MIL
Heat-LakersHeat 99, Lakers 90
+9 MIA
Clippers-WolvesClippers 90, Wolves 77
+13 LAC
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 102, Pistons 87
+15 NYK
MIL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-SunsMIL won · Bucks 98, Suns 94
5 pts
Heat-LakersMIA won · Heat 99, Lakers 90
1 pt
LeBron shot 17-of-25 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronMIA · 39 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
68% (17-25)
BynumDET · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
KirilenkoMIN · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
SandersMIL · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
D WadeMIA · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
55% (11-20)
Final · Bucks-Suns
Bucks 98Suns 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3221172898
Suns2234191994
The story
Monta Ellis had 24 points as Milwaukee beat Phoenix 98-94

Shannon Brown led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +10−3−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Larry Sanders led the game in fantasy with 44.5 FPTS (19 PTS, 15 REB)

Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 99Lakers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2618292699
Lakers2223202590
The story
Dwyane Wade's 27 points carried Miami past Los Angeles, 99-90

For Los Angeles, Dwight Howard had 16 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 29-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4−1+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 90Wolves 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2720212290
Wolves2221201477
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 90-77 behind 22 points from Jamal Crawford

Andrei Kirilenko paced Minnesota: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 7-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 22-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+4+5+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luke Ridnour topped the game at 39.8 FPTS: 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 30, 24, 22, 15, 20, 32, 25, 39Heat-Lakers · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 22, 14, 30, 18, 11, 11, 15, 27Heat-Lakers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 34, 45, 23, 40, 20, 39, 27, 26Knicks-Pistons · W
29.2 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 12, 21, 13, 14, 13, 17, 17, 24Bucks-Suns · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 5, 31, 25, 8, 15, 5, 5, 1, 13, 22Pistons-Knicks · L
8.0 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 19, 9, 24, 11, 13, 16, 30, 22Clippers-Wolves · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 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
Ed DavisTOR+4.8 13.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+4.3 14.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
JR SmithNYK+4.0 20.7 last 10 · 16.7 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
Ryan AndersonNOH−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season