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Monday, January 21, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIN by 14 at halftime and won 104–96.

Final · Box score
Pacers82
Grizzlies81
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Kings105
Hornets114
Q1 NOH +12; Q2 NOH +25; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Hawks104
Q1 ATL -13; Q2 ATL -14; Q3 ATL -7; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Bobcats94
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Nets88
Knicks85
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Warriors106
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW -7; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Spurs90
Sixers85
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Lakers83
Bulls95
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Blazers95
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +3
On this day · 2011–12Jan 21, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Danilo Gallinari (Nuggets-Knicks), 37 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Hawks

Atlanta rallies from 14 down to beat Minnesota

Blake Griffin goes for 26 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-14-7+8ATL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3127191996
Hawks18262634104
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 19, 14, 12, 16, 6, 17, 9, 28ATL28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 8 games: 7, 9, 3, 0, 0, 0, 2, 16ATL16 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Derrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 17, 14, 9, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17MIN17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 17, 14, 5, 15, 21, 4, 11, 14MIN14 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Chicago by 12.

IND over MEM1BKN over NYK3WAS over POR3SAS over PHI5HOU over CHA6GSW over LAC7ATL over MIN8NOH over SAC9CHI over LAL12Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pacers-Grizzlies19
Clippers-Warriors15
Nets-Knicks12
Wizards-Blazers6
Rockets-Bobcats5
Spurs-Sixers2
Lakers-Bulls2
Kings-Hornets1
Shot of the night

Crawford's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 98-95 final

The night in charts
Kings-Hornets combined for 219, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-HornetsKings 105, Hornets 114
219
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 99, Warriors 106
205
Wolves-HawksWolves 96, Hawks 104
200
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 100, Bobcats 94
194
Wizards-BlazersWizards 98, Blazers 95
193
Lakers-BullsLakers 83, Bulls 95
178
Spurs-SixersSpurs 90, Sixers 85
175
Nets-KnicksNets 88, Knicks 85
173
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 82, Grizzlies 81
163
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 82, Grizzlies 81
+1 IND
Wizards-BlazersWizards 98, Blazers 95
+3 WAS
Nets-KnicksNets 88, Knicks 85
+3 BKN
Spurs-SixersSpurs 90, Sixers 85
+5 SAS
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 100, Bobcats 94
+6 HOU
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 99, Warriors 106
+7 GSW
Wolves-HawksWolves 96, Hawks 104
+8 ATL
Kings-HornetsKings 105, Hornets 114
+9 NOH
Lakers-BullsLakers 83, Bulls 95
+12 CHI
ATL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HawksATL won · Wolves 96, Hawks 104
14 pts
Rockets-BobcatsHOU won · Rockets 100, Bobcats 94
11 pts
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 99, Warriors 106
7 pts
Nets-KnicksBKN won · Nets 88, Knicks 85
3 pts
Wizards-BlazersWAS won · Wizards 98, Blazers 95
1 pt
Hinrich shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HinrichCHI · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
WebsterWAS · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
73% (8-11)
HicksonPOR · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CousinsSAC · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
65% (11-17)
StephGSW · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 98Blazers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3416192998
Blazers3120133195
The story
Nene Hilario had 24 points as Washington beat Portland 98-95

LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 10-17 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Wizards took the third 19-13.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +3−1+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nicolas Batum led the game in fantasy with 53.5 FPTS (12 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB)

Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 88Knicks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2621182388
Knicks2417271785
The story
Brooklyn beat New York 88-85 behind 25 points from Joe Johnson

JR Smith paced New York: 16 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-20 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 23-17 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +2+6−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony topped the game at 44.6 FPTS: 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Rockets-Bobcats
Rockets 100Bobcats 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22232926100
Bobcats3026251394
The story
James Harden's 29 points carried Houston past Charlotte, 100-94

For Charlotte, Ramon Sessions had 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 5-20 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 26-13.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −8−11−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 38 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg43.5Today

43 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 35

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 14, 12, 16, 12, 13, 25, 14, 35Bobcats-Rockets · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 10, 29, 11, 26, 21, 22, 17, 29Kings-Hornets · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 25, 24, 29, 23, 20, 17, 18, 29Rockets-Bobcats · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 45, 23, 40, 20, 39, 27, 26, 29Knicks-Nets · L
29.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 19, 14, 12, 16, 6, 17, 9, 28Hawks-Wolves · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 22, 31, 10, 24, 22, 29, 20, 28Warriors-Clippers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+5.1 20.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Carlos BoozerCHI+5.0 21.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Ed DavisTOR+4.8 14.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+4.3 22.4 last 10 · 18.1 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.0 27.0 last 10 · 23.0 season
Cold
Patrick PattersonHOU−5.0 5.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jason TerryBOS−4.0 6.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC−3.9 8.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
Austin RiversNOH−3.8 2.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
Gerald WallaceBKN−3.6 5.9 last 10 · 9.5 season