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Wednesday, January 23, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed DET by 11 after three quarters and won 85–82.

Final · Box score
Hawks104
Bobcats92
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +12
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors116
Heat123
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Bulls85
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI -9; Q3 CHI -11; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Rockets95
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Grizzlies106
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Nets91
Wolves83
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Spurs106
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Jazz92
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Blazers100
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +20
Final · Box score
Suns106
Kings96
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Thunder99
Warriors104
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2011–12Jan 23, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Love (Wolves-Rockets), 39 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bulls

Chicago climbs out of an 11-point hole against Detroit

Josh Smith goes for 30 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-9-11+3CHI AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2324211482
Bulls1424192885
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 0, 13, 8, 0, 13, 18, 10, 18CHI18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 17, 15, 20, 36, 19, 17, 14, 16CHI16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 8, 12, 20, 16, 1, 15, 18, 13DET13 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kyle SinglerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 2, 4, 10, 4, 15, 13, 6, 12DET12 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Warriors19
Hornets-Spurs11
Suns-Kings8
Lakers-Grizzlies7
Nuggets-Rockets7
Pistons-Bulls4
Wizards-Jazz3
Pacers-Blazers3
Hawks-Bobcats2
Nets-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Belinelli's layup with 7 seconds left breaks the tie, 85-82 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Heat combined for 239, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-HeatRaptors 116, Heat 123
239
Hornets-SpursHornets 102, Spurs 106
208
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 99, Warriors 104
203
Suns-KingsSuns 106, Kings 96
202
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 105, Rockets 95
200
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 93, Grizzlies 106
199
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 104, Bobcats 92
196
Wizards-JazzWizards 88, Jazz 92
180
Pacers-BlazersPacers 80, Blazers 100
180
Nets-WolvesNets 91, Wolves 83
174
Pistons-BullsPistons 82, Bulls 85
167
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-BullsPistons 82, Bulls 85
+3 CHI
Wizards-JazzWizards 88, Jazz 92
+4 UTA
Hornets-SpursHornets 102, Spurs 106
+4 SAS
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 99, Warriors 104
+5 GSW
Raptors-HeatRaptors 116, Heat 123
+7 MIA
Nets-WolvesNets 91, Wolves 83
+8 BKN
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 105, Rockets 95
+10 DEN
Suns-KingsSuns 106, Kings 96
+10 PHX
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 104, Bobcats 92
+12 ATL
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 93, Grizzlies 106
+13 MEM
Pacers-BlazersPacers 80, Blazers 100
+20 POR
CHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BullsCHI won · Pistons 82, Bulls 85
11 pts
Suns-KingsPHX won · Suns 106, Kings 96
8 pts
Raptors-HeatMIA won · Raptors 116, Heat 123
7 pts
Thunder-WarriorsGSW won · Thunder 99, Warriors 104
5 pts
Hornets-SpursSAS won · Hornets 102, Spurs 106
4 pts
Splitter shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SplitterSAS · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
91% (10-11)
KorverATL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
AldridgePOR · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Ray AllenMIA · 18 PTS, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
HicksonPOR · 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 82Bulls 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2324211482
Bulls1424192885
The story
Jimmy Butler had 18 points as Chicago beat Detroit 85-82

Jason Maxiell led Detroit with 11 REB, 6 PTS 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 6-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 28-14.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −9−9−11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 99Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2631222099
Warriors27252428104
The story
Golden State beat Oklahoma City 104-99 behind 31 points from Stephen Curry

Kevin Martin paced Oklahoma City: 16 PTS 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 11-27 FG, 3-14 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1−5−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 116Heat 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors282927257116
Heat2228382114123
The story
LeBron James' a 31-10-11 triple-double carried Miami past Toronto, 123-116 in OT

For Toronto, Amir Johnson had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 12-23 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 38-27.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6−7+40+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 38 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.5Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg46.5Today

46 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Trail Blazers rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Portland beat Indiana by 20.

CHI over DET3SAS over NOH4UTA over WAS4GSW over OKC5MIA over TOR7BKN over MIN8DEN over HOU10PHX over SAC10ATL over CHA12MEM over LAL13POR over IND20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 35

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 14, 30, 18, 11, 11, 15, 27, 35Heat-Raptors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 42, 33, 41, 20, 52, 37, 32, 33Thunder-Warriors · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 24, 22, 15, 20, 32, 25, 39, 31Heat-Raptors · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, May 22, 2021: 31 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
31 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 31, 10, 24, 22, 29, 20, 28, 31Warriors-Thunder · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 17, 15, 11, 9, 12, 21, 10, 30Hawks-Bobcats · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 27, 28, 23, 31, 22, 26, 16, 29Lakers-Grizzlies · L
29.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+4.9 20.2 last 10 · 15.3 season
Kevin DurantOKC+4.9 34.5 last 10 · 29.6 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+4.7 15.3 last 10 · 10.6 season
Ed DavisTOR+4.1 13.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Carlos BoozerCHI+3.9 20.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Cold
Patrick PattersonHOU−5.5 5.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jason TerryBOS−4.3 5.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.1 25.1 last 10 · 29.2 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.0 13.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Austin RiversNOH−3.8 2.2 last 10 · 6.0 season