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Thursday, January 24, 2013Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 89–86.

Final · Box score
Raptors97
Magic95
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Celtics86
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Suns93
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +5
On this day · 2011–12Jan 24, 2012: 5 games. Top scorer: Andrea Bargnani (Raptors-Suns), 36 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Celtics

New York holds off Boston, 89–86

Rajon Rondo posts a triple-double

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+2+6+3NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2030221789
Celtics2424182086
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 45, 23, 40, 20, 39, 27, 26, 29, 28NYK28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 11, 13, 9, 5, 12, 17, 15, 15NYK15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 8, 12, 17, 7, 30, 8, 17, 23BOS23 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 7, 23, 19, 12, 13, 10, 12, 22BOS22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Raptors-Magic

Toronto controls Orlando start to finish

Toronto won 97–95, leading by as many as 9 at a break. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over ORL2NYK over BOS3PHX over LAC5Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over ORL.
Lead changes
Knicks-Celtics17
Raptors-Magic12
Clippers-Suns7
Shot of the night

DeRozan's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 97-95 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Magic combined for 192, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-MagicRaptors 97, Magic 95
192
Clippers-SunsClippers 88, Suns 93
181
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 89, Celtics 86
175
3 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-MagicRaptors 97, Magic 95
+2 TOR
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 89, Celtics 86
+3 NYK
Clippers-SunsClippers 88, Suns 93
+5 PHX
Crawford shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CrawfordLAC · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
DeRozanTOR · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
Glen DavisORL · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
VucevicORL · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
GortatPHX · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 97Magic 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2226272297
Magic2027192995
The story
Amir Johnson's 21 points and 10 rebounds carried Toronto past Orlando, 97-95

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 19 PTS, 14 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK · 9-18 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 27-19, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2+1+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jameer Nelson was the fantasy play: 46.4 FPTS on 14 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB

Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 89Celtics 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2030221789
Celtics2424182086
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 15 points as New York beat Boston 89-86

Paul Pierce led Boston with 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB · 4-7 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Knicks took the second 30-24.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4+2+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 88Suns 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2026202288
Suns2426182593
The story
Phoenix beat Los Angeles 93-88 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Goran Dragic

Eric Bledsoe paced Los Angeles: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 5-12 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+4+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 41 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 25.3 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 28

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 45, 23, 40, 20, 39, 27, 26, 29, 28Knicks-Celtics · W
29.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 21, 12, 12, 7, 11, 10, 12, 24Suns-Clippers · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 8, 12, 17, 7, 30, 8, 17, 23Celtics-Knicks · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steve Blake LAC, Apr 14, 2010: 23 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
23 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 6, 23, 12, 18, 8, 8, 12, 22Raptors-Magic · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 7, 23, 19, 12, 13, 10, 12, 22Celtics-Knicks · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 13, 22, 15, 5, 9, 9, 15, 21Raptors-Magic · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amir JohnsonTOR+5.3 14.7 last 10 · 9.4 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+4.2 13.7 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−4.5 5.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.1 25.1 last 10 · 29.2 season
Austin RiversNOH−3.8 2.2 last 10 · 6.0 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC−3.6 8.4 last 10 · 12.0 season