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Saturday, January 26, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIN by 12 after the first quarter and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Knicks80
Sixers97
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Raptors98
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE -9; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Bulls73
Wizards86
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Bobcats102
Q1 CHA -12; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Nets106
Rockets119
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Bucks109
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Suns99
Spurs108
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Kings93
Nuggets121
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +32; Q4 DEN +28
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers110
Jazz114
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Blazers101
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +1
On this day · 2011–12Jan 26, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Magic), 24 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Bobcats

Charlotte fights back from 12 down against Minnesota

Kemba Walker goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-11-4+1CHA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves34241924101
Bobcats22252629102
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 16, 12, 13, 25, 14, 35, 11, 25CHA25 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 7, 16, 13, 15, 16, 19, 27, 23CHA23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Luke RidnourPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 13, 7, 21, 16, 12, 13, 14, 22MIN22 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 15, 21, 4, 11, 14, 11, 13, 19MIN19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Blazers12
Pacers-Jazz11
Nets-Rockets10
Cavs-Raptors9
Suns-Spurs9
Warriors-Bucks8
Bulls-Wizards4
Wolves-Bobcats3
Kings-Nuggets2
Knicks-Sixers0
Shot of the night

Kyrie's three with 1 second left puts the Cavaliers ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Nets-Rockets combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-RocketsNets 106, Rockets 119
225
Pacers-JazzPacers 110, Jazz 114
224
Kings-NuggetsKings 93, Nuggets 121
214
Warriors-BucksWarriors 102, Bucks 109
211
Suns-SpursSuns 99, Spurs 108
207
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 101, Bobcats 102
203
Clippers-BlazersClippers 100, Blazers 101
201
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 99, Raptors 98
197
Knicks-SixersKnicks 80, Sixers 97
177
Bulls-WizardsBulls 73, Wizards 86
159
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 99, Raptors 98
+1 CLE
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 101, Bobcats 102
+1 CHA
Clippers-BlazersClippers 100, Blazers 101
+1 POR
Pacers-JazzPacers 110, Jazz 114
+4 UTA
Warriors-BucksWarriors 102, Bucks 109
+7 MIL
Suns-SpursSuns 99, Spurs 108
+9 SAS
Nets-RocketsNets 106, Rockets 119
+13 HOU
Bulls-WizardsBulls 73, Wizards 86
+13 WAS
Knicks-SixersKnicks 80, Sixers 97
+17 PHI
Kings-NuggetsKings 93, Nuggets 121
+28 DEN
CHA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-BobcatsCHA won · Wolves 101, Bobcats 102
12 pts
Cavs-RaptorsCLE won · Cavs 99, Raptors 98
9 pts
Warriors-BucksMIL won · Warriors 102, Bucks 109
4 pts
Pacers-JazzUTA won · Pacers 110, Jazz 114
3 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 99, Spurs 108
1 pt
Dudley shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DudleyPHX · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
ParkerSAS · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
76% (13-17)
AsikHOU · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
LawsonDEN · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
73% (11-15)
BeasleyPHX · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Wolves-Bobcats
Wolves 101Bobcats 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves34241924101
Bobcats22252629102
The story
Ramon Sessions had 23 points as Charlotte beat Minnesota 102-101

Ricky Rubio led Minnesota with 14 PTS, 8 AST 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Bobcats took the third 26-19.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −12−11−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 100Blazers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers22233124100
Blazers25263119101
The story
Nicolas Batum's a 20-10-12 triple-double carried Portland past Los Angeles, 101-100

For Los Angeles, Jamal Crawford had 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 7-15 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-22, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3+6+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin was the fantasy play: 58.6 FPTS on 24 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB

Final · Pacers-Jazz
Pacers 110Jazz 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2424203012110
Jazz2718312216114
The story
Utah beat Indiana 114-110 in OT behind 21 points from Paul Millsap

David West paced Indiana: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 31-20 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3−3+80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

George Hill topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 22 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg3.7Last 3

3.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Denver by 28.

CLE over TOR1CHA over MIN1POR over LAC1UTA over IND4MIL over GSW7SAS over PHX9WAS over CHI13HOU over BKN13PHI over NYK17DEN over SAC28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Jrue Holiday leads the day with 35

Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 19, 16, 30, 29, 33, 15, 9, 35Sixers-Knicks · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 28, 15, 15, 31, 18, 40, 35, 32Cavs-Raptors · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 20, 17, 25, 23, 20, 24, 23, 31Spurs-Suns · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 23, 20, 17, 18, 29, 23, 30, 29Rockets-Nets · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 22, 21, 12, 24, 14, 18, 12, 27Nets-Rockets · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 24, 22, 29, 20, 28, 31, 21, 26Warriors-Bucks · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ed DavisTOR+5.2 14.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Amir JohnsonTOR+5.0 14.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+4.8 15.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Kevin DurantOKC+4.5 34.0 last 10 · 29.5 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+4.4 15.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−5.3 23.6 last 10 · 28.9 season
Patrick PattersonHOU−4.6 6.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−4.0 6.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jason TerryBOS−3.7 6.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC−3.7 8.2 last 10 · 11.9 season