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Wednesday, January 30, 2013Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by PHX (vs LAL) and UTA (vs NOH) and ATL (vs TOR).

Final · Box score
Pistons79
Pacers98
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +18; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Wizards84
Sixers92
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Hawks93
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -10; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Kings81
Celtics99
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Magic97
Knicks113
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Heat105
Nets85
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Bucks88
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Wolves90
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats78
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Rockets110
Nuggets118
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Lakers86
Suns92
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX -10; Q4 PHX +6
On this day · 2011–12Jan 30, 2012: 9 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Clippers), 36 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Hawks

Atlanta climbs out of a 10-point hole against Toronto

Josh Smith goes for 20 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10+6+1ATL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2332142392
Hawks2025301893
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 16, 6, 17, 9, 28, 24, 16, 22ATL22 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 9, 12, 21, 10, 30, 17, 20, 20ATL20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 18, 8, 8, 12, 22, 15, 21, 23TOR23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
John Lucas IIIPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 3, 2, 0, 7, 5, 3, 3, 19TOR19 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: San Antonio by 24.

ATL over TOR1UTA over NOH5LAC over MIN6PHX over LAL6PHI over WAS8DEN over HOU8NYK over ORL16CHI over MIL16BOS over SAC18IND over DET19MIA over BKN20SAS over CHA24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Rockets-Nuggets17
Raptors-Hawks13
Magic-Knicks11
Lakers-Suns10
Clippers-Wolves7
Hornets-Jazz7
Wizards-Sixers6
Heat-Nets3
Kings-Celtics2
Pistons-Pacers0
Bobcats-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Horford's dunk with 21 seconds left puts the Hawks ahead, 93-92 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 228, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 110, Nuggets 118
228
Magic-KnicksMagic 97, Knicks 113
210
Hornets-JazzHornets 99, Jazz 104
203
Bulls-BucksBulls 104, Bucks 88
192
Heat-NetsHeat 105, Nets 85
190
Clippers-WolvesClippers 96, Wolves 90
186
Raptors-HawksRaptors 92, Hawks 93
185
Kings-CelticsKings 81, Celtics 99
180
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 78, Spurs 102
180
Lakers-SunsLakers 86, Suns 92
178
Pistons-PacersPistons 79, Pacers 98
177
Wizards-SixersWizards 84, Sixers 92
176
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-HawksRaptors 92, Hawks 93
+1 ATL
Hornets-JazzHornets 99, Jazz 104
+5 UTA
Lakers-SunsLakers 86, Suns 92
+6 PHX
Clippers-WolvesClippers 96, Wolves 90
+6 LAC
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 110, Nuggets 118
+8 DEN
Wizards-SixersWizards 84, Sixers 92
+8 PHI
Bulls-BucksBulls 104, Bucks 88
+16 CHI
Magic-KnicksMagic 97, Knicks 113
+16 NYK
Kings-CelticsKings 81, Celtics 99
+18 BOS
Pistons-PacersPistons 79, Pacers 98
+19 IND
Heat-NetsHeat 105, Nets 85
+20 MIA
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 78, Spurs 102
+24 SAS
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SunsPHX won · Lakers 86, Suns 92
10 pts
Hornets-JazzUTA won · Hornets 99, Jazz 104
10 pts
Raptors-HawksATL won · Raptors 92, Hawks 93
10 pts
Rockets-NuggetsDEN won · Rockets 110, Nuggets 118
3 pts
Wizards-SixersPHI won · Wizards 84, Sixers 92
3 pts
Chandler shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerNYK · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
91% (10-11)
ParkerSAS · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
90% (9-10)
Nate RobinsonCHI · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
82% (9-11)
Lavoy AllenPHI · 14 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
KawhiSAS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 92Hawks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2332142392
Hawks2025301893
The story
Al Horford had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Atlanta beat Toronto 93-92

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Hawks took the third 30-14.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3−10+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 99Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2918282499
Jazz19322726104
The story
Utah beat New Orleans 104-99 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Paul Millsap

Robin Lopez paced New Orleans: 15 PTS, 9 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 32-18 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −10+4+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 86Suns 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2219321386
Suns2615222992
The story
Michael Beasley's 27 points carried Phoenix past Los Angeles, 92-86

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 17 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 12-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 29-13.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +40−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 41 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

JJ Redick leads the day with 29

JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 14, 13, 18, 26, 14, 31, 5, 29Magic-Knicks · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 25, 11, 16, 18, 18, 14, 27, 27Nuggets-Rockets · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 20, 14, 5, 19, 8, 25, 12, 27Suns-Lakers · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 20, 17, 26, 31, 12, 24, 23, 26Clippers-Wolves · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 17, 17, 8, 16, 10, 21, 4, 25Jazz-Hornets · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 20, 32, 25, 39, 31, 23, 34, 24Heat-Nets · W
26.5 PPG season to date · −2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jimmy ButlerCHI+6.0 12.9 last 10 · 6.9 season
Kevin DurantOKC+5.3 34.9 last 10 · 29.6 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+4.9 15.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Ed DavisTOR+4.7 14.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+4.6 15.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−6.8 21.3 last 10 · 28.1 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS−5.0 9.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Michael Kidd-GilchristCHA−4.2 5.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Alonzo GeeCLE−3.5 7.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−3.5 6.9 last 10 · 10.4 season