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Thursday, January 9, 2014Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 6 after the first quarter and won 102–92.

Final · Box score
Heat92
Knicks102
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Thunder88
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +13
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The lead · Heat-Knicks

New York upsets Miami

Ty Lawson goes for 16 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5+4+10NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2721232192
Knicks21223227102
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 29, 30, 19, 27, 25, 19, 34, 29NYK29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 9, 18, 12, 10, 7, 13, 13, 19NYK19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 19, 33, 26, 26, 15, 30, 32, 32MIA32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 23, 16, 12, 22, 20, 14, 22, 23MIA23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Thunder-Nuggets

Denver never trails at a break against OKC

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 101–88. Randy Foye led Denver with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Thunder
Randy Foye · DENKevin Durant · OKCPTS2430REB43AST14Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Thunder-Nuggets8
The night in charts
Heat-Knicks combined for 194, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-KnicksHeat 92, Knicks 102
194
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 88, Nuggets 101
189
NYK won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Heat-KnicksHeat 92, Knicks 102
+10 NYK
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 88, Nuggets 101
+13 DEN
D Wade shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
LeBronMIA · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
BargnaniNYK · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
FoyeDEN · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Amar'eNYK · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 92Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2721232192
Knicks21223227102
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 29 points carried New York past Miami, 102-92

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 12-24 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 32-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −6−5+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 88Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2625152288
Nuggets27332912101
The story
Randy Foye had 24 points as Denver beat Oklahoma City 101-88

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 10 REB, 8 PTS 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 29-15, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +1+9+23+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 43 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.5Season avg20.3Today

20 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Playmaking up
+4.0assists, last 5 vs season avg
Assists per game
8.4Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 assists a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 32 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 40 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 19, 33, 26, 26, 15, 30, 32, 32Heat-Knicks · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 34, 33, 37, 24, 48, 21, 48, 30Thunder-Nuggets · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 29, 30, 19, 27, 25, 19, 34, 29Knicks-Heat · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 0, 1, 0, 11, 11, 14, 13, 14, 23, 24Nuggets-Thunder · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 23, 16, 12, 22, 20, 14, 22, 23Heat-Knicks · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 9, 18, 12, 10, 7, 13, 13, 19Knicks-Heat · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon KnightMIL+6.5 21.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+4.7 22.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.2 26.2 last 10 · 22.0 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI+4.1 21.9 last 10 · 17.8 season
Darren CollisonLAC+4.0 13.1 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Bradley BealWAS−4.2 13.5 last 10 · 17.7 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−3.9 10.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Caron ButlerMIL−3.3 7.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Greivis VasquezTOR−3.2 5.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
David WestIND−3.1 9.1 last 10 · 12.2 season