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Saturday, January 11, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 102–92.

Final · Box score
Nets80
Raptors96
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Wizards107
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Suns108
Pistons110
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Sixers92
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats97
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Thunder101
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans107
Mavs110
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Magic94
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +26; Q4 DEN +26
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Blazers112
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +8
On this day · 2012–13Jan 11, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Lakers), 42 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Sixers

New York climbs out of an 8-point hole against Philadelphia

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 40 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+12+16+10NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks20323218102
Sixers2812282492
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 7, 23, 11, 6, 11, 9, 14, 21NYK21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 30, 19, 27, 25, 19, 34, 29, 18NYK18 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 19, 13, 10, 9, 7, 9, 16, 17PHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
James AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 11, 12, 5, 3, 14, 15, 10, 17PHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Denver by 26.

DET over PHX2DAL over NOP3CHI over CHA6HOU over WAS7POR over BOS8NYK over PHI10TOR over BKN16OKC over MIL16DEN over ORL26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Rockets-Wizards9
Pelicans-Mavs9
Nets-Raptors7
Bucks-Thunder6
Knicks-Sixers3
Suns-Pistons2
Bobcats-Bulls2
Celtics-Blazers1
Shot of the night

Smith's layup with 1 second left breaks the tie, 110-108 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Wizards combined for 221, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WizardsRockets 114, Wizards 107
221
Suns-PistonsSuns 108, Pistons 110
218
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 107, Mavs 110
217
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 104, Blazers 112
216
Magic-NuggetsMagic 94, Nuggets 120
214
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 97, Bulls 103
200
Knicks-SixersKnicks 102, Sixers 92
194
Bucks-ThunderBucks 85, Thunder 101
186
Nets-RaptorsNets 80, Raptors 96
176
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-PistonsSuns 108, Pistons 110
+2 DET
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 107, Mavs 110
+3 DAL
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 97, Bulls 103
+6 CHI
Rockets-WizardsRockets 114, Wizards 107
+7 HOU
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 104, Blazers 112
+8 POR
Knicks-SixersKnicks 102, Sixers 92
+10 NYK
Bucks-ThunderBucks 85, Thunder 101
+16 OKC
Nets-RaptorsNets 80, Raptors 96
+16 TOR
Magic-NuggetsMagic 94, Nuggets 120
+26 DEN
NYK rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SixersNYK won · Knicks 102, Sixers 92
8 pts
Celtics-BlazersPOR won · Celtics 104, Blazers 112
5 pts
Pelicans-MavsDAL won · Pelicans 107, Mavs 110
5 pts
Amar'e shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'eNYK · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Josh SmithDET · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
HendersonCHA · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
SeraphinWAS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
James AndersonPHI · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Suns-Pistons
Suns 108Pistons 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21302829108
Pistons35292521110
The story
Josh Smith's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Detroit past Phoenix, 110-108

For Phoenix, Channing Frye had 21 PTS, 3 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 11-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-21, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +14+13+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Drummond was the fantasy play: 51.6 FPTS on 13 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Pelicans-Mavs
Pelicans 107Mavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans22154030107
Mavs17254226110
The story
Monta Ellis had 26 points as Dallas beat New Orleans 110-107

Eric Gordon led New Orleans with 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 25-15.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5+5+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Bulls
Bobcats 97Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1725282797
Bulls24281833103
The story
Chicago beat Charlotte 103-97 behind 19 points and 14 rebounds from Joakim Noah

Kemba Walker paced Charlotte: 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 24-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+100+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.0Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.0 in 29 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 29 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 40

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 16, 9, 24, 18, 27, 8, 24, 40Mavs-Pelicans · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Lamond Murray CLE, Jan 2, 2002: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 33, 37, 24, 48, 21, 48, 30, 33Thunder-Bucks · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 22, 19, 12, 16, 16, 27, 12, 30Bobcats-Bulls · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 16, 18, 14, 6, 30, 19, 15, 29Bobcats-Bulls · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 27, 13, 23, 10, 22, 21, 21, 28Pelicans-Mavs · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 20, 11, 26, 20, 26, 28, 19, 26Raptors-Nets · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinCHI+4.4 11.6 last 10 · 7.2 season
Terrence RossTOR+4.2 13.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Kevin DurantOKC+4.1 33.7 last 10 · 29.6 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+4.1 22.3 last 10 · 18.2 season
CJ MilesCLE+4.0 14.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.6 8.7 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jared SullingerBOS−3.7 9.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Caron ButlerMIL−3.6 7.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Greivis VasquezTOR−3.5 4.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Bradley BealWAS−3.4 14.1 last 10 · 17.5 season