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Monday, January 18, 2010Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHI by 17 at halftime and won 108–103.

Final
DET91
NYK99
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +8
Final
POR92
WAS97
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +5
Final
OKC94
ATL91
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +3
Final
SAC103
CHA105
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA +19; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +2
Final · OT
MIL98
HOU101
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +3
Final
NJN95
LAC106
Q1 LAC +15; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +11
Final · OT
PHI103
MIN108
Q1 MIN -12; Q2 MIN -17; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final
SAS97
NOH90
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +7
Final
CHI97
GSW114
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +17
Final
PHX118
MEM125
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +7
Final
DAL99
BOS90
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +9
Final
ORL92
LAL98
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +6
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2008–09Jan 18, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA @ OKC), 32 points.
The lead · PHI @ MIN

Minnesota needs overtime to survive Philadelphia

Tied 99–99 after regulation. Minnesota won the final period 9–4 for a 108–103 win. Jonny Flynn led Minnesota with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12-17-20+5MIN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
PHI292818244103
MIN172333269108
Who led
Jonny FlynnPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 14, 6, 18, 14, 8, 9, 8, 29MIN29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 23, 26, 25, 12, 22, 26, 21, 23MIN23 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 8, 20, 17, 16, 18, 4, 12, 17PHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 9, 7, 3, 15, 6, 8, 3, 16PHI16 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 17.

CHA over SAC2OKC over ATL3HOU over MIL3WAS over POR5MIN over PHI5LAL over ORL6SAS over NOH7MEM over PHX7NYK over DET8DAL over BOS9LAC over NJN11GSW over CHI17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.7Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.7 in 37 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg32.0Today

32 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 37

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 22, 22, 26, 29, 30, 32, 19, 37DAL @ BOS · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 22, 30, 32, 20, 39, 30, 17, 33, 36GSW vs CHI · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 14, 27, 25, 27, 18, 14, 21, 34SAC @ CHA · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 22, 35, 28, 24, 32, 25, 32, 32GSW vs CHI · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 18, 11, 22, 15, 24, 21, 8, 31MEM vs PHX · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jonny FlynnPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 14, 6, 18, 14, 8, 9, 8, 29MIN vs PHI · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Corey MaggetteGSW+6.8 26.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Martell WebsterPOR+6.5 17.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Randy FoyeWAS+6.0 15.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Stephen JacksonCHA+5.4 25.2 last 10 · 19.8 season
Matt BarnesORL+5.3 14.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−6.3 22.0 last 10 · 28.3 season
Al ThorntonLAC−4.9 6.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Vince CarterORL−4.3 12.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.2 13.8 last 10 · 18.0 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−4.1 9.8 last 10 · 13.9 season