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Saturday, January 14, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIN by 11 at halftime and won 93–91.

Final
MIN91
ATL93
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -11; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +2
Final
GSW100
CHA112
Q1 CHA +13; Q2 CHA +20; Q3 CHA +20; Q4 CHA +12
Final
BOS83
IND97
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +14
Final
PHI103
WAS90
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +13
Final
TOR64
CHI77
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +13
Final · OT
POR105
HOU107
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +2
Final
NOH99
MEM108
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +9
Final
NYK92
OKC104
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +23; Q3 OKC +27; Q4 OKC +12
Final
SAC60
DAL99
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +29; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +39
Final
NJN94
UTA107
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +13
Final
LAL94
LAC102
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +8
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 · 2010–11Jan 14, 2011: 11 games. Top scorer: Brook Lopez (NJN @ LAL), 35 points.
The lead · MIN @ ATL

Atlanta climbs back to beat Minnesota

Minnesota led by 11 at the half. Atlanta won it 93–91. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11-8+2ATL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN2429182091
ATL1824213093
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 10, 20, 14, 17, 22, 15, 23, 25ATL25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 7, 6, 7, 12, 20, 5, 16, 20ATL20 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 24, 27, 29, 20, 13, 20, 34, 30MIN30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 6, 12, 10, 13, 10, 13, 12, 18MIN18 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Dallas by 39.

ATL over MIN2HOU over POR2LAC over LAL8MEM over NOH9CHA over GSW12OKC over NYK12PHI over WAS13CHI over TOR13UTA over NJN13IND over BOS14DAL over SAC39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.2Season avg39.6Last 5

39.6 points a game over his last five games, against 31.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
26.52010–11 avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 2010–11 (39 games). Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg39.5Today

39 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 37, 30, 39, 26, 48, 40, 42, 42LAL @ LAC · L
32.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Rasheed Wallace POR, Feb 20, 2001: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 15, 2, 22, 17, 6, 22, 25, 33HOU vs POR · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 9 games: 20, 10, 15, 17, 20, 9, 11, 27, 33LAC vs LAL · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 24, 27, 29, 20, 13, 20, 34, 30MIN @ ATL · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 12, 2, 12, 11, 9, 14, 7, 29POR @ HOU · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 12, 14, 13, 16, 17, 18, 13, 28HOU vs POR · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST