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Wednesday, January 26, 2011Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed MEM by 16 after the first quarter and won 93–88.

Final · Box score
Magic111
Pacers96
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Nets93
Q1 NJN -16; Q2 NJN -11; Q3 NJN -6; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Raptors94
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Pistons100
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Bucks98
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -11; Q4 MIL +8
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder118
Wolves117
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Clippers83
Rockets96
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats114
Suns107
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Jazz105
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Hornets112
Warriors103
Q1 NOH +13; Q2 NOH +12; Q3 NOH +17; Q4 NOH +9
On this day · 2009–10Jan 26, 2010: 5 games. Top scorer: Andrew Bogut (Bucks-Mavs), 32 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Nets

New Jersey overcomes 16-point deficit, beats Memphis 93–88

Kevin Durant goes for 47 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-11-6+5NJN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3221132288
Nets1626183393
Who led
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 10, 21, 15, 0, 10, 2, 16, 19NJN19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 35, 32, 20, 20, 15, 24, 28, 17NJN17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 26, 16, 9, 22, 22, 11, 21, 22MEM22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 34, 23, 21, 17, 29, 16, 17, 20MEM20 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Orlando by 15.

OKC over MIN1NJN over MEM5CHA over PHX7SAS over UTA7MIL over ATL8DEN over DET9NOH over GSW9PHI over TOR13HOU over LAC13ORL over IND15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Thunder-Wolves19
Hawks-Bucks12
Clippers-Rockets11
Bobcats-Suns10
Spurs-Jazz6
Nuggets-Pistons3
Magic-Pacers2
Grizzlies-Nets2
Hornets-Warriors2
The night in charts
Thunder-Wolves combined for 235, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WolvesThunder 118, Wolves 117
235
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 114, Suns 107
221
Spurs-JazzSpurs 112, Jazz 105
217
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 112, Warriors 103
215
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 109, Pistons 100
209
Magic-PacersMagic 111, Pacers 96
207
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 107, Raptors 94
201
Hawks-BucksHawks 90, Bucks 98
188
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 88, Nets 93
181
Clippers-RocketsClippers 83, Rockets 96
179
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-WolvesThunder 118, Wolves 117
+1 OKC
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 88, Nets 93
+5 NJN
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 114, Suns 107
+7 CHA
Spurs-JazzSpurs 112, Jazz 105
+7 SAS
Hawks-BucksHawks 90, Bucks 98
+8 MIL
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 109, Pistons 100
+9 DEN
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 112, Warriors 103
+9 NOH
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 107, Raptors 94
+13 PHI
Clippers-RocketsClippers 83, Rockets 96
+13 HOU
Magic-PacersMagic 111, Pacers 96
+15 ORL
NJN erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-NetsNJN won · Grizzlies 88, Nets 93
16 pts
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 90, Bucks 98
11 pts
Sixers-RaptorsPHI won · Sixers 107, Raptors 94
9 pts
Thunder-WolvesOKC won · Thunder 118, Wolves 117
3 pts
Clippers-RocketsHOU won · Clippers 83, Rockets 96
3 pts
Speights shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SpeightsPHI · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
NashPHX · 27 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
DiawCHA · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
TurkogluORL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 118Wolves 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder252929278118
Wolves282823317117
The story
Russell Westbrook had 16 points and 8 assists as Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 118-117 in OT

Luke Ridnour led Minnesota with 12 PTS, 8 AST 16 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 7-19 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Thunder took the third 29-23.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3−2+40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Nets
Grizzlies 88Nets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3221132288
Nets1626183393
The story
Devin Harris' 13 points and 9 assists carried New Jersey past Memphis, 93-88

For Memphis, Rudy Gay had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 4-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 33-22.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −16−11−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph was the fantasy play: 39.7 FPTS on 20 PTS, 16 REB

Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 90Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2324281590
Bucks2222203498
The story
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 98-90 behind 22 points from Corey Maggette

Josh Smith paced Atlanta: 14 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-15 fourth quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1−3−11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg32.5Today

32 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 47

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 40, 30, 36, 24, 22, 30, 22, 47Thunder-Wolves · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl-Anthony Towns MIN, Nov 30, 2016: 47 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high47 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 24, 26, 28, 20, 5, 20, 17, 39Jazz-Spurs · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 18, 20, 35, 11, 22, 26, 24, 31Wolves-Thunder · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 28, 17, 2, 7, 12, 21, 16, 30Wolves-Thunder · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 15, 7, 23, 28, 16, 30, 25, 29Raptors-Sixers · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 23, 23, 15, 15, 17, 14, 17, 27Suns-Bobcats · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonATL+5.2 24.8 last 10 · 19.6 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR+5.2 21.0 last 10 · 15.8 season
Nick YoungWAS+5.0 21.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Ryan AndersonORL+4.7 15.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Nicolas BatumPOR+4.3 16.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.9 7.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Michael BeasleyMIN−4.6 16.2 last 10 · 20.8 season
Roy HibbertIND−4.4 7.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.4 18.9 last 10 · 23.3 season
Devin HarrisNJN−3.8 12.0 last 10 · 15.8 season