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Sunday, January 15, 2012Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DET by 4 at halftime and won 99–91.

Final · Box score
Warriors99
Pistons91
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Nuggets96
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Suns91
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +11
On this day · 2010–11Jan 15, 2011: 9 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (Bulls-Heat), 34 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Pistons

Golden State beats Detroit, 99–91

Tim Duncan goes for 24 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-4+5+8GSW AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2420302599
Pistons1929212291
Who led
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 19, 13, 15, 13, 20, 26, 24, 24GSW24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 18, 38, 18, 32, 22, 30, 18, 22GSW22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 19, 22, 15, 14, 9, 32, 19, 25DET25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 7, 8, 4, 11, 2, 13, 10, 20DET20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Jazz-Nuggets

Utah takes care of Denver

A 10-point win, 106–96. Paul Millsap led Utah with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over DET8UTA over DEN10SAS over PHX11Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over DEN.
Lead changes
Jazz-Nuggets12
Warriors-Pistons8
Suns-Spurs1
The night in charts
Jazz-Nuggets combined for 202, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 106, Nuggets 96
202
Suns-SpursSuns 91, Spurs 102
193
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 99, Pistons 91
190
GSW won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 99, Pistons 91
+8 GSW
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 106, Nuggets 96
+10 UTA
Suns-SpursSuns 91, Spurs 102
+11 SAS
GSW rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-PistonsGSW won · Warriors 99, Pistons 91
4 pts
Jazz-NuggetsUTA won · Jazz 106, Nuggets 96
1 pt
David Lee shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeGSW · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
MillsapUTA · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Markieff MorrisPHX · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
BlairSAS · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Warriors-Pistons
Warriors 99Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2420302599
Pistons1929212291
The story
Golden State beat Detroit 99-91 behind 24 points from David Lee

Greg Monroe paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-12 FG

The swing

A 30-21 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5−4+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 106Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25232929106
Nuggets2622252396
The story
Al Jefferson's 18 points and 12 rebounds carried Utah past Denver, 106-96

For Denver, Ty Lawson had 13 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-23, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −10+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 91Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2616262391
Spurs30262224102
The story
Tony Parker had 17 points and 9 assists as San Antonio beat Phoenix 102-91

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 10 AST 17 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 8-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 26-16, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+14+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Paul Millsap leads the day with 26

Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 6, 13, 14, 9, 19, 29, 18, 26Jazz-Nuggets · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 19, 22, 15, 14, 9, 32, 19, 25Pistons-Warriors · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 5, 22, 12, 18, 16, 14, 20, 24Suns-Spurs · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 15, 10, 10, 11, 20, 17, 7, 24Spurs-Suns · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 19, 13, 15, 13, 20, 26, 24, 24Warriors-Pistons · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 18, 38, 18, 32, 22, 30, 18, 22Warriors-Pistons · W
23.7 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST