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Friday, January 11, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed MIN by 15 after the first quarter and won 104–92.

Final · Box score
Bobcats78
Raptors99
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +21
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Hawks103
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Suns79
Nets99
Q1 BKN -4; Q2 BKN -7; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +20
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +12
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs98
Grizzlies101
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Hornets104
Q1 NOH -15; Q2 NOH -6; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Knicks101
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Bucks87
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET -8; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Nuggets98
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -11; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Warriors103
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Lakers101
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +16; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +15
On this day · 2011–12Jan 11, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Jazz), 40 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Hornets

New Orleans storms back from 15 down to beat Minnesota

Carmelo Anthony goes for 39 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-6+9+12NOH AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2917153192
Hornets14263034104
Who led
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 20, 16, 17, 15, 25, 14, 17, 18NOH18 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 6 games: 24, 11, 14, 24, 5, 16NOH16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Luke RidnourPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 8, 4, 8, 14, 15, 10, 11, 20MIN20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 2, 28, 11, 11, 21, 25, 17, 18MIN18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Nets14
Spurs-Grizzlies14
Pistons-Bucks6
Cavs-Nuggets5
Thunder-Lakers5
Jazz-Hawks3
Wolves-Hornets3
Rockets-Celtics2
Blazers-Warriors2
Bobcats-Raptors0
Bulls-Knicks0
The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 217, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 116, Lakers 101
217
Bulls-KnicksBulls 108, Knicks 101
209
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 97, Warriors 103
200
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 98, Grizzlies 101
199
Jazz-HawksJazz 95, Hawks 103
198
Wolves-HornetsWolves 92, Hornets 104
196
Rockets-CelticsRockets 91, Celtics 103
194
Pistons-BucksPistons 103, Bucks 87
190
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 91, Nuggets 98
189
Suns-NetsSuns 79, Nets 99
178
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 78, Raptors 99
177
MEM won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 98, Grizzlies 101
+3 MEM
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 97, Warriors 103
+6 GSW
Bulls-KnicksBulls 108, Knicks 101
+7 CHI
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 91, Nuggets 98
+7 DEN
Jazz-HawksJazz 95, Hawks 103
+8 ATL
Rockets-CelticsRockets 91, Celtics 103
+12 BOS
Wolves-HornetsWolves 92, Hornets 104
+12 NOH
Thunder-LakersThunder 116, Lakers 101
+15 OKC
Pistons-BucksPistons 103, Bucks 87
+16 DET
Suns-NetsSuns 79, Nets 99
+20 BKN
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 78, Raptors 99
+21 TOR
NOH erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HornetsNOH won · Wolves 92, Hornets 104
15 pts
Cavs-NuggetsDEN won · Cavs 91, Nuggets 98
11 pts
Pistons-BucksDET won · Pistons 103, Bucks 87
8 pts
Jazz-HawksATL won · Jazz 95, Hawks 103
8 pts
Suns-NetsBKN won · Suns 79, Nets 99
7 pts
Deng shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DengCHI · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
UdrihMIL · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
KGBOS · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK
67% (8-12)
FoyeUTA · 25 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
KDOKC · 42 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
64% (16-25)
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 98Grizzlies 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs25182824398
Grizzlies222917276101
The story
Mike Conley had 21 points as Memphis beat San Antonio 101-98 in OT

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 30 PTS, 5 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 5-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 29-18.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3+8−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan led the game in fantasy with 40.0 FPTS (15 REB, 13 PTS, 4 AST)

Final · Cavs-Nuggets
Cavs 91Nuggets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3026201591
Nuggets2322272698
The story
Danilo Gallinari's 23 points carried Denver past Cleveland, 98-91

For Cleveland, Tristan Thompson had 16 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 26-15.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −7−11−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving was the fantasy play: 57.1 FPTS on 28 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 116Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25392923116
Lakers25232528101
The story
Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 116-101 behind 27 points and 10 assists from Russell Westbrook

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 10-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 39-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0+16+20+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 33 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Nuggets

Denver rallies from 11 down to beat Cleveland

Trailing by 11 at the half, Denver outscored the Cavaliers 53–35 the rest of the way. Final: 98–91. Danilo Gallinari led Denver with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Cavs
Danilo Gallinari · DENKyrie Irving · CLEPTS2328REB73AST27Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 42

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 40, 26, 30, 27, 26, 22, 29, 26, 42Thunder-Lakers · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jordan Clarkson CLE, Feb 13, 2019: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Season high42 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 29, 33, 34, 45, 23, 40, 20, 39Knicks-Bulls · L
29.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 20, 21, 18, 11, 20, 18, 10, 37Blazers-Warriors · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 14, 11, 20, 23, 6, 19, 18, 33Bulls-Knicks · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 21, 20, 23, 11, 20, 16, 24, 30Spurs-Grizzlies · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 28, 13, 22, 33, 30, 15, 33, 28Cavs-Nuggets · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNYK+5.7 22.7 last 10 · 17.0 season
John SalmonsSAC+4.4 14.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+4.1 18.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+3.8 13.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
Arron AfflaloORL+3.7 21.2 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Kyle LowryTOR−5.1 9.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Michael BeasleyPHX−4.8 4.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.9 10.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
O.J. MayoDAL−3.7 14.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Gary NealSAS−3.6 6.8 last 10 · 10.4 season