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Monday, January 28, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed PHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Sixers100
Q1 MEM -13; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Raptors102
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Kings96
Wizards94
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Magic77
Nets97
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +20
Final · Box score
Bobcats85
Bulls93
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Rockets125
Jazz80
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +34; Q4 HOU +45
On this day · 2011–12Jan 28, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Tyreke Evans (Kings-Jazz), 31 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Sixers

Memphis rallies from 13 down to beat Philadelphia

Joakim Noah goes for 18 rebounds

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+30+3MEM AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies20372224103
Sixers33212521100
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 12, 18, 19, 6, 8, 20, 14, 27MEM27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 17, 13, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 26MEM26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 10, 12, 14, 8, 18, 23, 20, 27PHI27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 16, 18, 12, 27, 14, 11, 10, 23PHI23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Utah by 45, the widest margin of 7 games.

DEN over IND1SAC over WAS2MEM over PHI3CHI over CHA8GSW over TOR12BKN over ORL20HOU over UTA45Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Sixers15
Warriors-Raptors12
Kings-Wizards11
Pacers-Nuggets6
Bobcats-Bulls2
Magic-Nets1
Shot of the night

Thomas's jumper with 1 second left breaks the tie, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Raptors combined for 216, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 114, Raptors 102
216
Rockets-JazzRockets 125, Jazz 80
205
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 103, Sixers 100
203
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 101, Nuggets 102
203
Kings-WizardsKings 96, Wizards 94
190
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 85, Bulls 93
178
Magic-NetsMagic 77, Nets 97
174
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 101, Nuggets 102
+1 DEN
Kings-WizardsKings 96, Wizards 94
+2 SAC
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 103, Sixers 100
+3 MEM
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 85, Bulls 93
+8 CHI
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 114, Raptors 102
+12 GSW
Magic-NetsMagic 77, Nets 97
+20 BKN
Rockets-JazzRockets 125, Jazz 80
+45 HOU
MEM erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SixersMEM won · Grizzlies 103, Sixers 100
13 pts
Kings-WizardsSAC won · Kings 96, Wizards 94
5 pts
Pacers-NuggetsDEN won · Pacers 101, Nuggets 102
5 pts
Warriors-RaptorsGSW won · Warriors 114, Raptors 102
3 pts
Gray shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GrayTOR · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
HarklessORL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
JimmyCHI · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
VucevicORL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
OkaforWAS · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 101Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29242127101
Nuggets24312720102
The story
Ty Lawson's 18 points carried Denver past Indiana, 102-101

For Indiana, Lance Stephenson had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 7-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 31-24.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5+2+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George was the fantasy play: 56.5 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Kings-Wizards
Kings 96Wizards 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2726192496
Wizards3225191894
The story
Sacramento beat Washington 96-94 behind 22 points from Isaiah Thomas

John Wall paced Washington: 19 PTS, 6 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5−4−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor topped the game at 47.5 FPTS: 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Sixers
Grizzlies 103Sixers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies20372224103
Sixers33212521100
The story
Rudy Gay had 26 points as Memphis beat Philadelphia 103-100

Evan Turner led Philadelphia with 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 10-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 37-21.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −13+30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 43 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Marc Gasol leads the day with 27

Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 12, 18, 19, 6, 8, 20, 14, 27Grizzlies-Sixers · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 10, 12, 14, 8, 18, 23, 20, 27Sixers-Grizzlies · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 21, 25, 11, 16, 18, 18, 14, 27Nuggets-Pacers · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 17, 13, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 26Grizzlies-Sixers · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 20, 17, 18, 29, 23, 30, 29, 25Rockets-Jazz · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 6, 10, 6, 13, 6, 8, 15, 23Wizards-Kings · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jimmy ButlerCHI+5.7 12.4 last 10 · 6.7 season
Kevin DurantOKC+5.3 34.9 last 10 · 29.6 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+4.8 15.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Ed DavisTOR+4.7 14.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+4.4 15.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−5.0 23.7 last 10 · 28.7 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−4.2 6.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Paul PierceBOS−4.0 14.7 last 10 · 18.7 season
Patrick PattersonHOU−3.9 7.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Shane BattierMIA−3.6 1.9 last 10 · 5.5 season