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Wednesday, January 1, 2014Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DEN by 6 after the first quarter and won 114–102.

Final · Box score
Mavs87
Wizards78
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers82
Raptors95
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Pelicans112
Wolves124
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +24; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Nuggets102
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats85
Clippers112
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +27
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The lead · Sixers-Nuggets

Denver's skid reaches eight

Ricky Rubio goes for 14 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+12+14+12PHI AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24442719114
Nuggets30262521102
Who led
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 13, 21, 3, 9, 29, 10, 22, 23PHI23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 18, 15, 14, 25, 30, 30, 25, 17PHI17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 20, 13, 6, 7, 16, 10, 12, 19DEN19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 13, 15, 19, 10, 22, 19, 13, 16DEN16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pacers-Raptors

Toronto knocks off Indiana, 95–82

The Pacers came in at 25–5; the Raptors at 14–15. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over WAS9MIN over NOP12PHI over DEN12TOR over IND13LAC over CHA27Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over IND.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Clippers18
Mavs-Wizards17
Pacers-Raptors11
Pelicans-Wolves2
The night in charts
Pelicans-Wolves combined for 236, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 112, Wolves 124
236
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 114, Nuggets 102
216
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 85, Clippers 112
197
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 82, Raptors 95
177
Mavs-WizardsMavs 87, Wizards 78
165
DAL won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Mavs-WizardsMavs 87, Wizards 78
+9 DAL
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 112, Wolves 124
+12 MIN
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 114, Nuggets 102
+12 PHI
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 82, Raptors 95
+13 TOR
Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 85, Clippers 112
+27 LAC
PHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NuggetsPHI won · Sixers 114, Nuggets 102
6 pts
Pacers-RaptorsTOR won · Pacers 82, Raptors 95
4 pts
Mavs-WizardsDAL won · Mavs 87, Wizards 78
3 pts
Bobcats-ClippersLAC won · Bobcats 85, Clippers 112
2 pts
Blake shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
70% (14-20)
DudleyLAC · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
HibbertIND · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Ryan AndersonNOP · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
59% (10-17)
PekovicMIN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Pelicans-Wolves
Pelicans 112Wolves 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans28192639112
Wolves33283627124
The story
Kevin Love had 21 points as Minnesota beat New Orleans 124-112

Ryan Anderson led New Orleans with 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-19 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the third 36-26, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +5+14+24+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 114Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24442719114
Nuggets30262521102
The story
Philadelphia beat Denver 114-102 behind 23 points from Evan Turner

Wilson Chandler paced Denver: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 44-26 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −6+12+14+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 82Raptors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1826191982
Raptors2614262995
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 26 points carried Toronto past Indiana, 95-82

For Indiana, Paul George had 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-19, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8−4+3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.6Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.0Season avg26.2Last 3

26.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.0 in 19 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 31

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 21, 24, 32, 20, 35, 40, 15, 31Clippers-Bobcats · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 30, 15, 17, 13, 25, 20, 11, 26Raptors-Pacers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 21, 17, 18, 8, 16, 22, 13, 25Pelicans-Wolves · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 13, 21, 3, 9, 29, 10, 22, 23Sixers-Nuggets · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 18, 21, 19, 18, 23, 22, 9, 23Mavs-Wizards · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 24, 20, 21, 20, 26, 20, 29, 22Wizards-Mavs · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon KnightMIL+5.1 20.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Kevin LoveMIN+5.0 31.3 last 10 · 26.3 season
Terrence RossTOR+4.8 14.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Nick YoungLAL+4.5 21.0 last 10 · 16.5 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+4.2 16.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Kevin MartinMIN−5.7 14.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.9 9.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Corey BrewerMIN−4.0 7.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Enes KanterUTA−3.9 6.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Andre IguodalaGSW−3.8 6.9 last 10 · 10.7 season