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Friday, January 3, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by Rockets (vs Knicks) and Warriors (vs Hawks).

Final · Box score
Raptors101
Wizards88
Q1 Raptors +9; Q2 Raptors +3; Q3 Raptors +23; Q4 Raptors +13
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Hawks100
Q1 Warriors +3; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 Warriors -8; Q4 Warriors +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans95
Celtics92
Q1 Pelicans +5; Q2 Pelicans +6; Q3 Pelicans +1; Q4 Pelicans +3
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Rockets102
Q1 Rockets -4; Q2 Rockets +1; Q3 Rockets -8; Q4 Rockets +2
Final · Box score
Clippers119
Mavs112
Q1 Clippers -6; Q2 Clippers -3; Q3 Clippers +2; Q4 Clippers +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies108
Nuggets111
Q1 Nuggets +5; Q2 Nuggets +10; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +3
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Lakers110
Q1 Lakers +18; Q2 Lakers +12; Q3 Lakers +16; Q4 Lakers +11
On this day · 2012–13Jan 3, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Spurs), 23 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Hawks

Golden State rallies from 8 down to beat Atlanta

Pau Gasol goes for 23 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+30-8+1Warriors AHEAD ↑Hawks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24221837101
Hawks21252628100
Who led
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 19, 28, 23, 17, 19, 22, 32, 23Warriors23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 18, 14, 15, 14, 29, 9, 36, 22Warriors22 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Pero AnticPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 0, 7, 0, 3, 3, 5, 5, 16Hawks16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Shelvin MackPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 6, 6, 3, 10, 5, 14, 5, 15Hawks15 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Toronto by 13.

Warriors over Hawks1Rockets over Knicks2Pelicans over Celtics3Nuggets over Grizzlies3Clippers over Mavs7Lakers over Jazz11Raptors over Wizards13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Knicks-Rockets18
Warriors-Hawks14
Pelicans-Celtics14
Clippers-Mavs7
Grizzlies-Nuggets3
Jazz-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Iguodala's three at the buzzer puts the Warriors ahead, 101-100 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Mavs combined for 231, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-MavsClippers 119, Mavs 112
231
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 108, Nuggets 111
219
Jazz-LakersJazz 99, Lakers 110
209
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 100, Rockets 102
202
Warriors-HawksWarriors 101, Hawks 100
201
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 101, Wizards 88
189
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 95, Celtics 92
187
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-HawksWarriors 101, Hawks 100
+1 Warriors
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 100, Rockets 102
+2 Rockets
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 95, Celtics 92
+3 Pelicans
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 108, Nuggets 111
+3 Nuggets
Clippers-MavsClippers 119, Mavs 112
+7 Clippers
Jazz-LakersJazz 99, Lakers 110
+11 Lakers
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 101, Wizards 88
+13 Raptors
Rockets rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-RocketsRockets won · Knicks 100, Rockets 102
8 pts
Warriors-HawksWarriors won · Warriors 101, Hawks 100
8 pts
Clippers-MavsClippers won · Clippers 119, Mavs 112
6 pts
Bass shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BassCeltics · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
PattersonRaptors · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
JordanClippers · 25 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
ADPelicans · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
MarshallLakers · 20 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Warriors-Hawks
Warriors 101Hawks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24221837101
Hawks21252628100
The story
Stephen Curry's 22 points and 9 assists carried Golden State past Atlanta, 101-100

For Atlanta, Paul Millsap had 12 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 5 STL · 7-15 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 37-28.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +30−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Rockets
Knicks 100Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24233419100
Rockets20282529102
The story
Chandler Parsons had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Houston beat New York 102-100

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 29-19.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −4+1−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 108Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies23252733108
Nuggets28301934111
The story
Denver beat Memphis 111-108 behind 18 points and 12 assists from Ty Lawson

Mike Conley paced Memphis: 23 PTS, 8 AST 18 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +5+10+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.0Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.0 in 34 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 15 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 37

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 19, 12, 28, 27, 21, 8, 38, 37Rockets-Knicks · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Iman ShumpertPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 1, 2, 9, 8, 0, 6, 27, 26Knicks-Rockets · L
7.4 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 24, 32, 20, 35, 40, 15, 31, 25Clippers-Mavs · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 7, 4, 13, 2, 4, 2, 6, 25Clippers-Mavs · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 14, 25, 22, 23, 20, 10, 20, 25Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 26, 35, 32, 29, 30, 19, 27, 25Knicks-Rockets · L
26.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon KnightBucks+5.4 20.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Kevin LoveWolves+5.0 31.3 last 10 · 26.3 season
Blake GriffinClippers+4.9 27.0 last 10 · 22.1 season
Nick YoungLakers+4.8 21.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
David LeeWarriors+4.7 23.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
Kevin MartinWolves−5.7 14.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Rodney StuckeyPistons−4.9 9.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Corey BrewerWolves−4.0 7.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Harrison BarnesWarriors−3.8 7.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bradley BealWizards−3.6 14.4 last 10 · 18.0 season