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Sunday, January 5, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Warriors trailed Wizards by 8 after the first quarter and won 112–96.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies112
Pistons84
Q1 Grizzlies +1; Q2 Grizzlies -5; Q3 Grizzlies +12; Q4 Grizzlies +28
Final · Box score
Pacers82
Cavs78
Q1 Pacers +4; Q2 Pacers +9; Q3 Pacers +9; Q4 Pacers +4
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Heat102
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 Heat +1; Q3 Heat -5; Q4 Heat +5
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Wizards96
Q1 Warriors -8; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 Warriors +19; Q4 Warriors +16
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Thunder119
Q1 Thunder +8; Q2 Thunder +10; Q3 Thunder +14; Q4 Thunder +23
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Mavs80
Q1 Knicks +12; Q2 Knicks +17; Q3 Knicks +10; Q4 Knicks +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets137
Lakers115
Q1 Nuggets -3; Q2 Nuggets -1; Q3 Nuggets +10; Q4 Nuggets +22
On this day · 2012–13Jan 5, 2013: 10 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Magic), 40 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Wizards

Golden State turns it around against Washington

Pau Gasol goes for 25 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+19+16Warriors AHEAD ↑Wizards AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28303420112
Wizards3622152396
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 13, 23, 21, 16, 15, 16, 21, 26Warriors26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 28, 23, 17, 19, 22, 32, 23, 21Warriors21 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 21, 20, 26, 20, 29, 22, 11, 14Wizards14 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 17, 13, 13, 7, 11, 4, 15, 14Wizards14 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Raptors-Heat

Miami gets past Toronto

102–97, with Miami ahead 52–51 at halftime. LeBron James led Miami with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pacers over Cavs4Heat over Raptors5Knicks over Mavs12Warriors over Wizards16Nuggets over Lakers22Thunder over Celtics23Grizzlies over Pistons28Final margin, points. Pink = Heat over Raptors.
Lead changes
Raptors-Heat12
Nuggets-Lakers11
Grizzlies-Pistons10
Warriors-Wizards9
Celtics-Thunder5
Knicks-Mavs4
Pacers-Cavs3
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 252, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 137, Lakers 115
252
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 96, Thunder 119
215
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 112, Wizards 96
208
Raptors-HeatRaptors 97, Heat 102
199
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 112, Pistons 84
196
Knicks-MavsKnicks 92, Mavs 80
172
Pacers-CavsPacers 82, Cavs 78
160
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 82, Cavs 78
+4 Pacers
Raptors-HeatRaptors 97, Heat 102
+5 Heat
Knicks-MavsKnicks 92, Mavs 80
+12 Knicks
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 112, Wizards 96
+16 Warriors
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 137, Lakers 115
+22 Nuggets
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 96, Thunder 119
+23 Thunder
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 112, Pistons 84
+28 Grizzlies
Warriors rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-WizardsWarriors won · Warriors 112, Wizards 96
8 pts
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 112, Pistons 84
5 pts
Raptors-HeatHeat won · Raptors 97, Heat 102
5 pts
Nuggets-LakersNuggets won · Nuggets 137, Lakers 115
3 pts
Mozgov shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MozgovNuggets · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
Reggie JacksonThunder · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
LeBronHeat · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
KlayWarriors · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Nate RobinsonNuggets · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 82Cavs 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2222231582
Cavs1817232078
The story
Paul George's 16 points carried Indiana past Cleveland, 82-78

For Cleveland, Anderson Varejao had 13 REB, 7 PTS 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 4-10 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 22-17, was where the Pacers built it.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +4+9+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

CJ Miles was the fantasy play: 39.7 FPTS on 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 97Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2922331397
Heat29232723102
The story
Dwyane Wade had 14 points as Miami beat Toronto 102-97

Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 14 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 5-13 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 23-13.

Heat lead by quarter
200 0+1−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan led the game in fantasy with 46.8 FPTS (26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 137Lakers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26343344137
Lakers29322232115
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 137-115 behind 20 points and 12 assists from Ty Lawson

Kendall Marshall paced Los Angeles: 17 AST, 9 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 7-18 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 44-32 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

Nuggets lead by quarter
300 −3−1+10+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 18, 38, 19, 33, 26, 26, 15, 30Heat-Raptors · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 6, 18, 10, 16, 12, 9, 10, 27Thunder-Celtics · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 17, 13, 25, 20, 11, 26, 20, 26Raptors-Heat · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 13, 23, 21, 16, 15, 16, 21, 26Warriors-Wizards · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 16, 21, 21, 10, 13, 25, 23, 25Lakers-Nuggets · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jon LeuerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 2, 11, 6, 5, 0, 4, 11, 23Grizzlies-Pistons · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon KnightBucks+6.4 21.5 last 10 · 15.1 season
Thaddeus YoungSixers+4.9 23.2 last 10 · 18.3 season
David LeeWarriors+4.6 23.6 last 10 · 19.0 season
Nikola PekovicWolves+4.5 22.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
Nick YoungLakers+4.5 21.1 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyPistons−4.9 9.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kevin MartinWolves−4.4 15.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Bradley BealWizards−3.9 13.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Corey BrewerWolves−3.5 8.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Harrison BarnesWarriors−3.4 8.4 last 10 · 11.8 season