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Monday, January 13, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Celtics by 8 after the first quarter and won 104–92.

Final · Box score
Bucks94
Raptors116
Q1 Raptors +14; Q2 Raptors +8; Q3 Raptors +15; Q4 Raptors +22
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Celtics92
Q1 Rockets -8; Q2 Rockets +9; Q3 Rockets +19; Q4 Rockets +12
Final · OT · Box score
Suns96
Knicks98
Q1 Knicks +7; Q2 Knicks +9; Q3 Knicks +7; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks +2
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Bulls88
Q1 Wizards +7; Q2 Wizards +13; Q3 Wizards +10; Q4 Wizards +14
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Pelicans95
Q1 Spurs -4; Q2 Spurs -1; Q3 Spurs +3; Q4 Spurs +6
Final · Box score
Magic88
Mavs107
Q1 Mavs +8; Q2 Mavs +18; Q3 Mavs +18; Q4 Mavs +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Jazz118
Q1 Jazz +4; Q2 Jazz +14; Q3 Jazz +16; Q4 Jazz +15
On this day · 2012–13Jan 13, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers-Thunder), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Celtics

Dwight Howard scores 32 as Houston wins in Boston

Carmelo Anthony goes for 29 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+9+19+12Rockets AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets19333220104
Celtics2716222792
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 24, 9, 15, 15, 20, 15, 23, 32Rockets32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 21, 8, 38, 37, 38, 25, 25, 16Rockets16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 9, 22, 19, 12, 24, 7, 25, 24Celtics24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 17, 0, 10, 6, 11, 2, 12, 17Celtics17 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Pelicans9
Rockets-Celtics7
Suns-Knicks4
Bucks-Raptors3
Magic-Mavs2
Wizards-Bulls0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Jazz combined for 221, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 103, Jazz 118
221
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 94, Raptors 116
210
Rockets-CelticsRockets 104, Celtics 92
196
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 101, Pelicans 95
196
Magic-MavsMagic 88, Mavs 107
195
Suns-KnicksSuns 96, Knicks 98
194
Wizards-BullsWizards 102, Bulls 88
190
Knicks won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Suns-KnicksSuns 96, Knicks 98
+2 Knicks
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 101, Pelicans 95
+6 Spurs
Rockets-CelticsRockets 104, Celtics 92
+12 Rockets
Wizards-BullsWizards 102, Bulls 88
+14 Wizards
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 103, Jazz 118
+15 Jazz
Magic-MavsMagic 88, Mavs 107
+19 Mavs
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 94, Raptors 116
+22 Raptors
Rockets rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-CelticsRockets won · Rockets 104, Celtics 92
8 pts
Spurs-PelicansSpurs won · Spurs 101, Pelicans 95
4 pts
Ilyasova shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlyasovaBucks · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
BurksJazz · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
DwightRockets · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
HilarioWizards · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
PattersonRaptors · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Knicks
Suns 96Knicks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns21222524496
Knicks28242317698
The story
Raymond Felton had 19 points as New York beat Phoenix 98-96 in OT

Miles Plumlee led Phoenix with 12 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 28-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +7+9+70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Pelicans
Spurs 101Pelicans 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24272525101
Pelicans2824212295
The story
Tony Parker's 27 points carried San Antonio past New Orleans, 101-95

For New Orleans, Brian Roberts had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 25-21.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −4−1+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 94Raptors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2426232194
Raptors38203028116
The story
Toronto beat Milwaukee 116-94 behind 23 points from Kyle Lowry

Ersan Ilyasova paced Milwaukee: 29 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 6-8 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

Raptors lead by quarter
300 +14+8+15+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 30 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Pelicans

San Antonio makes it five straight

San Antonio beat New Orleans 101–95 and moved to 30–8. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · Spurs
Lvs Rockets98–111W@ Mavs116–107Wvs Kings112–104Wvs Nets113–92Lvs Knicks101–105Wvs Clippers116–92W@ Grizzlies110–108Wvs Mavs112–90Wvs Wolves104–86W@ Pelicans101–95
Top performances

Alec Burks leads the day with 34

Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 13, 8, 14, 13, 3, 9, 16, 34Jazz-Nuggets · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 24, 9, 15, 15, 20, 15, 23, 32Rockets-Celtics · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 19, 27, 25, 19, 34, 29, 18, 29Knicks-Suns · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 4, 15, 8, 12, 20, 14, 8, 29Bucks-Raptors · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 26, 33, 15, 21, 26, 21, 15, 28Suns-Knicks · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 22, 18, 12, 17, 10, 25, 14, 27Spurs-Pelicans · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
CJ MilesCavs+4.7 15.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kevin DurantThunder+4.1 33.7 last 10 · 29.6 season
Blake GriffinClippers+4.0 26.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Nikola PekovicWolves+4.0 22.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Darren CollisonClippers+3.9 13.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyPistons−4.6 8.7 last 10 · 13.3 season
Markieff MorrisSuns−3.3 8.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Greivis VasquezRaptors−3.3 4.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Jared SullingerCeltics−3.3 9.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
Caron ButlerBucks−3.3 7.1 last 10 · 10.4 season