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Tuesday, January 14, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed LAL by 6 at halftime and won 120–118.

Final · Box score
Knicks98
Bobcats108
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Kings92
Pacers116
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Thunder87
Grizzlies90
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Cavs120
Lakers118
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +2
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The lead · Cavs-Lakers

Cleveland holds off Lakers, 120–118

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 31 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-6+3+2CLE AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28293132120
Lakers23402233118
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 26, 18, 16, 14, 17, 10, 12, 27CLE27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 14, 18, 4, 7, 18, 2, 10, 18CLE18 PTS · 18 REB · 6 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 26, 25, 16, 21, 2, 25, 11, 28LAL28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 15, 4, 18, 23, 24, 21, 11, 26LAL26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Thunder-Grizzlies

Memphis edges OKC by three

OKC won the fourth 20–18, but Memphis held on, 90–87. Courtney Lee led Memphis with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over LAL2MEM over OKC3CHA over NYK10IND over SAC24Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over OKC.
Lead changes
Thunder-Grizzlies8
Cavs-Lakers8
Knicks-Bobcats7
Kings-Pacers4
The night in charts
Cavs-Lakers combined for 238, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-LakersCavs 120, Lakers 118
238
Kings-PacersKings 92, Pacers 116
208
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 98, Bobcats 108
206
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 87, Grizzlies 90
177
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-LakersCavs 120, Lakers 118
+2 CLE
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 87, Grizzlies 90
+3 MEM
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 98, Bobcats 108
+10 CHA
Kings-PacersKings 92, Pacers 116
+24 IND
CLE rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-LakersCLE won · Cavs 120, Lakers 118
6 pts
Thunder-GrizzliesMEM won · Thunder 87, Grizzlies 90
4 pts
Jefferson shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonCHA · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
PauLAL · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
MeeksLAL · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
VarejaoCLE · 18 PTS, 18 REB, 6 AST
64% (7-11)
WestIND · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Lakers
Cavs 120Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28293132120
Lakers23402233118
The story
Luol Deng's 27 points carried Cleveland past Los Angeles, 120-118

For Los Angeles, Pau Gasol had 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 5-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 31-22.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5−6+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anderson Varejao was the fantasy play: 46.6 FPTS on 18 PTS, 18 REB, 6 AST

Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 87Grizzlies 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1631202087
Grizzlies2419291890
The story
Zach Randolph had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Memphis beat Oklahoma City 90-87

Reggie Jackson led Oklahoma City with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 7-21 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 29-20.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +8−4+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 92Pacers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2025291892
Pacers25342730116
The story
Indiana beat Sacramento 116-92 behind 31 points from Paul George

Rudy Gay paced Sacramento: 12 PTS, 2 AST 31 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 +5+14+12+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 33 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg36.3Today

36 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 37

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 37, 24, 48, 21, 48, 30, 33, 37Thunder-Grizzlies · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 18, 14, 19, 27, 6, 8, 20, 35Bobcats-Knicks · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 29, 17, 33, 26, 35, 24, 16, 31Kings-Pacers · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 21, 12, 24, 16, 11, 28, 8, 31Pacers-Kings · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 26, 25, 16, 21, 2, 25, 11, 28Lakers-Cavs · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 26, 18, 16, 14, 17, 10, 12, 27Cavs-Lakers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin DurantOKC+4.7 34.5 last 10 · 29.8 season
CJ MilesCLE+4.4 14.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.0 26.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+4.0 22.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Darren CollisonLAC+3.9 13.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.6 8.7 last 10 · 13.3 season
Ben McLemoreSAC−3.4 4.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Markieff MorrisPHX−3.3 8.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Greivis VasquezTOR−3.3 4.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Jared SullingerBOS−3.3 9.6 last 10 · 12.9 season