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Wednesday, January 15, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NOP by 11 after the first quarter and won 103–100.

Final · 3OT · Box score
Bulls128
Magic125
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -7; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 Bulls 0; OT3 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Sixers95
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Heat97
Wizards114
Q1 WAS +25; Q2 WAS +21; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +17
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Celtics88
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Bucks77
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Kings111
Wolves108
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Pelicans100
Q1 HOU -11; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Suns121
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Blazers108
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets123
Warriors116
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Mavs127
Clippers129
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +2
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The lead · Rockets-Pelicans

Houston climbs back to beat New Orleans

Joakim Noah goes for 26 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-11-7+3HOU AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets19262929103
Pelicans30262519100
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 8, 38, 37, 38, 25, 25, 16, 26HOU26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 2, 12, 6, 15, 6, 19, 12, 25HOU25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 12, 21, 15, 23, 27, 20, 12, 35NOP35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 23, 10, 22, 21, 21, 28, 22, 24NOP24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Celtics21
Bulls-Magic20
Kings-Wolves14
Lakers-Suns14
Cavs-Blazers13
Mavs-Clippers13
Jazz-Spurs8
Nuggets-Warriors7
Bobcats-Sixers6
Rockets-Pelicans4
Grizzlies-Bucks3
Heat-Wizards2
Shot of the night

Young's three with 3 seconds left breaks the tie, 95-92 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Clippers combined for 256, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ClippersMavs 127, Clippers 129
256
Bulls-MagicBulls 128, Magic 125
253
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 123, Warriors 116
239
Lakers-SunsLakers 114, Suns 121
235
Kings-WolvesKings 111, Wolves 108
219
Jazz-SpursJazz 105, Spurs 109
214
Heat-WizardsHeat 97, Wizards 114
211
Cavs-BlazersCavs 96, Blazers 108
204
Rockets-PelicansRockets 103, Pelicans 100
203
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 92, Sixers 95
187
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 83, Celtics 88
171
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 82, Bucks 77
159
8 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-ClippersMavs 127, Clippers 129
+2 LAC
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 92, Sixers 95
+3 PHI
Bulls-MagicBulls 128, Magic 125
+3 CHI
Kings-WolvesKings 111, Wolves 108
+3 SAC
Rockets-PelicansRockets 103, Pelicans 100
+3 HOU
Jazz-SpursJazz 105, Spurs 109
+4 SAS
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 82, Bucks 77
+5 MEM
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 83, Celtics 88
+5 BOS
Lakers-SunsLakers 114, Suns 121
+7 PHX
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 123, Warriors 116
+7 DEN
Cavs-BlazersCavs 96, Blazers 108
+12 POR
Heat-WizardsHeat 97, Wizards 114
+17 WAS
HOU erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-PelicansHOU won · Rockets 103, Pelicans 100
11 pts
Bulls-MagicCHI won · Bulls 128, Magic 125
7 pts
Lakers-SunsPHX won · Lakers 114, Suns 121
4 pts
Bobcats-SixersPHI won · Bobcats 92, Sixers 95
3 pts
Mavs-ClippersLAC won · Mavs 127, Clippers 129
2 pts
Kanter shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterUTA · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
Nate RobinsonDEN · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RedickLAC · 33 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
DuncanSAS · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
DalembertDAL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 128Magic 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Bulls262027281089128
Magic202931211086125
The story
Jimmy Butler had 21 points as Chicago beat Orlando 128-125 in OT

Tobias Harris led Orlando with 22 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 6-17 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 28-21.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6−3−7000+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Rockets-Pelicans
Rockets 103Pelicans 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets19262929103
Pelicans30262519100
The story
Terrence Jones' 25 points carried Houston past New Orleans, 103-100

For New Orleans, Eric Gordon had 35 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 29-19.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −11−11−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 111Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24342528111
Wolves23242635108
The story
Sacramento beat Minnesota 111-108 behind 33 points from Rudy Gay

Kevin Love paced Minnesota: 27 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 12-19 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1+11+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 37 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 14 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg60.3Today

60 minutes today, against 33.1 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games go down to the wire

Six of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Washington by 17.

LAC over DAL2CHI over ORL3PHI over CHA3SAC over MIN3HOU over NOP3SAS over UTA4BOS over TOR5MEM over MIL5PHX over LAL7DEN over GSW7POR over CLE12WAS over MIA17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Victor Oladipo leads the day with 35

Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 6, 16, 22, 14, 13, 15, 11, 35Magic-Bulls · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 12, 21, 15, 23, 27, 20, 12, 35Pelicans-Rockets · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 25, 18, 17, 32, 22, 20, 12, 33Kings-Wolves · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 15, 8, 15, 19, 15, 13, 19, 33Clippers-Mavs · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 28, 25, 10, 29, 24, 36, 21, 32Blazers-Cavs · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 14, 21, 3, 17, 6, 10, 21, 31Magic-Bulls · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Randy FoyeDEN+5.4 15.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
CJ MilesCLE+5.0 15.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Kevin DurantOKC+4.7 34.5 last 10 · 29.8 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.3 26.6 last 10 · 22.3 season
Darren CollisonLAC+4.0 13.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.6 8.7 last 10 · 13.3 season
Caron ButlerMIL−4.5 5.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Greivis VasquezTOR−3.5 4.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Ben McLemoreSAC−3.5 4.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Khris MiddletonMIL−3.1 7.7 last 10 · 10.8 season