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Thursday, January 16, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed HOU by 14 at halftime and won 104–92.

Final · Box score
Nets127
Hawks110
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN +25; Q4 BKN +17
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Pacers117
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +28
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Rockets92
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC -14; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +12
On this day · 2012–13Jan 16, 2013: 10 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Bulls-Raptors), 36 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Rockets

Kevin Durant scores 36, OKC rallies past Houston

Serge Ibaka goes for 21 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-140+12OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder36232421104
Rockets324110992
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 24, 48, 21, 48, 30, 33, 37, 36OKC36 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 9, 10, 27, 20, 13, 2, 17, 23OKC23 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 12, 6, 15, 6, 19, 12, 25, 16HOU16 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 38, 37, 38, 25, 25, 16, 26, 16HOU16 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Knicks-Pacers

Indiana rolls past New York, 117–89

The Knicks were held to 17 points in the second quarter. Lance Stephenson led Indiana with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over HOU12BKN over ATL17IND over NYK28Final margin, points. Pink = IND over NYK.
Lead changes
Nets-Hawks12
Knicks-Pacers5
Thunder-Rockets2
The night in charts
Nets-Hawks combined for 237, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-HawksNets 127, Hawks 110
237
Knicks-PacersKnicks 89, Pacers 117
206
Thunder-RocketsThunder 104, Rockets 92
196
OKC won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Thunder-RocketsThunder 104, Rockets 92
+12 OKC
Nets-HawksNets 127, Hawks 110
+17 BKN
Knicks-PacersKnicks 89, Pacers 117
+28 IND
OKC erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-RocketsOKC won · Thunder 104, Rockets 92
14 pts
Knicks-PacersIND won · Knicks 89, Pacers 117
1 pt
Ibaka shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaOKC · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK
77% (10-13)
Joe JohnsonBKN · 29 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
73% (11-15)
StephensonIND · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Reggie JacksonOKC · 23 PTS, 6 STL, 4 AST, 2 REB
58% (11-19)
BlatcheBKN · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 104Rockets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder36232421104
Rockets324110992
The story
Reggie Jackson had 23 points as Oklahoma City beat Houston 104-92

Terrence Jones led Houston with 16 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 STL, 4 AST, 2 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Thunder took the third 24-10.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4−140+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 127Hawks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets31343428127
Hawks27262136110
The story
Andray Blatche's 20 points and 14 rebounds carried Brooklyn past Atlanta, 127-110

For Atlanta, Shelvin Mack had 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 10-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-21, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
300 +4+12+25+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 89Pacers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3117212089
Pacers30332430117
The story
Indiana beat New York 117-89 behind 28 points from Lance Stephenson

Carmelo Anthony paced New York: 28 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 −1+15+18+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 24, 48, 21, 48, 30, 33, 37, 36Thunder-Rockets · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 9, 9, 2, 23, 27, 32, 11, 29Nets-Hawks · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 25, 19, 34, 29, 18, 29, 20, 28Knicks-Pacers · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 6, 8, 19, 10, 13, 11, 13, 28Pacers-Knicks · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 12, 24, 16, 11, 28, 8, 31, 25Pacers-Knicks · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 9, 10, 27, 20, 13, 2, 17, 23Thunder-Rockets · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 4 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 34.7 last 10 · 30.0 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