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Friday, January 17, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed BOS by 6 at halftime and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Clippers109
Knicks95
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Bobcats111
Magic101
Q1 CHA +12; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Heat101
Sixers86
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Raptors94
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Wizards96
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Celtics104
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Pistons89
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Kings90
Grizzlies91
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Spurs100
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Cavs117
Nuggets109
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Suns107
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Warriors121
Thunder127
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +6
On this day · 2012–13Jan 17, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Lakers), 39 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Celtics

Lakers take over late to edge Boston

Kevin Durant goes for 54 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-6-6+3LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25272431107
Celtics23352422104
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 23, 25, 15, 21, 10, 20, 24, 24LAL24 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Ryan KellyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 2, 5, 3, 9, 20LAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 7, 6, 7, 4, 5, 4, 0, 25BOS25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 1, 4, 2, 4, 2, 2, 7, 14BOS14 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Jazz rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Detroit by 21.

MEM over SAC1WAS over CHI3LAL over BOS3DAL over PHX3TOR over MIN5OKC over GSW6CLE over DEN8POR over SAS9CHA over ORL10LAC over NYK14MIA over PHI15UTA over DET21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Bulls-Wizards12
Kings-Grizzlies11
Warriors-Thunder10
Clippers-Knicks9
Lakers-Celtics8
Blazers-Spurs7
Heat-Sixers0
Wolves-Raptors0
Mavs-Suns0
The night in charts
Warriors-Thunder combined for 248, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 121, Thunder 127
248
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 117, Nuggets 109
226
Mavs-SunsMavs 110, Suns 107
217
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 111, Magic 101
212
Lakers-CelticsLakers 107, Celtics 104
211
Blazers-SpursBlazers 109, Spurs 100
209
Clippers-KnicksClippers 109, Knicks 95
204
Jazz-PistonsJazz 110, Pistons 89
199
Bulls-WizardsBulls 93, Wizards 96
189
Heat-SixersHeat 101, Sixers 86
187
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 89, Raptors 94
183
Kings-GrizzliesKings 90, Grizzlies 91
181
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-GrizzliesKings 90, Grizzlies 91
+1 MEM
Mavs-SunsMavs 110, Suns 107
+3 DAL
Lakers-CelticsLakers 107, Celtics 104
+3 LAL
Bulls-WizardsBulls 93, Wizards 96
+3 WAS
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 89, Raptors 94
+5 TOR
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 121, Thunder 127
+6 OKC
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 117, Nuggets 109
+8 CLE
Blazers-SpursBlazers 109, Spurs 100
+9 POR
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 111, Magic 101
+10 CHA
Clippers-KnicksClippers 109, Knicks 95
+14 LAC
Heat-SixersHeat 101, Sixers 86
+15 MIA
Jazz-PistonsJazz 110, Pistons 89
+21 UTA
LAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-CelticsLAL won · Lakers 107, Celtics 104
6 pts
Clippers-KnicksLAC won · Clippers 109, Knicks 95
4 pts
Cavs-NuggetsCLE won · Cavs 117, Nuggets 109
3 pts
Bobcats-MagicCHA won · Bobcats 111, Magic 101
1 pt
Kings-GrizzliesMEM won · Kings 90, Grizzlies 91
1 pt
Jefferson shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonCHA · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
76% (13-17)
IbakaOKC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Nate RobinsonDEN · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KDOKC · 54 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
68% (19-28)
OlynykBOS · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 110Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs36222626110
Suns30261932107
The story
Monta Ellis' 24 points carried Dallas past Phoenix, 110-107

For Phoenix, Markieff Morris had 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 10-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-19, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+2+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Goran Dragic was the fantasy play: 52.5 FPTS on 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB

Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 107Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25272431107
Celtics23352422104
The story
Los Angeles beat Boston 107-104 behind 24 points and 13 rebounds from Pau Gasol

Gerald Wallace paced Boston: 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 31-22 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Lakers.

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

Kelly Olynyk topped the game at 50.0 FPTS: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB

Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 121Thunder 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32332630121
Thunder39323026127
The story
Stephen Curry had 37 points and 11 assists in a 127-121 loss to Oklahoma City

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 11-18 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 39-32, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +7+6+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.0Season avg38.0Last 5

38.0 points a game over his last five games, against 30.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 54 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 54

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 48, 21, 48, 30, 33, 37, 36, 54Thunder-Warriors · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allan Houston NYK, Feb 16, 2003: 53 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Career high54 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 36, 22, 14, 15, 34, 19, 24, 37Warriors-Thunder · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 40, 15, 31, 25, 19, 16, 29, 33, 23, 32Clippers-Knicks · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 19, 27, 6, 8, 20, 35, 24, 30Bobcats-Magic · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 28, 15, 11, 15, 9, 14, 13, 29Spurs-Blazers · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 11, 17, 24, 13, 26, 11, 16, 29Clippers-Knicks · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin DurantOKC+6.2 36.8 last 10 · 30.6 season
Randy FoyeDEN+5.8 16.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
CJ MilesCLE+5.0 15.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Darren CollisonLAC+4.5 14.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Shaun LivingstonBKN+3.9 11.2 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Caron ButlerMIL−4.5 5.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.5 9.1 last 10 · 13.6 season
Greivis VasquezTOR−4.2 3.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Trevor ArizaWAS−3.6 10.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−3.2 7.7 last 10 · 10.9 season