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Saturday, January 18, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed WAS by 8 at halftime and won 104–98.

Final · Box score
Clippers92
Pacers106
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Pistons104
Wizards98
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -8; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +6
Final · OT · Box score
Heat104
Bobcats96
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Sixers78
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +20; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +25
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Rockets114
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Jazz72
Wolves98
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +28; Q3 MIN +34; Q4 MIN +26
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Pelicans87
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Blazers127
Mavs111
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +19; Q3 POR +34; Q4 POR +16
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The lead · Pistons-Wizards

Detroit rallies from 8 down to beat Washington

Joakim Noah goes for 21 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8+3+6DET AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22243325104
Wizards2925222298
Who led
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 16, 13, 21, 13, 22, 25, 4, 22DET22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 14, 6, 0, 14, 0, 8, 21, 20DET20 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 17, 20, 13, 23, 19, 25, 23, 34WAS34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 10, 6, 4, 3, 12, 11, 14, 15WAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Wizards7
Heat-Bobcats6
Sixers-Bulls5
Jazz-Wolves3
Warriors-Pelicans3
Blazers-Mavs1
Bucks-Rockets0
The night in charts
Blazers-Mavs combined for 238, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-MavsBlazers 127, Mavs 111
238
Bucks-RocketsBucks 104, Rockets 114
218
Pistons-WizardsPistons 104, Wizards 98
202
Heat-BobcatsHeat 104, Bobcats 96
200
Clippers-PacersClippers 92, Pacers 106
198
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 97, Pelicans 87
184
Sixers-BullsSixers 78, Bulls 103
181
Jazz-WolvesJazz 72, Wolves 98
170
DET won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pistons-WizardsPistons 104, Wizards 98
+6 DET
Heat-BobcatsHeat 104, Bobcats 96
+8 MIA
Bucks-RocketsBucks 104, Rockets 114
+10 HOU
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 97, Pelicans 87
+10 GSW
Clippers-PacersClippers 92, Pacers 106
+14 IND
Blazers-MavsBlazers 127, Mavs 111
+16 POR
Sixers-BullsSixers 78, Bulls 103
+25 CHI
Jazz-WolvesJazz 72, Wolves 98
+26 MIN
DET rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-WizardsDET won · Pistons 104, Wizards 98
8 pts
Heat-BobcatsMIA won · Heat 104, Bobcats 96
7 pts
Warriors-PelicansGSW won · Warriors 97, Pelicans 87
5 pts
Batum shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BatumPOR · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
DwightHOU · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
GeorgeIND · 36 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
PekovicMIN · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Terrence JonesHOU · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (14-20)
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 104Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22243325104
Wizards2925222298
The story
Josh Smith's 22 points carried Detroit past Washington, 104-98

For Washington, Marcin Gortat had 12 REB, 10 PTS 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 33-22.

DET lead by quarter
200 −7−8+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall was the fantasy play: 47.8 FPTS on 34 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

Final · Heat-Bobcats
Heat 104Bobcats 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2726221514104
Bobcats29311614696
The story
LeBron James had 34 points as Miami beat Charlotte 104-96 in OT

Al Jefferson led Charlotte with 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 34 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 13-25 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the overtime 14-6.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2−7−10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 78Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1912202778
Bulls24272725103
The story
Chicago beat Philadelphia 103-78 behind 19 points and 8 assists from D.J. Augustin

Thaddeus Young paced Philadelphia: 12 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-12 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +5+20+27+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 38 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg3.3Last 3

3.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 14 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Minnesota posts the night's biggest win

Minnesota beat Utah by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

DET over WAS6MIA over CHA8HOU over MIL10GSW over NOP10IND over LAC14POR over DAL16CHI over PHI25MIN over UTA26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Terrence Jones leads the day with 36

Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 6, 15, 6, 19, 12, 25, 16, 36Rockets-Bucks · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 24, 16, 11, 28, 8, 31, 25, 36Pacers-Clippers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 15, 30, 32, 32, 36, 25, 21, 34Heat-Bobcats · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 17, 20, 13, 23, 19, 25, 23, 34Wizards-Pistons · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 10, 22, 21, 21, 28, 22, 24, 31Pelicans-Warriors · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 10, 29, 24, 36, 21, 32, 26, 30Blazers-Mavs · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 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+4.8 14.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Brandon KnightMIL+4.2 20.0 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Caron ButlerMIL−5.0 5.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.4 9.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Greivis VasquezTOR−4.2 3.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−4.0 6.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Khris MiddletonMIL−3.9 6.8 last 10 · 10.7 season