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Sunday, January 26, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Suns trailed Cavs by 18 at halftime and won 99–90.

Final · Box score
Spurs101
Heat113
Q1 Heat +6; Q2 Heat +8; Q3 Heat +20; Q4 Heat +12
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Knicks110
Q1 Knicks -3; Q2 Knicks +4; Q3 Knicks +2; Q4 Knicks +7
Final · Box score
Suns99
Cavs90
Q1 Suns -7; Q2 Suns -18; Q3 Suns +1; Q4 Suns +9
Final · Box score
Magic92
Pelicans100
Q1 Pelicans +6; Q2 Pelicans +10; Q3 Pelicans +6; Q4 Pelicans +8
Final · Box score
Nets85
Celtics79
Q1 Nets -6; Q2 Nets +1; Q3 Nets +6; Q4 Nets +6
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Mavs116
Q1 Mavs +3; Q2 Mavs +10; Q3 Mavs +3; Q4 Mavs +10
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Warriors103
Q1 Warriors +6; Q2 Warriors -1; Q3 Warriors +9; Q4 Warriors +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets125
Kings117
Q1 Nuggets -1; Q2 Nuggets +6; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +8
On this day · 2012–13Jan 26, 2013: 10 games. Top scorer: Jrue Holiday (Sixers-Knicks), 35 points.
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The lead · Suns-Cavs

Phoenix erases 18-point lead, steals one from Cleveland

Anthony Davis goes for 22 points

Game flow · Suns margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-18+1+9Suns AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2221253199
Cavs293262390
Who led
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 0, 2, 24, 23, 16, 20, 13, 27Suns27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 21, 10, 20, 6, 30, 10, 16, 16Suns16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 7, 13, 21, 23, 26, 26, 10, 24Cavs24 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 12, 27, 25, 18, 20, 11, 9, 18Cavs18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nets-Celtics

Brooklyn makes it five straight

Brooklyn beat Boston 85–79 and moved to 20–22. Andray Blatche led Brooklyn with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · Nets
Wvs Cavs89–82Wvs Hawks91–86Wvs Warriors102–98Wvs Heat104–95L@ Raptors80–96W@ Hawks127–110W@ Knicks103–80Wvs Magic101–90Wvs Mavs107–106W@ Celtics85–79
Lead changes
Nuggets-Kings23
Magic-Pelicans7
Pistons-Mavs7
Suns-Cavs4
Nets-Celtics3
Blazers-Warriors3
Spurs-Heat0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 242, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 125, Kings 117
242
Pistons-MavsPistons 106, Mavs 116
222
Spurs-HeatSpurs 101, Heat 113
214
Lakers-KnicksLakers 103, Knicks 110
213
Magic-PelicansMagic 92, Pelicans 100
192
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 88, Warriors 103
191
Suns-CavsSuns 99, Cavs 90
189
Nets-CelticsNets 85, Celtics 79
164
Nets won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nets-CelticsNets 85, Celtics 79
+6 Nets
Lakers-KnicksLakers 103, Knicks 110
+7 Knicks
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 125, Kings 117
+8 Nuggets
Magic-PelicansMagic 92, Pelicans 100
+8 Pelicans
Suns-CavsSuns 99, Cavs 90
+9 Suns
Pistons-MavsPistons 106, Mavs 116
+10 Mavs
Spurs-HeatSpurs 101, Heat 113
+12 Heat
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 88, Warriors 103
+15 Warriors
Suns erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-CavsSuns won · Suns 99, Cavs 90
18 pts
Nets-CelticsNets won · Nets 85, Celtics 79
6 pts
Lakers-KnicksKnicks won · Lakers 103, Knicks 110
3 pts
Nuggets-KingsNuggets won · Nuggets 125, Kings 117
1 pt
Blazers-WarriorsWarriors won · Blazers 88, Warriors 103
1 pt
Bosh shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshHeat · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
FeltonKnicks · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MonroePistons · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
DuncanSpurs · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
AfflaloMagic · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 85Celtics 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1124242685
Celtics1717192679
The story
Brooklyn beat Boston 85-79 behind 17 points from Andray Blatche

Rajon Rondo paced Boston: 13 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 6-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Nets.

Nets lead by quarter
200 −6+1+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pelicans
Magic 92Pelicans 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2123252392
Pelicans27272125100
The story
Tyreke Evans had 23 points as New Orleans beat Orlando 100-92

Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 +6+10+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Cavs
Suns 99Cavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2221253199
Cavs293262390
The story
Markieff Morris' 27 points and 15 rebounds carried Phoenix past Cleveland, 99-90

For Cleveland, Kyrie Irving had 24 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 18 going into the third, then won it 25-6.

Suns lead by quarter
200 −7−18+1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.0Season avg35.4Last 5

35.4 points a game over his last five games, against 27.0 in 40 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg14.4Last 3

14.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 38

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 34, 19, 24, 37, 28, 24, 33, 38Warriors-Blazers · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 29, 20, 28, 26, 26, 28, 62, 35Knicks-Lakers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 40, 15, 27, 21, 18, 17, 18, 28Mavs-Pistons · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 0, 2, 24, 23, 16, 20, 13, 27Suns-Cavs · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 16, 23, 22, 19, 17, 13, 12, 27Nuggets-Kings · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 22, 19, 8, 11, 14, 0, 30, 28, 26Pistons-Mavs · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinBulls+7.6 17.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Kevin DurantThunder+7.1 38.2 last 10 · 31.1 season
Randy FoyeNuggets+5.6 16.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Al JeffersonBobcats+5.3 24.2 last 10 · 18.9 season
Jamal CrawfordClippers+4.0 21.9 last 10 · 17.9 season
Cold
Kevin LoveWolves−5.3 19.5 last 10 · 24.8 season
Harrison BarnesWarriors−4.6 5.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Damian LillardBlazers−3.9 16.8 last 10 · 20.7 season
Thaddeus YoungSixers−3.6 13.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Evan TurnerSixers−3.6 14.9 last 10 · 18.5 season