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Friday, January 31, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed UTA by 7 at halftime and won 95–90.

Final · Box score
Bucks102
Magic113
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +21; Q3 ORL +24; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Hawks125
Sixers99
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +27; Q4 ATL +26
Final · Box score
Thunder120
Nets95
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +28; Q3 OKC +30; Q4 OKC +25
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Wolves90
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Kings103
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Nuggets90
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats110
Lakers100
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Jazz90
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW -7; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2012–13Jan 31, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Grizzlies), 27 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Jazz

Stephen Curry scores 44 as Golden State beats Utah

Al Jefferson goes for 40 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-7-5+5GSW AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2318252995
Jazz2127231990
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 37, 28, 24, 33, 38, 23, 22, 44GSW44 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 8, 10, 10, 8, 4, 4, 14, 16GSW16 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 34, 20, 6, 18, 18, 15, 10, 26UTA26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 11, 25, 18, 4, 4, 24, 16, 15UTA15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Mavs

Sacramento's skid reaches six

Dallas won 107–103; the Kings fall to 15–31. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · SAC
W@ MIN111–108L@ MEM90–91L@ OKC93–108W@ NOP114–97L@ HOU98–119Lvs IND111–116Lvs DEN117–125L@ UTA99–106Lvs MEM89–99L@ DAL103–107
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wolves10
Bobcats-Lakers7
Warriors-Jazz7
Thunder-Nets4
Kings-Mavs2
Bucks-Magic1
Hawks-Sixers1
The night in charts
Hawks-Sixers combined for 224, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-SixersHawks 125, Sixers 99
224
Thunder-NetsThunder 120, Nets 95
215
Bucks-MagicBucks 102, Magic 113
215
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 110, Lakers 100
210
Kings-MavsKings 103, Mavs 107
210
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 100, Nuggets 90
190
Warriors-JazzWarriors 95, Jazz 90
185
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 94, Wolves 90
184
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 94, Wolves 90
+4 MEM
Kings-MavsKings 103, Mavs 107
+4 DAL
Warriors-JazzWarriors 95, Jazz 90
+5 GSW
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 100, Nuggets 90
+10 TOR
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 110, Lakers 100
+10 CHA
Bucks-MagicBucks 102, Magic 113
+11 ORL
Thunder-NetsThunder 120, Nets 95
+25 OKC
Hawks-SixersHawks 125, Sixers 99
+26 ATL
GSW rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-JazzGSW won · Warriors 95, Jazz 90
7 pts
Kings-MavsDAL won · Kings 103, Mavs 107
6 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesMEM won · Grizzlies 94, Wolves 90
1 pt
Ibaka shot 12-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaOKC · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
100% (12-12)
KDOKC · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
BogutGSW · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
RossTOR · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 3 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
HicksonDEN · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 103Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings20293222103
Mavs24302132107
The story
Dallas beat Sacramento 107-103 behind 34 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Isaiah Thomas paced Sacramento: 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+5−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gay topped the game at 58.4 FPTS: 35 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST

Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 95Jazz 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2318252995
Jazz2127231990
The story
Andrew Bogut had 17 rebounds and 16 points as Golden State beat Utah 95-90

Alec Burks led Utah with 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 17 REB, 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 8-11 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 29-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2−7−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Lakers
Bobcats 110Lakers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats31312424110
Lakers27222526100
The story
Gerald Henderson's 20 points carried Charlotte past Los Angeles, 110-100

For Los Angeles, Kendall Marshall had 12 AST, 10 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-22, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +4+13+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg16.2Last 3

16.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 46 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg38.5Today

39 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 44

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 37, 28, 24, 33, 38, 23, 22, 44Warriors-Jazz · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mike Bibby SAC, Jan 24, 2006: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 30, 22, 22, 24, 25, 32, 35, 40Bobcats-Lakers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Bosh TOR, Nov 18, 2008: 40 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Ties career high40 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 12, 33, 19, 6, 41, 4, 23, 35Kings-Mavs · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 40, 15, 27, 21, 18, 17, 18, 28, 38, 34Mavs-Kings · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 12, 18, 19, 16, 13, 21, 16, 29Sixers-Hawks · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 16, 18, 19, 26, 15, 31, 30, 28Wolves-Grizzlies · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al JeffersonCHA+9.0 28.9 last 10 · 19.9 season
D.J. AugustinCHI+8.0 18.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kevin DurantOKC+5.9 37.1 last 10 · 31.2 season
Randy FoyeDEN+5.8 17.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Courtney LeeMEM+5.7 15.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordGSW−5.0 7.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−4.7 5.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Tony WrotenPHI−4.3 8.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Marc GasolMEM−4.2 9.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jarrett JackCLE−3.5 5.4 last 10 · 8.9 season