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Friday, January 2, 2015Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Hornets by 9 after the first quarter and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Cavs91
Hornets87
Q1 Cavs -9; Q2 Cavs -6; Q3 Cavs +8; Q4 Cavs +4
Final · Box score
Nets100
Magic98
Q1 Nets -3; Q2 Nets +12; Q3 Nets +25; Q4 Nets +2
Final · Box score
Mavs119
Celtics101
Q1 Mavs +14; Q2 Mavs +13; Q3 Mavs +28; Q4 Mavs +18
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Knicks81
Q1 Pistons +4; Q2 Pistons +19; Q3 Pistons +30; Q4 Pistons +16
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Pelicans111
Q1 Pelicans +9; Q2 Pelicans +17; Q3 Pelicans +29; Q4 Pelicans +28
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Thunder109
Q1 Thunder -1; Q2 Thunder -2; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 Thunder +7
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Bucks91
Q1 Pacers +2; Q2 Pacers -7; Q3 Pacers -2; Q4 Pacers +3
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Suns112
Q1 Suns +5; Q2 Suns -2; Q3 Suns +5; Q4 Suns +16
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Jazz92
Q1 Hawks +10; Q2 Hawks +12; Q3 Hawks +14; Q4 Hawks +6
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Warriors126
Q1 Warriors +9; Q2 Warriors +5; Q3 Warriors +13; Q4 Warriors +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Lakers106
Q1 Grizzlies -3; Q2 Grizzlies -5; Q3 Grizzlies +3; Q4 Grizzlies +3
On this day · 2013–14Jan 2, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Heat), 36 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Hornets

Cleveland fights back from 9 down against Charlotte

Stephen Curry goes for 32 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6+8+4Cavs AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1624321991
Hornets2521182387
Who led
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 6, 8, 20, 14, 22, 20, 7, 27Cavs27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 9, 16, 17, 29, 25, 35, 25, 23Cavs23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 17, 4, 20, 2, 7, 19, 16, 14Hornets14 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Michael Kidd-GilchristPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 13, 5, 10, 9, 9, 10, 16, 12Hornets12 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Thunder13
Grizzlies-Lakers12
Cavs-Hornets7
Nets-Magic7
Sixers-Suns5
Pistons-Knicks2
Raptors-Warriors2
Hawks-Jazz1
Mavs-Celtics0
Rockets-Pelicans0
The night in charts
Raptors-Warriors combined for 231, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 105, Warriors 126
231
Mavs-CelticsMavs 119, Celtics 101
220
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 109, Lakers 106
215
Wizards-ThunderWizards 102, Thunder 109
211
Sixers-SunsSixers 96, Suns 112
208
Nets-MagicNets 100, Magic 98
198
Rockets-PelicansRockets 83, Pelicans 111
194
Hawks-JazzHawks 98, Jazz 92
190
Pacers-BucksPacers 94, Bucks 91
185
Pistons-KnicksPistons 97, Knicks 81
178
Cavs-HornetsCavs 91, Hornets 87
178
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-MagicNets 100, Magic 98
+2 Nets
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 109, Lakers 106
+3 Grizzlies
Pacers-BucksPacers 94, Bucks 91
+3 Pacers
Cavs-HornetsCavs 91, Hornets 87
+4 Cavs
Hawks-JazzHawks 98, Jazz 92
+6 Hawks
Wizards-ThunderWizards 102, Thunder 109
+7 Thunder
Pistons-KnicksPistons 97, Knicks 81
+16 Pistons
Sixers-SunsSixers 96, Suns 112
+16 Suns
Mavs-CelticsMavs 119, Celtics 101
+18 Mavs
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 105, Warriors 126
+21 Warriors
Rockets-PelicansRockets 83, Pelicans 111
+28 Pelicans
Cavs rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HornetsCavs won · Cavs 91, Hornets 87
9 pts
Pacers-BucksPacers won · Pacers 94, Bucks 91
7 pts
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 109, Lakers 106
5 pts
Nets-MagicNets won · Nets 100, Magic 98
3 pts
Wizards-ThunderThunder won · Wizards 102, Thunder 109
2 pts
Plumlee shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PlumleeNets · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
KDThunder · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
Tyreke EvansPelicans · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
JenningsPistons · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
LinLakers · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 100Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22303414100
Magic2515213798
The story
Mason Plumlee had 18 points as Brooklyn beat Orlando 100-98

Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 9-10 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Nets took the second 30-15.

Nets lead by quarter
300 −3+12+25+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elfrid Payton led the game in fantasy with 52.3 FPTS (16 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB)

Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 109Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies22253329109
Lakers25272529106
The story
Mike Conley's 19 points and 9 assists carried Memphis past Los Angeles, 109-106

For Los Angeles, Jeremy Lin had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 5-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 33-25.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 −3−5+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 94Bucks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2323202894
Bucks2132152391
The story
Indiana beat Milwaukee 94-91 behind 22 points from CJ Miles

Zaza Pachulia paced Milwaukee: 14 REB, 12 PTS 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 20-15 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pacers.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +2−7−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Knight topped the game at 43.9 FPTS: 20 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−28.4minutes, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
31.12013–14 avg2.7Last 3

2.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 2013–14 (65 games). Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Pelicans rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Orleans beat Houston by 28.

Nets over Magic2Pacers over Bucks3Grizzlies over Lakers3Cavs over Hornets4Hawks over Jazz6Thunder over Wizards7Pistons over Knicks16Suns over Sixers16Mavs over Celtics18Warriors over Raptors21Pelicans over Rockets28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 34

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 23, 19, 16, 23, 26, 30, 44, 34Thunder-Wizards · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 19, 34, 12, 22, 14, 25, 13, 32Warriors-Raptors · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 13, 6, 13, 13, 21, 15, 11, 29Mavs-Celtics · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 6, 13, 22, 8, 14, 25, 5, 29Pistons-Knicks · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tony WrotenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 17, 0, 19, 10, 22, 20, 10, 28Sixers-Suns · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 6, 8, 20, 14, 22, 20, 7, 27Cavs-Hornets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mason PlumleeNets+7.3 16.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Shabazz MuhammadWolves+6.1 20.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jared DudleyBucks+5.4 12.6 last 10 · 7.2 season
Kemba WalkerHornets+4.7 22.0 last 10 · 17.3 season
CJ MilesPacers+3.9 15.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsNets−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Jeremy LambThunder−5.3 3.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kobe BryantLakers−4.1 19.7 last 10 · 23.8 season
Chris CopelandPacers−3.9 5.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
Robin LopezBlazers−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season