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Saturday, January 3, 2015Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 6 after the first quarter and won 109–104.

Final · Box score
Hornets98
Magic90
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +23; Q3 CHA +16; Q4 CHA +8
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics104
Bulls109
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Heat79
Rockets115
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +34; Q4 HOU +36
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Wolves89
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Spurs101
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +29
Final · Box score
Hawks115
Blazers107
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Clippers127
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +36
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The lead · Celtics-Bulls

Chicago outlasts Boston in overtime

Pau Gasol goes for 29 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6+600+5CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics231729305104
Bulls1729233010109
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 14, 18, 23, 8, 20, 10, 17, 29CHI29 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 17, 13, 13, 13, 2, 4, 12, 19CHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 10, 7, 3, 3, 11, 10, 9, 29BOS29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 14, 4, 20, 17, 2, 9, 22, 17BOS17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Miami by 36, the widest margin of 8 games.

CHI over BOS5CHA over ORL8ATL over POR8SAS over WAS9UTA over MIN12DEN over MEM29HOU over MIA36LAC over PHI36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wizards-Spurs14
Jazz-Wolves11
Grizzlies-Nuggets10
Hornets-Magic4
Sixers-Clippers2
Hawks-Blazers1
The night in charts
Hawks-Blazers combined for 222, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BlazersHawks 115, Blazers 107
222
Sixers-ClippersSixers 91, Clippers 127
218
Celtics-BullsCeltics 104, Bulls 109
213
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 85, Nuggets 114
199
Heat-RocketsHeat 79, Rockets 115
194
Wizards-SpursWizards 92, Spurs 101
193
Jazz-WolvesJazz 101, Wolves 89
190
Hornets-MagicHornets 98, Magic 90
188
CHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-BullsCeltics 104, Bulls 109
+5 CHI
Hornets-MagicHornets 98, Magic 90
+8 CHA
Hawks-BlazersHawks 115, Blazers 107
+8 ATL
Wizards-SpursWizards 92, Spurs 101
+9 SAS
Jazz-WolvesJazz 101, Wolves 89
+12 UTA
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 85, Nuggets 114
+29 DEN
Sixers-ClippersSixers 91, Clippers 127
+36 LAC
Heat-RocketsHeat 79, Rockets 115
+36 HOU
CHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BullsCHI won · Celtics 104, Bulls 109
6 pts
Wizards-SpursSAS won · Wizards 92, Spurs 101
4 pts
Heat-RocketsHOU won · Heat 79, Rockets 115
4 pts
Jazz-WolvesUTA won · Jazz 101, Wolves 89
1 pt
Joseph shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JosephSAS · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
LawsonDEN · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
DwightHOU · 23 PTS, 13 REB
69% (9-13)
AfflaloDEN · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MillsapATL · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 104Bulls 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics231729305104
Bulls1729233010109
The story
Joakim Noah had 12 rebounds and 8 points as Chicago beat Boston 109-104 in OT

Jared Sullinger led Boston with 16 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 12 REB, 8 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL · 3-10 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Bulls took the second 29-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6+600+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 85Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2216222585
Nuggets32173431114
The story
Ty Lawson's 25 points and 11 assists carried Denver past Memphis, 114-85

Jusuf Nurkic chipped in 11 PTS, 10 REB 25 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 10-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-22, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +10+11+23+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Clippers
Sixers 91Clippers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2132211791
Clippers34282639127
The story
Los Angeles beat Philadelphia 127-91 behind 24 points and 12 assists from Chris Paul

Tony Wroten paced Philadelphia: 27 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 7-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 39-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
400 +13+9+14+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 30

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 35, 19, 23, 23, 32, 27, 25, 23, 30Blazers-Hawks · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 18, 27, 6, 42, 28, 12, 10, 30Hornets-Magic · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 14, 18, 23, 8, 20, 10, 17, 29Bulls-Celtics · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 10, 7, 3, 3, 11, 10, 9, 29Celtics-Bulls · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 11, 10, 8, 17, 11, 26, 8, 28Jazz-Wolves · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 21, 18, 44, 32, 28, 33, 36, 11, 28Rockets-Heat · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mason PlumleeBKN+7.3 16.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Jared DudleyMIL+5.4 12.6 last 10 · 7.2 season
Shabazz MuhammadMIN+5.3 19.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.7 22.3 last 10 · 17.6 season
CJ MilesIND+3.9 15.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Jeremy LambOKC−5.3 3.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.1 19.7 last 10 · 23.8 season
Chris CopelandIND−3.9 5.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jeff GreenBOS−3.7 14.5 last 10 · 18.2 season