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Sunday, January 4, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Pacers by 13 after the first quarter and won 88–87.

Final · Box score
Mavs109
Cavs90
Q1 Mavs +3; Q2 Mavs +10; Q3 Mavs +18; Q4 Mavs +19
Final · Box score
Kings95
Pistons114
Q1 Pistons +2; Q2 Pistons +9; Q3 Pistons +6; Q4 Pistons +19
Final · Box score
Nets84
Heat88
Q1 Heat +9; Q2 Heat +9; Q3 Heat +5; Q4 Heat +4
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Knicks82
Q1 Bucks +1; Q2 Bucks +7; Q3 Bucks +12; Q4 Bucks +13
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Suns125
Q1 Suns +8; Q2 Suns +17; Q3 Suns +22; Q4 Suns +16
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Lakers88
Q1 Lakers -13; Q2 Lakers -7; Q3 Lakers -6; Q4 Lakers +1
On this day · 2013–14Jan 4, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Wolves), 48 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Lakers

Lakers rally from 13 down to beat Indiana

Brandon Jennings goes for 35 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-7-6+1Lakers AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2820211887
Lakers1526222588
Who led
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 26, 15, 3, 15, 21, 4, 14, 22Lakers22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 26, 21, 9, 25, 10, 23, 15, 20Lakers20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 16, 28, 11, 3, 11, 25, 22, 19Pacers19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Donald SloanPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 6, 17, 3, 9, 10, 4, 10, 16Pacers16 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Knicks11
Pacers-Lakers10
Mavs-Cavs8
Raptors-Suns4
Kings-Pistons3
Nets-Heat0
Shot of the night

Kobe's jumper with 12 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 88-87 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Suns combined for 234, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-SunsRaptors 109, Suns 125
234
Kings-PistonsKings 95, Pistons 114
209
Mavs-CavsMavs 109, Cavs 90
199
Bucks-KnicksBucks 95, Knicks 82
177
Pacers-LakersPacers 87, Lakers 88
175
Nets-HeatNets 84, Heat 88
172
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-LakersPacers 87, Lakers 88
+1 Lakers
Nets-HeatNets 84, Heat 88
+4 Heat
Bucks-KnicksBucks 95, Knicks 82
+13 Bucks
Raptors-SunsRaptors 109, Suns 125
+16 Suns
Mavs-CavsMavs 109, Cavs 90
+19 Mavs
Kings-PistonsKings 95, Pistons 114
+19 Pistons
Dragic shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DragicSuns · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
JenningsPistons · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
ValanciunasRaptors · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
BoshHeat · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Isaiah ThomasSuns · 18 PTS, 5 STL, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Pacers-Lakers
Pacers 87Lakers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2820211887
Lakers1526222588
The story
Kobe Bryant had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Indiana 88-87

Donald Sloan led Indiana with 16 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 25-18.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −13−7−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 84Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2119192584
Heat3019152488
The story
Dwyane Wade's 25 points carried Miami past Brooklyn, 88-84

For Brooklyn, Deron Williams had 13 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-21, was where the Heat built it.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +9+9+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 95Pistons 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2224321795
Pistons24312930114
The story
Detroit beat Sacramento 114-95 behind 15 points and 14 rebounds from Andre Drummond

Darren Collison paced Sacramento: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 30-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +2+9+6+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg5.6Last 3

5.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg27.1Today

27 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Dallas by 19.

Lakers over Pacers1Heat over Nets4Bucks over Knicks13Suns over Raptors16Mavs over Cavs19Pistons over Kings19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Brandon Jennings leads the day with 35

Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 13, 22, 8, 14, 25, 5, 29, 35Pistons-Kings · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 8, 20, 14, 22, 20, 7, 27, 30Cavs-Mavs · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 12, 34, 14, 22, 20, 18, 15, 26Heat-Nets · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 42, 28, 23, 31, 25, 25, 20, 15, 25Heat-Nets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 26, 15, 3, 15, 21, 4, 14, 22Lakers-Pacers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 17, 10, 20, 22, 7, 14, 8, 21Raptors-Suns · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mason PlumleeNets+6.3 15.8 last 10 · 9.5 season
Shabazz MuhammadWolves+5.3 19.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
CJ MilesPacers+5.0 17.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jared DudleyBucks+4.7 11.8 last 10 · 7.1 season
Kemba WalkerHornets+4.7 22.3 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Jeremy LambThunder−5.3 3.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Chris CopelandPacers−4.4 4.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Deron WilliamsNets−4.3 10.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Bojan BogdanovicNets−3.8 3.5 last 10 · 7.3 season
Mario ChalmersHeat−3.8 7.2 last 10 · 11.0 season