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Friday, January 9, 2015Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 10 after three quarters and won 100–95.

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics103
Pacers107
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +5; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +4
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Nets88
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Hawks106
Pistons103
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +19; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Pelicans106
Q1 NOP +12; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +11; Q4 NOP +11
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Thunder99
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Bulls86
Wizards102
Q1 WAS +17; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +16
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Bucks98
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Suns95
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS -10; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets118
Kings108
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Warriors112
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Magic84
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +17
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The lead · Suns-Spurs

San Antonio climbs out of a 10-point hole against Phoenix

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 32 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+6-10+5SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1825262695
Spurs29201041100
Who led
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 12, 8, 24, 7, 7, 10, 13, 20SAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 6 games: 8, 10, 7, 15, 6, 15SAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 22, 21, 29, 17, 20, 10, 17, 19PHX19 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
PJ TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 12, 10, 13, 7, 9, 5, 2, 19PHX19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Sixers-Nets

Philadelphia climbs back to beat Brooklyn

Brooklyn led by 9 after one. Philadelphia won it 90–88. Robert Covington led Philadelphia with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Nets
Robert Covington · PHIBrook Lopez · BKNPTS2018REB76AST10Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Warriors9
Celtics-Pacers6
Jazz-Thunder5
Suns-Spurs4
Sixers-Nets3
Hawks-Pistons1
Bulls-Wizards1
Magic-Lakers1
Grizzlies-Pelicans0
Shot of the night

Noel's dunk with 3 seconds left breaks the tie, 90-88 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 226, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 118, Kings 108
226
Celtics-PacersCeltics 103, Pacers 107
210
Hawks-PistonsHawks 106, Pistons 103
209
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 94, Warriors 112
206
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 95, Pelicans 106
201
Suns-SpursSuns 95, Spurs 100
195
Jazz-ThunderJazz 94, Thunder 99
193
Bulls-WizardsBulls 86, Wizards 102
188
Magic-LakersMagic 84, Lakers 101
185
Wolves-BucksWolves 84, Bucks 98
182
Sixers-NetsSixers 90, Nets 88
178
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-NetsSixers 90, Nets 88
+2 PHI
Hawks-PistonsHawks 106, Pistons 103
+3 ATL
Celtics-PacersCeltics 103, Pacers 107
+4 IND
Jazz-ThunderJazz 94, Thunder 99
+5 OKC
Suns-SpursSuns 95, Spurs 100
+5 SAS
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 118, Kings 108
+10 DEN
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 95, Pelicans 106
+11 NOP
Wolves-BucksWolves 84, Bucks 98
+14 MIL
Bulls-WizardsBulls 86, Wizards 102
+16 WAS
Magic-LakersMagic 84, Lakers 101
+17 LAL
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 94, Warriors 112
+18 GSW
SAS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 95, Spurs 100
10 pts
Sixers-NetsPHI won · Sixers 90, Nets 88
9 pts
Jazz-ThunderOKC won · Jazz 94, Thunder 99
6 pts
Nuggets-KingsDEN won · Nuggets 118, Kings 108
6 pts
Wolves-BucksMIL won · Wolves 84, Bucks 98
3 pts
Tucker shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TuckerPHX · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
NurkicDEN · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HicksonDEN · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KDOKC · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
CovingtonPHI · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 90Nets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2322192690
Nets3214251788
The story
Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 90-88 behind 20 points from Robert Covington

Mason Plumlee paced Brooklyn: 15 PTS, 15 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 STL, 1 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −9−1−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 103Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics172023349103
Pacers2521192913107
The story
Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana beat Boston 107-103 in OT

Evan Turner led Boston with 15 REB, 9 PTS, 7 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 7-19 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 25-17, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+9+50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 95Spurs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1825262695
Spurs29201041100
The story
Danny Green's 20 points carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 100-95

For Phoenix, PJ Tucker had 19 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 41-26.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +11+6−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 32

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 22, 39, 24, 11, 19, 18, 23, 32Kings-Nuggets · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 23, 26, 30, 44, 34, 14, 24, 32Thunder-Jazz · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 15, 22, 26, 18, 9, 24, 18, 27Jazz-Thunder · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 14, 20, 17, 7, 22, 15, 0, 27Cavs-Warriors · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 40, 34, 29, 18, 20, 22, 22, 10, 25Thunder-Jazz · W
26.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 18, 15, 21, 14, 20, 19, 40, 24Warriors-Cavs · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kemba WalkerCHA+6.1 24.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+5.3 19.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+4.8 14.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jarrett JackBKN+4.3 15.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Mason PlumleeBKN+4.1 13.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.5 17.5 last 10 · 23.0 season
Jeff GreenBOS−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Mario ChalmersMIA−4.0 6.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN−3.6 3.3 last 10 · 6.9 season