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Saturday, January 10, 2015Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Raptors trailed Celtics by 7 after the first quarter and won 109–96.

Final · Box score
Hornets110
Knicks82
Q1 Hornets +3; Q2 Hornets +31; Q3 Hornets +45; Q4 Hornets +28
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Clippers120
Q1 Clippers +6; Q2 Clippers +8; Q3 Clippers +16; Q4 Clippers +20
Final · Box score
Nets93
Pistons98
Q1 Pistons +1; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 Pistons +5; Q4 Pistons +5
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Sixers93
Q1 Sixers -2; Q2 Sixers -6; Q3 Sixers +2; Q4 Sixers +1
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Raptors109
Q1 Raptors -7; Q2 Raptors +4; Q3 Raptors +17; Q4 Raptors +13
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Bulls95
Q1 Bulls +10; Q2 Bulls +9; Q3 Bulls +6; Q4 Bulls +8
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Rockets97
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 Rockets +9; Q3 Rockets +21; Q4 Rockets +15
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Wolves93
Q1 Spurs +9; Q2 Spurs +15; Q3 Spurs +20; Q4 Spurs +15
Final · Box score
Magic92
Blazers103
Q1 Blazers +13; Q2 Blazers +5; Q3 Blazers +2; Q4 Blazers +11
On this day · 2013–14Jan 10, 2014: 12 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Raptors

Toronto gets past Boston

Pau Gasol goes for 46 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4+17+13Raptors AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2617223196
Raptors19283527109
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 34, 25, 30, 25, 22, 19, 24, 19Raptors19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 12, 9, 31, 7, 20, 17, 15, 19Raptors19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 15, 15, 2, 0, 5, 6, 13, 23Celtics23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 2, 9, 22, 17, 4, 21, 23, 17Celtics17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Charlotte posts the night's biggest win

Charlotte beat New York by 28, the widest margin of 9 games.

Sixers over Pacers1Pistons over Nets5Bulls over Bucks8Blazers over Magic11Raptors over Celtics13Rockets over Jazz15Spurs over Wolves15Clippers over Mavs20Hornets over Knicks28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Magic-Blazers18
Pacers-Sixers15
Nets-Pistons10
Jazz-Rockets8
Celtics-Raptors7
Mavs-Clippers6
Spurs-Wolves4
Hornets-Knicks3
Bucks-Bulls2
Shot of the night

Carter-Williams's jumper with 9 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 93-92 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Clippers combined for 220, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ClippersMavs 100, Clippers 120
220
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 96, Raptors 109
205
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 108, Wolves 93
201
Magic-BlazersMagic 92, Blazers 103
195
Hornets-KnicksHornets 110, Knicks 82
192
Nets-PistonsNets 93, Pistons 98
191
Pacers-SixersPacers 92, Sixers 93
185
Bucks-BullsBucks 87, Bulls 95
182
Jazz-RocketsJazz 82, Rockets 97
179
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-SixersPacers 92, Sixers 93
+1 Sixers
Nets-PistonsNets 93, Pistons 98
+5 Pistons
Bucks-BullsBucks 87, Bulls 95
+8 Bulls
Magic-BlazersMagic 92, Blazers 103
+11 Blazers
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 96, Raptors 109
+13 Raptors
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 108, Wolves 93
+15 Spurs
Jazz-RocketsJazz 82, Rockets 97
+15 Rockets
Mavs-ClippersMavs 100, Clippers 120
+20 Clippers
Hornets-KnicksHornets 110, Knicks 82
+28 Hornets
Raptors rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-RaptorsRaptors won · Celtics 96, Raptors 109
7 pts
Pacers-SixersSixers won · Pacers 92, Sixers 93
6 pts
Blake shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeClippers · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
OlynykCeltics · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
PlumleeNets · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
VucevicMagic · 34 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST
65% (15-23)
MillsSpurs · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 92Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2128212292
Sixers1924292193
The story
Tony Wroten had 20 points and 9 assists as Philadelphia beat Indiana 93-92

Roy Hibbert led Indiana with 13 REB, 7 PTS 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the 76ers took the third 29-21.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −2−6+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David West led the game in fantasy with 52.8 FPTS (28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 93Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2126222493
Pistons2225272498
The story
Detroit beat Brooklyn 98-93 behind 17 rebounds and 16 points from Greg Monroe

Joe Johnson paced Brooklyn: 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 17 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 27-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +10+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 87Bulls 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1920232587
Bulls2919202795
The story
Jimmy Butler's 10 assists and 9 points carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 95-87

For Milwaukee, Brandon Knight had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 10 AST, 9 PTS, 8 REB · 2-9 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Bulls built it.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +10+9+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 38 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 46

Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 20, 10, 17, 29, 27, 13, 12, 46Bulls-Bucks · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +28.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LaMarcus Aldridge Blazers, Apr 20, 2014: 46 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Career high46 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 22, 26, 10, 10, 20, 20, 14, 34Magic-Blazers · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 33, 36, 11, 28, 20, 21, 25, 30Rockets-Jazz · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 10, 10, 6, 11, 10, 16, 11, 28Pacers-Sixers · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 42, 28, 12, 10, 30, 33, 31, 29, 28Hornets-Knicks · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 32, 27, 25, 23, 30, 21, 24, 25Blazers-Magic · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew WigginsWolves+6.5 21.0 last 10 · 14.5 season
Kemba WalkerHornets+6.0 24.9 last 10 · 18.9 season
Ty LawsonNuggets+3.8 20.5 last 10 · 16.7 season
Ronnie PriceLakers+3.8 9.4 last 10 · 5.6 season
Gerald HendersonHornets+3.8 13.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsNets−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kobe BryantLakers−5.5 17.5 last 10 · 23.0 season
Jeff GreenCeltics−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Mario ChalmersHeat−4.0 6.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Bojan BogdanovicNets−3.8 3.3 last 10 · 7.1 season