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Sunday, January 11, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Wizards89
Hawks120
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +31
Final · Box score
Heat104
Clippers90
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +14
Final · 2OT · Box score
Suns110
Grizzlies122
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Cavs84
Kings103
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +19
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Lakers94
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +12
On this day · 2013–14Jan 11, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Pelicans), 40 points.
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The lead · Suns-Grizzlies

Memphis outlasts Phoenix in double overtime

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 26 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+7+10+900+12MEM AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Suns1526253572110
Grizzlies22292426714122
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 17, 20, 24, 17, 21, 8, 11, 27MEM27 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 24, 30, 19, 8, 22, 17, 19, 25MEM25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 5, 6, 12, 18, 19, 17, 11, 20PHX20 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 13, 25, 21, 6, 26, 14, 3, 17PHX17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Blazers-Lakers

Portland leads Lakers wire to wire

Portland was ahead at every break and won 106–94. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–25. Damian Lillard led Portland with 34 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over PHX12POR over LAL12MIA over LAC14SAC over CLE19ATL over WAS31Final margin, points. Pink = POR over LAL.
Lead changes
Blazers-Lakers14
Suns-Grizzlies5
Cavs-Kings4
Heat-Clippers3
Wizards-Hawks0
The night in charts
Suns-Grizzlies combined for 232, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 110, Grizzlies 122
232
Wizards-HawksWizards 89, Hawks 120
209
Blazers-LakersBlazers 106, Lakers 94
200
Heat-ClippersHeat 104, Clippers 90
194
Cavs-KingsCavs 84, Kings 103
187
POR won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Blazers-LakersBlazers 106, Lakers 94
+12 POR
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 110, Grizzlies 122
+12 MEM
Heat-ClippersHeat 104, Clippers 90
+14 MIA
Cavs-KingsCavs 84, Kings 103
+19 SAC
Wizards-HawksWizards 89, Hawks 120
+31 ATL
Whiteside shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
RandolphMEM · 27 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
BoshMIA · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
65% (13-20)
GaySAC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
RedickLAC · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 110Grizzlies 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Suns1526253572110
Grizzlies22292426714122
The story
Zach Randolph had 27 points and 17 rebounds as Memphis beat Phoenix 122-110 in OT

Markieff Morris led Phoenix with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the second overtime 14-2.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +7+10+900+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 104Clippers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat30322418104
Clippers2924231490
The story
Miami beat Los Angeles 104-90 behind 23 points and 16 rebounds from Hassan Whiteside

Chris Paul paced Los Angeles: 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 16 REB · 10-13 FG

The swing

A 32-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+9+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 84Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2915202084
Kings30292618103
The story
Rudy Gay's 23 points carried Sacramento past Cleveland, 103-84

For Cleveland, Kyrie Irving had 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-15, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +1+15+21+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg12.5Last 3

12.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 34

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 28, 11, 26, 16, 39, 16, 16, 34Blazers-Lakers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 14, 22, 20, 18, 15, 26, 18, 34Heat-Clippers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 17, 20, 24, 17, 21, 8, 11, 27Grizzlies-Suns · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 39, 24, 11, 19, 18, 23, 32, 26Kings-Cavs · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 22, 24, 13, 15, 26, 27, 22, 26Clippers-Heat · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 24, 30, 19, 8, 22, 17, 19, 25Grizzlies-Suns · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew WigginsMIN+6.5 21.0 last 10 · 14.5 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+6.0 24.9 last 10 · 18.9 season
Ty LawsonDEN+3.8 20.5 last 10 · 16.7 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+3.8 13.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Ronnie PriceLAL+3.8 9.4 last 10 · 5.6 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.5 17.5 last 10 · 23.0 season
Mario ChalmersMIA−5.0 5.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jeff GreenBOS−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN−3.8 3.3 last 10 · 7.1 season