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Monday, January 12, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 12 after the first quarter and won 114–111.

Final · Box score
Rockets113
Nets99
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Celtics108
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Pistons114
Raptors111
Q1 DET -12; Q2 DET -12; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Magic121
Bulls114
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +7
On this day · 2013–14Jan 12, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (Kings-Cavs), 26 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Raptors

Brandon Jennings scores 34, Detroit rallies past Toronto

Anthony Davis goes for 34 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-12-1+3DET AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons20283432114
Raptors32282328111
Who led
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 5, 29, 35, 13, 14, 14, 20, 34DET34 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 9, 12, 14, 17, 27, 15, 16, 22DET22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 22, 7, 14, 8, 21, 10, 15, 31TOR31 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 16, 2, 13, 25, 2, 11, 6, 16TOR16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Celtics

Boston takes care of New Orleans

An 8-point win, 108–100. Jared Sullinger led Boston with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over TOR3ORL over CHI7BOS over NOP8HOU over BKN14Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over NOP.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Celtics14
Pistons-Raptors10
Rockets-Nets4
Magic-Bulls4
The night in charts
Magic-Bulls combined for 235, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BullsMagic 121, Bulls 114
235
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 114, Raptors 111
225
Rockets-NetsRockets 113, Nets 99
212
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 100, Celtics 108
208
DET won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 114, Raptors 111
+3 DET
Magic-BullsMagic 121, Bulls 114
+7 ORL
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 100, Celtics 108
+8 BOS
Rockets-NetsRockets 113, Nets 99
+14 HOU
DET erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-RaptorsDET won · Pistons 114, Raptors 111
12 pts
Pelicans-CelticsBOS won · Pelicans 100, Celtics 108
4 pts
Valanciunas shot 14-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasTOR · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 1 BLK
93% (14-15)
PlumleeBKN · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
MotiejunasHOU · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
HardenHOU · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
VucevicORL · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
67% (16-24)
Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 114Raptors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons20283432114
Raptors32282328111
The story
Greg Monroe had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Detroit beat Toronto 114-111

Amir Johnson led Toronto with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Pistons took the third 34-23.

DET lead by quarter
200 −12−12−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 121Bulls 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29343028121
Bulls21342336114
The story
Orlando beat Chicago 121-114 behind 33 points and 11 rebounds from Nikola Vucevic

Derrick Rose paced Chicago: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 16-24 FG

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +8+8+15+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol topped the game at 51.3 FPTS: 28 PTS, 14 REB

Final · Pelicans-Celtics
Pelicans 100Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans22272724100
Celtics22272336108
The story
Jared Sullinger's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past New Orleans, 108-100

For New Orleans, Tyreke Evans had 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 36-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 00−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Season avg27.0Last 3

27.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg30.8Today

31 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 34

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 29, 19, 21, 7, 21, 32, 20, 34Pelicans-Celtics · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 5, 29, 35, 13, 14, 14, 20, 34Pistons-Raptors · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 26, 10, 10, 20, 20, 14, 34, 33Magic-Bulls · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 22, 16, 17, 21, 17, 17, 18, 33Magic-Bulls · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 22, 7, 14, 8, 21, 10, 15, 31Raptors-Pistons · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 36, 11, 28, 20, 21, 25, 30, 30Rockets-Nets · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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
Brandon JenningsDET+5.5 20.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Mason PlumleeBKN+4.1 14.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ty LawsonDEN+3.8 20.5 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.5 17.5 last 10 · 23.0 season
Mario ChalmersMIA−5.0 5.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jeff GreenBOS−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Robin LopezPOR−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season