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Thursday, January 15, 2015Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed LAL by 4 at halftime and won 109–102.

Final · Box score
Knicks79
Bucks95
Q1 MIL +18; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +26; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Rockets112
Q1 HOU +22; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Lakers102
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +7
On this day · 2013–14Jan 15, 2014: 12 games. Top scorer: Victor Oladipo (Magic-Bulls), 35 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Lakers

LeBron James scores 36 as Cleveland wins in Los Angeles

Brandon Knight goes for 20 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-4+4+7CLE AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30272230109
Lakers30311427102
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 22, 25, 24, 30, 29, 17, 33, 36CLE36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 25, 23, 6, 38, 23, 21, 9, 22CLE22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jordan HillPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 3, 4, 23, 13, 11, 14, 12, 20LAL20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 25, 10, 23, 15, 20, 4, 12, 19LAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 17 AST
Second story · Thunder-Rockets

Houston never trails at a break against OKC

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 112–101. James Harden led Houston with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over LAL7HOU over OKC11MIL over NYK16Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over OKC.
Lead changes
Thunder-Rockets1
Knicks-Bucks0
The night in charts
Thunder-Rockets combined for 213, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-RocketsThunder 101, Rockets 112
213
Cavs-LakersCavs 109, Lakers 102
211
Knicks-BucksKnicks 79, Bucks 95
174
CLE won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Cavs-LakersCavs 109, Lakers 102
+7 CLE
Thunder-RocketsThunder 101, Rockets 112
+11 HOU
Knicks-BucksKnicks 79, Bucks 95
+16 MIL
Jordan Hill shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jordan HillLAL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
KDOKC · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
HardenHOU · 31 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
GiannisMIL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Josh SmithHOU · 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Cavs-Lakers
Cavs 109Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30272230109
Lakers30311427102
The story
Kyrie Irving's 22 points carried Cleveland past Los Angeles, 109-102

For Los Angeles, Jordan Hill had 20 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 22-14.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0−4+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 101Rockets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder18352226101
Rockets40242424112
The story
Trevor Ariza had 17 points as Houston beat Oklahoma City 112-101

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 24 PTS, 10 REB 17 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 6-15 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 40-18, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +22+11+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 79Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1324192379
Bucks3125261395
The story
Milwaukee beat New York 95-79 behind 14 points from Khris Middleton

Carmelo Anthony paced New York: 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 4-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +18+19+26+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg7.8Last 3

7.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 30.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 22, 25, 24, 30, 29, 17, 33, 36Cavs-Lakers · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 11, 28, 20, 21, 25, 30, 30, 26, 31Rockets-Thunder · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 26, 25, 28, 34, 36, 13, 19, 25Knicks-Bucks · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 26, 30, 44, 34, 14, 24, 32, 24Thunder-Rockets · L
24.9 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 25, 23, 6, 38, 23, 21, 9, 22Cavs-Lakers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 15, 11, 4, 4, 15, 12, 12, 22Bucks-Knicks · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kemba WalkerCHA+8.0 27.1 last 10 · 19.1 season
Brandon JenningsDET+5.9 20.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+5.6 20.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+4.6 14.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Ty LawsonDEN+4.6 21.6 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−6.8 15.8 last 10 · 22.6 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jeff GreenMEM−5.2 12.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Mario ChalmersMIA−4.7 6.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Tony ParkerSAS−3.8 11.0 last 10 · 14.8 season