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Saturday, January 17, 2015Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed IND by 4 after the first quarter and won 80–71.

Final · OT · Box score
Pacers71
Hornets80
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Pistons107
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +18
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Nets90
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Bulls99
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Warriors131
Rockets106
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +25
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Nuggets105
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Grizzlies102
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +18; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Clippers117
Kings108
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2013–14Jan 17, 2014: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Warriors), 54 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Hornets

Charlotte flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Stephen Curry goes for 27 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-3-10+9CHA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers21191117371
Hornets172013181280
Who led
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 14, 9, 13, 16, 31, 9, 11, 20CHA20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 16, 13, 8, 11, 8, 7, 8, 13CHA13 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 11, 10, 16, 11, 28, 12, 13, 19IND19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Donald SloanPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 16, 5, 14, 10, 9, 4, 11, 13IND13 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Rockets13
Wizards-Nets8
Wolves-Nuggets7
Pacers-Hornets6
Sixers-Pistons0
Hawks-Bulls0
The night in charts
Warriors-Rockets combined for 237, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 131, Rockets 106
237
Clippers-KingsClippers 117, Kings 108
225
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 113, Nuggets 105
218
Hawks-BullsHawks 107, Bulls 99
206
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 98, Grizzlies 102
200
Sixers-PistonsSixers 89, Pistons 107
196
Wizards-NetsWizards 99, Nets 90
189
Pacers-HornetsPacers 71, Hornets 80
151
MEM won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 98, Grizzlies 102
+4 MEM
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 113, Nuggets 105
+8 MIN
Hawks-BullsHawks 107, Bulls 99
+8 ATL
Pacers-HornetsPacers 71, Hornets 80
+9 CHA
Wizards-NetsWizards 99, Nets 90
+9 WAS
Clippers-KingsClippers 117, Kings 108
+9 LAC
Sixers-PistonsSixers 89, Pistons 107
+18 DET
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 131, Rockets 106
+25 GSW
CHA rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HornetsCHA won · Pacers 71, Hornets 80
4 pts
Wolves-NuggetsMIN won · Wolves 113, Nuggets 105
3 pts
Wizards-NetsWAS won · Wizards 99, Nets 90
3 pts
Horford shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
NelsonDEN · 16 PTS, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
KorverATL · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
BlakeLAC · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
BarnesLAC · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 98Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2319282898
Grizzlies30301824102
The story
Memphis beat Portland 102-98 behind 15 points from Marc Gasol

Wesley Matthews paced Portland: 25 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 30-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +7+18+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 113Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves37192928113
Nuggets25342422105
The story
Andrew Wiggins had 31 points as Minnesota beat Denver 113-105

Ty Lawson led Denver with 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 11-17 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 37-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +12−3+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 71Hornets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers21191117371
Hornets172013181280
The story
Gerald Henderson's 20 points carried Charlotte past Indiana, 80-71 in OT

For Indiana, David West had 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 6-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Hornets took it 12-3.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −4−3−10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Roy Hibbert was the fantasy play: 48.3 FPTS on 14 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg4.6Last 3

4.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Houston by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

MEM over POR4ATL over CHI8MIN over DEN8CHA over IND9WAS over BKN9LAC over SAC9DET over PHI18GSW over HOU25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 32

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 30, 21, 24, 25, 15, 37, 24, 32Blazers-Grizzlies · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 20, 20, 25, 20, 18, 20, 17, 31Wolves-Nuggets · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 15, 26, 27, 22, 26, 18, 34, 30Clippers-Kings · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 32, 19, 21, 23, 27, 32, 19, 27Warriors-Rockets · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 20, 19, 40, 24, 12, 19, 32, 27Warriors-Rockets · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 7, 12, 19, 18, 8, 10, 17, 26Clippers-Kings · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 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+7.1 22.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+6.7 21.9 last 10 · 15.2 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+5.7 15.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Mo WilliamsMIN+5.5 18.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−6.8 15.8 last 10 · 22.6 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.8 15.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Mario ChalmersMIA−4.4 6.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.3 3.6 last 10 · 7.9 season