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Friday, January 23, 2015Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by Raptors (vs Sixers) and Celtics (vs Nuggets).

Final · Box score
Raptors91
Sixers86
Q1 Raptors -8; Q2 Raptors +7; Q3 Raptors +1; Q4 Raptors +5
Final · Box score
Thunder93
Hawks103
Q1 Hawks -7; Q2 Hawks +1; Q3 Hawks +4; Q4 Hawks +10
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Cavs129
Q1 Cavs +20; Q2 Cavs +35; Q3 Cavs +40; Q4 Cavs +39
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Heat89
Q1 Heat +8; Q2 Heat +17; Q3 Heat +11; Q4 Heat +2
Final · Box score
Magic106
Knicks113
Q1 Knicks -6; Q2 Knicks +1; Q3 Knicks +4; Q4 Knicks +7
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Mavs98
Q1 Bulls +9; Q2 Bulls +3; Q3 Bulls +5; Q4 Bulls +4
Final · Box score
Pelicans92
Wolves84
Q1 Pelicans +4; Q2 Pelicans +1; Q3 Pelicans +6; Q4 Pelicans +8
Final · Box score
Lakers85
Spurs99
Q1 Spurs +16; Q2 Spurs +18; Q3 Spurs +15; Q4 Spurs +14
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Nuggets99
Q1 Celtics -8; Q2 Celtics -6; Q3 Celtics +1; Q4 Celtics +1
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Suns111
Q1 Rockets +8; Q2 Rockets +8; Q3 Rockets +10; Q4 Rockets +2
Final · Box score
Kings101
Warriors126
Q1 Warriors +9; Q2 Warriors +5; Q3 Warriors +24; Q4 Warriors +25
On this day · 2013–14Jan 23, 2014: 2 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers-Nuggets), 44 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Nuggets

Boston climbs out of an 8-point hole against Denver

Klay Thompson goes for 52 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-6+1+1Celtics AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics20223325100
Nuggets2820262599
Who led
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 21, 23, 17, 10, 17, 7, 3, 18, 18Celtics18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 17, 10, 12, 8, 16, 17, 13, 17Celtics17 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 3, 2, 7, 14, 16, 14, 8, 23Nuggets23 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 17, 22, 12, 16, 13, 2, 21, 20Nuggets20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 39.

Celtics over Nuggets1Heat over Pacers2Rockets over Suns2Bulls over Mavs4Raptors over Sixers5Knicks over Magic7Pelicans over Wolves8Hawks over Thunder10Spurs over Lakers14Warriors over Kings25Cavs over Hornets39Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Celtics-Nuggets17
Magic-Knicks14
Raptors-Sixers7
Rockets-Suns6
Thunder-Hawks5
Kings-Warriors5
Pelicans-Wolves3
Pacers-Heat2
Hornets-Cavs0
Bulls-Mavs0
Lakers-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Harden's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 113-111 final

The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 227, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 101, Warriors 126
227
Rockets-SunsRockets 113, Suns 111
224
Magic-KnicksMagic 106, Knicks 113
219
Hornets-CavsHornets 90, Cavs 129
219
Bulls-MavsBulls 102, Mavs 98
200
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 100, Nuggets 99
199
Thunder-HawksThunder 93, Hawks 103
196
Lakers-SpursLakers 85, Spurs 99
184
Raptors-SixersRaptors 91, Sixers 86
177
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 92, Wolves 84
176
Pacers-HeatPacers 87, Heat 89
176
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 100, Nuggets 99
+1 Celtics
Pacers-HeatPacers 87, Heat 89
+2 Heat
Rockets-SunsRockets 113, Suns 111
+2 Rockets
Bulls-MavsBulls 102, Mavs 98
+4 Bulls
Raptors-SixersRaptors 91, Sixers 86
+5 Raptors
Magic-KnicksMagic 106, Knicks 113
+7 Knicks
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 92, Wolves 84
+8 Pelicans
Thunder-HawksThunder 93, Hawks 103
+10 Hawks
Lakers-SpursLakers 85, Spurs 99
+14 Spurs
Kings-WarriorsKings 101, Warriors 126
+25 Warriors
Hornets-CavsHornets 90, Cavs 129
+39 Cavs
Raptors rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SixersRaptors won · Raptors 91, Sixers 86
8 pts
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics won · Celtics 100, Nuggets 99
8 pts
Thunder-HawksHawks won · Thunder 93, Hawks 103
7 pts
Magic-KnicksKnicks won · Magic 106, Knicks 113
6 pts
Lance Thomas shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Lance ThomasKnicks · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
VucevicMagic · 34 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (16-22)
DengHeat · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
DirkMavs · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Markieff MorrisSuns · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Celtics-Nuggets
Celtics 100Nuggets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics20223325100
Nuggets2820262599
The story
Brandon Bass' 17 points carried Boston past Denver, 100-99

For Denver, JJ Hickson had 15 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 5-12 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 33-26.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −8−6+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 113Suns 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32282726113
Suns24282534111
The story
James Harden had 33 points and 10 assists as Houston beat Phoenix 113-111

Eric Bledsoe led Phoenix with 25 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 33 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +8+8+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 101Warriors 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25262228101
Warriors34224129126
The story
Golden State beat Sacramento 126-101 behind 19 points from Marreese Speights

Darren Collison paced Sacramento: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 41-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

Warriors lead by quarter
300 +9+5+24+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.9Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 52 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 42 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 52

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 40, 24, 12, 19, 32, 27, 22, 27, 52Warriors-Kings · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +30.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas Wizards, Jan 15, 2007: 51 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Career high52 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 14, 34, 33, 25, 18, 16, 26, 34Magic-Knicks · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 30, 30, 26, 31, 12, 45, 33, 33Rockets-Suns · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 23, 32, 26, 32, 17, 22, 28, 28Kings-Warriors · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 17, 19, 11, 12, 16, 17, 33, 25Suns-Rockets · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 29, 17, 33, 36, 32, 26, 26, 25Cavs-Hornets · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mo WilliamsWolves+6.3 18.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Victor OladipoMagic+5.1 21.5 last 10 · 16.4 season
Klay ThompsonWarriors+4.8 27.4 last 10 · 22.6 season
Nikola VucevicMagic+4.6 24.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Andrew WigginsWolves+4.3 19.4 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLakers−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Deron WilliamsNets−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jeff GreenGrizzlies−5.5 11.5 last 10 · 17.0 season
Russell WestbrookThunder−4.8 20.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Jimmy ButlerBulls−4.6 15.9 last 10 · 20.5 season