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Saturday, January 24, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed WAS by 12 after the first quarter and won 103–96.

Final · Box score
Knicks71
Hornets76
Q1 CHA -7; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Bucks101
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Grizzlies101
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Nets73
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +21; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +35
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Blazers103
Q1 POR -12; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2013–14Jan 24, 2014: 13 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Hornets), 62 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Blazers

Portland climbs back to beat Washington

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 26 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-10-1+7POR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3223152696
Blazers20252434103
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 24, 25, 15, 37, 24, 32, 10, 26POR26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 34, 15, 23, 23, 22, 22, 21, 20POR20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 15, 25, 21, 13, 11, 11, 18, 25WAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 11, 13, 22, 8, 7, 10, 14, 19WAS19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Blazers5
Pistons-Bucks4
Sixers-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Wizards-Blazers combined for 199, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BlazersWizards 96, Blazers 103
199
Pistons-BucksPistons 86, Bucks 101
187
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 83, Grizzlies 101
184
Nets-JazzNets 73, Jazz 108
181
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 71, Hornets 76
147
CHA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 71, Hornets 76
+5 CHA
Wizards-BlazersWizards 96, Blazers 103
+7 POR
Pistons-BucksPistons 86, Bucks 101
+15 MIL
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 83, Grizzlies 101
+18 MEM
Nets-JazzNets 73, Jazz 108
+35 UTA
POR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BlazersPOR won · Wizards 96, Blazers 103
12 pts
Knicks-HornetsCHA won · Knicks 71, Hornets 76
7 pts
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 86, Bucks 101
5 pts
Randolph shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphMEM · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
HaywardUTA · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
PierceWAS · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
HilarioWAS · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
WallWAS · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 71Hornets 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2314171771
Hornets1620211976
The story
Brian Roberts' 17 points carried Charlotte past New York, 76-71

For New York, Lance Thomas had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 5-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 20-14.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −7−1+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Hardaway Jr. was the fantasy play: 44.2 FPTS on 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 96Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3223152696
Blazers20252434103
The story
Damian Lillard had 20 points as Portland beat Washington 103-96

Nene Hilario led Washington with 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 5-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 24-15.

POR lead by quarter
200 −12−10−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Grizzlies
Sixers 83Grizzlies 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2120202283
Grizzlies27332120101
The story
Memphis beat Philadelphia 101-83 behind 17 points and 14 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Furkan Aldemir paced Philadelphia: 11 REB, 4 PTS, 3 AST 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 8-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +6+19+20+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol topped the game at 39.4 FPTS: 9 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 43 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg6.1Last 3

6.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Hornets

Charlotte beats New York, 76–71

Charlotte led 57–54 after three and won by 5. Brian Roberts led Charlotte with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over NYK5POR over WAS7MIL over DET15MEM over PHI18UTA over BKN35Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over NYK.
Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 26

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 24, 25, 15, 37, 24, 32, 10, 26Blazers-Wizards · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 15, 25, 21, 13, 11, 11, 18, 25Wizards-Blazers · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 12, 7, 7, 15, 10, 11, 13, 13, 25Knicks-Hornets · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 27, 9, 17, 31, 10, 14, 24, 24Jazz-Nets · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 34, 15, 23, 23, 22, 22, 21, 20Blazers-Wizards · W
22.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 4, 15, 12, 12, 22, 13, 12, 20Bucks-Pistons · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mo WilliamsMIN+6.3 18.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Victor OladipoORL+5.1 21.5 last 10 · 16.4 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.8 27.4 last 10 · 22.6 season
Nikola VucevicORL+4.6 24.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+4.5 14.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.8 20.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Al JeffersonCHA−4.6 12.8 last 10 · 17.4 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.6 15.9 last 10 · 20.5 season