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Tuesday, January 27, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed LAL by 11 at halftime and won 98–92.

Final · Box score
Raptors104
Pacers91
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Pistons95
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Heat102
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Mavs90
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +19
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls113
Warriors111
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Lakers92
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS -11; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +6
On this day · 2013–14Jan 27, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Hawks), 41 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Lakers

Washington turns it around against Lakers

Kyrie Irving goes for 38 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11-1+6WAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2422292398
Lakers3126191692
Who led
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 21, 13, 11, 11, 18, 25, 19, 21WAS21 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 17, 7, 17, 10, 14, 16, 14, 19WAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 4, 10, 9, 9, 12, 11, 13, 28LAL28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 1, 6, 5, 14, 2, 6, 6, 11, 8, 18LAL18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Mavs7
Bulls-Warriors4
Wizards-Lakers4
Cavs-Pistons3
Shot of the night

D-Rose's jumper with 8 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 113-111 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Warriors combined for 224, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 113, Warriors 111
224
Bucks-HeatBucks 109, Heat 102
211
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 109, Mavs 90
199
Cavs-PistonsCavs 103, Pistons 95
198
Raptors-PacersRaptors 104, Pacers 91
195
Wizards-LakersWizards 98, Lakers 92
190
CHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 113, Warriors 111
+2 CHI
Wizards-LakersWizards 98, Lakers 92
+6 WAS
Bucks-HeatBucks 109, Heat 102
+7 MIL
Cavs-PistonsCavs 103, Pistons 95
+8 CLE
Raptors-PacersRaptors 104, Pacers 91
+13 TOR
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 109, Mavs 90
+19 MEM
WAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-LakersWAS won · Wizards 98, Lakers 92
11 pts
Raptors-PacersTOR won · Raptors 104, Pacers 91
7 pts
Bulls-WarriorsCHI won · Bulls 113, Warriors 111
6 pts
Cavs-PistonsCLE won · Cavs 103, Pistons 95
2 pts
Randolph shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphMEM · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
WallWAS · 21 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
ParsonsDAL · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
EllingtonLAL · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
David LeeGSW · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
59% (10-17)
Final · Bulls-Warriors
Bulls 113Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls292228286113
Warriors352125264111
The story
Pau Gasol had 18 points and 16 rebounds as Chicago beat Golden State 113-111 in OT

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST, 4 BLK · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Bulls took the third 28-25.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6−5−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 98Lakers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2422292398
Lakers3126191692
The story
John Wall's 21 points and 13 assists carried Washington past Los Angeles, 98-92

For Los Angeles, Wayne Ellington had 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB, 3 STL · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 29-19.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −7−11−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 103Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs17302828103
Pistons1920253195
The story
Cleveland beat Detroit 103-95 behind 32 points from LeBron James

D.J. Augustin paced Detroit: 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 32 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-24 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+8+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.8Season avg32.4Last 5

32.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.8 in 41 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg36.8Today

37 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Pacers

Toronto makes it three straight

Toronto beat Indiana 104–91 and moved to 30–15. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
Wvs BOS109–96Lvs DET111–114Wvs PHI100–84Lvs ATL89–110Lvs NOP93–95W@ MIL92–89L@ MEM86–92W@ PHI91–86Wvs DET114–110W@ IND104–91
Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 38

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 9, 22, 37, 18, 18, 18, 21, 38Cavs-Pistons · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 33, 36, 32, 26, 26, 25, 34, 32Cavs-Pistons · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 19, 32, 27, 22, 27, 52, 31, 30Warriors-Bulls · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 32, 29, 23, 18, 22, 20, 19, 30Bulls-Warriors · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 4, 10, 9, 9, 12, 11, 13, 28Lakers-Wizards · L
8.2 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 8, 26, 30, 16, 17, 19, 20, 26Heat-Bucks · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mo WilliamsMIN+5.0 17.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Nikola VucevicORL+5.0 24.5 last 10 · 19.5 season
Victor OladipoORL+4.8 21.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.6 27.6 last 10 · 23.0 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
Jimmy ButlerCHI−5.3 14.8 last 10 · 20.1 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.9 19.8 last 10 · 24.7 season
Jeff GreenMEM−4.9 11.8 last 10 · 16.7 season