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Thursday, January 29, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NYK by 7 after the first quarter and won 103–82.

Final · Box score
Knicks82
Pacers103
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +28; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Bucks115
Magic100
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets69
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +25; Q4 MEM +30
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls118
Lakers123
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers 0; OT2 LAL +5
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The lead · Knicks-Pacers

Indiana routs New York by 21

Jimmy Butler goes for 35 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+28+21IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2920122182
Pacers22323514103
Who led
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 9, 8, 4, 12, 9, 15, 22, 22IND22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 14, 12, 12, 4, 4, 11, 11, 18IND18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 13, 19, 25, 24, 27, 25, 31, 18NYK18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lou AmundsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 6, 4, 4, 2, 7, 5, 17NYK17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Pacers1
Nuggets-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Bulls-Lakers combined for 241, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-LakersBulls 118, Lakers 123
241
Bucks-MagicBucks 115, Magic 100
215
Knicks-PacersKnicks 82, Pacers 103
185
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 69, Grizzlies 99
168
LAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bulls-LakersBulls 118, Lakers 123
+5 LAL
Bucks-MagicBucks 115, Magic 100
+15 MIL
Knicks-PacersKnicks 82, Pacers 103
+21 IND
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 69, Grizzlies 99
+30 MEM
Hibbert shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HibbertIND · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
AmundsonNYK · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
StuckeyIND · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
DudleyMIL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
HensonMIL · 12 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Bulls-Lakers
Bulls 118Lakers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls19292822812118
Lakers28312118817123
The story
Jordan Hill had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Chicago 123-118 in OT

Joakim Noah led Chicago with 17 REB, 9 PTS, 9 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 11-22 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 28-19, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+11+400+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 115Magic 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28313719115
Magic18262729100
The story
Brandon Knight's 16 points and 9 assists carried Milwaukee past Orlando, 115-100

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 17 PTS, 14 REB 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 7-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +10+15+25+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 69Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1124142069
Grizzlies2624242599
The story
Memphis beat Denver 99-69 behind 17 rebounds and 15 points from Zach Randolph

17 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

A 26-11 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
300 +15+15+25+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 37 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 41 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Lakers

Lakers need two overtimes to survive Chicago

Tied 98–98 after regulation. Lakers won the final period 17–12 for a 123–118 win. Jordan Hill led Lakers with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Bulls
Jordan Hill · LALJimmy Butler · CHIPTS2635REB127AST31Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 35

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 13, 22, 15, 20, 17, 20, 5, 35Bulls-Lakers · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jordan HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 20, 16, 12, 15, 10, 10, 8, 26Lakers-Bulls · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 10, 9, 9, 12, 11, 13, 28, 23Lakers-Bulls · W
8.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 9, 8, 4, 12, 9, 15, 22, 22Pacers-Knicks · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 32, 16, 23, 23, 15, 18, 18, 21Magic-Bucks · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 20, 22, 11, 12, 13, 13, 18, 20Bulls-Lakers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola VucevicORL+5.3 24.8 last 10 · 19.5 season
Victor OladipoORL+5.1 21.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Mo WilliamsMIN+5.0 17.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+5.0 12.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+4.8 15.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Al JeffersonCHA−4.8 12.6 last 10 · 17.4 season
Tobias HarrisORL−4.5 12.6 last 10 · 17.1 season
Kyle LowryTOR−4.5 14.9 last 10 · 19.4 season