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Saturday, January 31, 2015Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed PHX by 5 after the first quarter and won 106–87.

Final · Box score
Kings99
Pacers94
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Magic93
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +25; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +15
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors120
Wizards116
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Hawks91
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Pistons114
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Thunder74
Grizzlies85
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Cavs106
Wolves90
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Bucks95
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Nuggets86
Q1 CHA +15; Q2 CHA +32; Q3 CHA +28; Q4 CHA +18
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Spurs85
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Suns87
Warriors106
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +19
On this day · 2013–14Jan 31, 2014: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Jazz), 44 points.
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The lead · Suns-Warriors

Golden State beats Phoenix, 106–87

John Wall goes for 28 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+8+19GSW AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2823191787
Warriors23292628106
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 27, 20, 22, 10, 22, 21, 32, 25GSW25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 27, 22, 27, 52, 31, 30, 12, 22GSW22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 13, 15, 6, 21, 9, 16, 12, 17PHX17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 16, 17, 33, 25, 17, 8, 23, 16PHX16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Cavs-Wolves

Cleveland handles Minnesota by 16

The Cavaliers won the first quarter 30–21. Final: 106–90. LeBron James led Cleveland with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over WAS4SAC over IND5ATL over PHI6MIL over POR7MEM over OKC11DET over HOU13DAL over ORL15CLE over MIN16CHA over DEN18GSW over PHX19LAC over SAS20Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over MIN.
Lead changes
Thunder-Grizzlies10
Hornets-Nuggets5
Kings-Pacers3
Rockets-Pistons3
Blazers-Bucks3
Suns-Warriors3
Raptors-Wizards2
Sixers-Hawks2
Clippers-Spurs2
Mavs-Magic1
The night in charts
Raptors-Wizards combined for 236, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 120, Wizards 116
236
Rockets-PistonsRockets 101, Pistons 114
215
Mavs-MagicMavs 108, Magic 93
201
Cavs-WolvesCavs 106, Wolves 90
196
Kings-PacersKings 99, Pacers 94
193
Suns-WarriorsSuns 87, Warriors 106
193
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 104, Nuggets 86
190
Clippers-SpursClippers 105, Spurs 85
190
Blazers-BucksBlazers 88, Bucks 95
183
Sixers-HawksSixers 85, Hawks 91
176
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 74, Grizzlies 85
159
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 120, Wizards 116
+4 TOR
Kings-PacersKings 99, Pacers 94
+5 SAC
Sixers-HawksSixers 85, Hawks 91
+6 ATL
Blazers-BucksBlazers 88, Bucks 95
+7 MIL
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 74, Grizzlies 85
+11 MEM
Rockets-PistonsRockets 101, Pistons 114
+13 DET
Mavs-MagicMavs 108, Magic 93
+15 DAL
Cavs-WolvesCavs 106, Wolves 90
+16 CLE
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 104, Nuggets 86
+18 CHA
Suns-WarriorsSuns 87, Warriors 106
+19 GSW
Clippers-SpursClippers 105, Spurs 85
+20 LAC
GSW rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WarriorsGSW won · Suns 87, Warriors 106
5 pts
Cavs-WolvesCLE won · Cavs 106, Wolves 90
3 pts
Zeller shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZellerCHA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
91% (10-11)
MotiejunasHOU · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
ChandlerDAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
MozgovCLE · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Thaddeus YoungMIN · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 120Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors3332291511120
Wizards302028317116
The story
Kyle Lowry had 23 points as Toronto beat Washington 120-116 in OT

Paul Pierce led Washington with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the second 32-20, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3+15+160+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 99Pacers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3430152099
Pacers2129172794
The story
Sacramento beat Indiana 99-94 behind 20 points and 19 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins

David West paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-24 FG

The swing

A 34-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +13+14+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wolves
Cavs 106Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30222430106
Wolves2128301190
The story
Kevin Love's 17 rebounds and 14 points carried Cleveland past Minnesota, 106-90

For Minnesota, Nikola Pekovic had 14 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 17 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST · 6-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 30-11.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +9+3−3+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 48 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+38.6minutes, today vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
9.32013–14 avg47.9Today

48 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 2013–14 (24 games). Line: 1 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 36, 32, 26, 26, 25, 34, 32, 19, 36Cavs-Wolves · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 12, 18, 13, 12, 23, 12, 15, 33Wolves-Cavs · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 30, 22, 24, 23, 14, 17, 19, 31Clippers-Spurs · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 4, 22, 26, 25, 0, 22, 20, 31Kings-Pacers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 11, 11, 18, 25, 19, 21, 11, 28Wizards-Raptors · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 6, 8, 5, 2, 35, 19, 2, 28Pistons-Rockets · W
9.5 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Victor OladipoORL+5.1 21.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Mo WilliamsMIN+5.0 17.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.7 27.4 last 10 · 22.7 season
Derrick RoseCHI+4.7 23.3 last 10 · 18.6 season
Wayne EllingtonLAL+4.6 13.2 last 10 · 8.6 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−5.5 11.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Tobias HarrisORL−5.0 11.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cory JosephSAS−5.0 4.0 last 10 · 9.0 season