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Monday, January 4, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by MIA (vs IND) and HOU (vs UTA).

Final · Box score
Raptors100
Cavs122
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Nets94
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Magic89
Pistons115
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +26
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers100
Heat103
Q1 MIA -10; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Spurs123
Bucks98
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Kings116
Thunder104
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Jazz91
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Blazers78
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +10
On this day · 2014–15Jan 4, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Brandon Jennings (Pistons-Kings), 35 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Jazz

James Harden scores 30, Houston rallies past Utah

Rajon Rondo goes for 19 assists

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-10-8+2HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2820212493
Jazz2137191491
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 36, 31, 20, 25, 26, 30, 17, 30HOU30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 9, 12, 11, 7, 30, 21, 22, 16HOU16 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 14, 15, 15, 13, 6, 18, 32, 23UTA23 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 24, 8, 28, 24, 14, 23, 14, 20UTA20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Detroit by 26.

HOU over UTA2MIA over IND3BOS over BKN9PHI over MIN10GSW over CHA10SAC over OKC12MEM over POR13CLE over TOR22SAS over MIL25DET over ORL26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Sixers17
Kings-Thunder9
Hornets-Warriors7
Rockets-Jazz6
Pacers-Heat5
Raptors-Cavs3
Celtics-Nets3
Spurs-Bucks3
Grizzlies-Blazers2
Magic-Pistons1
The night in charts
Raptors-Cavs combined for 222, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CavsRaptors 100, Cavs 122
222
Spurs-BucksSpurs 123, Bucks 98
221
Kings-ThunderKings 116, Thunder 104
220
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 101, Warriors 111
212
Wolves-SixersWolves 99, Sixers 109
208
Magic-PistonsMagic 89, Pistons 115
204
Pacers-HeatPacers 100, Heat 103
203
Celtics-NetsCeltics 103, Nets 94
197
Rockets-JazzRockets 93, Jazz 91
184
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 91, Blazers 78
169
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 93, Jazz 91
+2 HOU
Pacers-HeatPacers 100, Heat 103
+3 MIA
Celtics-NetsCeltics 103, Nets 94
+9 BOS
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 101, Warriors 111
+10 GSW
Wolves-SixersWolves 99, Sixers 109
+10 PHI
Kings-ThunderKings 116, Thunder 104
+12 SAC
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 91, Blazers 78
+13 MEM
Raptors-CavsRaptors 100, Cavs 122
+22 CLE
Spurs-BucksSpurs 123, Bucks 98
+25 SAS
Magic-PistonsMagic 89, Pistons 115
+26 DET
MIA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 100, Heat 103
10 pts
Rockets-JazzHOU won · Rockets 93, Jazz 91
10 pts
Wolves-SixersPHI won · Wolves 99, Sixers 109
3 pts
Kings-ThunderSAC won · Kings 116, Thunder 104
2 pts
Spurs-BucksSAS won · Spurs 123, Bucks 98
1 pt
Kawhi shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiSAS · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
MorrowOKC · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MuhammadMIN · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LandryPHI · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
SpeightsGSW · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 93Jazz 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2820212493
Jazz2137191491
The story
Dwight Howard's 16 points and 13 rebounds carried Houston past Utah, 93-91

For Utah, Jeff Withey had 11 REB, 8 PTS 16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 24-14.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7−10−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 100Heat 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers291827215100
Heat192522298103
The story
Chris Bosh had 31 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat Indiana 103-100 in OT

Paul George led Indiana with 32 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 8-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 29-21.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −10−3−80+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Warriors
Hornets 101Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets24302324101
Warriors32303316111
The story
Golden State beat Charlotte 111-101 behind 30 points from Stephen Curry

Kemba Walker paced Charlotte: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 12-21 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +8+8+18+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Draymond Green topped the game at 53.5 FPTS: 15 REB, 13 PTS, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg15.4Last 3

15.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg34.9Today

35 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 33

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 15, 22, 25, 36, 7, 21, 32, 33Kings-Thunder · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 7, 12, 18, 9, 19, 31, 32, 32Pacers-Heat · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 20, 30, 24, 24, 22, 16, 23, 31Heat-Pacers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 36, 31, 20, 25, 26, 30, 17, 30Rockets-Jazz · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 43, 27, 20, 18, 29, 10, 38, 26, 30Warriors-Hornets · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 38, 28, 25, 26, 16, 19, 23, 5, 30Warriors-Hornets · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.1 21.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.9 25.3 last 10 · 20.4 season
Will BartonDEN+4.6 21.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Garrett TempleWAS+4.3 11.4 last 10 · 7.1 season
Chris BoshMIA+4.1 23.0 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−5.8 23.9 last 10 · 29.7 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−5.3 5.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Zach LaVineMIN−4.1 9.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Dion WaitersOKC−4.0 5.5 last 10 · 9.5 season