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Thursday, January 7, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 6 after the first quarter and won 101–92.

Final · Box score
Hawks126
Sixers98
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +28
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Bulls101
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Rockets103
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Kings118
Q1 SAC +17; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +3
On this day · 2014–15Jan 7, 2015: 13 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Pacers), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bulls

Chicago makes it six straight

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 29 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+1+11+9CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2720162992
Bulls21272627101
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 23, 17, 5, 28, 23, 42, 32, 19CHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 34, 6, 8, 19, 25, 20, 16, 18CHI18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 19, 11, 18, 17, 16, 25, 16, 17BOS17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 20, 9, 11, 5, 7, 9, 10, 16BOS16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Jazz-Rockets

Houston takes care of Utah

A 9-point win, 103–94. James Harden led Houston with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over LAL3CHI over BOS9HOU over UTA9ATL over PHI28Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over UTA.
Lead changes
Hawks-Sixers11
Jazz-Rockets10
Lakers-Kings7
Shot of the night

Rondo's jumper with 21 seconds left puts the Kings ahead, 118-115 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Kings combined for 233, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KingsLakers 115, Kings 118
233
Hawks-SixersHawks 126, Sixers 98
224
Jazz-RocketsJazz 94, Rockets 103
197
Celtics-BullsCeltics 92, Bulls 101
193
SAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Lakers-KingsLakers 115, Kings 118
+3 SAC
Jazz-RocketsJazz 94, Rockets 103
+9 HOU
Celtics-BullsCeltics 92, Bulls 101
+9 CHI
Hawks-SixersHawks 126, Sixers 98
+28 ATL
CHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BullsCHI won · Celtics 92, Bulls 101
6 pts
Jazz-RocketsHOU won · Jazz 94, Rockets 103
5 pts
Russell shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RussellLAL · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
CousinsSAC · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MillsapATL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Terrence JonesHOU · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Ish SmithPHI · 12 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 115Kings 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21273829115
Kings38313316118
The story
Rajon Rondo had 12 assists and 9 points as Sacramento beat Los Angeles 118-115

D'Angelo Russell led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 12 AST, 9 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL · 4-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 38-21, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +17+21+16+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 94Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2519222894
Rockets22173331103
The story
Terrence Jones' 14 points carried Houston past Utah, 103-94

For Utah, Trevor Booker had 12 PTS, 9 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 33-22.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−5+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 126Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22393629126
Sixers2123322298
The story
Atlanta beat Philadelphia 126-98 behind 18 points from Al Horford

Nerlens Noel paced Philadelphia: 13 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 39-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +1+17+21+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 35 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 33

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 31, 20, 25, 26, 30, 17, 30, 33Rockets-Jazz · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 25, 36, 7, 21, 32, 33, 35, 29Kings-Lakers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 22, 31, 19, 12, 19, 20, 15, 28Lakers-Kings · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 18, 16, 10, 5, 16, 6, 7, 27Lakers-Kings · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 12, 8, 6, 8, 26, 18, 15, 22Hawks-Sixers · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jahlil OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 9, 18, 17, 10, 12, 23, 10, 21Sixers-Hawks · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.8 27.7 last 10 · 20.9 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.9 22.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Chris BoshMIA+5.5 24.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Garrett TempleWAS+5.4 12.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Jae CrowderBOS+4.1 18.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−6.6 22.7 last 10 · 29.3 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−4.7 5.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Zach LaVineMIN−4.4 8.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Kevin LoveCLE−3.9 12.3 last 10 · 16.2 season