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Friday, January 8, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NOP by 14 after the first quarter and won 91–86.

Final · Box score
Raptors97
Wizards88
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Magic83
Nets77
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets84
Grizzlies91
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Bucks96
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Cavs125
Wolves99
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +26
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Pelicans86
Q1 IND -14; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Spurs100
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Heat103
Suns95
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Warriors128
Blazers108
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +22; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +20
Final · Box score
Thunder117
Lakers113
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +4
On this day · 2014–15Jan 8, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: Gerald Henderson (Hornets-Raptors), 31 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Pelicans

Indiana climbs back to beat New Orleans

Damian Lillard goes for 40 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-5-2+5IND AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1622302391
Pelicans3013271686
Who led
Ian MahinmiPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 9, 11, 13, 7, 1, 13, 8, 17IND17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 9, 20, 6, 19, 8, 7, 3, 15IND15 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 21, 24, 6, 11, 16, 14, 16, 27NOP27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 16, 13, 18, 16, 3, 17, 16, 10, 21NOP21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Cavaliers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Cleveland beat Minnesota by 26.

MIL over DAL1SAS over NYK1OKC over LAL4IND over NOP5ORL over BKN6MEM over DEN7MIA over PHX8TOR over WAS9GSW over POR20CLE over MIN26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Suns16
Thunder-Lakers15
Pacers-Pelicans14
Knicks-Spurs13
Magic-Nets11
Nuggets-Grizzlies11
Raptors-Wizards3
Cavs-Wolves1
Warriors-Blazers0
The night in charts
Warriors-Blazers combined for 236, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 128, Blazers 108
236
Thunder-LakersThunder 117, Lakers 113
230
Cavs-WolvesCavs 125, Wolves 99
224
Knicks-SpursKnicks 99, Spurs 100
199
Heat-SunsHeat 103, Suns 95
198
Mavs-BucksMavs 95, Bucks 96
191
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 97, Wizards 88
185
Pacers-PelicansPacers 91, Pelicans 86
177
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 84, Grizzlies 91
175
Magic-NetsMagic 83, Nets 77
160
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SpursKnicks 99, Spurs 100
+1 SAS
Mavs-BucksMavs 95, Bucks 96
+1 MIL
Thunder-LakersThunder 117, Lakers 113
+4 OKC
Pacers-PelicansPacers 91, Pelicans 86
+5 IND
Magic-NetsMagic 83, Nets 77
+6 ORL
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 84, Grizzlies 91
+7 MEM
Heat-SunsHeat 103, Suns 95
+8 MIA
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 97, Wizards 88
+9 TOR
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 128, Blazers 108
+20 GSW
Cavs-WolvesCavs 125, Wolves 99
+26 CLE
IND erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-PelicansIND won · Pacers 91, Pelicans 86
14 pts
Raptors-WizardsTOR won · Raptors 97, Wizards 88
8 pts
Knicks-SpursSAS won · Knicks 99, Spurs 100
4 pts
Magic-NetsORL won · Magic 83, Nets 77
2 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesMEM won · Nuggets 84, Grizzlies 91
1 pt
JR Smith shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JR SmithCLE · 27 PTS, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
KATMIN · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
79% (11-14)
KDOKC · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
D WadeMIA · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Gerald GreenMIA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Spurs
Knicks 99Spurs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3019252599
Spurs26262721100
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 19 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat New York 100-99

Kristaps Porzingis led New York with 28 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 12 REB · 8-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Spurs took the second 26-19.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4+3+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony led the game in fantasy with 45.9 FPTS (20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Pacers-Pelicans
Pacers 91Pelicans 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1622302391
Pelicans3013271686
The story
Indiana beat New Orleans 91-86 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Ian Mahinmi

Ryan Anderson paced New Orleans: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 22-13 second quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −14−5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans topped the game at 52.4 FPTS: 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 128Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors38363222128
Blazers21313521108
The story
Klay Thompson's 36 points carried Golden State past Portland, 128-108

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 13-22 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-21, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +17+22+19+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.9Season avg33.2Last 5

33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 33 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg8.5Last 3

8.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Lou Williams leads the day with 44

Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 5, 11, 19, 24, 30, 10, 20, 44Lakers-Thunder · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +29.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter TOR, Dec 20, 2000: 45 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Career high44 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 29, 30, 20, 19, 32, 17, 20, 40Blazers-Warriors · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gary Payton SEA, Dec 4, 2002: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 26, 30, 27, 36, 16, 17, 20, 36Thunder-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 18, 29, 10, 38, 26, 30, 36, 36Warriors-Blazers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 22, 19, 34, 23, 24, 19, 15, 35Raptors-Wizards · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 19, 18, 17, 21, 19, 16, 11, 35Wolves-Cavs · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Khris MiddletonMIL+6.8 23.6 last 10 · 16.8 season
Garrett TempleWAS+5.8 13.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.7 27.0 last 10 · 21.3 season
Allen CrabbePOR+4.2 15.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Chris BoshMIA+4.1 23.2 last 10 · 19.1 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−7.7 21.5 last 10 · 29.2 season
Paul GeorgeIND−5.0 19.3 last 10 · 24.3 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Zach LaVineMIN−4.9 7.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−4.7 5.9 last 10 · 10.6 season