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Tuesday, January 12, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–101.

Final · Box score
Suns97
Pacers116
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Pistons99
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Celtics114
Knicks120
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Grizzlies91
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Bucks106
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Wolves96
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +5
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs110
Mavs107
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans91
Lakers95
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2014–15Jan 12, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Celtics), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs out of a 9-point hole against Chicago

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5-3+5MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29222624101
Bucks20262832106
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 27, 14, 11, 11, 18, 5, 8, 29MIL29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 4, 23, 19, 15, 13, 9, 28, 17MIL17 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 28, 23, 42, 32, 19, 27, 19, 30CHI30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Tony SnellPoints, last 10 games: 3, 22, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 7, 4, 17CHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Indiana by 19.

CLE over DAL3LAL over NOP4MIL over CHI5OKC over MIN5NYK over BOS6SAS over DET10HOU over MEM16IND over PHX19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Celtics-Knicks13
Cavs-Mavs13
Suns-Pacers6
Spurs-Pistons5
Bulls-Bucks3
Pelicans-Lakers3
Thunder-Wolves2
The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 234, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 114, Knicks 120
234
Cavs-MavsCavs 110, Mavs 107
217
Suns-PacersSuns 97, Pacers 116
213
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 109, Pistons 99
208
Bulls-BucksBulls 101, Bucks 106
207
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 107, Grizzlies 91
198
Thunder-WolvesThunder 101, Wolves 96
197
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 91, Lakers 95
186
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-MavsCavs 110, Mavs 107
+3 CLE
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 91, Lakers 95
+4 LAL
Bulls-BucksBulls 101, Bucks 106
+5 MIL
Thunder-WolvesThunder 101, Wolves 96
+5 OKC
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 114, Knicks 120
+6 NYK
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 109, Pistons 99
+10 SAS
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 107, Grizzlies 91
+16 HOU
Suns-PacersSuns 97, Pacers 116
+19 IND
MIL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-BucksMIL won · Bulls 101, Bucks 106
9 pts
Pelicans-LakersLAL won · Pelicans 91, Lakers 95
7 pts
Cavs-MavsCLE won · Cavs 110, Mavs 107
5 pts
Rockets-GrizzliesHOU won · Rockets 107, Grizzlies 91
2 pts
Spurs-PistonsSAS won · Spurs 109, Pistons 99
1 pt
Kanter shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterOKC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ParsonsDAL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
GiannisMIL · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MeloNYK · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
ParkerSAS · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Cavs-Mavs
Cavs 110Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs2225202815110
Mavs2527202312107
The story
LeBron James had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Cleveland beat Dallas 110-107 in OT

Chandler Parsons led Dallas with 25 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 28-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−5−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 101Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29222624101
Bucks20262832106
The story
Milwaukee beat Chicago 106-101 behind 17 points and 12 rebounds from Greg Monroe

Pau Gasol paced Chicago: 14 REB, 10 PTS, 5 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 32-24 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −9−5−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 114Knicks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27223233114
Knicks36232635120
The story
Kristaps Porzingis' 26 points carried New York past Boston, 120-114

For Boston, Jae Crowder had 21 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-27, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +9+10+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg31.5Today

31 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 34

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 21, 24, 24, 19, 22, 14, 35, 34Celtics-Knicks · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 2, 13, 12, 12, 2, 16, 6, 31Spurs-Pistons · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 28, 23, 42, 32, 19, 27, 19, 30Bulls-Bucks · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 26, 26, 23, 29, 26, 24, 28, 30Thunder-Wolves · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 27, 14, 11, 11, 18, 5, 8, 29Bucks-Bulls · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 14, 34, 29, 20, 34, 13, 37, 27Cavs-Mavs · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.6 22.5 last 10 · 16.9 season
Lou WilliamsLAL+4.8 20.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.5 25.5 last 10 · 21.0 season
Larry Nance Jr.LAL+4.0 10.2 last 10 · 6.2 season
Ish SmithPHI+3.9 14.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−6.4 23.1 last 10 · 29.5 season
Zach LaVineMIN−6.1 6.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−4.5 5.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Avery BradleyBOS−4.2 10.3 last 10 · 14.5 season