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Friday, January 15, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DEN by 16 at halftime and won 98–95.

Final · Box score
Wizards118
Pacers104
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Thunder113
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Blazers116
Nets104
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Suns103
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Mavs83
Bulls77
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -10; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +6
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks101
Bucks108
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Pelicans109
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +8; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +2
Final · Box score
Heat98
Nuggets95
Q1 MIA -11; Q2 MIA -16; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Rockets77
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +14
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The lead · Heat-Nuggets

Miami erases 16-point lead, steals one from Denver

Hassan Whiteside goes for 19 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-16-2+3MIA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2026302298
Nuggets3131161795
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 23, 31, 28, 14, 24, 15, 11, 24MIA24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 5, 25, 6, 8, 5, 10, 10, 19MIA19 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Darrell ArthurPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 3, 12, 7, 7, 12, 9, 18, 18DEN18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 4, 5, 10, 6, 2, 11, 4, 16DEN16 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Mavs-Bulls

Dallas climbs back to beat Chicago

Chicago led by 10 at the half. Dallas won it 83–77. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Bulls
Dirk Nowitzki · DALDerrick Rose · CHIPTS2118REB74AST02Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Mavs-Bulls13
Hornets-Pelicans12
Heat-Nuggets6
Hawks-Bucks5
Wizards-Pacers4
Wolves-Thunder0
Shot of the night

AD's jumper with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Pacers combined for 222, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-PacersWizards 118, Pacers 104
222
Blazers-NetsBlazers 116, Nets 104
220
Suns-CelticsSuns 103, Celtics 117
220
Hornets-PelicansHornets 107, Pelicans 109
216
Hawks-BucksHawks 101, Bucks 108
209
Wolves-ThunderWolves 93, Thunder 113
206
Heat-NuggetsHeat 98, Nuggets 95
193
Cavs-RocketsCavs 91, Rockets 77
168
Mavs-BullsMavs 83, Bulls 77
160
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-PelicansHornets 107, Pelicans 109
+2 NOP
Heat-NuggetsHeat 98, Nuggets 95
+3 MIA
Mavs-BullsMavs 83, Bulls 77
+6 DAL
Hawks-BucksHawks 101, Bucks 108
+7 MIL
Blazers-NetsBlazers 116, Nets 104
+12 POR
Cavs-RocketsCavs 91, Rockets 77
+14 CLE
Suns-CelticsSuns 103, Celtics 117
+14 BOS
Wizards-PacersWizards 118, Pacers 104
+14 WAS
Wolves-ThunderWolves 93, Thunder 113
+20 OKC
MIA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-NuggetsMIA won · Heat 98, Nuggets 95
16 pts
Mavs-BullsDAL won · Mavs 83, Bulls 77
10 pts
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 101, Bucks 108
6 pts
Wizards-PacersWAS won · Wizards 118, Pacers 104
3 pts
Hornets-PelicansNOP won · Hornets 107, Pelicans 109
2 pts
Korver shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KorverATL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BoshMIA · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
ArthurDEN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Ryan AndersonNOP · 32 PTS, 8 REB
63% (12-19)
WhitesideMIA · 19 PTS, 17 REB, 11 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 98Nuggets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2026302298
Nuggets3131161795
The story
Chris Bosh had 24 points as Miami beat Denver 98-95

Darrell Arthur led Denver with 18 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Heat took the third 30-16.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −11−16−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 83Bulls 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1818232483
Bulls2224151677
The story
Deron Williams' 18 points carried Dallas past Chicago, 83-77

For Chicago, Derrick Rose had 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 6-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 23-15.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−10−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 38.6 FPTS on 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 101Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks282325196101
Bucks2224272213108
The story
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 108-101 in OT behind 28 points and 16 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Al Horford paced Atlanta: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks settled it in overtime, 13-6.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −6−5−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Paul Millsap topped the game at 60.5 FPTS: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 33

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 19, 32, 17, 20, 40, 31, 21, 33Blazers-Nets · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 17, 16, 10, 21, 16, 15, 18, 32Pelicans-Hornets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 11, 11, 18, 5, 8, 29, 19, 28Bucks-Hawks · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 24, 14, 20, 21, 24, 17, 19, 28Wizards-Pacers · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 33, 13, 19, 26, 27, 20, 16, 25, 26Bucks-Hawks · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 17, 20, 15, 19, 14, 9, 6, 25Hornets-Pelicans · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Khris MiddletonMIL+6.8 24.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Lou WilliamsLAL+6.3 21.6 last 10 · 15.3 season
Ish SmithPHI+5.9 17.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI+5.1 27.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.1 23.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−6.7 5.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.4 25.3 last 10 · 29.7 season
CJ MilesIND−3.8 9.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.3 21.1 last 10 · 24.4 season