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Saturday, January 16, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHA by 10 after the first quarter and won 105–92.

Final · Box score
Bucks105
Hornets92
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Nets86
Hawks114
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +28
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Pistons113
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +18
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Sixers114
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +25; Q3 PHI +28; Q4 PHI +25
Final · Box score
Celtics119
Wizards117
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Lakers82
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +24; Q3 UTA +30; Q4 UTA +27
Final · Box score
Kings110
Clippers103
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +7
On this day · 2014–15Jan 16, 2015: 13 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Clippers), 37 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hornets

Milwaukee fights back from 10 down against Charlotte

John Wall goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+4+13+13MIL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks19333221105
Hornets2919232192
Who led
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 19, 26, 27, 20, 16, 25, 26, 24MIL24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 15, 13, 9, 28, 17, 21, 15, 19MIL19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 15, 13, 15, 26, 2, 19, 7, 15CHA15 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 4, 8, 15, 7, 11, 8, 10, 14CHA14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Brooklyn by 28, the widest margin of 8 games.

BOS over WAS2SAC over LAC7MEM over NYK8MIL over CHA13DET over GSW18PHI over POR25UTA over LAL27ATL over BKN28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Grizzlies17
Celtics-Wizards8
Kings-Clippers7
Warriors-Pistons2
Bucks-Hornets1
Nets-Hawks1
Blazers-Sixers0
Shot of the night

Crowder's layup with 3 seconds left breaks the tie, 119-117 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Wizards combined for 236, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 119, Wizards 117
236
Kings-ClippersKings 110, Clippers 103
213
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 95, Pistons 113
208
Blazers-SixersBlazers 89, Sixers 114
203
Nets-HawksNets 86, Hawks 114
200
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 95, Grizzlies 103
198
Bucks-HornetsBucks 105, Hornets 92
197
Lakers-JazzLakers 82, Jazz 109
191
BOS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 119, Wizards 117
+2 BOS
Kings-ClippersKings 110, Clippers 103
+7 SAC
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 95, Grizzlies 103
+8 MEM
Bucks-HornetsBucks 105, Hornets 92
+13 MIL
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 95, Pistons 113
+18 DET
Blazers-SixersBlazers 89, Sixers 114
+25 PHI
Lakers-JazzLakers 82, Jazz 109
+27 UTA
Nets-HawksNets 86, Hawks 114
+28 ATL
MIL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HornetsMIL won · Bucks 105, Hornets 92
10 pts
Celtics-WizardsBOS won · Celtics 119, Wizards 117
7 pts
Warriors-PistonsDET won · Warriors 95, Pistons 113
3 pts
Knicks-GrizzliesMEM won · Knicks 95, Grizzlies 103
3 pts
Okafor shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforPHI · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
MiddletonMIL · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
Thaddeus YoungBKN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
GortatWAS · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
MillsapATL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 119Wizards 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24302936119
Wizards31302531117
The story
Isaiah Thomas had 32 points as Boston beat Washington 119-117

Marcin Gortat led Washington with 18 PTS, 11 REB 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 6-14 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 36-31.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7−7−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Grizzlies
Knicks 95Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3123192295
Grizzlies28242130103
The story
Marc Gasol's 37 points carried Memphis past New York, 103-95

For New York, Langston Galloway had 11 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 37 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 15-29 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-22, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −3−20+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Sixers
Blazers 89Sixers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1726192789
Sixers29392224114
The story
Philadelphia beat Portland 114-89 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Jahlil Okafor

Mason Plumlee paced Portland: 12 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 12-16 FG

The swing

A 39-26 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +12+25+28+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nerlens Noel topped the game at 38.1 FPTS: 8 REB, 4 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 39 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 33 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg28.6Today

29 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 38

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 30, 17, 26, 38, 31, 38, 26, 38Warriors-Pistons · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 20, 7, 8, 12, 11, 20, 19, 37Grizzlies-Knicks · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 14, 20, 21, 24, 17, 19, 28, 36Wizards-Celtics · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 19, 22, 14, 35, 34, 28, 19, 32Celtics-Wizards · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jahlil OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 12, 23, 10, 21, 19, 21, 12, 25Sixers-Blazers · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 30, 36, 36, 15, 17, 17, 12, 24Warriors-Pistons · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+7.1 22.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Ish SmithPHI+6.0 17.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.4 22.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI+5.1 27.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.3 25.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−6.7 5.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
CJ MilesIND−3.8 9.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.3 21.1 last 10 · 24.4 season
Blake GriffinLAC−3.2 20.0 last 10 · 23.2 season