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Sunday, January 17, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed IND by 12 at halftime and won 129–126.

Final · Box score
Suns87
Wolves117
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +30
Final · Box score
Heat74
Thunder99
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +25
Final · Box score
Mavs83
Spurs112
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +29
Final · Box score
Pacers126
Nuggets129
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -12; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Lakers95
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +17
On this day · 2014–15Jan 17, 2015: 8 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers-Grizzlies), 32 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Nuggets

Denver turns it around against Indiana

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-12-7+3DEN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers30362535126
Nuggets30243045129
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 24, 29, 20, 29, 27, 28, 11, 23DEN23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 21, 5, 7, 6, 10, 21, 9, 21DEN21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 0, 6, 5, 4, 4, 9, 10, 25IND25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 17, 19, 10, 11, 14, 12, 17, 24IND24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Rockets-Lakers

Lakers' skid reaches three

Houston won 112–95; the Lakers fall to 9–34. James Harden led Houston with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
Wvs PHI93–84Wvs PHX97–77Lvs GSW88–109L@ SAC115–118Lvs OKC113–117Lvs UTA74–86Wvs NOP95–91L@ GSW98–116L@ UTA82–109Lvs HOU95–112
Lead changes
Pacers-Nuggets13
Mavs-Spurs8
Rockets-Lakers6
Suns-Wolves1
Heat-Thunder1
Shot of the night

Foye's three with 20 seconds left breaks the tie, 129-126 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Nuggets combined for 255, 48 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 126, Nuggets 129
255
Rockets-LakersRockets 112, Lakers 95
207
Suns-WolvesSuns 87, Wolves 117
204
Mavs-SpursMavs 83, Spurs 112
195
Heat-ThunderHeat 74, Thunder 99
173
DEN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 126, Nuggets 129
+3 DEN
Rockets-LakersRockets 112, Lakers 95
+17 HOU
Heat-ThunderHeat 74, Thunder 99
+25 OKC
Mavs-SpursMavs 83, Spurs 112
+29 SAS
Suns-WolvesSuns 87, Wolves 117
+30 MIN
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-NuggetsDEN won · Pacers 126, Nuggets 129
12 pts
Rockets-LakersHOU won · Rockets 112, Lakers 95
4 pts
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 83, Spurs 112
2 pts
Turner shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TurnerIND · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
Gary HarrisDEN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Lou WilliamsLAL · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Joe YoungIND · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
WigginsMIN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 126Nuggets 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers30362535126
Nuggets30243045129
The story
Danilo Gallinari had 23 points as Denver beat Indiana 129-126

Monta Ellis led Indiana with 24 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 45-35.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−12−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Myles Turner led the game in fantasy with 44.4 FPTS (25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Heat-Thunder
Heat 74Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1824161674
Thunder2420312499
The story
Kevin Durant's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past Miami, 99-74

For Miami, Hassan Whiteside had 14 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-16, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +6+2+17+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 87Wolves 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2325211887
Wolves24342534117
The story
Minnesota beat Phoenix 117-87 behind 14 points from Karl-Anthony Towns

Markieff Morris paced Phoenix: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +1+10+14+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg9.9Last 3

9.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg27.6Today

28 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 31

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 17, 30, 33, 21, 25, 27, 11, 31Rockets-Lakers · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 0, 6, 5, 4, 4, 9, 10, 25Pacers-Nuggets · L
6.9 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 29, 26, 24, 28, 30, 29, 21, 24Thunder-Heat · W
26.5 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 17, 19, 10, 11, 14, 12, 17, 24Pacers-Nuggets · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 21, 24, 16, 16, 25, 22, 6, 23Spurs-Mavs · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 24, 29, 20, 29, 27, 28, 11, 23Nuggets-Pacers · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+7.1 22.6 last 10 · 15.5 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−5.8 6.6 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.5 19.7 last 10 · 24.2 season
Kevin MartinMIN−3.5 8.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Blake GriffinLAC−3.2 20.0 last 10 · 23.2 season