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Monday, January 18, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 4 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BKN by 10 after the first quarter and won 112–100.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Sixers113
Knicks119
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 NYK +6
Final · 2OT · Box score
Jazz119
Hornets124
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 Hornets 0; OT2 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Blazers108
Wizards98
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans99
Grizzlies101
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Pistons101
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Magic81
Hawks98
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Nets100
Raptors112
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Warriors132
Cavs98
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +26; Q3 GSW +37; Q4 GSW +34
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics113
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets132
Clippers140
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +8
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The lead · Nets-Raptors

Kyle Lowry scores 31, Toronto rallies past Brooklyn

Kemba Walker goes for 52 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+3-3+12TOR AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29203516100
Raptors19332931112
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 18, 22, 23, 17, 21, 25, 24, 31TOR31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 23, 24, 19, 15, 35, 19, 13, 30TOR30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 24, 17, 19, 18, 20, 25, 10, 29BKN29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 5, 13, 14, 16, 14, 15, 14, 22BKN22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Bulls-Pistons

Chicago beats Detroit, 111–101

Chicago led 83–79 after three and won by 10. Pau Gasol led Chicago with 31 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over NOP2CHA over UTA5DAL over BOS5NYK over PHI6LAC over HOU8POR over WAS10CHI over DET10TOR over BKN12ATL over ORL17GSW over CLE34Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over DET.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Grizzlies14
Sixers-Knicks13
Jazz-Hornets13
Bulls-Pistons12
Celtics-Mavs4
Rockets-Clippers4
Blazers-Wizards2
Warriors-Cavs0
The night in charts
Rockets-Clippers combined for 272, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ClippersRockets 132, Clippers 140
272
Jazz-HornetsJazz 119, Hornets 124
243
Sixers-KnicksSixers 113, Knicks 119
232
Celtics-MavsCeltics 113, Mavs 118
231
Warriors-CavsWarriors 132, Cavs 98
230
Nets-RaptorsNets 100, Raptors 112
212
Bulls-PistonsBulls 111, Pistons 101
212
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 108, Wizards 98
206
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 99, Grizzlies 101
200
Magic-HawksMagic 81, Hawks 98
179
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 99, Grizzlies 101
+2 MEM
Jazz-HornetsJazz 119, Hornets 124
+5 CHA
Celtics-MavsCeltics 113, Mavs 118
+5 DAL
Sixers-KnicksSixers 113, Knicks 119
+6 NYK
Rockets-ClippersRockets 132, Clippers 140
+8 LAC
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 108, Wizards 98
+10 POR
Bulls-PistonsBulls 111, Pistons 101
+10 CHI
Nets-RaptorsNets 100, Raptors 112
+12 TOR
Magic-HawksMagic 81, Hawks 98
+17 ATL
Warriors-CavsWarriors 132, Cavs 98
+34 GSW
TOR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 100, Raptors 112
10 pts
Bulls-PistonsCHI won · Bulls 111, Pistons 101
6 pts
Pelicans-GrizzliesMEM won · Pelicans 99, Grizzlies 101
4 pts
Celtics-MavsDAL won · Celtics 113, Mavs 118
2 pts
Lowry shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LowryTOR · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
77% (10-13)
Joe JohnsonBKN · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB
75% (9-12)
PauCHI · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
72% (13-18)
LeonardPOR · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
GortatWAS · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Jazz-Hornets
Jazz 119Hornets 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Jazz281521311311119
Hornets292321221316124
The story
Gordon Hayward had 36 points and 9 assists in a 124-119 in OT loss to Charlotte

Marvin Williams led Charlotte with 19 PTS, 7 REB 36 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 12-24 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the second 23-15, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1+9+900+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 113Knicks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Sixers29181633116113
Knicks292324201112119
The story
Kristaps Porzingis' 16 points and 12 rebounds carried New York past Philadelphia, 119-113 in OT

For Philadelphia, Nerlens Noel had 18 PTS, 13 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 7-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-16, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0+5+1300+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Ish Smith was the fantasy play: 50.4 FPTS on 16 PTS, 16 AST, 7 REB

Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 132Clippers 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2131284210132
Clippers3326352818140
The story
LA beat Houston 140-132 in OT behind 28 points and 12 assists from Chris Paul

Marcus Thornton paced Houston: 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 6 STL · 8-15 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +12+7+140+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard topped the game at 75.2 FPTS: 36 PTS, 26 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Season avg23.1Last 3

23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.0 in 19 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg45.7Today

46 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 52

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 22, 25, 11, 11, 23, 25, 12, 52Hornets-Jazz · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +32.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Pascal Siakam TOR, Dec 21, 2022: 52 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Career high52 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 7, 26, 26, 16, 20, 17, 11, 12, 22, 40Clippers-Rockets · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Jan 13, 1998: 40 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Career high40 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 22, 16, 21, 17, 15, 14, 14, 36Rockets-Clippers · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 26 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 18, 15, 34, 25, 19, 21, 14, 36Jazz-Hornets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 30, 17, 26, 38, 31, 38, 26, 38, 35Warriors-Cavs · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 19, 26, 17, 10, 15, 10, 17, 31Bulls-Pistons · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+7.1 22.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Dwight HowardHOU+5.8 20.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.4 22.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Ish SmithPHI+5.3 16.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI+4.1 26.5 last 10 · 22.4 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 LoveCLE−4.2 11.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
Kevin MartinMIN−3.5 8.2 last 10 · 11.7 season