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Tuesday, January 19, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed MIN by 13 after the first quarter and won 114–99.

Final · Box score
Bucks91
Heat79
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Pelicans114
Q1 NOP -13; Q2 NOP -9; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +15
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Nuggets104
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Suns94
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +3
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The lead · Wolves-Pelicans

Anthony Davis goes for 35 in New Orleans win over Minnesota

Kevin Durant goes for 30 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-9+7+15NOP AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3822152499
Pelicans25263132114
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 14, 31, 26, 2, 24, 22, 21, 35NOP35 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 11, 15, 29, 14, 6, 13, 23, 19NOP19 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 11, 35, 21, 22, 28, 25, 18, 21MIN21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 14, 22, 10, 14, 12, 9, 14, 20MIN20 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Thunder-Nuggets

OKC makes it five straight

OKC beat Denver 110–104 and moved to 31–12. Kevin Durant led OKC with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
W@ CHA109–90Lvs SAC104–116Wvs MEM112–94W@ LAL117–113L@ POR110–115W@ MIN101–96Wvs DAL108–89Wvs MIN113–93Wvs MIA99–74W@ DEN110–104
Lead changes
Thunder-Nuggets9
Bucks-Heat4
Pacers-Suns3
The night in charts
Thunder-Nuggets combined for 214, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 110, Nuggets 104
214
Wolves-PelicansWolves 99, Pelicans 114
213
Pacers-SunsPacers 97, Suns 94
191
Bucks-HeatBucks 91, Heat 79
170
IND won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pacers-SunsPacers 97, Suns 94
+3 IND
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 110, Nuggets 104
+6 OKC
Bucks-HeatBucks 91, Heat 79
+12 MIL
Wolves-PelicansWolves 99, Pelicans 114
+15 NOP
NOP erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-PelicansNOP won · Wolves 99, Pelicans 114
13 pts
Thunder-NuggetsOKC won · Thunder 110, Nuggets 104
6 pts
Kanter shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterOKC · 25 PTS, 8 REB
71% (10-14)
TurnerIND · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK
64% (7-11)
ADNOP · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
59% (13-22)
BookerPHX · 32 PTS, 2 AST
56% (9-16)
Tyreke EvansNOP · 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 97Suns 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2519272697
Suns1718263394
The story
Paul George's 19 points carried Indiana past Phoenix, 97-94

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 32 PTS, 2 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-17, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+9+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 110Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25322726110
Nuggets31222625104
The story
Oklahoma City beat Denver 110-104 behind 27 points and 12 assists from Russell Westbrook

Kenneth Faried paced Denver: 17 PTS, 15 REB 27 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 10-22 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6+4+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Pelicans
Wolves 99Pelicans 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3822152499
Pelicans25263132114
The story
Jrue Holiday had 19 points and 9 assists as New Orleans beat Minnesota 114-99

Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 31-15.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −13−9+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 36 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg30.2Today

30 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 35

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 14, 31, 26, 2, 24, 22, 21, 35Pelicans-Wolves · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 21, 10, 17, 16, 19, 9, 11, 32Suns-Pacers · L
8.7 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 26, 24, 28, 30, 29, 21, 24, 30Thunder-Nuggets · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 20, 36, 25, 22, 0, 12, 13, 27Thunder-Nuggets · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 29, 20, 29, 27, 28, 11, 23, 27Nuggets-Thunder · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 9, 15, 5, 18, 4, 7, 8, 25Thunder-Nuggets · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 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
Ish SmithPHI+5.3 16.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+4.6 23.6 last 10 · 19.0 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.2 21.8 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.6 6.6 last 10 · 12.2 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.4 18.8 last 10 · 24.2 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Kevin LoveCLE−4.2 11.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
CJ MilesIND−4.0 9.2 last 10 · 13.2 season