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Wednesday, January 20, 2016Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed UTA by 11 at halftime and won 118–111.

Final · Box score
Sixers96
Magic87
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Heat87
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Nets78
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +13
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz111
Knicks118
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -11; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Raptors115
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Warriors125
Bulls94
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +31
Final · Box score
Pistons123
Rockets114
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Thunder109
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +14
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves94
Mavs106
Q1 DAL -10; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Kings112
Lakers93
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +19
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Blazers98
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +6
On this day · 2014–15Jan 20, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Kenneth Faried (Nuggets-Spurs), 26 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Knicks

Carmelo Anthony scores 30, New York wins in overtime

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-11-80+7NYK AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz2226282312111
Knicks1720313119118
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 11, 23, 25, 20, 24, 17, 19, 30NYK30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 19, 12, 13, 15, 9, 6, 16, 22NYK22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 9, 10, 14, 19, 15, 14, 11, 29UTA29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 15, 34, 25, 19, 21, 14, 36, 27UTA27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Golden State by 31.

TOR over BOS6ATL over POR6NYK over UTA7PHI over ORL9DET over HOU9DAL over MIN12CLE over BKN13OKC over CHA14WAS over MIA19SAC over LAL19GSW over CHI31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Jazz-Knicks11
Celtics-Raptors9
Wolves-Mavs8
Hawks-Blazers6
Sixers-Magic3
Cavs-Nets3
Warriors-Bulls3
Pistons-Rockets2
Hornets-Thunder2
Heat-Wizards0
Kings-Lakers0
The night in charts
Pistons-Rockets combined for 237, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-RocketsPistons 123, Rockets 114
237
Jazz-KnicksJazz 111, Knicks 118
229
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 109, Raptors 115
224
Warriors-BullsWarriors 125, Bulls 94
219
Kings-LakersKings 112, Lakers 93
205
Hornets-ThunderHornets 95, Thunder 109
204
Hawks-BlazersHawks 104, Blazers 98
202
Wolves-MavsWolves 94, Mavs 106
200
Heat-WizardsHeat 87, Wizards 106
193
Sixers-MagicSixers 96, Magic 87
183
Cavs-NetsCavs 91, Nets 78
169
TOR won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 109, Raptors 115
+6 TOR
Hawks-BlazersHawks 104, Blazers 98
+6 ATL
Jazz-KnicksJazz 111, Knicks 118
+7 NYK
Pistons-RocketsPistons 123, Rockets 114
+9 DET
Sixers-MagicSixers 96, Magic 87
+9 PHI
Wolves-MavsWolves 94, Mavs 106
+12 DAL
Cavs-NetsCavs 91, Nets 78
+13 CLE
Hornets-ThunderHornets 95, Thunder 109
+14 OKC
Heat-WizardsHeat 87, Wizards 106
+19 WAS
Kings-LakersKings 112, Lakers 93
+19 SAC
Warriors-BullsWarriors 125, Bulls 94
+31 GSW
NYK erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-KnicksNYK won · Jazz 111, Knicks 118
11 pts
Wolves-MavsDAL won · Wolves 94, Mavs 106
10 pts
Celtics-RaptorsTOR won · Celtics 109, Raptors 115
6 pts
Robin Lopez shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezNYK · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK
79% (11-14)
OlynykBOS · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Hollis ThompsonPHI · 17 PTS, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
MillsapATL · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ScolaTOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 109Raptors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27352819109
Raptors35214019115
The story
Toronto beat Boston 115-109 behind 34 points from DeMar DeRozan

Isaiah Thomas paced Boston: 21 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 34 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 13-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 40-28 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8−6+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Knicks
Jazz 111Knicks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2226282312111
Knicks1720313119118
The story
Robin Lopez's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried New York past Utah, 118-111 in OT

For Utah, Gordon Hayward had 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK · 11-14 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 31-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −5−11−80+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 94Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves33161822594
Mavs2326152517106
The story
Chandler Parsons had 30 points as Dallas beat Minnesota 106-94 in OT

Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 13-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the overtime 17-5.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −100−30+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 70.4 FPTS (27 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.7Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg35.1Today

35 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 36

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 33, 35, 29, 33, 32, 36, 19, 36Kings-Lakers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 24, 19, 15, 35, 19, 13, 30, 34Raptors-Celtics · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 33, 21, 25, 27, 11, 31, 20, 33Rockets-Pistons · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, May 3, 2019: 33 PTS · 18 REB · 14 AST
33 PTS · 17 REB · 14 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 11, 23, 25, 20, 24, 17, 19, 30Knicks-Jazz · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 21, 3, 14, 25, 8, 5, 16, 30Mavs-Wolves · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 9, 10, 14, 19, 15, 14, 11, 29Jazz-Knicks · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+6.2 21.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Robin LopezNYK+4.8 13.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Ish SmithPHI+4.8 16.1 last 10 · 11.3 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+4.6 23.6 last 10 · 19.0 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+4.4 30.6 last 10 · 26.2 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.6 6.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.2 18.8 last 10 · 24.0 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.2 5.7 last 10 · 10.9 season
CJ MilesIND−4.0 9.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Julius RandleLAL−3.7 6.8 last 10 · 10.5 season