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Thursday, January 21, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed LAC by 3 after the first quarter and won 115–102.

Final · Box score
Clippers102
Cavs115
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Pelicans115
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 NOP +19; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Nuggets101
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Kings91
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Spurs117
Suns89
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +28
On this day · 2014–15Jan 21, 2015: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Wizards), 34 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Cavs

Cleveland handles Clippers by 13

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 24 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+9+16+13CLE AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31192230102
Cavs28312927115
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 13, 37, 27, 22, 19, 16, 17, 22CLE22 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 27, 14, 10, 17, 13, 14, 4, 22CLE22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 15, 21, 25, 25, 15, 15, 28, 30LAC30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 16, 20, 17, 11, 12, 22, 40, 17LAC17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Nuggets

Memphis leads Denver wire to wire

Memphis was ahead at every break and won 102–101. Best quarter: the first, 37–23. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over DEN1SAC over ATL3CLE over LAC13NOP over DET16SAS over PHX28Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over DEN.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Nuggets10
Hawks-Kings5
Pistons-Pelicans0
Spurs-Suns0
The night in charts
Clippers-Cavs combined for 217, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-CavsClippers 102, Cavs 115
217
Pistons-PelicansPistons 99, Pelicans 115
214
Spurs-SunsSpurs 117, Suns 89
206
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 102, Nuggets 101
203
Hawks-KingsHawks 88, Kings 91
179
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 102, Nuggets 101
+1 MEM
Hawks-KingsHawks 88, Kings 91
+3 SAC
Clippers-CavsClippers 102, Cavs 115
+13 CLE
Pistons-PelicansPistons 99, Pelicans 115
+16 NOP
Spurs-SunsSpurs 117, Suns 89
+28 SAS
Faried shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FariedDEN · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
JR SmithCLE · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
GasolMEM · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
WarrenPHX · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
MarjanovicSAS · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 102Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies37182423102
Nuggets23252924101
The story
Marc Gasol's 27 points carried Memphis past Denver, 102-101

For Denver, Kenneth Faried had 17 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK · 9-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 37-23, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +14+7+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Kings
Hawks 88Kings 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2024192588
Kings2720251991
The story
Omri Casspi had 13 points as Sacramento beat Atlanta 91-88

Rajon Rondo added 11 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 4-10 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +7+3+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Pelicans
Pistons 99Pelicans 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2726242299
Pelicans35371825115
The story
New Orleans beat Detroit 115-99 behind 22 points and 10 assists from Tyreke Evans

Brandon Jennings paced Detroit: 20 PTS, 5 AST 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 37-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +8+19+13+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Drummond topped the game at 56.9 FPTS: 22 REB, 19 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 37 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg14.1Last 3

14.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 32

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 31, 26, 2, 24, 22, 21, 35, 32Pelicans-Pistons · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 15, 21, 25, 25, 15, 15, 28, 30Clippers-Cavs · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 8, 12, 11, 20, 19, 37, 16, 27Grizzlies-Nuggets · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 35, 29, 33, 32, 36, 19, 36, 24Kings-Hawks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 10, 17, 16, 19, 9, 11, 32, 24Suns-Spurs · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 20, 5, 25, 9, 20, 14, 22, 23Pistons-Pelicans · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.0 17.1 last 10 · 9.1 season
Lou WilliamsLAL+6.2 21.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Robin LopezNYK+4.8 13.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
JR SmithCLE+4.8 17.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+4.8 30.9 last 10 · 26.1 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
Jeff TeagueATL−3.9 10.6 last 10 · 14.5 season