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Friday, January 22, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ORL by 15 after three quarters and won 120–116.

Final · OT · Box score
Hornets120
Magic116
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA -15; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Nets86
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Knicks88
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +28
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Heat81
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +20
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Mavs106
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Warriors122
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Lakers95
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +13
On this day · 2014–15Jan 22, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Gordon Hayward (Jazz-Bucks), 24 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Magic

Kemba Walker scores 40 as Charlotte beats Orlando

Stephen Curry posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-6-150+4CHA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets3025243011120
Magic352633157116
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 11, 11, 23, 25, 12, 52, 21, 40CHA40 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Troy DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 3, 13, 5, 6, 3, 3, 11, 17CHA17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 20, 6, 18, 20, 20, 17, 27, 29ORL29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 11, 6, 9, 11, 16, 6, 15, 22ORL22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat New York by 28.

OKC over DAL3CHA over ORL4HOU over MIL4BOS over CHI9GSW over IND12SAS over LAL13TOR over MIA20UTA over BKN22LAC over NYK28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Mavs8
Hornets-Magic7
Spurs-Lakers5
Jazz-Nets3
Bucks-Rockets2
Clippers-Knicks0
Heat-Raptors0
Pacers-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Hawes's three with 17 seconds left in OT puts the Hornets ahead, 120-116 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Magic combined for 236, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-MagicHornets 120, Magic 116
236
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 110, Warriors 122
232
Thunder-MavsThunder 109, Mavs 106
215
Bulls-CelticsBulls 101, Celtics 110
211
Clippers-KnicksClippers 116, Knicks 88
204
Spurs-LakersSpurs 108, Lakers 95
203
Bucks-RocketsBucks 98, Rockets 102
200
Jazz-NetsJazz 108, Nets 86
194
Heat-RaptorsHeat 81, Raptors 101
182
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-MavsThunder 109, Mavs 106
+3 OKC
Bucks-RocketsBucks 98, Rockets 102
+4 HOU
Hornets-MagicHornets 120, Magic 116
+4 CHA
Bulls-CelticsBulls 101, Celtics 110
+9 BOS
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 110, Warriors 122
+12 GSW
Spurs-LakersSpurs 108, Lakers 95
+13 SAS
Heat-RaptorsHeat 81, Raptors 101
+20 TOR
Jazz-NetsJazz 108, Nets 86
+22 UTA
Clippers-KnicksClippers 116, Knicks 88
+28 LAC
CHA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-MagicCHA won · Hornets 120, Magic 116
15 pts
Thunder-MavsOKC won · Thunder 109, Mavs 106
8 pts
Jazz-NetsUTA won · Jazz 108, Nets 86
1 pt
Manu shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManuSAS · 20 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 4 AST
90% (9-10)
RussellLAL · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
TurnerIND · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
KanterOKC · 16 PTS, 9 REB
70% (7-10)
Draymond GreenGSW · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 109Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27213724109
Mavs25311832106
The story
Kevin Durant's 24 points carried Oklahoma City past Dallas, 109-106

For Dallas, Chandler Parsons had 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 10-21 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 37-18.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2−8+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 120Magic 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets3025243011120
Magic352633157116
The story
Marvin Williams had 14 rebounds and 11 points as Charlotte beat Orlando 120-116 in OT

Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 14 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST · 3-11 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 30-15.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −5−6−150+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Warriors
Pacers 110Warriors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers18332435110
Warriors32322434122
The story
Golden State beat Indiana 122-110 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Draymond Green

Joe Young paced Indiana: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +14+13+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 40

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 11, 11, 23, 25, 12, 52, 21, 40Hornets-Magic · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Nov 11, 2018: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 38, 31, 38, 26, 38, 35, 25, 39Warriors-Pacers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steve Nash PHX, May 20, 2005: 39 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
39 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 19, 15, 35, 19, 13, 30, 34, 33Raptors-Heat · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 5, 4, 4, 9, 10, 25, 15, 31Pacers-Warriors · L
8.5 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 21, 25, 27, 11, 31, 20, 33, 30Rockets-Bucks · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 20, 6, 18, 20, 20, 17, 27, 29Magic-Hornets · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.0 17.1 last 10 · 9.1 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+5.0 15.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.0 22.6 last 10 · 17.6 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
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.2 5.7 last 10 · 10.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.2 18.7 last 10 · 23.9 season
CJ MilesIND−4.3 8.7 last 10 · 13.0 season
Jeff TeagueATL−3.9 10.6 last 10 · 14.5 season