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Saturday, January 23, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed DET by 9 at halftime and won 104–101.

Final · Box score
Knicks84
Hornets97
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +13
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Pelicans116
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Wolves106
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Cavs83
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Suns98
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -9; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Blazers121
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +18
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Kings108
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +11
On this day · 2014–15Jan 23, 2015: 11 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Kings), 52 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Nuggets

Danilo Gallinari scores 30, Denver holds off Detroit

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 48 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-9+10+3DEN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons32222027101
Nuggets26193920104
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 29, 27, 28, 11, 23, 27, 17, 30DEN30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 2, 11, 4, 16, 10, 13, 14, 18DEN18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 8, 4, 12, 16, 18, 22, 4, 20DET20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 5, 25, 9, 20, 14, 22, 23, 16DET16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Pelicans13
Knicks-Hornets6
Grizzlies-Wolves6
Lakers-Blazers3
Hawks-Suns2
Bulls-Cavs1
Pacers-Kings0
Shot of the night

Goodwin's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 98-95 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Blazers combined for 224, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BlazersLakers 103, Blazers 121
224
Bucks-PelicansBucks 99, Pelicans 116
215
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 101, Wolves 106
207
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 101, Nuggets 104
205
Pacers-KingsPacers 97, Kings 108
205
Hawks-SunsHawks 95, Suns 98
193
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 84, Hornets 97
181
Bulls-CavsBulls 96, Cavs 83
179
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 101, Nuggets 104
+3 DEN
Hawks-SunsHawks 95, Suns 98
+3 PHX
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 101, Wolves 106
+5 MIN
Pacers-KingsPacers 97, Kings 108
+11 SAC
Bulls-CavsBulls 96, Cavs 83
+13 CHI
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 84, Hornets 97
+13 CHA
Bucks-PelicansBucks 99, Pelicans 116
+17 NOP
Lakers-BlazersLakers 103, Blazers 121
+18 POR
DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-NuggetsDEN won · Pistons 101, Nuggets 104
9 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 101, Wolves 106
5 pts
Knicks-HornetsCHA won · Knicks 84, Hornets 97
2 pts
Bucks-PelicansNOP won · Bucks 99, Pelicans 116
1 pt
Carter-Williams shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Carter-WilliamsMIL · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
DamePOR · 36 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
74% (14-19)
Marcus MorrisDET · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
EllisIND · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WigginsMIN · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Suns
Hawks 95Suns 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2316253195
Suns2919262498
The story
Phoenix beat Atlanta 98-95 behind 27 rebounds and 13 points from Tyson Chandler

Al Horford paced Atlanta: 16 REB, 9 PTS, 5 AST 27 REB, 13 PTS, 5 AST · 3-10 FG

The swing

A 29-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+9+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 101Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies25212827101
Wolves20372722106
The story
Ricky Rubio's 15 points and 12 assists carried Minnesota past Memphis, 106-101

For Memphis, Mario Chalmers had 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 2-7 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 37-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −5+11+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 97Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2520252797
Kings31193127108
The story
Rajon Rondo had a 11-10-10 triple-double as Sacramento beat Indiana 108-97

Jordan Hill led Indiana with 17 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 11 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 2-4 FG

The swing

The Kings won the first 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +6+5+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 21 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Wolves

Minnesota upsets Memphis

Minnesota (13–31) beat Memphis (25–19) 106–101. Shabazz Muhammad led Minnesota with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over ATL3DEN over DET3MIN over MEM5SAC over IND11CHA over NYK13CHI over CLE13NOP over MIL17POR over LAL18Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over MEM.
Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 48

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 29, 33, 32, 36, 19, 36, 24, 48Kings-Pacers · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Apr 5, 2000: 49 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Career high48 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 40, 31, 21, 33, 14, 16, 18, 36Blazers-Lakers · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 20, 21, 23, 21, 19, 19, 12, 34Pacers-Kings · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 29, 27, 28, 11, 23, 27, 17, 30Nuggets-Pistons · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 17, 22, 15, 13, 13, 25, 28, 28Blazers-Lakers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 13, 37, 27, 22, 19, 16, 17, 22, 26Cavs-Bulls · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.2 17.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+5.8 32.5 last 10 · 26.7 season
Lou WilliamsLAL+5.4 20.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.2 22.9 last 10 · 17.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+5.0 15.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 6.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.3 5.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.2 18.7 last 10 · 23.9 season
Will BartonDEN−4.8 10.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
CJ MilesIND−4.6 8.0 last 10 · 12.6 season