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Sunday, January 24, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 8 at halftime and won 115–104.

Final · Box score
Mavs104
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Raptors112
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Sixers92
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Thunder106
Nets116
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +10
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The lead · Mavs-Rockets

Houston rallies from 8 down to beat Dallas

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-8-1+11HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29292719104
Rockets36143431115
Who led
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 10, 10, 8, 13, 18, 3, 19, 29HOU29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 25, 27, 11, 31, 20, 33, 30, 23HOU23 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 14, 25, 8, 5, 16, 30, 26, 31DAL31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 20, 29, 17, 21, 4, 31, 14, 19DAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Raptors

Toronto extends win streak to 8

112–94 over Clippers. Record: 29–15. Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
Lvs CHI113–115L@ CLE100–122W@ BKN91–74W@ WAS97–88W@ PHI108–95W@ ORL106–103Wvs BKN112–100Wvs BOS115–109Wvs MIA101–81Wvs LAC112–94
Lead changes
Mavs-Rockets8
Clippers-Raptors5
Thunder-Nets0
The night in charts
Thunder-Nets combined for 222, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-NetsThunder 106, Nets 116
222
Mavs-RocketsMavs 104, Rockets 115
219
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 94, Raptors 112
206
Celtics-SixersCeltics 112, Sixers 92
204
BKN won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Thunder-NetsThunder 106, Nets 116
+10 BKN
Mavs-RocketsMavs 104, Rockets 115
+11 HOU
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 94, Raptors 112
+18 TOR
Celtics-SixersCeltics 112, Sixers 92
+20 BOS
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-RocketsHOU won · Mavs 104, Rockets 115
8 pts
Clippers-RaptorsTOR won · Clippers 94, Raptors 112
7 pts
Ariza shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ArizaHOU · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
ValanciunasTOR · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
ParsonsDAL · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
RossTOR · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
FeltonDAL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Thunder-Nets
Thunder 106Nets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28242529106
Nets30302531116
The story
Brook Lopez's 31 points and 10 rebounds carried Brooklyn past Oklahoma City, 116-106

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 27 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 30-24, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +2+8+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 104Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29292719104
Rockets36143431115
The story
Trevor Ariza had 29 points as Houston beat Dallas 115-104

Raymond Felton led Dallas with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 11-15 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 31-19.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7−8−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Raptors
Clippers 94Raptors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers3415222394
Raptors27352129112
The story
Toronto beat LA 112-94 behind 18 points from Terrence Ross

DeAndre Jordan paced LA: 15 PTS, 13 REB 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 6-10 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-15 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −7+13+12+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 23 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg29.3Today

29 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 32

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 30, 29, 21, 24, 30, 26, 24, 32Thunder-Nets · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 18, 20, 25, 10, 29, 16, 8, 31Nets-Thunder · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 14, 25, 8, 5, 16, 30, 26, 31Mavs-Rockets · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 10, 10, 8, 13, 18, 3, 19, 29Rockets-Mavs · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 22, 0, 12, 13, 27, 16, 16, 27Thunder-Nets · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 8, 6, 7, 25, 16, 11, 8, 25Sixers-Celtics · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.2 17.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+6.6 17.9 last 10 · 11.3 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
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 6.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.3 5.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Will BartonDEN−4.8 10.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
CJ MilesIND−4.6 8.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.5 19.4 last 10 · 23.9 season