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Monday, January 25, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed SAC by 15 after the first quarter and won 129–128.

Final · Box score
Wolves107
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Wizards91
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Heat89
Bulls84
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +5
Final · OT · Box score
Magic102
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Pelicans111
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Hawks119
Nuggets105
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Jazz92
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Hornets129
Kings128
Q1 CHA -15; Q2 CHA -10; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 Hornets 0; OT2 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Spurs90
Warriors120
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +29; Q4 GSW +30
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The lead · Hornets-Kings

Charlotte needs two overtimes to survive Sacramento

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 56 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-15-10+400+1CHA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Hornets1630422795129
Kings3125283194128
Who led
Troy DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 5, 6, 3, 3, 11, 17, 5, 28CHA28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 23, 25, 12, 52, 21, 40, 26, 24CHA24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 33, 32, 36, 19, 36, 24, 48, 56SAC56 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 31, 18, 23, 12, 24, 18, 16, 20SAC20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Grizzlies21
Celtics-Wizards12
Rockets-Pelicans12
Heat-Bulls11
Wolves-Cavs10
Hornets-Kings10
Hawks-Nuggets4
Pistons-Jazz0
Spurs-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Daniels's three with 9 seconds left in 2OT puts the Hornets ahead, 129-128 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Kings combined for 257, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-KingsHornets 129, Kings 128
257
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 119, Nuggets 105
224
Rockets-PelicansRockets 112, Pelicans 111
223
Wolves-CavsWolves 107, Cavs 114
221
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 102, Grizzlies 108
210
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 90, Warriors 120
210
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 116, Wizards 91
207
Pistons-JazzPistons 95, Jazz 92
187
Heat-BullsHeat 89, Bulls 84
173
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-KingsHornets 129, Kings 128
+1 CHA
Rockets-PelicansRockets 112, Pelicans 111
+1 HOU
Pistons-JazzPistons 95, Jazz 92
+3 DET
Heat-BullsHeat 89, Bulls 84
+5 MIA
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 102, Grizzlies 108
+6 MEM
Wolves-CavsWolves 107, Cavs 114
+7 CLE
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 119, Nuggets 105
+14 ATL
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 116, Wizards 91
+25 BOS
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 90, Warriors 120
+30 GSW
CHA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-KingsCHA won · Hornets 129, Kings 128
15 pts
Heat-BullsMIA won · Heat 89, Bulls 84
7 pts
Magic-GrizzliesMEM won · Magic 102, Grizzlies 108
2 pts
Rockets-PelicansHOU won · Rockets 112, Pelicans 111
2 pts
Tristan Thompson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
LeBronCLE · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
CousinsSAC · 56 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
70% (21-30)
HawesCHA · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
GobertUTA · 17 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Kings
Hornets 129Kings 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Hornets1630422795129
Kings3125283194128
The story
Kemba Walker had 24 points and 8 assists as Charlotte beat Sacramento 129-128 in OT

Rajon Rondo led Sacramento with 20 AST, 10 REB, 7 PTS 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 5-25 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Hornets took the third 42-28.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −15−10+400+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Rockets-Pelicans
Rockets 112Pelicans 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32263519112
Pelicans29313219111
The story
Houston beat New Orleans 112-111 behind 35 points and 11 rebounds from James Harden

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 32 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 35 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 11-20 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3−2+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Grizzlies
Magic 102Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic333216192102
Grizzlies313316208108
The story
Jeff Green's 30 points carried Memphis past Orlando, 108-102 in OT

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 11-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Grizzlies took it 8-2.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −2−1−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.5Season avg32.6Last 5

32.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg4.9Last 3

4.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg50.5Today

50 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 30.

HOU over NOP1CHA over SAC1DET over UTA3MIA over CHI5MEM over ORL6CLE over MIN7ATL over DEN14BOS over WAS25GSW over SAS30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 56

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 33, 32, 36, 19, 36, 24, 48, 56Kings-Hornets · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +29.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jermaine O'Neal IND, Jan 4, 2005: 55 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Career high56 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 38, 31, 38, 26, 38, 35, 25, 39, 37Warriors-Spurs · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 27, 11, 31, 20, 33, 30, 23, 35Rockets-Pelicans · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 14, 6, 13, 23, 19, 6, 13, 32Pelicans-Rockets · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 10, 8, 13, 18, 3, 19, 29, 31Rockets-Pelicans · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 4, 3, 16, 18, 16, 9, 11, 30Grizzlies-Magic · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 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
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+7.2 34.8 last 10 · 27.6 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+6.6 17.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Lou WilliamsLAL+5.4 20.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.2 22.9 last 10 · 17.7 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−6.2 3.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
CJ MilesIND−4.6 8.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.5 19.4 last 10 · 23.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.1 11.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Jeff TeagueATL−4.1 10.2 last 10 · 14.3 season