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Wednesday, January 27, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed PHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 110–97.

Final · Box score
Suns93
Cavs115
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Celtics111
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Pistons110
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Hawks83
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Thunder126
Wolves123
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Spurs130
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +29; Q4 SAS +31
Final · Box score
Hornets73
Jazz102
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +29
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Warriors127
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +20
On this day · 2014–15Jan 27, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Pistons), 38 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Pistons

Detroit climbs out of an 8-point hole against Philadelphia

Klay Thompson goes for 45 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1-5+13DET AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2025341897
Pistons12323036110
Who led
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 12, 20, 19, 17, 8, 11, 29, 27DET27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 11, 14, 13, 17, 19, 4, 7, 25DET25 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 11, 3, 6, 9, 12, 8, 10, 21PHI21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nerlens NoelPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 12, 8, 4, 18, 4, 12, 14, 20PHI20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Houston by 31, the widest margin of 8 games.

LAC over ATL2OKC over MIN3BOS over DEN8DET over PHI13GSW over DAL20CLE over PHX22UTA over CHA29SAS over HOU31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Wolves19
Suns-Cavs14
Clippers-Hawks12
Sixers-Pistons10
Rockets-Spurs7
Nuggets-Celtics4
Hornets-Jazz4
Mavs-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Jordan's dunk with 15 seconds left puts the Clippers ahead, 85-83 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Wolves combined for 249, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WolvesThunder 126, Wolves 123
249
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 107, Warriors 127
234
Rockets-SpursRockets 99, Spurs 130
229
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 103, Celtics 111
214
Suns-CavsSuns 93, Cavs 115
208
Sixers-PistonsSixers 97, Pistons 110
207
Hornets-JazzHornets 73, Jazz 102
175
Clippers-HawksClippers 85, Hawks 83
168
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-HawksClippers 85, Hawks 83
+2 LAC
Thunder-WolvesThunder 126, Wolves 123
+3 OKC
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 103, Celtics 111
+8 BOS
Sixers-PistonsSixers 97, Pistons 110
+13 DET
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 107, Warriors 127
+20 GSW
Suns-CavsSuns 93, Cavs 115
+22 CLE
Hornets-JazzHornets 73, Jazz 102
+29 UTA
Rockets-SpursRockets 99, Spurs 130
+31 SAS
DET rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-PistonsDET won · Sixers 97, Pistons 110
8 pts
Clippers-HawksLAC won · Clippers 85, Hawks 83
6 pts
Suns-CavsCLE won · Suns 93, Cavs 115
3 pts
Thunder-WolvesOKC won · Thunder 126, Wolves 123
3 pts
LaVine shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaVineMIN · 35 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (14-17)
NoelPHI · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DiengMIN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
KlayGSW · 45 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (14-20)
TeagueATL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Clippers-Hawks
Clippers 85Hawks 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1726212185
Hawks2322211783
The story
Chris Paul's 11 points and 10 assists carried LA past Atlanta, 85-83

For Atlanta, Al Horford had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 11 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 5-15 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 26-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6−2−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 126Wolves 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28342935126
Wolves28363029123
The story
Russell Westbrook had 24 points and 15 assists as Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 126-123

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 19 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 15 AST, 8 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 35-29.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0−2−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 107Warriors 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs22262930107
Warriors32243932127
The story
Golden State beat Dallas 127-107 behind 14 points and 9 assists from Stephen Curry

Chandler Parsons paced Dallas: 23 PTS, 7 REB 14 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 4-11 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +10+8+18+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg4.8Last 3

4.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg30.1Today

30 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 45

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 17, 12, 24, 15, 20, 18, 11, 45Warriors-Mavs · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Monta Ellis GSW, Nov 30, 2009: 45 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Season high45 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 0, 21, 2, 13, 11, 4, 4, 5, 21, 35Wolves-Thunder · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 21, 24, 30, 26, 24, 32, 44, 27Thunder-Wolves · W
27.0 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 12, 20, 19, 17, 8, 11, 29, 27Pistons-Sixers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 17, 9, 19, 19, 21, 19, 11, 27Celtics-Nuggets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 11, 14, 13, 17, 19, 4, 7, 25Pistons-Sixers · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chandler ParsonsDAL+7.8 19.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Devin BookerPHX+7.6 17.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+5.7 33.0 last 10 · 27.3 season
Ish SmithPHI+5.2 16.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.9 22.8 last 10 · 17.9 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−6.1 3.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.4 18.7 last 10 · 24.1 season
CJ MilesIND−4.2 8.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.1 11.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Nicolas BatumCHA−3.9 11.0 last 10 · 14.9 season