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Thursday, January 28, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIL by 4 after the first quarter and won 103–83.

Final · Box score
Hawks92
Pacers111
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Wizards113
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +20
Final · Box score
Kings105
Pelicans114
Q1 NOP +18; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Raptors103
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Bulls114
Lakers91
Q1 CHI +17; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +23
On this day · 2014–15Jan 28, 2015: 11 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Blazers), 55 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Grizzlies

Memphis routs Milwaukee by 20

Jimmy Butler goes for 26 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+9+14+20MEM AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2714212183
Grizzlies23272627103
Who led
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 3, 16, 18, 16, 9, 11, 30, 21MEM21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 20, 19, 37, 16, 27, 17, 17, 15MEM15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 21, 15, 19, 15, 21, 22, 21, 21MIL21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 25, 26, 24, 22, 21, 22, 25, 15MIL15 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Chicago by 23.

DEN over WAS4NOP over SAC9TOR over NYK10IND over ATL19MEM over MIL20CHI over LAL23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hawks-Pacers7
Knicks-Raptors6
Bucks-Grizzlies6
Nuggets-Wizards2
Kings-Pelicans2
Bulls-Lakers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Wizards combined for 230, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 117, Wizards 113
230
Kings-PelicansKings 105, Pelicans 114
219
Bulls-LakersBulls 114, Lakers 91
205
Hawks-PacersHawks 92, Pacers 111
203
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 93, Raptors 103
196
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 83, Grizzlies 103
186
DEN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 117, Wizards 113
+4 DEN
Kings-PelicansKings 105, Pelicans 114
+9 NOP
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 93, Raptors 103
+10 TOR
Hawks-PacersHawks 92, Pacers 111
+19 IND
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 83, Grizzlies 103
+20 MEM
Bulls-LakersBulls 114, Lakers 91
+23 CHI
Rondo shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RondoSAC · 17 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JimmyCHI · 26 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
65% (11-17)
GasolMEM · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
64% (7-11)
EllisIND · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL
64% (7-11)
MonroeMIL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Nuggets-Wizards
Nuggets 117Wizards 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29352726117
Wizards29292134113
The story
Danilo Gallinari had 26 points as Denver beat Washington 117-113

Garrett Temple led Washington with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 35-29, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+6+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall led the game in fantasy with 54.9 FPTS (17 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Kings-Pelicans
Kings 105Pelicans 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19342626105
Pelicans37262922114
The story
New Orleans beat Sacramento 114-105 behind 25 points and 8 assists from Jrue Holiday

Rajon Rondo paced Sacramento: 17 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 8-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +18+10+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins topped the game at 59.0 FPTS: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bulls-Lakers
Bulls 114Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls32263224114
Lakers1525312091
The story
Pau Gasol's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Chicago past Los Angeles, 114-91

For Los Angeles, Julius Randle had 14 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-15, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +17+18+19+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg20.1Last 3

20.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.7Season avg34.9Today

35 minutes today, against 2.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ryan Anderson leads the day with 36

Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 18, 32, 14, 7, 13, 23, 22, 36Pelicans-Kings · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 36, 19, 36, 24, 48, 56, 17, 26Kings-Pelicans · L
27.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 25, 24, 31, 14, 15, 21, 29, 26Raptors-Knicks · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 53, 4, 16, 23, 28, 20, 13, 26Bulls-Lakers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 11, 23, 27, 17, 30, 15, 23, 26Nuggets-Wizards · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Ben McLemorePoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 4, 15, 6, 14, 5, 4, 4, 26Kings-Pelicans · L
7.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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+5.5 32.7 last 10 · 27.2 season
Ish SmithPHI+5.2 16.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Lou WilliamsLAL+4.8 20.3 last 10 · 15.5 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−4.8 7.6 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.5 11.2 last 10 · 15.7 season
Nicolas BatumCHA−3.9 11.0 last 10 · 14.9 season