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Friday, January 29, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed HOU by 7 after the first quarter and won 116–108.

Final · Box score
Magic94
Celtics113
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Pistons106
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Suns84
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +24; Q4 NYK +18
Final · Box score
Heat107
Bucks103
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Thunder116
Q1 OKC -7; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Nets79
Mavs91
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Jazz103
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Blazers109
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +18
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Clippers105
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +12
On this day · 2014–15Jan 29, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Bulls-Lakers), 35 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Thunder

Kevin Durant posts 33 and 12 as OKC beats Houston

James Harden goes for 33 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+6+8OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29292525108
Thunder22333427116
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 24, 30, 26, 24, 32, 44, 27, 33OKC33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 13, 27, 16, 16, 27, 30, 24, 26OKC26 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 31, 20, 33, 30, 23, 35, 20, 33HOU33 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 3, 4, 8, 11, 4, 13, 5, 8, 17HOU17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Jazz19
Hornets-Blazers14
Lakers-Clippers9
Rockets-Thunder7
Nets-Mavs5
Magic-Celtics2
Cavs-Pistons1
The night in charts
Rockets-Thunder combined for 224, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ThunderRockets 108, Thunder 116
224
Cavs-PistonsCavs 114, Pistons 106
220
Heat-BucksHeat 107, Bucks 103
210
Magic-CelticsMagic 94, Celtics 113
207
Hornets-BlazersHornets 91, Blazers 109
200
Lakers-ClippersLakers 93, Clippers 105
198
Wolves-JazzWolves 90, Jazz 103
193
Suns-KnicksSuns 84, Knicks 102
186
Nets-MavsNets 79, Mavs 91
170
MIA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Heat-BucksHeat 107, Bucks 103
+4 MIA
Rockets-ThunderRockets 108, Thunder 116
+8 OKC
Cavs-PistonsCavs 114, Pistons 106
+8 CLE
Nets-MavsNets 79, Mavs 91
+12 DAL
Lakers-ClippersLakers 93, Clippers 105
+12 LAC
Wolves-JazzWolves 90, Jazz 103
+13 UTA
Suns-KnicksSuns 84, Knicks 102
+18 NYK
Hornets-BlazersHornets 91, Blazers 109
+18 POR
Magic-CelticsMagic 94, Celtics 113
+19 BOS
OKC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-ThunderOKC won · Rockets 108, Thunder 116
7 pts
Hornets-BlazersPOR won · Hornets 91, Blazers 109
4 pts
Wolves-JazzUTA won · Wolves 90, Jazz 103
2 pts
Heat-BucksMIA won · Heat 107, Bucks 103
2 pts
Lakers-ClippersLAC won · Lakers 93, Clippers 105
1 pt
KAT shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATMIN · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
LaVineMIN · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
GiannisMIL · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
DrummondDET · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
KDOKC · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 107Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat33222626107
Bucks28203520103
The story
Miami beat Milwaukee 107-103 behind 24 points from Dwyane Wade

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced Milwaukee: 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 26-20 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+7−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 108Thunder 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29292525108
Thunder22333427116
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 26-10-14 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past Houston, 116-108

For Houston, Corey Brewer had 17 PTS, 2 REB 26 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB · 9-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 34-25.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −7−3+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 90Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2926142190
Jazz27292621103
The story
Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 12 rebounds as Utah beat Minnesota 103-90

Gorgui Dieng led Minnesota with 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the third 26-14, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2+1+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 49.4 FPTS (32 PTS, 12 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 40 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg14.9Last 3

14.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg35.5Today

35 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Blazers

Portland makes it three straight

Portland beat Charlotte 109–91 and moved to 22–26. Damian Lillard led Portland with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · POR
Lvs GSW108–128Wvs OKC115–110Wvs UTA99–85W@ BKN116–104L@ PHI89–114W@ WAS108–98Lvs ATL98–104Wvs LAL121–103Wvs SAC112–97Wvs CHA109–91
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 33

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 24, 30, 26, 24, 32, 44, 27, 33Thunder-Rockets · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 31, 20, 33, 30, 23, 35, 20, 33Rockets-Thunder · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 9, 14, 20, 27, 14, 26, 19, 32Wolves-Jazz · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 11, 3, 17, 18, 14, 11, 21, 29Cavs-Pistons · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 25, 10, 29, 16, 8, 31, 13, 28Nets-Mavs · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 28, 14, 14, 18, 10, 25, 7, 28Bucks-Heat · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chandler ParsonsDAL+8.1 20.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Devin BookerPHX+7.8 17.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+5.5 32.7 last 10 · 27.2 season
Ish SmithPHI+5.2 16.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.9 25.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−6.1 3.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.0 19.1 last 10 · 24.1 season
Nicolas BatumCHA−4.8 9.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
CJ MilesIND−4.8 7.6 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.5 11.2 last 10 · 15.7 season