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Saturday, January 30, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed BKN by 7 at halftime and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Warriors108
Sixers105
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +4
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets105
Pacers109
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND -3; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +4
Final · Box score
Nets103
Pelicans105
Q1 NOP -6; Q2 NOP -7; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +2
Final · Box score
Wizards123
Rockets122
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Kings117
Grizzlies121
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Cavs117
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +14
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The lead · Nets-Pelicans

New Orleans holds off Brooklyn, 105–103

James Harden goes for 40 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7+5+2NOP AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22291537103
Pelicans16282734105
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 13, 23, 19, 6, 13, 32, 25, 26NOP26 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 32, 14, 7, 13, 23, 22, 36, 24NOP24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 10, 29, 16, 8, 31, 13, 28, 33BKN33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 9, 4, 3, 11, 9, 8, 12, 18BKN18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wizards-Rockets

Washington edges Houston by one

Houston won the fourth 34–33, but Washington held on, 123–122. John Wall led Washington with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over HOU1NOP over BKN2GSW over PHI3TOR over DET4IND over DEN4MEM over SAC4CLE over SAS14Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over HOU.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Pacers14
Wizards-Rockets14
Nets-Pelicans4
Warriors-Sixers2
Pistons-Raptors0
Kings-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Barnes's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 108-105 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Rockets combined for 245, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-RocketsWizards 123, Rockets 122
245
Kings-GrizzliesKings 117, Grizzlies 121
238
Spurs-CavsSpurs 103, Cavs 117
220
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 107, Raptors 111
218
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 105, Pacers 109
214
Warriors-SixersWarriors 108, Sixers 105
213
Nets-PelicansNets 103, Pelicans 105
208
6 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-RocketsWizards 123, Rockets 122
+1 WAS
Nets-PelicansNets 103, Pelicans 105
+2 NOP
Warriors-SixersWarriors 108, Sixers 105
+3 GSW
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 105, Pacers 109
+4 IND
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 107, Raptors 111
+4 TOR
Kings-GrizzliesKings 117, Grizzlies 121
+4 MEM
Spurs-CavsSpurs 103, Cavs 117
+14 CLE
NOP rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-PelicansNOP won · Nets 103, Pelicans 105
7 pts
Wizards-RocketsWAS won · Wizards 123, Rockets 122
4 pts
Nuggets-PacersIND won · Nuggets 105, Pacers 109
3 pts
Jordan Hill shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jordan HillIND · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
Jeff GreenMEM · 29 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
AldridgeSAS · 15 PTS, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Gary HarrisDEN · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
DwightHOU · 20 PTS, 7 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Wizards-Rockets
Wizards 123Rockets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards28313133123
Rockets32302634122
The story
John Wall had 19 points and 13 assists as Washington beat Houston 123-122

Patrick Beverley led Houston with 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB · 7-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Wizards took the third 31-26.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4−3+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pelicans
Nets 103Pelicans 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22291537103
Pelicans16282734105
The story
New Orleans beat Brooklyn 105-103 behind 24 points from Ryan Anderson

Thaddeus Young paced Brooklyn: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 27-15 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −6−7+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez topped the game at 66.5 FPTS: 33 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Nuggets-Pacers
Nuggets 105Pacers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets272432166105
Pacers3524211910109
The story
Monta Ellis' 32 points carried Indiana past Denver, 109-105 in OT

For Denver, Nikola Jokic had 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 13-28 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-27, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+8−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg21.5Last 3

21.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 20, 33, 30, 23, 35, 20, 33, 40Rockets-Wizards · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard POR, Nov 23, 2016: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 10, 29, 16, 8, 31, 13, 28, 33Nets-Pelicans · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 17, 24, 20, 18, 16, 6, 25, 32Pacers-Nuggets · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 12, 24, 15, 20, 18, 11, 45, 32Warriors-Sixers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 16, 17, 22, 26, 25, 21, 20, 29Cavs-Spurs · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 13, 30, 34, 33, 18, 17, 26, 29Raptors-Pistons · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 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
Ish SmithPHI+5.5 17.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.9 25.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Rodney HoodUTA+4.5 18.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−6.1 3.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
CJ MilesIND−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.0 19.1 last 10 · 24.1 season
Nicolas BatumCHA−4.8 9.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.5 11.2 last 10 · 15.7 season