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Sunday, January 31, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 119–114.

Final · Box score
Bulls93
Clippers120
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +27
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Heat105
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Celtics114
Magic119
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Suns78
Mavs91
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Knicks95
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Blazers96
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Lakers82
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +15; Q3 CHA +23; Q4 CHA +19
On this day · 2014–15Jan 31, 2015: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Wolves), 36 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Magic

Orlando rallies from 8 down to beat Boston

DeAndre Jordan goes for 20 rebounds

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-70+5ORL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32222733114
Magic24233438119
Who led
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 21, 6, 9, 15, 16, 15, 8, 24ORL24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 0, 18, 7, 10, 10, 9, 12, 19ORL19 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 20, 6, 8, 16, 13, 4, 16, 26BOS26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 20, 21, 22, 20, 23, 16, 14, 23BOS23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wolves-Blazers

Portland takes over late to edge Minnesota

Down 2 after three, Portland won the fourth 33–28. Final: 96–93. Damian Lillard led Portland with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over MIN3ORL over BOS5DAL over PHX13MIA over ATL18CHA over LAL19GSW over NYK21LAC over CHI27Final margin, points. Pink = POR over MIN.
Lead changes
Suns-Mavs17
Wolves-Blazers13
Celtics-Magic5
Warriors-Knicks4
Bulls-Clippers3
Hornets-Lakers2
Hawks-Heat0
The night in charts
Celtics-Magic combined for 233, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-MagicCeltics 114, Magic 119
233
Bulls-ClippersBulls 93, Clippers 120
213
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 116, Knicks 95
211
Hawks-HeatHawks 87, Heat 105
192
Wolves-BlazersWolves 93, Blazers 96
189
Hornets-LakersHornets 101, Lakers 82
183
Suns-MavsSuns 78, Mavs 91
169
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-BlazersWolves 93, Blazers 96
+3 POR
Celtics-MagicCeltics 114, Magic 119
+5 ORL
Suns-MavsSuns 78, Mavs 91
+13 DAL
Hawks-HeatHawks 87, Heat 105
+18 MIA
Hornets-LakersHornets 101, Lakers 82
+19 CHA
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 116, Knicks 95
+21 GSW
Bulls-ClippersBulls 93, Clippers 120
+27 LAC
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 114, Magic 119
8 pts
Warriors-KnicksGSW won · Warriors 116, Knicks 95
2 pts
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 93, Blazers 96
2 pts
Suns-MavsDAL won · Suns 78, Mavs 91
2 pts
Klay shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayGSW · 34 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
CrawfordLAC · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Aaron GordonORL · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
PauCHI · 15 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
RedickLAC · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 93Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2118262893
Blazers2127153396
The story
Damian Lillard had 21 points and 8 assists as Portland beat Minnesota 96-93

Ricky Rubio led Minnesota with 15 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 5-14 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the second 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+9−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 52.1 FPTS (21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 114Magic 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32222733114
Magic24233438119
The story
Orlando beat Boston 119-114 behind 16 points and 13 rebounds from Nikola Vucevic

Marcus Smart paced Boston: 26 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 6-17 FG

The swing

A 34-27 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −8−70+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Knicks
Warriors 116Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors18372734116
Knicks2029163095
The story
Draymond Green's a 20-10-10 triple-double carried Golden State past New York, 116-95

For New York, Carmelo Anthony had 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 9-9 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-16, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
300 −2+6+17+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 45 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 34

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 24, 15, 20, 18, 11, 45, 32, 34Warriors-Knicks · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 20, 12, 22, 4, 11, 12, 8, 27Mavs-Suns · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 20, 6, 8, 16, 13, 4, 16, 26Celtics-Magic · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 17, 16, 13, 3, 9, 21, 15, 26Clippers-Bulls · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 24, 17, 19, 30, 16, 9, 19, 24Knicks-Warriors · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 21, 6, 9, 15, 16, 15, 8, 24Magic-Celtics · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+7.8 17.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+7.0 19.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Ish SmithPHI+5.5 17.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Rodney HoodUTA+4.5 18.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+4.1 31.1 last 10 · 27.0 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−6.1 3.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.2 10.7 last 10 · 15.9 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