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Wednesday, January 4, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed NYK by 14 after three quarters and won 105–104.

Final · Box score
Thunder112
Hornets123
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Hawks111
Magic92
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +19
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Knicks104
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL -14; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Cavs94
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Warriors125
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Clippers115
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -10; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Heat107
Kings102
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +5
On this day · 2015–16Jan 4, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Thunder), 33 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Knicks

Milwaukee climbs out of a 14-point hole against New York

Russell Westbrook goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+20-14+1MIL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27252132105
Knicks25273517104
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 28, 39, 22, 23, 25, 35, 26, 27MIL27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 8, 12, 16, 14, 8, 15, 15, 18MIL18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 35, 15, 29, 10, 26, 7, 19, 30NYK30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 2, 24, 19, 25, 26, 20, 21, 18, 15NYK15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Clippers

Clippers turn it around against Memphis

From 10 down at the half to a 9-point win: 115–106. Austin Rivers led Clippers with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Grizzlies
Austin Rivers · LACMarc Gasol · MEMPTS2823REB44AST76Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bucks-Knicks13
Grizzlies-Clippers10
Thunder-Hornets7
Blazers-Warriors6
Bulls-Cavs3
Heat-Kings3
Hawks-Magic2
Shot of the night

Giannis's jumper with 1 second left puts the Bucks ahead, 105-104 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 242, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 117, Warriors 125
242
Thunder-HornetsThunder 112, Hornets 123
235
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 106, Clippers 115
221
Heat-KingsHeat 107, Kings 102
209
Bucks-KnicksBucks 105, Knicks 104
209
Hawks-MagicHawks 111, Magic 92
203
Bulls-CavsBulls 106, Cavs 94
200
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-KnicksBucks 105, Knicks 104
+1 MIL
Heat-KingsHeat 107, Kings 102
+5 MIA
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 117, Warriors 125
+8 GSW
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 106, Clippers 115
+9 LAC
Thunder-HornetsThunder 112, Hornets 123
+11 CHA
Bulls-CavsBulls 106, Cavs 94
+12 CHI
Hawks-MagicHawks 111, Magic 92
+19 ATL
MIL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-KnicksMIL won · Bucks 105, Knicks 104
14 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 106, Clippers 115
10 pts
Bulls-CavsCHI won · Bulls 106, Cavs 94
7 pts
Hawks-MagicATL won · Hawks 111, Magic 92
3 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 117, Warriors 125
2 pts
Gibson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GibsonCHI · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
AdamsOKC · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
JordanLAC · 20 REB, 18 PTS, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
MonroeMIL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Tyler JohnsonMIA · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 105Knicks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27252132105
Knicks25273517104
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee beat New York 105-104

Joakim Noah led New York with 16 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 32-17.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +20−14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony led the game in fantasy with 59.7 FPTS (30 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 107Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat30342320107
Kings25342221102
The story
Miami beat Sacramento 107-102 behind 23 points from Tyler Johnson

DeMarcus Cousins paced Sacramento: 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+5+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 106Clippers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29342221106
Clippers30233626115
The story
Austin Rivers' 28 points carried LA past Memphis, 115-106

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 10-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 36-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−10+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.9Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.9 in 36 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg18.9Last 3

18.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 36 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg33.3Today

33 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 35

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 36, 13, 16, 29, 20, 29, 43, 35Blazers-Warriors · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 25, 15, 25, 15, 28, 14, 22, 35Warriors-Blazers · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 46, 42, 45, 31, 29, 21, 17, 30, 33Thunder-Hornets · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 34, 29, 19, 31, 23, 32, 26, 31Cavs-Bulls · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 35, 15, 29, 10, 26, 7, 19, 30Knicks-Bucks · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 22, 26, 32, 36, 22, 19, 21, 30Warriors-Blazers · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Raymond FeltonLAC+4.4 11.2 last 10 · 6.8 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.2 17.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Nicolas BatumCHA+4.0 19.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+3.7 31.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
Austin RiversLAC+3.6 14.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Jamal MurrayDEN−4.2 3.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
T.J. WarrenPHX−4.1 10.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.9 25.0 last 10 · 28.9 season
Marcus MorrisDET−3.7 9.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.6 20.6 last 10 · 24.2 season