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Thursday, January 5, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by POR (vs LAL) and TOR (vs UTA).

Final · Box score
Nets109
Pacers121
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Hornets114
Pistons115
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Raptors101
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Rockets118
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Pelicans94
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Suns102
Mavs95
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Spurs127
Nuggets99
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +28
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Blazers118
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR -9; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +9
On this day · 2015–16Jan 5, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Raptors

Kyle Lowry scores 33 in Toronto win over Utah

Russell Westbrook goes for 49 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4-2+8TOR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2725212093
Raptors18302330101
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 23, 36, 27, 27, 24, 41, 6, 33TOR33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 15, 24, 20, 29, 24, 31, 26, 23TOR23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shelvin MackPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 13, 17, 9, 4, 8, 15, 8, 17UTA17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 6, 28, 23, 31, 20, 18, 30, 23, 16UTA16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Mavs14
Hawks-Pelicans11
Spurs-Nuggets8
Nets-Pacers4
Thunder-Rockets3
Jazz-Raptors1
Hornets-Pistons0
The night in charts
Thunder-Rockets combined for 234, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-RocketsThunder 116, Rockets 118
234
Nets-PacersNets 109, Pacers 121
230
Hornets-PistonsHornets 114, Pistons 115
229
Lakers-BlazersLakers 109, Blazers 118
227
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 127, Nuggets 99
226
Suns-MavsSuns 102, Mavs 95
197
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 93, Raptors 101
194
Hawks-PelicansHawks 99, Pelicans 94
193
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-PistonsHornets 114, Pistons 115
+1 DET
Thunder-RocketsThunder 116, Rockets 118
+2 HOU
Hawks-PelicansHawks 99, Pelicans 94
+5 ATL
Suns-MavsSuns 102, Mavs 95
+7 PHX
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 93, Raptors 101
+8 TOR
Lakers-BlazersLakers 109, Blazers 118
+9 POR
Nets-PacersNets 109, Pacers 121
+12 IND
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 127, Nuggets 99
+28 SAS
POR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BlazersPOR won · Lakers 109, Blazers 118
9 pts
Jazz-RaptorsTOR won · Jazz 93, Raptors 101
9 pts
Hawks-PelicansATL won · Hawks 99, Pelicans 94
5 pts
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 116, Rockets 118
5 pts
Suns-MavsPHX won · Suns 102, Mavs 95
4 pts
Parker shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
91% (10-11)
JokicDEN · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
TeagueIND · 21 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
TurnerPOR · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BookerBKN · 16 PTS, 6 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 114Pistons 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26222244114
Pistons37212730115
The story
Reggie Jackson's 22 points and 11 assists carried Detroit past Charlotte, 115-114

For Charlotte, Marvin Williams had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 AST, 1 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-26, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +11+10+15+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker was the fantasy play: 46.9 FPTS on 32 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 116Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder38182733116
Rockets33343021118
The story
James Harden had 26 points and 12 assists as Houston beat Oklahoma City 118-116

Enes Kanter led Oklahoma City with 15 PTS, 13 REB 26 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 6-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Rockets took the second 34-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5+11+14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pelicans
Hawks 99Pelicans 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2319332499
Pelicans2819252294
The story
Atlanta beat New Orleans 99-94 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Paul Millsap

Terrence Jones paced New Orleans: 12 PTS, 11 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 6-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −5−5+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis topped the game at 49.1 FPTS: 20 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 26 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.2minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
25.72015–16 avg3.5Last 2

3.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.7 in 2015–16 (31 games). Today: 4 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Denver by 28, the widest margin of 8 games.

DET over CHA1HOU over OKC2ATL over NOP5PHX over DAL7TOR over UTA8POR over LAL9IND over BKN12SAS over DEN28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 49

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 46, 42, 45, 31, 29, 21, 17, 30, 33, 49Thunder-Rockets · L
31.4 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, May 4, 2006: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
49 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 23, 36, 27, 27, 24, 41, 6, 33Raptors-Jazz · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 20, 15, 21, 22, 37, 34, 20, 32Hornets-Pistons · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 10, 18, 33, 27, 8, 27, 23, 28Spurs-Nuggets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 36, 13, 16, 29, 20, 29, 43, 35, 27Blazers-Lakers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 27, 16, 32, 34, 30, 53, 23, 26Rockets-Thunder · W
28.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+4.6 17.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Raymond FeltonLAC+4.4 11.2 last 10 · 6.8 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+3.7 31.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
Austin RiversLAC+3.6 14.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+3.5 13.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−5.1 23.5 last 10 · 28.6 season
Rodney HoodUTA−4.7 9.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.8 4.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Ish SmithDET−3.6 4.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.6 20.6 last 10 · 24.2 season