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Saturday, January 7, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed TOR by 13 at halftime and won 123–118.

Final · Box score
Knicks109
Pacers123
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +19; Q3 IND +26; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Pelicans108
Celtics117
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors118
Bulls123
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -13; Q3 CHI -12; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Wolves92
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA -11; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Thunder121
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Mavs82
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Spurs102
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +17
On this day · 2015–16Jan 7, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Jazz), 33 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Bulls

Jimmy Butler scores 42 as Chicago beats Toronto

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-13-120+5CHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Raptors2833252111118
Bulls2919263316123
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 19, 16, 40, 25, 26, 52, 20, 42CHI42 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 12, 24, 21, 16, 20, 8, 10, 20CHI20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 24, 20, 29, 24, 31, 26, 23, 36TOR36 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 36, 27, 27, 24, 41, 6, 33, 27TOR27 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Spurs20
Raptors-Bulls16
Jazz-Wolves12
Nuggets-Thunder7
Knicks-Pacers4
Pelicans-Celtics1
The night in charts
Raptors-Bulls combined for 241, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-BullsRaptors 118, Bulls 123
241
Knicks-PacersKnicks 109, Pacers 123
232
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 106, Thunder 121
227
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 108, Celtics 117
225
Hornets-SpursHornets 85, Spurs 102
187
Jazz-WolvesJazz 94, Wolves 92
186
Hawks-MavsHawks 97, Mavs 82
179
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-WolvesJazz 94, Wolves 92
+2 UTA
Raptors-BullsRaptors 118, Bulls 123
+5 CHI
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 108, Celtics 117
+9 BOS
Knicks-PacersKnicks 109, Pacers 123
+14 IND
Hawks-MavsHawks 97, Mavs 82
+15 ATL
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 106, Thunder 121
+15 OKC
Hornets-SpursHornets 85, Spurs 102
+17 SAS
CHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BullsCHI won · Raptors 118, Bulls 123
13 pts
Jazz-WolvesUTA won · Jazz 94, Wolves 92
11 pts
Pelicans-CelticsBOS won · Pelicans 108, Celtics 117
3 pts
Hornets-SpursSAS won · Hornets 85, Spurs 102
3 pts
Smart shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SmartBOS · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
AdamsOKC · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
ADNOP · 36 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (14-21)
ValanciunasTOR · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
BarnesDAL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 94Wolves 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2522222594
Wolves2424321292
The story
Rudy Gobert's 13 rebounds and 12 points carried Utah past Minnesota, 94-92

For Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 PTS, 15 REB 13 REB, 12 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 25-12.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1−1−11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach LaVine was the fantasy play: 43.3 FPTS on 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 118Bulls 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2833252111118
Bulls2919263316123
The story
Dwyane Wade had 20 points as Chicago beat Toronto 123-118 in OT

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 36 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 6-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 33-21.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1−13−120+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry led the game in fantasy with 65.8 FPTS (27 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 106Thunder 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22382026106
Thunder24362833121
The story
Oklahoma City beat Denver 121-106 behind 16 points from Steven Adams

Will Barton paced Denver: 21 PTS, 7 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +20+8+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.2Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.2 in 36 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
25.72015–16 avg4.6Last 3

4.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 2015–16 (31 games). Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Wolves

Utah rallies from 11 down to beat Minnesota

Trailing by 11 after three, Utah outscored the Timberwolves 25–12 the rest of the way. Final: 94–92. George Hill led Utah with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Wolves
George Hill · UTAZach LaVine · MINPTS1924REB59AST74Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 42

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 19, 16, 40, 25, 26, 52, 20, 42Bulls-Raptors · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady HOU, Dec 31, 2004: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 44, 28, 34, 27, 21, 31, 52, 29, 24, 38Celtics-Pelicans · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 34, 28, 28, 20, 23, 20, 20, 36Pelicans-Celtics · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 24, 20, 29, 24, 31, 26, 23, 36Raptors-Bulls · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 42, 45, 31, 29, 21, 17, 30, 33, 49, 32Thunder-Nuggets · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Blake Griffin LAC, Mar 23, 2011: 33 PTS · 17 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 17 REB · 11 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 36, 27, 27, 24, 41, 6, 33, 27Raptors-Bulls · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Isaiah ThomasBOS+4.8 32.8 last 10 · 28.0 season
Austin RiversLAC+4.8 15.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.6 17.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Raymond FeltonLAC+4.1 10.9 last 10 · 6.8 season
Ty LawsonSAC+3.7 12.0 last 10 · 8.3 season
Cold
Rodney HoodUTA−5.5 8.1 last 10 · 13.6 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.9 4.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.6 25.2 last 10 · 28.8 season
Ish SmithDET−3.6 4.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Sean KilpatrickBKN−3.5 11.4 last 10 · 14.9 season