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Sunday, January 8, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BKN by 11 at halftime and won 105–95.

Final · Box score
Sixers105
Nets95
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -11; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Bucks101
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS -8; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Heat86
Clippers98
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Rockets129
Raptors122
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Jazz79
Grizzlies88
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Cavs120
Suns116
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +4
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pistons125
Blazers124
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET -7; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 Pistons 0; OT2 DET +1
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Kings106
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -7; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Magic95
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2015–16Jan 8, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: Lou Williams (Lakers-Thunder), 44 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Nets

Philadelphia climbs back to beat Brooklyn

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-11+5+10PHI AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24223227105
Nets2730162295
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 33, 11, 27, 25, 23, 25, 23, 20PHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 2, 8, 12, 14, 13, 8, 8, 18PHI18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 16, 21, 33, 11, 14, 12, 17, 26BKN26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Justin HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 8, 3, 5, 2, 5, 16, 9, 16BKN16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Rockets-Raptors

Houston makes it eight straight

Houston beat Toronto 129–122 and moved to 30–9. James Harden led Houston with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
W@ PHX125–111L@ MEM109–115Wvs PHX131–115W@ DAL123–107Wvs LAC140–116Wvs NYK129–122Wvs WAS101–91Wvs OKC118–116W@ ORL100–93W@ TOR129–122
Lead changes
Pistons-Blazers14
Rockets-Raptors9
Cavs-Suns9
Jazz-Grizzlies4
Heat-Clippers3
Warriors-Kings1
Magic-Lakers1
Shot of the night

KCP's bucket with 9 seconds left in 2OT puts the Pistons ahead, 125-124 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Raptors combined for 251, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 129, Raptors 122
251
Pistons-BlazersPistons 125, Blazers 124
249
Cavs-SunsCavs 120, Suns 116
236
Warriors-KingsWarriors 117, Kings 106
223
Wizards-BucksWizards 107, Bucks 101
208
Magic-LakersMagic 95, Lakers 111
206
Sixers-NetsSixers 105, Nets 95
200
Heat-ClippersHeat 86, Clippers 98
184
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 79, Grizzlies 88
167
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-BlazersPistons 125, Blazers 124
+1 DET
Cavs-SunsCavs 120, Suns 116
+4 CLE
Wizards-BucksWizards 107, Bucks 101
+6 WAS
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 129, Raptors 122
+7 HOU
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 79, Grizzlies 88
+9 MEM
Sixers-NetsSixers 105, Nets 95
+10 PHI
Warriors-KingsWarriors 117, Kings 106
+11 GSW
Heat-ClippersHeat 86, Clippers 98
+12 LAC
Magic-LakersMagic 95, Lakers 111
+16 LAL
PHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NetsPHI won · Sixers 105, Nets 95
11 pts
Rockets-RaptorsHOU won · Rockets 129, Raptors 122
10 pts
Warriors-KingsGSW won · Warriors 117, Kings 106
9 pts
Wizards-BucksWAS won · Wizards 107, Bucks 101
8 pts
Pistons-BlazersDET won · Pistons 125, Blazers 124
7 pts
Harrell shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellHOU · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
92% (12-13)
CrabbePOR · 30 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
RussellLAL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
AminuPOR · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BledsoePHX · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Pistons-Blazers
Pistons 125Blazers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pistons31222726811125
Blazers30263119810124
The story
Andre Drummond's 28 points and 14 rebounds carried Detroit past Portland, 125-124 in OT

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 35 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 14 REB, 4 STL · 13-20 FG

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 26-19.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1−3−700+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Wizards-Bucks
Wizards 107Bucks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards24253325107
Bucks31262123101
The story
Washington beat Milwaukee 107-101 behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Markieff Morris

Greg Monroe paced Milwaukee: 12 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −7−8+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jabari Parker topped the game at 56.6 FPTS: 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST

Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 129Raptors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27343434129
Raptors37263623122
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 36 points in a 129-122 loss to Houston

Trevor Ariza led Houston with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 13-21 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 34-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −10−2−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg33.8Last 5

33.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg51.9Today

52 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 32, 34, 30, 53, 23, 26, 14, 40Rockets-Raptors · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Dec 6, 2023: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 20, 29, 24, 31, 26, 23, 36, 36Raptors-Rockets · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 13, 16, 29, 20, 29, 43, 35, 27, 35Blazers-Pistons · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 24, 13, 22, 19, 22, 17, 26, 31Suns-Cavs · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 17, 13, 14, 20, 27, 20, 22, 31Pistons-Blazers · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 25, 15, 28, 14, 22, 35, 40, 30Warriors-Kings · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 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
CJ McCollumPOR+4.7 28.3 last 10 · 23.6 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.6 17.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Ty LawsonSAC+4.4 12.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Cold
Rodney HoodUTA−5.5 8.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.9 4.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.6 25.2 last 10 · 28.8 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL−3.2 10.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Sean KilpatrickBKN−3.1 11.7 last 10 · 14.8 season