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Monday, January 9, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Pelicans110
Knicks96
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +25; Q4 NOP +14
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Bulls94
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Wolves101
Q1 MIN +14; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +9
On this day · 2015–16Jan 9, 2016: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Kings), 38 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Wolves

KAT pours in 34, Minnesota beats Dallas

Anthony Davis goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+8+7+9MIN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1927242292
Wolves33212324101
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 22, 15, 18, 11, 23, 18, 18, 34MIN34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 3, 18, 5, 1, 5, 4, 12, 13MIN13 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 15, 21, 17, 25, 26, 19, 21, 30DAL30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 17, 10, 7, 11, 11, 13, 11, 26DAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pelicans-Knicks11
Thunder-Bulls1
Mavs-Wolves1
The night in charts
Pelicans-Knicks combined for 206, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 110, Knicks 96
206
Thunder-BullsThunder 109, Bulls 94
203
Mavs-WolvesMavs 92, Wolves 101
193
MIN won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Mavs-WolvesMavs 92, Wolves 101
+9 MIN
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 110, Knicks 96
+14 NOP
Thunder-BullsThunder 109, Bulls 94
+15 OKC
Kanter shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterOKC · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
KATMIN · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
79% (15-19)
AdamsOKC · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
ADNOP · 40 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (14-22)
JenningsNYK · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 92Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1927242292
Wolves33212324101
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 34 points and 11 rebounds carried Minnesota past Dallas, 101-92

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 15-19 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-19, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +14+8+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Knicks
Pelicans 110Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29313119110
Knicks2625153096
The story
Tyreke Evans had 12 points as New Orleans beat New York 110-96

12 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 5-9 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the third 31-15, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
300 +3+9+25+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bulls
Thunder 109Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26352820109
Bulls2026212794
The story
Oklahoma City beat Chicago 109-94 behind 21 points and 14 assists from Russell Westbrook

Dwyane Wade paced Chicago: 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 14 AST, 9 REB · 9-18 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +6+15+22+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg25.2Today

25 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Pelicans-Knicks

New Orleans leads New York wire to wire

New Orleans was ahead at every break and won 110–96. Best quarter: the second, 31–25. Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 40 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over DAL9NOP over NYK14OKC over CHI15Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over NYK.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 40

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 28, 28, 20, 23, 20, 20, 36, 40Pelicans-Knicks · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jan 5, 2000: 40 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 22, 15, 18, 11, 23, 18, 18, 34Wolves-Mavs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 15, 21, 17, 25, 26, 19, 21, 30Mavs-Wolves · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 17, 10, 7, 11, 11, 13, 11, 26Mavs-Wolves · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 24, 21, 16, 20, 8, 10, 20, 22Bulls-Thunder · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Steven AdamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 15, 6, 11, 20, 18, 8, 16, 22Thunder-Bulls · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 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
Jordan ClarksonLAL−3.2 10.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Sean KilpatrickBKN−3.1 11.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Ish SmithDET−3.0 5.3 last 10 · 8.3 season