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Wednesday, January 11, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by LAC (vs ORL) and PHI (vs NYK).

Final · Box score
Knicks97
Sixers98
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Wolves119
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Thunder103
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Magic96
Clippers105
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Blazers102
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +16
On this day · 2015–16Jan 11, 2016: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Heat), 31 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Sixers

Philadelphia takes over late to edge New York

James Harden goes for 33 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-5-4+1PHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3220232297
Sixers2720242798
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 11, 27, 25, 23, 25, 23, 20, 21PHI21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 14, 17, 16, 23, 19, 20, 14, 16PHI16 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 26, 7, 19, 30, 26, 17, 18, 28NYK28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 26, 20, 21, 18, 15, 12, 14, 25NYK25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Sixers14
Magic-Clippers12
Rockets-Wolves8
Cavs-Blazers4
Grizzlies-Thunder0
Shot of the night

McConnell's jumper at the buzzer puts the 76ers ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Celtics combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CelticsWizards 108, Celtics 117
225
Rockets-WolvesRockets 105, Wolves 119
224
Magic-ClippersMagic 96, Clippers 105
201
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 95, Thunder 103
198
Knicks-SixersKnicks 97, Sixers 98
195
Cavs-BlazersCavs 86, Blazers 102
188
PHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Knicks-SixersKnicks 97, Sixers 98
+1 PHI
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 95, Thunder 103
+8 OKC
Magic-ClippersMagic 96, Clippers 105
+9 LAC
Wizards-CelticsWizards 108, Celtics 117
+9 BOS
Rockets-WolvesRockets 105, Wolves 119
+14 MIN
Cavs-BlazersCavs 86, Blazers 102
+16 POR
LAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-ClippersLAC won · Magic 96, Clippers 105
5 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 97, Sixers 98
5 pts
Wizards-CelticsBOS won · Wizards 108, Celtics 117
4 pts
Crabbe shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CrabbePOR · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
CrowderBOS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
D-RoseNYK · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Aaron GordonORL · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 97Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3220232297
Sixers2720242798
The story
Joel Embiid had 21 points and 14 rebounds as Philadelphia beat New York 98-97

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 28 PTS, 2 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 7-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 27-22.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −5−5−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 95Thunder 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2222232895
Thunder28272028103
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 24-13-12 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past Memphis, 103-95

For Memphis, Mike Conley had 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST · 6-20 FG, 0-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-22, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+11+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 105Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23312328105
Wolves30253430119
The story
Minnesota beat Houston 119-105 behind 23 points and 18 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

Ryan Anderson paced Houston: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +7+1+12+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 40 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg7.9Last 3

7.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Magic-Clippers

Orlando's skid reaches four

Clippers won 105–96; the Magic fall to 16–24. JJ Redick led Clippers with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
L@ NYK95–106Wvs LAL109–90Wvs MEM112–102Lvs CHA101–120L@ IND104–117W@ NYK115–103Lvs ATL92–111Lvs HOU93–100L@ LAL95–111L@ LAC96–105
Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 38

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 21, 31, 52, 29, 24, 38, 27, 38Celtics-Wizards · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 22, 12, 27, 25, 22, 26, 19, 35Wizards-Celtics · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 30, 53, 23, 26, 14, 40, 40, 33Rockets-Wolves · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 30, 2, 13, 22, 15, 18, 2, 28Magic-Clippers · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 25, 31, 24, 8, 41, 16, 13, 28Wolves-Rockets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 26, 7, 19, 30, 26, 17, 18, 28Knicks-Sixers · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Austin RiversLAC+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
CJ McCollumPOR+4.9 28.6 last 10 · 23.7 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.6 17.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Ty LawsonSAC+4.2 12.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Malcolm BrogdonMIL+3.9 13.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAL−4.2 13.5 last 10 · 17.7 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.0 22.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.9 4.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
Rodney HoodUTA−3.8 9.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC−3.3 24.7 last 10 · 28.0 season