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Thursday, January 12, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed BKN by 6 at halftime and won 104–95.

Final · Box score
Pacers112
Nuggets140
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +30; Q4 DEN +28
Final · Box score
Pelicans104
Nets95
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -6; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
Bulls89
Knicks104
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Spurs134
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +40
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Suns108
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Warriors127
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +20
On this day · 2015–16Jan 12, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (Celtics-Knicks), 34 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Nets

New Orleans handles Brooklyn by 9

Tyreke Evans goes for 29 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-6-6+9NOP AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans35162231104
Nets3126221695
Who led
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 2, 12, 16, 4, 7, 4, 12, 29NOP29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 5, 10, 5, 6, 12, 4, 11, 24NOP24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 33, 11, 14, 12, 17, 26, 20, 20BKN20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Sean KilpatrickPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 18, 7, 8, 13, 4, 10, 14, 18BKN18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Lakers by 40, the widest margin of 6 games.

DAL over PHX5NOP over BKN9NYK over CHI15GSW over DET20DEN over IND28SAS over LAL40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pistons-Warriors21
Pelicans-Nets16
Mavs-Suns16
Pacers-Nuggets2
Lakers-Spurs0
The night in charts
Pacers-Nuggets combined for 252, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 112, Nuggets 140
252
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 107, Warriors 127
234
Lakers-SpursLakers 94, Spurs 134
228
Mavs-SunsMavs 113, Suns 108
221
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 104, Nets 95
199
Bulls-KnicksBulls 89, Knicks 104
193
DAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Mavs-SunsMavs 113, Suns 108
+5 DAL
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 104, Nets 95
+9 NOP
Bulls-KnicksBulls 89, Knicks 104
+15 NYK
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 107, Warriors 127
+20 GSW
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 112, Nuggets 140
+28 DEN
Lakers-SpursLakers 94, Spurs 134
+40 SAS
NOP rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-NetsNOP won · Pelicans 104, Nets 95
6 pts
Mavs-SunsDAL won · Mavs 113, Suns 108
2 pts
Kawhi shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiSAS · 31 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
BookerPHX · 39 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
KDGSW · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Tyreke EvansNOP · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
GallinariDEN · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 113Suns 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32253125113
Suns29301732108
The story
Harrison Barnes had 22 points as Dallas beat Phoenix 113-108

Tyson Chandler led Phoenix with 19 REB, 14 PTS 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 31-17.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3−2+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deron Williams led the game in fantasy with 44.4 FPTS (23 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Pelicans-Nets
Pelicans 104Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans35162231104
Nets3126221695
The story
New Orleans beat Brooklyn 104-95 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Terrence Jones

Brook Lopez paced Brooklyn: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-16 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +4−6−6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 94Spurs 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2430211994
Spurs36363428134
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 31 points carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 134-94

For Los Angeles, Julius Randle had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 10-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-21, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
400 +12+18+31+40 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg11.2Last 3

11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.7Season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 5.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 39

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 8, 19, 20, 13, 27, 22, 28, 39Suns-Mavs · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high39 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 33, 25, 13, 25, 24, 19, 30, 31Spurs-Lakers · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 2, 12, 16, 4, 7, 4, 12, 29Pelicans-Nets · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 22, 19, 21, 30, 27, 28, 28, 25Warriors-Pistons · W
25.9 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 5, 10, 5, 6, 12, 4, 11, 24Pelicans-Nets · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 28, 14, 22, 35, 40, 30, 24, 24Warriors-Pistons · W
24.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+5.6 18.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Austin RiversLAC+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
CJ McCollumPOR+4.9 28.6 last 10 · 23.7 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−4.4 13.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.0 22.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Rodney HoodUTA−3.8 9.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Joe HarrisBKN−3.6 5.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.4 4.6 last 10 · 8.0 season