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Friday, January 13, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed HOU by 13 at halftime and won 110–105.

Final · Box score
Hornets93
Sixers102
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Nets113
Raptors132
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Hawks101
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Rockets105
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -13; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Heat108
Bucks116
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Thunder86
Wolves96
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Magic115
Blazers109
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Cavs120
Kings108
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Pistons77
Jazz110
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +33
On this day · 2015–16Jan 13, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Nuggets), 38 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Rockets

Memphis climbs out of a 13-point hole against Houston

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 29 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-13-2+5MEM AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies25263227110
Rockets31332120105
Who led
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 8, 11, 8, 13, 11, 2, 2, 22MEM22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 17, 22, 21, 17, 27, 19, 22, 17MEM17 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 53, 23, 26, 14, 40, 40, 33, 27HOU27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 13, 19, 15, 31, 22, 17, 19, 13HOU13 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 33.

BOS over ATL2MEM over HOU5ORL over POR6MIL over MIA8PHI over CHA9MIN over OKC10CLE over SAC12TOR over BKN19UTA over DET33Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nets-Raptors16
Magic-Blazers6
Pistons-Jazz6
Grizzlies-Rockets4
Thunder-Wolves4
Celtics-Hawks3
Hornets-Sixers0
Heat-Bucks0
Shot of the night

Thomas's jumper with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 103-101 final

The night in charts
Nets-Raptors combined for 245, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-RaptorsNets 113, Raptors 132
245
Cavs-KingsCavs 120, Kings 108
228
Magic-BlazersMagic 115, Blazers 109
224
Heat-BucksHeat 108, Bucks 116
224
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 110, Rockets 105
215
Celtics-HawksCeltics 103, Hawks 101
204
Hornets-SixersHornets 93, Sixers 102
195
Pistons-JazzPistons 77, Jazz 110
187
Thunder-WolvesThunder 86, Wolves 96
182
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 103, Hawks 101
+2 BOS
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 110, Rockets 105
+5 MEM
Magic-BlazersMagic 115, Blazers 109
+6 ORL
Heat-BucksHeat 108, Bucks 116
+8 MIL
Hornets-SixersHornets 93, Sixers 102
+9 PHI
Thunder-WolvesThunder 86, Wolves 96
+10 MIN
Cavs-KingsCavs 120, Kings 108
+12 CLE
Nets-RaptorsNets 113, Raptors 132
+19 TOR
Pistons-JazzPistons 77, Jazz 110
+33 UTA
MEM erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-RocketsMEM won · Grizzlies 110, Rockets 105
13 pts
Thunder-WolvesMIN won · Thunder 86, Wolves 96
5 pts
Pistons-JazzUTA won · Pistons 77, Jazz 110
5 pts
Tony Allen shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tony AllenMEM · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
OlynykBOS · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
KanterOKC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
VucevicORL · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
HoodUTA · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 103Hawks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28203025103
Hawks18262136101
The story
Isaiah Thomas' 28 points and 9 assists carried Boston past Atlanta, 103-101

For Atlanta, Paul Millsap had 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 9-21 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +10+4+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 110Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies25263227110
Rockets31332120105
The story
Mike Conley had 17 points and 9 assists as Memphis beat Houston 110-105

James Harden led Houston with 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 32-21.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −6−13−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 86Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2822181886
Wolves3015292296
The story
Minnesota beat Oklahoma City 96-86 behind 14 points and 14 assists from Ricky Rubio

Enes Kanter paced Oklahoma City: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +2−5+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 34

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 40, 20, 24, 29, 16, 21, 20, 20, 14, 34Blazers-Magic · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 21, 18, 14, 10, 9, 19, 16, 30Magic-Blazers · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 18, 11, 23, 18, 18, 34, 23, 29Wolves-Thunder · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 31, 52, 29, 24, 38, 27, 38, 28Celtics-Hawks · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 24, 31, 26, 23, 36, 36, 41, 28Raptors-Nets · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 53, 23, 26, 14, 40, 40, 33, 27Rockets-Grizzlies · L
28.6 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
CJ McCollumPOR+5.8 29.6 last 10 · 23.8 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.6 18.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Austin RiversLAC+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Ty LawsonSAC+4.1 12.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Nicolas BatumCHA+3.9 19.1 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAL−4.4 13.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.4 4.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−3.2 8.9 last 10 · 12.1 season
Joe HarrisBKN−3.1 5.6 last 10 · 8.7 season
Ish SmithDET−3.1 5.1 last 10 · 8.2 season