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Sunday, January 15, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed LAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Wolves87
Mavs98
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Hawks111
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Raptors116
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +34; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Rockets137
Nets112
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +25
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Grizzlies104
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Thunder122
Kings118
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Lakers97
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +5
On this day · 2015–16Jan 15, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Nets), 33 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Lakers

Detroit climbs back to beat Lakers

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+2+3+5DET AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23361627102
Lakers3126152597
Who led
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 11, 14, 20, 10, 9, 21, 11, 23DET23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 17, 22, 25, 14, 18, 18, 13, 23DET23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 14, 10, 24, 10, 10, 10, 13, 26LAL26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 18, 22, 19, 17, 9, 9, 5, 20LAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Grizzlies

Chicago beats Memphis, 108–104

Chicago led 78–77 after three and won by 4. Doug McDermott led Chicago with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over MEM4OKC over SAC4DET over LAL5DAL over MIN11ATL over MIL13TOR over NYK15HOU over BKN25Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over MEM.
Lead changes
Bulls-Grizzlies16
Pistons-Lakers13
Thunder-Kings6
Bucks-Hawks5
Knicks-Raptors3
Wolves-Mavs1
The night in charts
Rockets-Nets combined for 249, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NetsRockets 137, Nets 112
249
Thunder-KingsThunder 122, Kings 118
240
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 101, Raptors 116
217
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 108, Grizzlies 104
212
Bucks-HawksBucks 98, Hawks 111
209
Pistons-LakersPistons 102, Lakers 97
199
Wolves-MavsWolves 87, Mavs 98
185
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 108, Grizzlies 104
+4 CHI
Thunder-KingsThunder 122, Kings 118
+4 OKC
Pistons-LakersPistons 102, Lakers 97
+5 DET
Wolves-MavsWolves 87, Mavs 98
+11 DAL
Bucks-HawksBucks 98, Hawks 111
+13 ATL
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 101, Raptors 116
+15 TOR
Rockets-NetsRockets 137, Nets 112
+25 HOU
DET rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-LakersDET won · Pistons 102, Lakers 97
8 pts
Bulls-GrizzliesCHI won · Bulls 108, Grizzlies 104
5 pts
Dieng shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiengMIN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Eric GordonHOU · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
ArizaHOU · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
BazemoreATL · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
DunleavyATL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 122Kings 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28312934122
Kings23233339118
The story
Enes Kanter had 29 points and 12 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 122-118

Rudy Gay led Sacramento with 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the second 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+13+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Grizzlies
Bulls 108Grizzlies 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls14382630108
Grizzlies19273127104
The story
Doug McDermott's 31 points carried Chicago past Memphis, 108-104

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 38-27.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −5+6+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Conley was the fantasy play: 51.5 FPTS on 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Rockets-Nets
Rockets 137Nets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets37373033137
Nets36302422112
The story
Houston beat Brooklyn 137-112 behind a 22-12-11 triple-double from James Harden

Trevor Booker paced Brooklyn: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 6-16 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +1+8+14+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 34 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 36

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 30, 33, 49, 32, 21, 24, 21, 36Thunder-Kings · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 19, 2005: 36 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
36 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 25, 35, 26, 27, 25, 0, 19, 33Bucks-Hawks · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 26, 31, 13, 25, 17, 24, 26, 31Kings-Thunder · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Doug McDermottPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 11, 17, 17, 7, 4, 2, 8, 31Bulls-Grizzlies · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 2, 22, 15, 14, 20, 19, 21, 29Thunder-Kings · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 22, 21, 17, 27, 19, 22, 17, 28Grizzlies-Bulls · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 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+4.7 15.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Aaron GordonORL+4.3 15.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Raymond FeltonLAC+4.0 11.0 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAL−4.1 13.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
Sean KilpatrickBKN−4.1 10.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Zach LaVineMIN−3.4 16.7 last 10 · 20.1 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.4 4.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Ish SmithDET−3.3 4.8 last 10 · 8.1 season