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Wednesday, January 18, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed SAC by 19 at halftime and won 106–100.

Final · Box score
Blazers85
Hornets107
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +22
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Sixers94
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Wizards104
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Knicks117
Celtics106
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Pistons118
Q1 DET +24; Q2 DET +24; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Rockets111
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Magic98
Pelicans118
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +19; Q4 NOP +20
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Warriors121
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Kings100
Q1 IND -13; Q2 IND -19; Q3 IND -8; Q4 IND +6
On this day · 2015–16Jan 18, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Jazz), 52 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Kings

Indiana erases 19-point lead, steals one from Sacramento

Kevin Durant goes for 40 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-19-8+6IND AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers21203035106
Kings34261921100
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 32, 19, 32, 26, 19, 10, 19, 24IND24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 7, 12, 17, 21, 19, 14, 16, 22IND22 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 31, 13, 25, 17, 24, 26, 31, 25SAC25 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 7, 17, 18, 23, 11, 23, 22, 21SAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Pelicans9
Thunder-Warriors9
Blazers-Hornets7
Raptors-Sixers6
Knicks-Celtics4
Pacers-Kings2
Bucks-Rockets1
Grizzlies-Wizards0
Hawks-Pistons0
The night in charts
Knicks-Celtics combined for 223, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 117, Celtics 106
223
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 100, Warriors 121
221
Magic-PelicansMagic 98, Pelicans 118
216
Hawks-PistonsHawks 95, Pistons 118
213
Pacers-KingsPacers 106, Kings 100
206
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 101, Wizards 104
205
Bucks-RocketsBucks 92, Rockets 111
203
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 85, Hornets 107
192
Raptors-SixersRaptors 89, Sixers 94
183
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 101, Wizards 104
+3 WAS
Raptors-SixersRaptors 89, Sixers 94
+5 PHI
Pacers-KingsPacers 106, Kings 100
+6 IND
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 117, Celtics 106
+11 NYK
Bucks-RocketsBucks 92, Rockets 111
+19 HOU
Magic-PelicansMagic 98, Pelicans 118
+20 NOP
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 100, Warriors 121
+21 GSW
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 85, Hornets 107
+22 CHA
Hawks-PistonsHawks 95, Pistons 118
+23 DET
IND erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-KingsIND won · Pacers 106, Kings 100
19 pts
Bucks-RocketsHOU won · Bucks 92, Rockets 111
5 pts
Knicks-CelticsNYK won · Knicks 117, Celtics 106
3 pts
Blazers-HornetsCHA won · Blazers 85, Hornets 107
3 pts
Thunder-WarriorsGSW won · Thunder 100, Warriors 121
1 pt
KD shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDGSW · 40 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
81% (13-16)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
JeffersonIND · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
GiannisMIL · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
65% (13-20)
CunninghamNOP · 14 PTS, 5 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Wizards
Grizzlies 101Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24272624101
Wizards30361721104
The story
Washington beat Memphis 104-101 behind 25 points and 13 assists from John Wall

Marc Gasol paced Memphis: 28 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 7-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6+15+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 106Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers21203035106
Kings34261921100
The story
Jeff Teague had 22 points and 11 assists as Indiana beat Sacramento 106-100

Rudy Gay led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 5-6 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 35-21.

IND lead by quarter
200 −13−19−8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins led the game in fantasy with 57.9 FPTS (25 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 100Warriors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31252222100
Warriors30263728121
The story
Stephen Curry's 24 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Oklahoma City, 121-100

For Oklahoma City, Victor Oladipo had 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-22, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
300 −10+15+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg4.8Last 3

4.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Rockets

Milwaukee's skid reaches three

Houston won 111–92; the Bucks fall to 20–21. James Harden led Houston with 38 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · MIL
W@ CHI116–96Wvs OKC98–94W@ NYK105–104Lvs NYK111–116Lvs WAS101–107W@ SAS109–107Wvs MIA116–108L@ ATL98–111Lvs PHI104–113L@ HOU92–111
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 21, 30, 27, 28, 28, 25, 21, 40Warriors-Thunder · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Mar 5, 2002: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 31, 52, 29, 24, 38, 27, 38, 28, 35, 39Celtics-Knicks · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 14, 40, 40, 33, 27, 22, 40, 38Rockets-Bucks · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 26, 27, 25, 0, 19, 33, 23, 32Bucks-Rockets · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 15, 12, 14, 25, 17, 16, 18, 30Knicks-Celtics · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 2, 22, 23, 23, 17, 9, 14, 24, 28Grizzlies-Wizards · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+7.0 21.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Austin RiversLAC+5.5 16.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+5.4 34.1 last 10 · 28.7 season
CJ McCollumPOR+4.3 27.7 last 10 · 23.4 season
Raymond FeltonLAC+4.3 11.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Sean KilpatrickBKN−5.0 9.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−4.2 7.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Patty MillsSAS−4.1 6.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.0 22.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Tim FrazierNOP−3.8 5.6 last 10 · 9.4 season