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Thursday, January 19, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DAL by 9 at halftime and won 99–95.

Final · Box score
Suns103
Cavs118
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Heat99
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA -9; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Wizards113
Knicks110
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Spurs118
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Clippers101
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +3
On this day · 2015–16Jan 19, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Wolves), 35 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Heat

Goran Dragic scores 32, Miami rallies past Dallas

John Wall goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-9-3+4MIA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2231202295
Heat2915262999
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 24, 19, 16, 24, 17, 19, 21, 32MIA32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tyler JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 11, 23, 11, 12, 18, 14, 16, 23MIA23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 11, 13, 11, 26, 18, 17, 10, 19DAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 12, 9, 9, 2, 18, 19, 11, 18DAL18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Clippers

Minnesota takes over late to edge Clippers

Down 2 after three, Minnesota won the fourth 27–22. Final: 104–101. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over NYK3MIN over LAC3MIA over DAL4SAS over DEN14CLE over PHX15Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over LAC.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Spurs7
Wizards-Knicks5
Suns-Cavs4
Mavs-Heat4
Wolves-Clippers4
The night in charts
Wizards-Knicks combined for 223, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-KnicksWizards 113, Knicks 110
223
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 104, Spurs 118
222
Suns-CavsSuns 103, Cavs 118
221
Wolves-ClippersWolves 104, Clippers 101
205
Mavs-HeatMavs 95, Heat 99
194
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-KnicksWizards 113, Knicks 110
+3 WAS
Wolves-ClippersWolves 104, Clippers 101
+3 MIN
Mavs-HeatMavs 95, Heat 99
+4 MIA
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 104, Spurs 118
+14 SAS
Suns-CavsSuns 103, Cavs 118
+15 CLE
MIA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HeatMIA won · Mavs 95, Heat 99
9 pts
Wolves-ClippersMIN won · Wolves 104, Clippers 101
7 pts
Wizards-KnicksWAS won · Wizards 113, Knicks 110
1 pt
Jordan shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 29 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (12-15)
DragicMIA · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
KATMIN · 37 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (17-24)
O'QuinnNYK · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
WarrenPHX · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Knicks
Wizards 113Knicks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards38283413113
Knicks27401924110
The story
Otto Porter Jr. had 23 points as Washington beat New York 113-110

Kyle O'Quinn led New York with 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Wizards took the third 34-19.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +11−1+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 104Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25193327104
Clippers22292822101
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 27 points carried Minnesota past LA, 104-101

For LA, Austin Rivers had 20 PTS, 2 AST 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 33-28.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3−7−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Heat
Mavs 95Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2231202295
Heat2915262999
The story
Miami beat Dallas 99-95 behind 23 points from Tyler Johnson

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 19 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7−9−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 36 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.7Season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 5.7 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 37

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 18, 18, 34, 23, 29, 18, 27, 37Wolves-Clippers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 25, 21, 18, 19, 22, 30, 29, 35Nuggets-Spurs · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 17, 18, 28, 23, 18, 30, 13, 34Knicks-Wizards · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 25, 24, 19, 30, 31, 38, 34, 34Spurs-Nuggets · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 24, 19, 16, 24, 17, 19, 21, 32Heat-Mavs · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 9, 18, 20, 7, 10, 24, 19, 29Clippers-Wolves · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+9.1 23.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+5.4 34.1 last 10 · 28.7 season
Austin RiversLAC+5.4 16.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Raymond FeltonLAC+4.9 12.2 last 10 · 7.3 season
Devin BookerPHX+4.9 25.3 last 10 · 20.4 season
Cold
Sean KilpatrickBKN−5.0 9.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Zach LaVineMIN−4.1 15.7 last 10 · 19.8 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−4.1 7.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.0 22.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Patty MillsSAS−3.8 6.1 last 10 · 9.9 season