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Friday, January 20, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed POR by 13 at halftime and won 93–92.

Final · Box score
Raptors78
Hornets113
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +25; Q4 CHA +35
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Magic112
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Sixers93
Q1 PHI -11; Q2 PHI -13; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Hawks102
Q1 ATL +22; Q2 ATL +29; Q3 ATL +30; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors125
Rockets108
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Kings91
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Nets143
Pelicans114
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN +25; Q4 BKN +29
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz112
Mavs107
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2015–16Jan 20, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Sixers

Philadelphia climbs out of a 13-point hole against Portland

Rudy Gobert goes for 27 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-13-1+1PHI AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3323152192
Sixers2221272393
Who led
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 20, 14, 16, 12, 18, 12, 18, 24PHI24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 9, 15, 13, 11, 7, 11, 10, 22PHI22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 21, 20, 20, 14, 34, 22, 21, 30POR30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 43, 35, 27, 35, 25, 27, 26, 12, 18, 16POR16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Mavs18
Pacers-Lakers14
Nets-Pelicans8
Blazers-Sixers7
Kings-Grizzlies5
Raptors-Hornets1
Bucks-Magic1
Bulls-Hawks1
Shot of the night

Covington's three with 4 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 93-92 final

The night in charts
Nets-Pelicans combined for 257, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PelicansNets 143, Pelicans 114
257
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 125, Rockets 108
233
Jazz-MavsJazz 112, Mavs 107
219
Bucks-MagicBucks 96, Magic 112
208
Pacers-LakersPacers 95, Lakers 108
203
Kings-GrizzliesKings 91, Grizzlies 107
198
Bulls-HawksBulls 93, Hawks 102
195
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 78, Hornets 113
191
Blazers-SixersBlazers 92, Sixers 93
185
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-SixersBlazers 92, Sixers 93
+1 PHI
Jazz-MavsJazz 112, Mavs 107
+5 UTA
Bulls-HawksBulls 93, Hawks 102
+9 ATL
Pacers-LakersPacers 95, Lakers 108
+13 LAL
Bucks-MagicBucks 96, Magic 112
+16 ORL
Kings-GrizzliesKings 91, Grizzlies 107
+16 MEM
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 125, Rockets 108
+17 GSW
Nets-PelicansNets 143, Pelicans 114
+29 BKN
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 78, Hornets 113
+35 CHA
PHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SixersPHI won · Blazers 92, Sixers 93
13 pts
Kings-GrizzliesMEM won · Kings 91, Grizzlies 107
8 pts
Nets-PelicansBKN won · Nets 143, Pelicans 114
3 pts
Jazz-MavsUTA won · Jazz 112, Mavs 107
3 pts
Pacers-LakersLAL won · Pacers 95, Lakers 108
2 pts
Schroder shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SchroderATL · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
KembaCHA · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
69% (11-16)
GobertUTA · 27 PTS, 25 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
IlyasovaPHI · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Joe JohnsonUTA · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Sixers
Blazers 92Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3323152192
Sixers2221272393
The story
Joel Embiid had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Portland 93-92

Mason Plumlee led Portland with 14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the 76ers took the third 27-15.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −11−13−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 112Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz1927262614112
Mavs221927309107
The story
Gordon Hayward's 26 points carried Utah past Dallas, 112-107 in OT

For Dallas, Deron Williams had 16 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 27-19.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3+5+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 125Rockets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32303726125
Rockets29282229108
The story
Golden State beat Houston 125-108 behind 32 points from Kevin Durant

Clint Capela paced Houston: 22 PTS, 12 REB 32 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 12-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 37-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+5+20+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 44 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg6.9Last 3

6.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 35 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg30.6Today

31 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Charlotte posts the night's biggest win

Charlotte beat Toronto by 35, the widest margin of 9 games.

PHI over POR1UTA over DAL5ATL over CHI9LAL over IND13ORL over MIL16MEM over SAC16GSW over HOU17BKN over NOP29CHA over TOR35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 32

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 20, 32, 18, 25, 17, 24, 23, 32Hornets-Raptors · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 30, 27, 28, 28, 25, 21, 40, 32Warriors-Rockets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 21, 20, 20, 14, 34, 22, 21, 30Blazers-Sixers · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 2, 22, 23, 23, 17, 9, 14, 24, 28, 28Grizzlies-Kings · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 15, 12, 5, 11, 6, 19, 18, 27Jazz-Mavs · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 25 REB · 1 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 24, 10, 10, 10, 13, 26, 24, 27Lakers-Pacers · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 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
Tim FrazierNOP−4.3 5.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Zach LaVineMIN−4.1 15.7 last 10 · 19.8 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−4.1 7.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC−4.1 23.7 last 10 · 27.8 season