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Saturday, January 21, 2017Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed CLE by 11 after the first quarter and won 118–115.

Final · OT · Box score
Blazers127
Celtics123
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR +2; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +4
Final · Box score
Wizards112
Pistons113
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Hawks110
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Nets105
Hornets112
Q1 CHA +14; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Heat109
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Suns107
Knicks105
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Grizzlies95
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +24
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs118
Cavs115
Q1 SAS -11; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Kings99
Bulls102
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +24; Q4 DEN +25
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +9
On this day · 2015–16Jan 21, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Pistons), 32 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Cavs

Kawhi Leonard scores 41 as San Antonio beats Cleveland

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 42 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-1-50+3SAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs2235272311118
Cavs332531188115
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 24, 19, 30, 31, 38, 34, 34, 41SAS41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 8, 27, 23, 28, 15, 13, 13, 29, 10, 16SAS16 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 36, 28, 29, 20, 16, 20, 21, 29CLE29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 32, 27, 20, 11, 26, 17, 26, 29CLE29 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Clippers by 25.

DET over WAS1PHX over NYK2SAS over CLE3CHI over SAC3POR over BOS4CHA over BKN7UTA over IND9MIA over MIL12ATL over PHI17HOU over MEM24DEN over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Celtics27
Suns-Knicks15
Spurs-Cavs15
Kings-Bulls15
Nets-Hornets11
Sixers-Hawks7
Wizards-Pistons5
Bucks-Heat3
Rockets-Grizzlies2
Clippers-Nuggets0
Pacers-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Morris's tip-in at the buzzer puts the Pistons ahead, 113-112 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Celtics combined for 250, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 127, Celtics 123
250
Spurs-CavsSpurs 118, Cavs 115
233
Wizards-PistonsWizards 112, Pistons 113
225
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 98, Nuggets 123
221
Nets-HornetsNets 105, Hornets 112
217
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 119, Grizzlies 95
214
Suns-KnicksSuns 107, Knicks 105
212
Pacers-JazzPacers 100, Jazz 109
209
Bucks-HeatBucks 97, Heat 109
206
Sixers-HawksSixers 93, Hawks 110
203
Kings-BullsKings 99, Bulls 102
201
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-PistonsWizards 112, Pistons 113
+1 DET
Suns-KnicksSuns 107, Knicks 105
+2 PHX
Kings-BullsKings 99, Bulls 102
+3 CHI
Spurs-CavsSpurs 118, Cavs 115
+3 SAS
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 127, Celtics 123
+4 POR
Nets-HornetsNets 105, Hornets 112
+7 CHA
Pacers-JazzPacers 100, Jazz 109
+9 UTA
Bucks-HeatBucks 97, Heat 109
+12 MIA
Sixers-HawksSixers 93, Hawks 110
+17 ATL
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 119, Grizzlies 95
+24 HOU
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 98, Nuggets 123
+25 DEN
SAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-CavsSAS won · Spurs 118, Cavs 115
11 pts
Blazers-CelticsPOR won · Blazers 127, Celtics 123
9 pts
Suns-KnicksPHX won · Suns 107, Knicks 105
3 pts
Gobert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
JokicDEN · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
SpeightsLAC · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Dejounte MurraySAS · 14 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 118Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2235272311118
Cavs332531188115
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Cleveland 118-115 in OT

LeBron James led Cleveland with 29 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Spurs took the second 35-25.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −11−1−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Bulls
Kings 99Bulls 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2131212699
Bulls24312027102
The story
Chicago beat Sacramento 102-99 behind 30 points from Dwyane Wade

Jimmy Butler backed him with 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL, 4 BLK · 9-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 24-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3+3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Celtics
Blazers 127Celtics 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2630322514127
Celtics2837212710123
The story
CJ McCollum's 35 points carried Portland past Boston, 127-123 in OT

For Boston, Isaiah Thomas had 41 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 35 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 11-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 32-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 −2−9+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg36.3Today

36 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 42

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 25, 17, 24, 26, 31, 25, 19, 42Kings-Bulls · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Nov 27, 2021: 42 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 24, 19, 30, 31, 38, 34, 34, 41Spurs-Cavs · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mitch Richmond SAC, Jan 4, 1996: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Career high41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 52, 29, 24, 38, 27, 38, 28, 35, 39, 41Celtics-Blazers · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kyrie Irving CLE, Jun 13, 2016: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 35, 25, 27, 26, 12, 18, 16, 35Blazers-Celtics · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 4, 9, 8, 8, 13, 17, 12, 33Heat-Bucks · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 23, 17, 9, 14, 24, 28, 28, 32Grizzlies-Rockets · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+8.5 23.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+6.1 35.1 last 10 · 29.0 season
Devin BookerPHX+5.5 26.0 last 10 · 20.5 season
Austin RiversLAC+4.7 16.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Tony ParkerSAS+3.8 15.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Sean KilpatrickBKN−4.4 9.8 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
Maurice HarklessPOR−3.9 7.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−3.7 7.7 last 10 · 11.4 season