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Sunday, January 22, 2017Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed TOR by 3 after the first quarter and won 115–103.

Final · Box score
Warriors118
Magic98
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +20
Final · Box score
Lakers73
Mavs122
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +34; Q3 DAL +35; Q4 DAL +49
Final · Box score
Suns115
Raptors103
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Wolves111
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +3
On this day · 2015–16Jan 22, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Magic), 40 points.
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The lead · Suns-Raptors

Eric Bledsoe scores 40 as Phoenix wins in Toronto

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3-3+12PHX AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28292533115
Raptors31292518103
Who led
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 26, 31, 11, 17, 31, 22, 23, 40PHX40 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 22, 28, 39, 39, 25, 21, 26, 20PHX20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 36, 41, 28, 23, 36, 25, 23, 22TOR22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 8, 18, 14, 12, 7, 10, 11, 16TOR16 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves

Minnesota wins a tight one over Denver

111–108. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over DEN3PHX over TOR12GSW over ORL20DAL over LAL49Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over DEN.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Wolves11
Suns-Raptors8
Warriors-Magic6
Lakers-Mavs3
The night in charts
Nuggets-Wolves combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 108, Wolves 111
219
Suns-RaptorsSuns 115, Raptors 103
218
Warriors-MagicWarriors 118, Magic 98
216
Lakers-MavsLakers 73, Mavs 122
195
MIN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 108, Wolves 111
+3 MIN
Suns-RaptorsSuns 115, Raptors 103
+12 PHX
Warriors-MagicWarriors 118, Magic 98
+20 GSW
Lakers-MavsLakers 73, Mavs 122
+49 DAL
PHX rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RaptorsPHX won · Suns 115, Raptors 103
3 pts
Nuggets-WolvesMIN won · Nuggets 108, Wolves 111
1 pt
Chandler shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerPHX · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Gary HarrisDEN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
KATMIN · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 4 BLK
68% (13-19)
BledsoePHX · 40 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB
65% (11-17)
MuhammadMIN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 108Wolves 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29292624108
Wolves28342227111
The story
Andrew Wiggins had 24 points as Minnesota beat Denver 111-108

Gary Harris led Denver with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 34-29.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Raptors
Suns 115Raptors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28292533115
Raptors31292518103
The story
Devin Booker's 20 points carried Phoenix past Toronto, 115-103

For Toronto, DeMar DeRozan had 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 33-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3−3−3+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 118Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28224226118
Magic2228242498
The story
Golden State beat Orlando 118-98 behind 15 points and 10 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Elfrid Payton paced Orlando: 23 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 42-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +60+18+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 38 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
23.62015–16 avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 2015–16 (81 games). Today: 9 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Eric Bledsoe leads the day with 40

Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 26, 31, 11, 17, 31, 22, 23, 40Suns-Raptors · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 27, 2004: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Career high40 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 18, 34, 23, 29, 18, 27, 37, 32Wolves-Nuggets · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 40, 30, 24, 24, 20, 24, 24, 27Warriors-Magic · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 41, 16, 13, 28, 19, 19, 10, 27, 24Wolves-Nuggets · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Elfrid PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 9, 6, 19, 28, 20, 14, 20, 23Magic-Warriors · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 17, 17, 11, 15, 8, 16, 0, 22Nuggets-Wolves · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+8.6 23.6 last 10 · 15.0 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
Elfrid PaytonORL+4.1 16.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.0 14.4 last 10 · 19.4 season
Sean KilpatrickBKN−4.4 9.8 last 10 · 14.2 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.3 5.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Brandon KnightPHX−4.2 7.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Maurice HarklessPOR−3.9 7.1 last 10 · 11.0 season