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Thursday, January 26, 2017Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed PHX by 4 at halftime and won 127–120.

Final · Box score
Pacers109
Wolves103
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Thunder109
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Suns120
Nuggets127
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Lakers88
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2015–16Jan 26, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Knicks), 44 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nuggets

Denver beats Phoenix, 127–120

Nikola Jokic goes for 29 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-4+4+7DEN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29323128120
Nuggets35223931127
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 22, 30, 29, 35, 19, 18, 23, 29DEN29 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 15, 18, 15, 14, 18, 14, 11, 25DEN25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 11, 17, 31, 22, 23, 40, 18, 28PHX28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 39, 39, 25, 21, 26, 20, 26, 24PHX24 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Mavs-Thunder

OKC makes it three straight

OKC beat Dallas 109–98 and moved to 28–19. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 45 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
Wvs DEN121–106W@ CHI109–94Wvs MEM103–95L@ MIN86–96W@ SAC122–118L@ LAC98–120L@ GSW100–121W@ UTA97–95W@ NOP114–105Wvs DAL109–98
Lead changes
Mavs-Thunder13
Suns-Nuggets8
Lakers-Jazz5
Pacers-Wolves4
The night in charts
Suns-Nuggets combined for 247, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NuggetsSuns 120, Nuggets 127
247
Pacers-WolvesPacers 109, Wolves 103
212
Mavs-ThunderMavs 98, Thunder 109
207
Lakers-JazzLakers 88, Jazz 96
184
IND won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pacers-WolvesPacers 109, Wolves 103
+6 IND
Suns-NuggetsSuns 120, Nuggets 127
+7 DEN
Lakers-JazzLakers 88, Jazz 96
+8 UTA
Mavs-ThunderMavs 98, Thunder 109
+11 OKC
DEN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-NuggetsDEN won · Suns 120, Nuggets 127
4 pts
Mavs-ThunderOKC won · Mavs 98, Thunder 109
3 pts
Knight shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KnightPHX · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
TurnerIND · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
JokicDEN · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
57% (12-21)
KATMIN · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
57% (13-23)
WarrenPHX · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
Final · Pacers-Wolves
Pacers 109Wolves 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25272433109
Wolves20262433103
The story
Paul George's 32 points carried Indiana past Minnesota, 109-103

For Minnesota, Zach LaVine had 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 12-22 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-20, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+6+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 57.0 FPTS on 33 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 120Nuggets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29323128120
Nuggets35223931127
The story
Denver beat Phoenix 127-120 behind 25 points from Danilo Gallinari

T.J. Warren paced Phoenix: 21 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 39-31 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6−4+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 98Thunder 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2629182598
Thunder23303422109
The story
Victor Oladipo had 17 points as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 109-98

Justin Anderson led Dallas with 17 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Thunder took the third 34-18.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3−2+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg12.2Last 3

12.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 30 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 45

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 24, 21, 36, 24, 27, 38, 27, 45Thunder-Mavs · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 2, 1997: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
45 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 23, 29, 18, 27, 37, 32, 18, 33Wolves-Pacers · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 19, 10, 19, 24, 21, 19, 31, 32Pacers-Wolves · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 22, 13, 20, 15, 19, 6, 23, 31Mavs-Thunder · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 22, 30, 29, 35, 19, 18, 23, 29Nuggets-Suns · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 11, 17, 31, 22, 23, 40, 18, 28Suns-Nuggets · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+8.7 24.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Austin RiversLAC+6.5 18.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Devin BookerPHX+6.3 27.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+4.2 26.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+4.2 33.3 last 10 · 29.1 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.2 14.1 last 10 · 19.3 season
Kevin LoveCLE−4.8 15.7 last 10 · 20.5 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.3 5.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.9 24.2 last 10 · 28.1 season
Maurice HarklessPOR−3.9 7.1 last 10 · 11.0 season