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Friday, January 27, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by NOP (vs SAS) and IND (vs SAC).

Final · OT · Box score
Kings111
Pacers115
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -6; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +4
Final · Box score
Magic98
Celtics128
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +39; Q4 BOS +30
Final · Box score
Nets116
Cavs124
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Knicks110
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Bucks86
Raptors102
Q1 TOR +17; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Wizards112
Hawks86
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +22; Q3 WAS +25; Q4 WAS +26
Final · Box score
Heat100
Bulls88
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Pelicans119
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP -9; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +16
Final · Box score
Rockets123
Sixers118
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Blazers112
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +3
On this day · 2015–16Jan 27, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Mavs), 45 points.
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The lead · Kings-Pacers

Paul George scores 33, Indiana rallies past Sacramento

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-9-60+4IND AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings303423177111
Pacers2728262311115
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 10, 19, 24, 21, 19, 31, 32, 33IND33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 20, 3, 9, 6, 6, 10, 9, 18IND18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 26, 31, 25, 19, 42, 22, 28, 26SAC26 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 13, 21, 11, 4, 8, 12, 23, 26SAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Orlando by 30, the widest margin of 10 games.

NYK over CHA3POR over MEM3IND over SAC4HOU over PHI5CLE over BKN8MIA over CHI12TOR over MIL16NOP over SAS16WAS over ATL26BOS over ORL30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Kings-Pacers11
Heat-Bulls9
Hornets-Knicks6
Grizzlies-Blazers6
Magic-Celtics3
Bucks-Raptors2
Wizards-Hawks0
The night in charts
Rockets-Sixers combined for 241, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SixersRockets 123, Sixers 118
241
Nets-CavsNets 116, Cavs 124
240
Magic-CelticsMagic 98, Celtics 128
226
Kings-PacersKings 111, Pacers 115
226
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 103, Pelicans 119
222
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 109, Blazers 112
221
Hornets-KnicksHornets 107, Knicks 110
217
Wizards-HawksWizards 112, Hawks 86
198
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 86, Raptors 102
188
Heat-BullsHeat 100, Bulls 88
188
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 109, Blazers 112
+3 POR
Hornets-KnicksHornets 107, Knicks 110
+3 NYK
Kings-PacersKings 111, Pacers 115
+4 IND
Rockets-SixersRockets 123, Sixers 118
+5 HOU
Nets-CavsNets 116, Cavs 124
+8 CLE
Heat-BullsHeat 100, Bulls 88
+12 MIA
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 86, Raptors 102
+16 TOR
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 103, Pelicans 119
+16 NOP
Wizards-HawksWizards 112, Hawks 86
+26 WAS
Magic-CelticsMagic 98, Celtics 128
+30 BOS
NOP rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-PelicansNOP won · Spurs 103, Pelicans 119
9 pts
Kings-PacersIND won · Kings 111, Pacers 115
9 pts
Hornets-KnicksNYK won · Hornets 107, Knicks 110
5 pts
Reed shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReedMIA · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
HilarioHOU · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
RandolphMEM · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PorzingisNYK · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
LeBronCLE · 31 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB
72% (13-18)
Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 109Blazers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24322825109
Blazers28342327112
The story
Portland beat Memphis 112-109 behind 33 points from Damian Lillard

Zach Randolph paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 9-21 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 28-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4+6+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol topped the game at 60.1 FPTS: 32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 111Pacers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings303423177111
Pacers2728262311115
The story
Jeff Teague's 17 points and 8 assists carried Indiana past Sacramento, 115-111 in OT

For Sacramento, Darren Collison had 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 23-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3−9−60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins was the fantasy play: 50.2 FPTS on 26 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST

Final · Rockets-Sixers
Rockets 123Sixers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31303329123
Sixers28332136118
The story
Nene Hilario had 21 points as Houston beat Philadelphia 123-118

T.J. McConnell led Philadelphia with 13 PTS, 8 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the third 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +30+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg32.4Last 5

32.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 45 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.9Season avg25.5Last 3

25.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.9 in 42 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 51

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 22, 40, 38, 17, 29, 26, 30, 51Rockets-Sixers · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Oct 28, 2016: 51 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
51 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 14, 34, 22, 21, 30, 28, 24, 33Blazers-Grizzlies · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 10, 19, 24, 21, 19, 31, 32, 33Pacers-Kings · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 9, 14, 24, 28, 28, 32, 42, 32Grizzlies-Blazers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 23, 20, 21, 24, 22, 26, 18, 32Sixers-Rockets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 20, 16, 24, 24, 15, 30, 29, 32Raptors-Bucks · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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
Kawhi LeonardSAS+4.5 29.9 last 10 · 25.4 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+4.2 26.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.2 14.1 last 10 · 19.3 season
Kevin LoveCLE−4.5 15.8 last 10 · 20.3 season
Anthony DavisNOP−4.3 23.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.3 5.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.2 14.5 last 10 · 18.7 season