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Saturday, January 28, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed PHX by 12 after the first quarter and won 123–112.

Final · Box score
Kings109
Hornets106
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Heat116
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +13
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics112
Bucks108
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Warriors144
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +43; Q4 GSW +46
Final · Box score
Nets109
Wolves129
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets123
Suns112
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Jazz95
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +7
On this day · 2015–16Jan 28, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Ryan Anderson (Pelicans-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Suns

Danilo Gallinari scores 32 in Denver win over Phoenix

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 37 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-2+12+11DEN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21383628123
Suns33282229112
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 15, 14, 18, 14, 11, 25, 32DEN32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 20, 20, 5, 13, 0, 11, 15, 21DEN21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 17, 31, 22, 23, 40, 18, 28, 41PHX41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 39, 39, 25, 21, 26, 20, 26, 24, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Jazz

Memphis gets past Utah

102–95, with Memphis ahead 52–43 at halftime. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over CHA3BOS over MIL4MEM over UTA7DEN over PHX11MIA over DET13MIN over BKN20GSW over LAC46Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over UTA.
Lead changes
Pistons-Heat21
Grizzlies-Jazz7
Nuggets-Suns3
Celtics-Bucks2
Clippers-Warriors1
Nets-Wolves0
The night in charts
Clippers-Warriors combined for 242, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 98, Warriors 144
242
Nets-WolvesNets 109, Wolves 129
238
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 123, Suns 112
235
Celtics-BucksCeltics 112, Bucks 108
220
Pistons-HeatPistons 103, Heat 116
219
Kings-HornetsKings 109, Hornets 106
215
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 102, Jazz 95
197
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-HornetsKings 109, Hornets 106
+3 SAC
Celtics-BucksCeltics 112, Bucks 108
+4 BOS
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 102, Jazz 95
+7 MEM
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 123, Suns 112
+11 DEN
Pistons-HeatPistons 103, Heat 116
+13 MIA
Nets-WolvesNets 109, Wolves 129
+20 MIN
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 98, Warriors 144
+46 GSW
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SunsDEN won · Nuggets 123, Suns 112
12 pts
Grizzlies-JazzMEM won · Grizzlies 102, Jazz 95
1 pt
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 103, Heat 116
1 pt
KD shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDGSW · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
EllingtonMIA · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MurrayDEN · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BeasleyMIL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Brook LopezBKN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Kings-Hornets
Kings 109Hornets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24283324109
Hornets22223329106
The story
Sacramento beat Charlotte 109-106 behind 35 points and 18 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins

Kemba Walker paced Charlotte: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 35 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST · 13-22 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2+8+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 112Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics4222172110112
Bucks272620296108
The story
Isaiah Thomas had 37 points and 8 assists as Boston beat Milwaukee 112-108 in OT

Greg Monroe led Milwaukee with 14 PTS, 13 REB 37 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 11-21 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 42-27, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +15+11+80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 123Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21383628123
Suns33282229112
The story
Eric Bledsoe had 41 points, but Denver won 123-112

For Denver, Kenneth Faried had 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 41 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 12-27 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 36-22.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −12−2+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 43

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 24, 20, 24, 24, 27, 21, 28, 43Warriors-Clippers · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Feb 7, 2005: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 17, 31, 22, 23, 40, 18, 28, 41Suns-Nuggets · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mitch Richmond SAC, Feb 13, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Career high41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 29, 18, 27, 37, 32, 18, 33, 37Wolves-Nets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 28, 35, 39, 41, 25, 38, 21, 37Celtics-Bucks · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 31, 25, 19, 42, 22, 28, 26, 35Kings-Hornets · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 15, 14, 18, 14, 11, 25, 32Nuggets-Suns · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 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+6.7 18.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Devin BookerPHX+6.3 27.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+5.8 28.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Eric BledsoePHX+4.8 26.2 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−6.0 13.3 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