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Tuesday, January 31, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed NOP by 14 at halftime and won 108–106.

Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans106
Raptors108
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR -14; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Wizards117
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +16
Final · Box score
Kings83
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Thunder94
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Blazers115
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Lakers120
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2015–16Jan 31, 2016: 7 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Knicks), 34 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Raptors

Kyle Lowry scores 33, Toronto wins in overtime

Kawhi Leonard goes for 36 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-14+20+2TOR AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pelicans2535152110106
Raptors2323311912108
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 24, 24, 15, 30, 29, 32, 33, 33TOR33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 10, 11, 16, 9, 6, 8, 12, 20TOR20 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 1, 11, 14, 12, 33, 14, 23, 26, 30NOP30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 36, 40, 36, 16, 21, 22, 8, 16, 36, 18NOP18 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Lakers22
Pelicans-Raptors19
Kings-Rockets10
Hornets-Blazers7
Knicks-Wizards5
Thunder-Spurs3
Shot of the night

Lowry's jumper with 4 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 236, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 116, Lakers 120
236
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 101, Wizards 117
218
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 106, Raptors 108
214
Hornets-BlazersHornets 98, Blazers 115
213
Thunder-SpursThunder 94, Spurs 108
202
Kings-RocketsKings 83, Rockets 105
188
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 106, Raptors 108
+2 TOR
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 116, Lakers 120
+4 LAL
Thunder-SpursThunder 94, Spurs 108
+14 SAS
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 101, Wizards 117
+16 WAS
Hornets-BlazersHornets 98, Blazers 115
+17 POR
Kings-RocketsKings 83, Rockets 105
+22 HOU
TOR erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-RaptorsTOR won · Pelicans 106, Raptors 108
14 pts
Nuggets-LakersLAL won · Nuggets 116, Lakers 120
5 pts
Beal shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BealWAS · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Markieff MorrisWAS · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Lou WilliamsLAL · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
JrueNOP · 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
62% (13-21)
Nick YoungLAL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Pelicans-Raptors
Pelicans 106Raptors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans2535152110106
Raptors2323311912108
The story
Norman Powell had 18 points as Toronto beat New Orleans 108-106 in OT

Jrue Holiday led New Orleans with 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Raptors took the third 31-15.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −2−14+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis led the game in fantasy with 54.9 FPTS (18 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 116Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30291740116
Lakers30242739120
The story
D'Angelo Russell's 22 points and 10 assists carried Los Angeles past Denver, 120-116

For Denver, Kenneth Faried had 17 REB, 14 PTS 22 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 7-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 27-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0−5+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Wilson Chandler was the fantasy play: 53.8 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 94Spurs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1725331994
Spurs31212729108
The story
San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 108-94 behind 25 points from LaMarcus Aldridge

Steven Adams paced Oklahoma City: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK · 8-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +14+10+4+14 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 33 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 22.

TOR over NOP2LAL over DEN4SAS over OKC14WAS over NYK16POR over CHA17HOU over SAC22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 36

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 31, 38, 34, 34, 41, 23, 24, 36Spurs-Thunder · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 24, 24, 15, 30, 29, 32, 33, 33Raptors-Pelicans · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 1, 11, 14, 12, 33, 14, 23, 26, 30Pelicans-Raptors · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 12, 8, 17, 18, 31, 15, 27, 28Wizards-Knicks · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 36, 24, 27, 38, 27, 45, 20, 27Thunder-Spurs · L
30.7 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 22, 21, 30, 28, 24, 33, 19, 27Blazers-Hornets · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 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+5.7 26.5 last 10 · 20.8 season
Kawhi LeonardSAS+5.4 31.0 last 10 · 25.6 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+5.2 17.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−5.7 14.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.5 13.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.8 4.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.7 13.9 last 10 · 18.6 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.3 20.2 last 10 · 24.5 season