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Wednesday, January 10, 2018Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed NOP by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–102.

Final · Box score
Mavs115
Hornets111
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Heat114
Pacers106
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Wizards104
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Pistons114
Nets80
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +22; Q3 DET +29; Q4 DET +34
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls122
Knicks119
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Blazers112
Rockets121
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans102
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Magic103
Bucks110
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Thunder88
Wolves104
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Nuggets97
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Clippers125
Warriors106
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +19
On this day · 2016–17Jan 10, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Celtics), 41 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Grizzlies

Memphis rallies from 9 down to beat New Orleans

Chris Paul goes for 37 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-1+7+3MEM AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans3823932102
Grizzlies29311728105
Who led
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 30, 25, 32, 22, 26, 18, 26, 28MEM28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 17, 18, 11, 27, 7, 11, 17, 21MEM21 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 16, 27, 32, 29, 19, 23, 20, 29NOP29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 15, 20, 16, 12, 6, 8, 23, 16NOP16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Brooklyn by 34, the widest margin of 11 games.

UTA over WAS3CHI over NYK3MEM over NOP3DAL over CHA4MIL over ORL7MIA over IND8HOU over POR9ATL over DEN13MIN over OKC16LAC over GSW19DET over BKN34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Clippers-Warriors18
Pelicans-Grizzlies12
Thunder-Wolves11
Jazz-Wizards8
Bulls-Knicks7
Pistons-Nets5
Blazers-Rockets4
Heat-Pacers1
Hawks-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Bulls-Knicks combined for 241, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-KnicksBulls 122, Knicks 119
241
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 112, Rockets 121
233
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 125, Warriors 106
231
Mavs-HornetsMavs 115, Hornets 111
226
Heat-PacersHeat 114, Pacers 106
220
Magic-BucksMagic 103, Bucks 110
213
Jazz-WizardsJazz 107, Wizards 104
211
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 102, Grizzlies 105
207
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 110, Nuggets 97
207
Pistons-NetsPistons 114, Nets 80
194
Thunder-WolvesThunder 88, Wolves 104
192
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-KnicksBulls 122, Knicks 119
+3 CHI
Jazz-WizardsJazz 107, Wizards 104
+3 UTA
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 102, Grizzlies 105
+3 MEM
Mavs-HornetsMavs 115, Hornets 111
+4 DAL
Magic-BucksMagic 103, Bucks 110
+7 MIL
Heat-PacersHeat 114, Pacers 106
+8 MIA
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 112, Rockets 121
+9 HOU
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 110, Nuggets 97
+13 ATL
Thunder-WolvesThunder 88, Wolves 104
+16 MIN
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 125, Warriors 106
+19 LAC
Pistons-NetsPistons 114, Nets 80
+34 DET
MEM rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-GrizzliesMEM won · Pelicans 102, Grizzlies 105
9 pts
Mavs-HornetsDAL won · Mavs 115, Hornets 111
8 pts
Jazz-WizardsUTA won · Jazz 107, Wizards 104
7 pts
Bulls-KnicksCHI won · Bulls 122, Knicks 119
4 pts
Clippers-WarriorsLAC won · Clippers 125, Warriors 106
4 pts
Gary Harris shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Gary HarrisDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
KDGSW · 40 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
Tobias HarrisDET · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
WhitesideMIA · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
UdohUTA · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 122Knicks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls26223027710122
Knicks2527302377119
The story
Lauri Markkanen had 33 points and 10 rebounds as Chicago beat New York 122-119 in OT

Michael Beasley led New York with 26 PTS, 12 REB 33 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 10-22 FG, 8-15 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 27-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1−4−400+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Jazz-Wizards
Jazz 107Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25213724107
Wizards32182727104
The story
Utah won 107-104 despite 35 points and 11 assists from John Wall

Ekpe Udoh paced Utah: 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 14-27 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 37-27 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −7−4+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 115Hornets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs20392432115
Hornets28242534111
The story
Kemba Walker had 41 points, but Dallas won 115-111

For Dallas, Harrison Barnes had 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 41 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 16-28 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 39-24.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −8+7+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg33.2Last 5

33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg10.8Last 3

10.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Lou Williams leads the day with 50

Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 21, 23, 40, 33, 26, 23, 34, 50Clippers-Warriors · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +27.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Feb 20, 2020: 50 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Career high50 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 32, 19, 24, 16, 30, 12, 19, 41Hornets-Mavs · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ben Gordon CHI, Jan 2, 2007: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 33, 18, 25, 21, 27, 20, 25, 40Warriors-Clippers · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Lamond Murray CLE, Jan 2, 2002: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 30, 40, 38, 20, 29, 26, 22, 38Thunder-Wolves · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 8, 8, 28, 8, 28, 16, 24, 37Rockets-Blazers · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 21, 10, 17, 21, 25, 25, 16, 35Wizards-Jazz · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+8.9 31.8 last 10 · 22.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.0 30.1 last 10 · 25.1 season
Wayne EllingtonMIA+4.6 15.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shabazz NapierPOR+4.6 14.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Dario SaricPHI+4.5 18.1 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Jonathon SimmonsORL−5.0 8.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Thaddeus YoungIND−4.1 7.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−3.2 10.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−3.0 25.7 last 10 · 28.7 season