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Friday, January 12, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 22 after the first quarter and won 97–95.

Final · Box score
Jazz88
Hornets99
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Pacers97
Q1 IND -22; Q2 IND -14; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Magic119
Wizards125
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Nets110
Hawks105
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN +3; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Bucks94
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Wolves118
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Pelicans119
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies78
Nuggets87
Q1 DEN -10; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Suns95
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +17
On this day · 2016–17Jan 12, 2017: 6 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Mavs), 39 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Indiana storms back from 22 down to beat Cleveland

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 24 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-22-14+2+2IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3424162195
Pacers1232322197
Who led
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 16, 30, 5, 17, 13, 11, 7, 22IND22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 38, 23, 38, 13, 23, 15, 26, 19IND19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 16, 29, 24, 19, 33, 10, 26, 27CLE27 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 23, 20, 19, 2, 27, 3, 10, 21CLE21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Nuggets

Denver climbs back to beat Memphis

Memphis led by 10 after one. Denver won it 87–78. Will Barton led Denver with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Will Barton · DENMarc Gasol · MEMPTS1722REB511AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Wizards12
Nets-Hawks12
Cavs-Pacers8
Blazers-Pelicans4
Rockets-Suns4
Grizzlies-Nuggets3
Shot of the night

Dinwiddie's jumper with 11 seconds left puts the Nets ahead, 110-105 final

The night in charts
Magic-Wizards combined for 244, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WizardsMagic 119, Wizards 125
244
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 113, Pelicans 119
232
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 108, Wolves 118
226
Nets-HawksNets 110, Hawks 105
215
Rockets-SunsRockets 112, Suns 95
207
Warriors-BucksWarriors 108, Bucks 94
202
Cavs-PacersCavs 95, Pacers 97
192
Jazz-HornetsJazz 88, Hornets 99
187
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 78, Nuggets 87
165
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-PacersCavs 95, Pacers 97
+2 IND
Nets-HawksNets 110, Hawks 105
+5 BKN
Magic-WizardsMagic 119, Wizards 125
+6 WAS
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 113, Pelicans 119
+6 NOP
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 78, Nuggets 87
+9 DEN
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 108, Wolves 118
+10 MIN
Jazz-HornetsJazz 88, Hornets 99
+11 CHA
Warriors-BucksWarriors 108, Bucks 94
+14 GSW
Rockets-SunsRockets 112, Suns 95
+17 HOU
IND erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 95, Pacers 97
22 pts
Grizzlies-NuggetsDEN won · Grizzlies 78, Nuggets 87
10 pts
Knicks-WolvesMIN won · Knicks 108, Wolves 118
3 pts
Warriors-BucksGSW won · Warriors 108, Bucks 94
2 pts
Collison shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonIND · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
KanterNYK · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Elfrid PaytonORL · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
GibsonMIN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
SimmonsORL · 23 PTS, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 95Pacers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3424162195
Pacers1232322197
The story
Darren Collison had 22 points as Indiana beat Cleveland 97-95

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 21 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 9-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Pacers took the third 32-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 −22−14+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 61.1 FPTS (27 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB)

Final · Blazers-Pelicans
Blazers 113Pelicans 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25362527113
Pelicans31302731119
The story
Jrue Holiday's 25 points carried New Orleans past Portland, 119-113

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 8-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-25, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +60+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 119Wizards 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic33303521119
Wizards34313327125
The story
Washington beat Orlando 125-119 behind 30 points and 9 assists from John Wall

Bismack Biyombo paced Orlando: 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 13-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg8.6Last 3

8.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 36 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg33.3Today

33 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 36

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 20, 17, 33, 33, 31, 29, 16, 30, 36Pelicans-Blazers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 13, 17, 29, 24, 15, 27, 16, 35Jazz-Hornets · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 14, 22, 20, 14, 27, 18, 19, 34Hawks-Nets · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 10, 17, 21, 25, 25, 16, 35, 30Wizards-Magic · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 20, 21, 39, 27, 34, 20, 23, 30Wizards-Magic · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 16, 29, 24, 19, 33, 10, 26, 27Cavs-Pacers · L
27.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+8.5 31.6 last 10 · 23.1 season
Trey LylesDEN+7.0 17.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.0 30.1 last 10 · 25.1 season
Shabazz NapierPOR+4.7 14.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Wayne EllingtonMIA+4.6 15.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Jonathon SimmonsORL−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−3.4 10.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
LeBron JamesCLE−3.3 23.8 last 10 · 27.1 season
Thaddeus YoungIND−3.3 8.4 last 10 · 11.7 season