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Monday, January 15, 2018Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CLE by 7 at halftime and won 118–108.

Final · Box score
Hornets118
Pistons107
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Sixers117
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Wizards95
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Hawks102
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Knicks119
Nets104
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Heat111
Bulls119
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Grizzlies123
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Cavs108
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -7; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Kings88
Thunder95
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Jazz94
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Clippers113
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2016–17Jan 15, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Cavs

Kevin Durant scores 32 as Golden State wins in Cleveland

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7+2+10GSW AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors35223625118
Cavs37272717108
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 21, 27, 20, 25, 40, 26, 25, 32GSW32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 31, 38, 32, 29, 45, 32, 24, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 29, 24, 19, 33, 10, 26, 27, 32CLE32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 5 games: 17, 19, 9, 4, 19CLE19 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Cavs15
Bucks-Wizards13
Kings-Thunder13
Spurs-Hawks7
Knicks-Nets6
Pacers-Jazz4
Rockets-Clippers3
Heat-Bulls2
Lakers-Grizzlies1
Raptors-Sixers0
The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 237, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 114, Grizzlies 123
237
Heat-BullsHeat 111, Bulls 119
230
Raptors-SixersRaptors 111, Sixers 117
228
Warriors-CavsWarriors 118, Cavs 108
226
Hornets-PistonsHornets 118, Pistons 107
225
Knicks-NetsKnicks 119, Nets 104
223
Rockets-ClippersRockets 102, Clippers 113
215
Pacers-JazzPacers 109, Jazz 94
203
Spurs-HawksSpurs 99, Hawks 102
201
Bucks-WizardsBucks 104, Wizards 95
199
Kings-ThunderKings 88, Thunder 95
183
ATL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-HawksSpurs 99, Hawks 102
+3 ATL
Raptors-SixersRaptors 111, Sixers 117
+6 PHI
Kings-ThunderKings 88, Thunder 95
+7 OKC
Heat-BullsHeat 111, Bulls 119
+8 CHI
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 114, Grizzlies 123
+9 MEM
Bucks-WizardsBucks 104, Wizards 95
+9 MIL
Warriors-CavsWarriors 118, Cavs 108
+10 GSW
Rockets-ClippersRockets 102, Clippers 113
+11 LAC
Hornets-PistonsHornets 118, Pistons 107
+11 CHA
Knicks-NetsKnicks 119, Nets 104
+15 NYK
Pacers-JazzPacers 109, Jazz 94
+15 IND
GSW rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-CavsGSW won · Warriors 118, Cavs 108
7 pts
Hornets-PistonsCHA won · Hornets 118, Pistons 107
6 pts
Kings-ThunderOKC won · Kings 88, Thunder 95
6 pts
Spurs-HawksATL won · Spurs 99, Hawks 102
4 pts
Bucks-WizardsMIL won · Bucks 104, Wizards 95
2 pts
Dwight shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightCHA · 21 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
LeBronCLE · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
67% (12-18)
FavorsUTA · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Delon WrightTOR · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Hawks
Spurs 99Hawks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2325252699
Hawks21232830102
The story
Dennis Schroder had 26 points as Atlanta beat San Antonio 102-99

Kyle Anderson led San Antonio with 13 PTS, 6 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 30-26.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2−4−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge led the game in fantasy with 47.2 FPTS (25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 111Sixers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23262636111
Sixers32273424117
The story
T.J. McConnell's 18 points and 8 assists carried Philadelphia past Toronto, 117-111

For Toronto, DeMar DeRozan had 24 PTS, 5 AST 18 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+10+18+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 118Cavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors35223625118
Cavs37272717108
The story
Golden State beat Cleveland 118-108 behind 23 points and 8 assists from Stephen Curry

Isaiah Thomas paced Cleveland: 19 PTS, 4 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 8-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2−7+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.1Season avg34.2Last 5

34.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
37.22016–17 avg19.5Last 2

19.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 37.2 in 2016–17 (47 games). Today: 18 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Kings-Thunder

OKC handles Sacramento by 7

The Thunder won the third quarter 31–16. Final: 95–88. Carmelo Anthony led OKC with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over SAS3PHI over TOR6OKC over SAC7CHI over MIA8MIL over WAS9MEM over LAL9GSW over CLE10CHA over DET11LAC over HOU11NYK over BKN15IND over UTA15Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over SAC.
Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 34

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 14, 25, 29, 22, 21, 23, 15, 34Sixers-Raptors · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 29, 24, 19, 33, 10, 26, 27, 32Cavs-Warriors · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 21, 27, 20, 25, 40, 26, 25, 32Warriors-Cavs · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 33, 26, 23, 34, 50, 30, 26, 31Clippers-Rockets · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 24, 25, 21, 24, 5, 18, 11, 29Clippers-Rockets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 38, 13, 23, 15, 26, 19, 17, 28Pacers-Jazz · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+8.3 31.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Trey LylesDEN+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Reggie BullockDET+4.7 12.6 last 10 · 7.9 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI+4.3 19.8 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jarrett JackNYK+4.2 12.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−4.5 20.3 last 10 · 24.8 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−4.0 9.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Rodney HoodUTA−3.9 12.5 last 10 · 16.4 season
LeBron JamesCLE−3.7 23.6 last 10 · 27.3 season