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Tuesday, January 23, 2018Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed BKN by 12 at halftime and won 109–108.

Final · Box score
Kings105
Magic99
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Nets108
Thunder109
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC -12; Q3 OKC -11; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Spurs114
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Knicks112
Warriors123
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Lakers108
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2016–17Jan 23, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Pelicans), 49 points.
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The lead · Nets-Thunder

Russell Westbrook scores 32, OKC rallies past Brooklyn

Willie Cauley-Stein goes for 21 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-12-11+1OKC AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26332623108
Thunder30172735109
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 26, 22, 38, 25, 19, 19, 23, 32OKC32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 19, 22, 13, 17, 18, 13, 36, 28OKC28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 9, 10, 11, 10, 18, 12, 12, 19BKN19 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 2, 20, 13, 8, 9, 15, 22, 13BKN13 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Knicks-Warriors

Golden State turns it around against New York

From 10 down after one to an 11-point win: 123–112. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Knicks
Stephen Curry · GSWMichael Beasley · NYKPTS3221REB64AST74Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Thunder20
Celtics-Lakers18
Kings-Magic12
Cavs-Spurs9
Knicks-Warriors1
Shot of the night

Westbrook's layup with 3 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 109-108 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Warriors combined for 235, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 112, Warriors 123
235
Nets-ThunderNets 108, Thunder 109
217
Cavs-SpursCavs 102, Spurs 114
216
Celtics-LakersCeltics 107, Lakers 108
215
Kings-MagicKings 105, Magic 99
204
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-LakersCeltics 107, Lakers 108
+1 LAL
Nets-ThunderNets 108, Thunder 109
+1 OKC
Kings-MagicKings 105, Magic 99
+6 SAC
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 112, Warriors 123
+11 GSW
Cavs-SpursCavs 102, Spurs 114
+12 SAS
OKC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-ThunderOKC won · Nets 108, Thunder 109
12 pts
Knicks-WarriorsGSW won · Knicks 112, Warriors 123
10 pts
Celtics-LakersLAL won · Celtics 107, Lakers 108
8 pts
Kings-MagicSAC won · Kings 105, Magic 99
5 pts
Cavs-SpursSAS won · Cavs 102, Spurs 114
4 pts
Temple shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TempleSAC · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
82% (14-17)
Joe HarrisBKN · 19 PTS, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
AldridgeSAS · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Elfrid PaytonORL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
KuzmaLAL · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Nets-Thunder
Nets 108Thunder 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26332623108
Thunder30172735109
The story
Paul George had 28 points as Oklahoma City beat Brooklyn 109-108

Jarrett Allen led Brooklyn with 12 PTS, 11 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 35-23.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4−12−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 107Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21322133107
Lakers15303132108
The story
Kyle Kuzma's 28 points carried Los Angeles past Boston, 108-107

For Boston, Al Horford had 13 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 31-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6−8+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving was the fantasy play: 43.6 FPTS on 33 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

Final · Knicks-Warriors
Knicks 112Warriors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks31292626112
Warriors21373728123
The story
Golden State beat New York 123-112 behind 32 points from Stephen Curry

Courtney Lee paced New York: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-19 FG, 8-15 3PT

The swing

A 37-26 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −10−2+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 37 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg7.9Last 3

7.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg29.5Today

30 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Garrett Temple leads the day with 34

Garrett TemplePoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 2, 16, 3, 0, 4, 7, 11, 34Kings-Magic · W
8.3 PPG season to date · +26.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 28, 11, 16, 21, 20, 27, 40, 33Celtics-Lakers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 29, 45, 32, 24, 23, 30, 19, 32Warriors-Knicks · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 26, 22, 38, 25, 19, 19, 23, 32Thunder-Nets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 31, 20, 15, 25, 34, 17, 10, 30Spurs-Cavs · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 33, 10, 26, 27, 32, 16, 18, 28Cavs-Spurs · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+5.5 28.8 last 10 · 23.3 season
Draymond GreenGSW+4.0 15.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wayne EllingtonMIA+3.8 15.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Bogdan BogdanovicSAC+3.8 15.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Willie Cauley-SteinSAC+3.7 16.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−6.3 12.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−4.7 8.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Jonathon SimmonsORL−3.7 10.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−3.6 9.9 last 10 · 13.5 season