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Wednesday, January 31, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by BKN (vs PHI) and IND (vs MEM).

Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Pacers105
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Magic127
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Hornets123
Hawks110
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +13
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Nets116
Q1 BKN -4; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Heat89
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Knicks73
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +30
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Blazers124
Q1 POR +24; Q2 POR +23; Q3 POR +27; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Mavs88
Suns102
Q1 PHX +19; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +14
On this day · 2016–17Jan 31, 2017: 6 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Spurs-Thunder), 36 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pacers

Indiana makes it three straight

CJ McCollum goes for 50 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+2+9+4IND AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies25282226101
Pacers21342921105
Who led
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 8, 11, 10, 17, 10, 9, 0, 21IND21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 6, 23, 5, 15, 19, 11, 13, 16IND16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Wayne SeldenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 3, 4, 31, 7, 4, 4, 17, 24MEM24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 17, 6, 16, 19, 18, 13, 12, 23MEM23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Sixers-Nets

Brooklyn handles Philadelphia by 8

The Nets won the second quarter 34–31. Final: 116–108. Spencer Dinwiddie led Brooklyn with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over MIA2IND over MEM4BKN over PHI8CHA over ATL13PHX over DAL14POR over CHI16ORL over LAL22BOS over NYK30Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over PHI.
Lead changes
Sixers-Nets21
Grizzlies-Pacers13
Heat-Cavs12
Knicks-Celtics5
Lakers-Magic1
Mavs-Suns0
The night in charts
Hornets-Hawks combined for 233, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-HawksHornets 123, Hawks 110
233
Lakers-MagicLakers 105, Magic 127
232
Bulls-BlazersBulls 108, Blazers 124
232
Sixers-NetsSixers 108, Nets 116
224
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 101, Pacers 105
206
Mavs-SunsMavs 88, Suns 102
190
Heat-CavsHeat 89, Cavs 91
180
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 73, Celtics 103
176
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CavsHeat 89, Cavs 91
+2 CLE
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 101, Pacers 105
+4 IND
Sixers-NetsSixers 108, Nets 116
+8 BKN
Hornets-HawksHornets 123, Hawks 110
+13 CHA
Mavs-SunsMavs 88, Suns 102
+14 PHX
Bulls-BlazersBulls 108, Blazers 124
+16 POR
Lakers-MagicLakers 105, Magic 127
+22 ORL
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 73, Celtics 103
+30 BOS
BKN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NetsBKN won · Sixers 108, Nets 116
4 pts
Grizzlies-PacersIND won · Grizzlies 101, Pacers 105
4 pts
Heat-CavsCLE won · Heat 89, Cavs 91
2 pts
Bazemore shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BazemoreATL · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
CJPOR · 50 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
72% (18-25)
KanterNYK · 17 PTS, 17 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
SimmonsPHI · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Josh JacksonPHX · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 89Cavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2129221789
Cavs2721241991
The story
LeBron James had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland beat Miami 91-89

Goran Dragic led Miami with 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 8-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 108Blazers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls19253133108
Blazers43243522124
The story
Damian Lillard's 13 points carried Portland past Chicago, 124-108

For Chicago, Denzel Valentine had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 5-9 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 43-19, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
300 +24+23+27+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 73Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks242120873
Celtics27233122103
The story
Boston beat New York 103-73 behind a 17-11-10 triple-double from Terry Rozier

Enes Kanter paced New York: 17 PTS, 17 REB 17 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 6-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 22-8 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +3+5+16+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 49 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 12 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg28.3Today

28 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 50

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 27, 16, 26, 12, 28, 20, 16, 50Blazers-Bulls · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +28.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 13, 2001: 49 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Career high50 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 19, 22, 26, 20, 29, 30, 23, 38Hornets-Hawks · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 34, 26, 29, 15, 22, 18, 27, 29Sixers-Nets · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 9, 15, 22, 13, 9, 6, 11, 27Nets-Sixers · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 20, 9, 11, 13, 26, 3, 22, 25Hawks-Hornets · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 32, 16, 18, 28, 26, 25, 21, 24Cavs-Heat · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris PaulHOU+4.6 24.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Josh JacksonPHX+4.6 14.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+4.5 13.2 last 10 · 8.7 season
Anthony TolliverDET+3.7 11.4 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+3.4 22.1 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Taurean PrinceATL−4.6 7.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kyle KorverCLE−3.8 5.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Brook LopezLAL−3.4 8.2 last 10 · 11.6 season