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Thursday, January 14, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed PHI by 16 at halftime and won 115–111.

Final · OT
TOR106
ORL103
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR 0; OT1 TOR +3
Final · OT
CHI115
PHI111
Q1 CHI -12; Q2 CHI -16; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI +4
Final
DET101
MEM103
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +2
Final
CLE95
SAS99
Q1 SAS -12; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +4
Final
SAC103
UTA101
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +2
Final
LAL98
GSW116
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +18
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2014–15Jan 14, 2015: 10 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (POR vs LAC), 37 points.
The lead · CHI @ PHI

Jimmy Butler scores 53 as Chicago beats Philadelphia

Chicago won 115–111. Jimmy Butler: 53 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12-16-20+4CHI AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHI2224312711115
PHI342817257111
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 23, 42, 32, 19, 27, 19, 30, 53CHI53 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Doug McDermottPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 13, 0, 0, 9, 6, 9, 0, 17CHI17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 9, 10, 2, 0, 8, 6, 7, 25PHI25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Ish SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 18, 9, 4, 21, 12, 28, 18, 24PHI24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg10.2Last 3

10.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg36.5Today

37 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

MEM over DET2SAC over UTA2TOR over ORL3CHI over PHI4SAS over CLE4GSW over LAL18Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 53

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 23, 42, 32, 19, 27, 19, 30, 53CHI @ PHI · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +30.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Ray Allen SEA, Jan 12, 2007: 54 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Career high53 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 7, 21, 32, 33, 35, 29, 33, 32, 36SAC @ UTA · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 12, 20, 6, 18, 20, 20, 17, 27ORL vs TOR · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 5, 30, 17, 26, 38, 31, 38, 26GSW vs LAL · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 12, 8, 10, 23, 12, 18, 10, 25MEM vs DET · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 9, 10, 2, 0, 8, 6, 7, 25PHI vs CHI · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+6.3 21.6 last 10 · 15.3 season
Ish SmithPHI+5.9 17.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.9 23.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI+4.7 27.8 last 10 · 23.1 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.0 23.1 last 10 · 19.1 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−6.5 5.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.4 25.3 last 10 · 29.7 season
Avery BradleyBOS−3.5 10.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Markieff MorrisPHX−3.5 6.9 last 10 · 10.4 season