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Friday, January 6, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed GSW by 19 after three quarters and won 128–119.

Final
HOU100
ORL93
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +7
Final
MIN105
WAS112
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS -5; Q4 WAS +7
Final
CLE116
BKN108
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +8
Final
PHI106
BOS110
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -11; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +4
Final
NYK116
MIL111
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK -12; Q3 NYK -13; Q4 NYK +5
Final · OT
MEM128
GSW119
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -12; Q3 MEM -19; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +9
Final
MIA100
LAL127
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +27
Final
LAC106
SAC98
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +8
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 · 2015–16Jan 6, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ WAS), 34 points.
The lead · MEM @ GSW

Memphis rallies from twelve down at the half, wins in overtime

Golden State led 67–55 at the break. It was 111–111 after regulation, and Memphis won the extra time 17–8. Final: 128–119. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Stephen Curry scored 40 for Golden State in the loss.

Game flow · MEM 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.Final0-7-12-190+9MEM AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MEM2728243217128
GSW343331138119
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 16, 13, 16, 21, 14, 11, 13, 27MEM27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 19, 9, 24, 17, 22, 21, 17, 27MEM27 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 15, 25, 15, 28, 14, 22, 35, 40GSW40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 26, 32, 36, 22, 19, 21, 30, 27GSW27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Lakers by 27.

BOS over PHI4NYK over MIL5HOU over ORL7WAS over MIN7CLE over BKN8LAC over SAC8MEM over GSW9LAL over MIA27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.6Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg14.2Last 3

14.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 37 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg47.6Today

48 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Wiggins leads the day with 41

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.
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 15, 23, 21, 25, 31, 24, 8, 41MIN @ WAS · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 10, 1997: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 15, 25, 15, 28, 14, 22, 35, 40GSW vs MEM · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Bradley Beal WAS, Jan 26, 2020: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 29, 19, 31, 23, 32, 26, 31, 36CLE @ BKN · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 21, 28, 31, 13, 25, 18, 32, 32CLE @ BKN · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 26, 32, 36, 22, 19, 21, 30, 27GSW vs MEM · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 16, 13, 16, 21, 14, 11, 13, 27MEM @ GSW · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 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
Austin RiversLAC+4.8 15.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.6 17.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Raymond FeltonLAC+4.1 10.9 last 10 · 6.8 season
Ty LawsonSAC+3.7 12.0 last 10 · 8.3 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+3.6 31.3 last 10 · 27.7 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−5.1 23.5 last 10 · 28.6 season
Rodney HoodUTA−4.7 9.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.8 4.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Ish SmithDET−3.6 4.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Sean KilpatrickBKN−3.5 11.4 last 10 · 14.9 season