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Sunday, January 1, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 12 at halftime and won 95–89.

Final · OT · Box score
Spurs112
Hawks114
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Magic104
Pacers117
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Heat98
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -8; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Wolves89
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Raptors123
Lakers114
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +9
On this day · 2015–16Jan 1, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Hassan Whiteside (Heat-Mavs), 25 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Wolves

CJ McCollum scores 43, Portland rallies past Minnesota

Kyle Lowry goes for 41 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-12+5+6POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2413322695
Wolves2326152589
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 10, 36, 13, 16, 29, 20, 29, 43POR43 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mason PlumleePoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 4, 27, 10, 9, 13, 12, 8, 18POR18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 26, 19, 15, 23, 21, 25, 31, 24MIN24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 23, 18, 40, 16, 21, 17, 24, 13MIN13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Heat

Detroit climbs back to beat Miami

Miami led by 8 at the half. Detroit won it 107–98. Reggie Jackson led Detroit with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Heat
Reggie Jackson · DETJames Johnson · MIAPTS2720REB27AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Raptors-Lakers8
Blazers-Wolves7
Pistons-Heat5
Magic-Pacers2
The night in charts
Raptors-Lakers combined for 237, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-LakersRaptors 123, Lakers 114
237
Spurs-HawksSpurs 112, Hawks 114
226
Magic-PacersMagic 104, Pacers 117
221
Pistons-HeatPistons 107, Heat 98
205
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 95, Wolves 89
184
ATL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Spurs-HawksSpurs 112, Hawks 114
+2 ATL
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 95, Wolves 89
+6 POR
Pistons-HeatPistons 107, Heat 98
+9 DET
Raptors-LakersRaptors 123, Lakers 114
+9 TOR
Magic-PacersMagic 104, Pacers 117
+13 IND
POR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WolvesPOR won · Blazers 95, Wolves 89
12 pts
Pistons-HeatDET won · Pistons 107, Heat 98
8 pts
Raptors-LakersTOR won · Raptors 123, Lakers 114
6 pts
Spurs-HawksATL won · Spurs 112, Hawks 114
5 pts
Hardaway shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardawayATL · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
LowryTOR · 41 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST
75% (12-16)
AldridgeSAS · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
CJPOR · 43 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (16-25)
DrummondDET · 25 PTS, 18 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Spurs-Hawks
Spurs 112Hawks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2719282612112
Hawks2519253114114
The story
Paul Millsap's 32 points and 13 rebounds carried Atlanta past San Antonio, 114-112 in OT

For San Antonio, LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 31-26.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2−2−50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 95Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2413322695
Wolves2326152589
The story
Mason Plumlee had 18 points as Portland beat Minnesota 95-89

Gorgui Dieng led Minnesota with 12 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 32-15.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1−12+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Lakers
Raptors 123Lakers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors27312738123
Lakers33242631114
The story
Toronto beat Los Angeles 123-114 behind 31 points from DeMar DeRozan

D'Angelo Russell paced Los Angeles: 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 10-25 FG

The swing

A 31-24 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −6+1+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.7Season avg20.7Today

21 minutes today, against 5.7 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 43

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 10, 36, 13, 16, 29, 20, 29, 43Blazers-Wolves · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Apr 18, 2006: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Career high43 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 27, 16, 23, 36, 27, 27, 24, 41Raptors-Lakers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amen Thompson HOU, Apr 10, 2026: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Season high41 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 20, 30, 18, 20, 7, 12, 26, 32Hawks-Spurs · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 34, 31, 15, 24, 20, 29, 24, 31Raptors-Lakers · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 7, 18, 12, 14, 21, 7, 2, 0, 4, 29Hawks-Spurs · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 15, 15, 17, 15, 14, 4, 15, 28Lakers-Raptors · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+4.1 27.9 last 10 · 23.8 season
Ryan AndersonHOU+3.4 17.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Garrett TempleSAC+3.3 10.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+3.2 23.7 last 10 · 20.5 season
Cold
T.J. WarrenPHX−5.9 8.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN−4.8 11.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.8 20.1 last 10 · 23.9 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.5 4.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.4 25.8 last 10 · 29.2 season