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Monday, January 2, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed WAS by 15 after the first quarter and won 101–91.

Final · Box score
Pelicans82
Cavs90
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Thunder94
Bucks98
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Nets89
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Magic115
Knicks103
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Bulls118
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Rockets101
Q1 HOU -15; Q2 HOU -12; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets119
Warriors127
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Suns98
Clippers109
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2015–16Jan 2, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Pistons), 32 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Rockets

Eric Gordon drops 31 in 15-point comeback win over Washington

Jimmy Butler goes for 52 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-12+8+10HOU AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2924172191
Rockets14273723101
Who led
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 13, 24, 17, 15, 13, 19, 15, 31HOU31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 31, 27, 16, 32, 34, 30, 53, 23HOU23 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 25, 41, 22, 21, 10, 22, 12, 27WAS27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 18, 19, 23, 18, 18, 36, 19, 18WAS18 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Thunder-Bucks

Milwaukee fights back from 8 down against OKC

Final: 98–94, after trailing by 8 after one. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Thunder
Giannis Antetokounmpo · MILRussell Westbrook · OKCPTS2630REB107AST56Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Cavs15
Hornets-Bulls12
Jazz-Nets11
Nuggets-Warriors11
Thunder-Bucks7
Magic-Knicks6
Wizards-Rockets1
Suns-Clippers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 246, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 119, Warriors 127
246
Hornets-BullsHornets 111, Bulls 118
229
Magic-KnicksMagic 115, Knicks 103
218
Suns-ClippersSuns 98, Clippers 109
207
Wizards-RocketsWizards 91, Rockets 101
192
Thunder-BucksThunder 94, Bucks 98
192
Jazz-NetsJazz 101, Nets 89
190
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 82, Cavs 90
172
MIL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Thunder-BucksThunder 94, Bucks 98
+4 MIL
Hornets-BullsHornets 111, Bulls 118
+7 CHI
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 119, Warriors 127
+8 GSW
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 82, Cavs 90
+8 CLE
Wizards-RocketsWizards 91, Rockets 101
+10 HOU
Suns-ClippersSuns 98, Clippers 109
+11 LAC
Jazz-NetsJazz 101, Nets 89
+12 UTA
Magic-KnicksMagic 115, Knicks 103
+12 ORL
HOU erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-RocketsHOU won · Wizards 91, Rockets 101
15 pts
Thunder-BucksMIL won · Thunder 94, Bucks 98
8 pts
Pelicans-CavsCLE won · Pelicans 82, Cavs 90
7 pts
Hornets-BullsCHI won · Hornets 111, Bulls 118
3 pts
Jazz-NetsUTA won · Jazz 101, Nets 89
2 pts
Adams shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsOKC · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
MonroeMIL · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KembaCHA · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
RedickLAC · 22 PTS, 4 REB
64% (9-14)
VucevicORL · 14 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Thunder-Bucks
Thunder 94Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3026162294
Bucks2228291998
The story
Milwaukee beat Oklahoma City 98-94 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Steven Adams paced Oklahoma City: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −8−6+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook topped the game at 52.4 FPTS: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 111Bulls 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23342826111
Bulls25332436118
The story
Nikola Mirotic's 12 points carried Chicago past Charlotte, 118-111

For Charlotte, Nicolas Batum had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 12 PTS, 2 REB · 4-10 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 36-26.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+1−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Rockets
Wizards 91Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2924172191
Rockets14273723101
The story
James Harden had a 23-10-10 triple-double as Houston beat Washington 101-91

John Wall led Washington with 18 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 6-24 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Rockets took the third 37-17.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −15−12+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.6Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 24.6 in 34 earlier games. Today: 52 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 34 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 52

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 20, 26, 19, 16, 40, 25, 26, 52Bulls-Hornets · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +27.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Apr 4, 2023: 52 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Season high52 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 18, 28, 20, 15, 21, 22, 37, 34Hornets-Bulls · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 13, 24, 17, 15, 13, 19, 15, 31Rockets-Wizards · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 46, 42, 45, 31, 29, 21, 17, 30Thunder-Bucks · L
30.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 22, 6, 28, 23, 31, 20, 18, 30Jazz-Nets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 25, 41, 22, 21, 10, 22, 12, 27Wizards-Rockets · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+5.3 18.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Aaron GordonORL+3.7 14.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+3.7 27.5 last 10 · 23.8 season
Nicolas BatumCHA+3.5 18.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Raymond FeltonLAC+3.4 10.1 last 10 · 6.7 season
Cold
T.J. WarrenPHX−4.7 10.4 last 10 · 15.1 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.9 25.0 last 10 · 28.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.8 20.1 last 10 · 23.9 season
Rodney HoodUTA−3.4 11.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN−3.4 13.0 last 10 · 16.4 season