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Tuesday, January 2, 2018Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed ATL by 8 after the first quarter and won 104–103.

Final · Box score
Blazers110
Cavs127
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Knicks91
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Hawks103
Suns104
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Hornets131
Kings111
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +20; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Clippers113
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2016–17Jan 2, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Bulls-Hornets), 52 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Suns

Devin Booker scores 34, Phoenix rallies past Atlanta

LeBron James goes for 24 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+1-7+1PHX AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27213223103
Suns19302431104
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 33, 22, 38, 46, 19, 32, 26, 32, 34PHX34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 19, 22, 27, 24, 17, 26, 28, 31PHX31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 13, 10, 22, 21, 20, 6, 13, 21ATL21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 18, 23, 8, 33, 21, 14, 22, 20ATL20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Spurs-Knicks

San Antonio beats New York, 100–91

San Antonio led 81–67 after three and won by 9. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over ATL1LAC over MEM8SAS over NYK9CLE over POR17CHA over SAC20Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over NYK.
Lead changes
Blazers-Cavs17
Spurs-Knicks14
Grizzlies-Clippers8
Hornets-Kings2
The night in charts
Hornets-Kings combined for 242, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-KingsHornets 131, Kings 111
242
Blazers-CavsBlazers 110, Cavs 127
237
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 105, Clippers 113
218
Hawks-SunsHawks 103, Suns 104
207
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 100, Knicks 91
191
PHX won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Hawks-SunsHawks 103, Suns 104
+1 PHX
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 105, Clippers 113
+8 LAC
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 100, Knicks 91
+9 SAS
Blazers-CavsBlazers 110, Cavs 127
+17 CLE
Hornets-KingsHornets 131, Kings 111
+20 CHA
PHX rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SunsPHX won · Hawks 103, Suns 104
8 pts
Spurs-KnicksSAS won · Spurs 100, Knicks 91
4 pts
Blazers-CavsCLE won · Blazers 110, Cavs 127
3 pts
Nurkic shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NurkicPOR · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
WarrenPHX · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (15-21)
C.J. WilliamsLAC · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DwightCHA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
BatumCHA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Suns
Hawks 103Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27213223103
Suns19302431104
The story
T.J. Warren had 31 points as Phoenix beat Atlanta 104-103

Kent Bazemore led Atlanta with 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 15-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Suns took the second 30-21.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −8+1−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 100Knicks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25272919100
Knicks2920182491
The story
San Antonio beat New York 100-91 behind 25 points from Kawhi Leonard

Michael Beasley paced New York: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 8-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4+3+14+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Cavs
Blazers 110Cavs 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28283123110
Cavs28253836127
The story
Kevin Love's 19 points carried Cleveland past Portland, 127-110

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 25 PTS, 6 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB · 5-7 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-23, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0−3+4+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.4Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg18.4Last 3

18.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg33.9Today

34 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 34

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 33, 22, 38, 46, 19, 32, 26, 32, 34Suns-Hawks · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 13, 18, 32, 36, 21, 23, 40, 33Clippers-Grizzlies · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 19, 22, 27, 24, 17, 26, 28, 31Suns-Hawks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 22, 11, 29, 20, 25, 15, 29Spurs-Knicks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 7 games: 13, 12, 7, 10, 21, 18, 25Spurs-Knicks · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 35, 39, 18, 21, 18, 17, 17, 25Blazers-Cavs · L
25.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Russell WestbrookOKC+6.2 31.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Josh RichardsonMIA+5.7 18.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+5.3 27.0 last 10 · 21.7 season
Reggie BullockDET+4.9 11.7 last 10 · 6.8 season
Dario SaricPHI+4.9 18.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Thaddeus YoungIND−4.0 8.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Brook LopezLAL−3.6 9.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Ryan AndersonHOU−3.6 6.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Ben SimmonsPHI−3.3 13.3 last 10 · 16.6 season