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Wednesday, January 3, 2018Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 124–115.

Final · Box score
Rockets116
Magic98
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Sixers112
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Wizards121
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Nets98
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN -2; Q4 BKN +1
Final · Box score
Pistons104
Heat111
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Celtics102
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Raptors124
Bulls115
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Bucks122
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +21
Final · Box score
Warriors125
Mavs122
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Suns111
Nuggets134
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +23
Final · Box score
Pelicans108
Jazz98
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +10
Final · Box score
Thunder133
Lakers96
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +26; Q4 OKC +37
On this day · 2016–17Jan 3, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Pistons), 32 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Bulls

DeMar DeRozan scores 35 as Toronto wins in Chicago

Anthony Davis goes for 29 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-30+9TOR AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors21353434124
Bulls31283125115
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 28, 45, 29, 8, 15, 25, 52, 35TOR35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Delon WrightPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 7, 12, 14, 7, 6, 13, 8, 25TOR25 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 8, 12, 15, 11, 11, 11, 14, 26CHI26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 25, 12, 3, 12, 32, 11, 19, 22CHI22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Heat14
Suns-Nuggets13
Pelicans-Jazz11
Wolves-Nets7
Cavs-Celtics5
Thunder-Lakers5
Spurs-Sixers3
Pacers-Bucks3
Rockets-Magic0
Shot of the night

Dinwiddie's jumper with 10 seconds left puts the Nets ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 247, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 125, Mavs 122
247
Suns-NuggetsSuns 111, Nuggets 134
245
Raptors-BullsRaptors 124, Bulls 115
239
Thunder-LakersThunder 133, Lakers 96
229
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 103, Wizards 121
224
Pacers-BucksPacers 101, Bucks 122
223
Spurs-SixersSpurs 106, Sixers 112
218
Pistons-HeatPistons 104, Heat 111
215
Rockets-MagicRockets 116, Magic 98
214
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 108, Jazz 98
206
Wolves-NetsWolves 97, Nets 98
195
Cavs-CelticsCavs 88, Celtics 102
190
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-NetsWolves 97, Nets 98
+1 BKN
Warriors-MavsWarriors 125, Mavs 122
+3 GSW
Spurs-SixersSpurs 106, Sixers 112
+6 PHI
Pistons-HeatPistons 104, Heat 111
+7 MIA
Raptors-BullsRaptors 124, Bulls 115
+9 TOR
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 108, Jazz 98
+10 NOP
Cavs-CelticsCavs 88, Celtics 102
+14 BOS
Rockets-MagicRockets 116, Magic 98
+18 HOU
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 103, Wizards 121
+18 WAS
Pacers-BucksPacers 101, Bucks 122
+21 MIL
Suns-NuggetsSuns 111, Nuggets 134
+23 DEN
Thunder-LakersThunder 133, Lakers 96
+37 OKC
TOR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BullsTOR won · Raptors 124, Bulls 115
10 pts
Suns-NuggetsDEN won · Suns 111, Nuggets 134
6 pts
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 104, Heat 111
5 pts
Wolves-NetsBKN won · Wolves 97, Nets 98
2 pts
Pelicans-JazzNOP won · Pelicans 108, Jazz 98
1 pt
Gortat shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatWAS · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
Gary HarrisDEN · 36 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
82% (14-17)
BealWAS · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
SabonisIND · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Joe JohnsonUTA · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 97Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2221302497
Nets2424232798
The story
Spencer Dinwiddie's 26 points and 9 assists carried Brooklyn past Minnesota, 98-97

For Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 PTS, 10 REB 26 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB · 9-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-21, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +2+5−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler was the fantasy play: 46.6 FPTS on 30 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 125Mavs 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors35322434125
Mavs26352833122
The story
Kevin Durant had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Golden State beat Dallas 125-122

Dwight Powell led Dallas with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 10-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 35-26, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +9+6+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 124Bulls 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors21353434124
Bulls31283125115
The story
Toronto beat Chicago 124-115 behind 25 points and 13 rebounds from Delon Wright

Justin Holiday paced Chicago: 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 10-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −10−30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 30 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

OKC posts the night's biggest win

OKC beat Lakers by 37, the widest margin of 12 games.

BKN over MIN1GSW over DAL3PHI over SAS6MIA over DET7TOR over CHI9NOP over UTA10BOS over CLE14HOU over ORL18WAS over NYK18MIL over IND21DEN over PHX23OKC over LAL37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Gary Harris leads the day with 36

Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 36, 21, 17, 17, 19, 15, 10, 17, 36Nuggets-Suns · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 28, 45, 29, 8, 15, 25, 52, 35Raptors-Bulls · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 39, 24, 33, 27, 28, 23, 30, 31, 38, 32Warriors-Mavs · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 28, 27, 26, 28, 22, 23, 26, 31Bucks-Pacers · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 37, 25, 32, 23, 39, 20, 26, 28, 30Wolves-Nets · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 28, 37, 20, 17, 33, 33, 31, 29Pelicans-Jazz · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh RichardsonMIA+6.6 19.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Reggie BullockDET+6.0 13.2 last 10 · 7.2 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.6 30.3 last 10 · 24.7 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+5.3 27.0 last 10 · 21.7 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+5.2 27.0 last 10 · 21.8 season
Cold
Thaddeus YoungIND−4.5 7.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.6 20.2 last 10 · 23.8 season
Will BartonDEN−3.3 11.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−3.3 10.7 last 10 · 14.0 season