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Friday, January 5, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed DAL by 8 after three quarters and won 127–124.

Final · Box score
Wolves84
Celtics91
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Pistons78
Sixers114
Q1 PHI +17; Q2 PHI +30; Q3 PHI +36; Q4 PHI +36
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks103
Heat107
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Raptors129
Bucks110
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +26; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Bulls127
Mavs124
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI -8; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Suns89
Spurs103
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Nuggets99
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Grizzlies100
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Blazers110
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +21
Final · Box score
Hornets108
Lakers94
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +15; Q3 CHA +17; Q4 CHA +14
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The lead · Bulls-Mavs

Kris Dunn scores 32, Chicago holds off Dallas

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+4-8+3CHI AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls34232347127
Mavs28253536124
Who led
Kris DunnPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 10, 2, 20, 17, 19, 22, 2, 32CHI32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 12, 15, 11, 11, 11, 14, 26, 23CHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 9, 7, 5, 12, 18, 9, 22, 24DAL24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 20, 22, 16, 13, 13, 24, 18, 23DAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one 76ers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat Detroit by 36.

WAS over MEM2CHI over DAL3MIA over NYK4BOS over MIN7DEN over UTA8SAS over PHX14CHA over LAL14TOR over MIL19POR over ATL21PHI over DET36Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Celtics15
Knicks-Heat15
Jazz-Nuggets13
Raptors-Bucks10
Bulls-Mavs8
Suns-Spurs8
Hawks-Blazers6
Wizards-Grizzlies4
Hornets-Lakers1
The night in charts
Bulls-Mavs combined for 251, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-MavsBulls 127, Mavs 124
251
Raptors-BucksRaptors 129, Bucks 110
239
Knicks-HeatKnicks 103, Heat 107
210
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 102, Grizzlies 100
202
Hornets-LakersHornets 108, Lakers 94
202
Hawks-BlazersHawks 89, Blazers 110
199
Suns-SpursSuns 89, Spurs 103
192
Pistons-SixersPistons 78, Sixers 114
192
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 91, Nuggets 99
190
Wolves-CelticsWolves 84, Celtics 91
175
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 102, Grizzlies 100
+2 WAS
Bulls-MavsBulls 127, Mavs 124
+3 CHI
Knicks-HeatKnicks 103, Heat 107
+4 MIA
Wolves-CelticsWolves 84, Celtics 91
+7 BOS
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 91, Nuggets 99
+8 DEN
Suns-SpursSuns 89, Spurs 103
+14 SAS
Hornets-LakersHornets 108, Lakers 94
+14 CHA
Raptors-BucksRaptors 129, Bucks 110
+19 TOR
Hawks-BlazersHawks 89, Blazers 110
+21 POR
Pistons-SixersPistons 78, Sixers 114
+36 PHI
CHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-MavsCHI won · Bulls 127, Mavs 124
8 pts
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 91, Nuggets 99
3 pts
Dirk shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BeasleyNYK · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
DunnCHI · 32 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
71% (12-17)
ManuSAS · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
SimmonsPHI · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Wizards-Grizzlies
Wizards 102Grizzlies 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards33252915102
Grizzlies24262228100
The story
Washington beat Memphis 102-100 behind 25 points and 9 assists from John Wall

Marc Gasol paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 8-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +9+8+15+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Mavs
Bulls 127Mavs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls34232347127
Mavs28253536124
The story
Lauri Markkanen's 16 points carried Chicago past Dallas, 127-124

For Dallas, Wesley Matthews had 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 6-9 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 47-36.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+4−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 103Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks252026266103
Heat2625242210107
The story
Tyler Johnson had 16 points as Miami beat New York 107-103 in OT

Michael Beasley led New York with 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 5-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the second 25-20, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+6+40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg16.8Last 3

16.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg27.1Today

27 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 34

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 4, 17, 25, 20, 21, 39, 27, 34Wizards-Grizzlies · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kris DunnPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 10, 2, 20, 17, 19, 22, 2, 32Bulls-Mavs · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 23, 30, 25, 32, 22, 26, 18, 26Grizzlies-Wizards · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 30, 7, 14, 22, 21, 31, 13, 26Nuggets-Jazz · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Trey LylesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 15, 10, 15, 16, 23, 16, 16, 26Nuggets-Jazz · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 16, 21, 14, 22, 18, 16, 16, 25Wolves-Celtics · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh RichardsonMIA+7.1 19.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Reggie BullockDET+6.0 13.1 last 10 · 7.1 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.9 30.7 last 10 · 24.8 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+5.8 27.4 last 10 · 21.6 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.7 26.5 last 10 · 21.8 season
Cold
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−5.6 18.0 last 10 · 23.6 season
Thaddeus YoungIND−4.5 7.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−3.2 10.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Avery BradleyDET−3.1 12.2 last 10 · 15.3 season