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Saturday, January 6, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed WAS by 8 after the first quarter and won 110–103.

Final · Box score
Warriors121
Clippers105
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Nets85
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Pistons108
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Bulls86
Pacers125
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +27; Q3 IND +34; Q4 IND +39
Final · Box score
Cavs131
Magic127
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Bucks110
Wizards103
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans98
Wolves116
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +27; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Kings106
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2016–17Jan 6, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Andrew Wiggins (Wolves-Wizards), 41 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Wizards

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts 34 and 12 as Milwaukee beats Washington

LeBron James goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80-3+7MIL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24292928110
Wizards32213218103
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 26, 28, 22, 23, 26, 31, 24, 34MIL34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 16, 22, 26, 8, 29, 7, 17, 21MIL21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 4, 17, 25, 20, 21, 39, 27, 34, 20WAS20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 5, 11, 2, 4, 8, 21, 8, 17WAS17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 39.

BOS over BKN2CLE over ORL4DET over HOU7MIL over WAS7SAC over DEN8GSW over LAC16MIN over NOP18IND over CHI39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bucks-Wizards13
Bulls-Pacers6
Warriors-Clippers1
Pelicans-Wolves0
Nuggets-Kings0
The night in charts
Cavs-Magic combined for 258, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-MagicCavs 131, Magic 127
258
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 121, Clippers 105
226
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 98, Wolves 116
214
Bucks-WizardsBucks 110, Wizards 103
213
Bulls-PacersBulls 86, Pacers 125
211
Rockets-PistonsRockets 101, Pistons 108
209
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 98, Kings 106
204
Celtics-NetsCeltics 87, Nets 85
172
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-NetsCeltics 87, Nets 85
+2 BOS
Cavs-MagicCavs 131, Magic 127
+4 CLE
Bucks-WizardsBucks 110, Wizards 103
+7 MIL
Rockets-PistonsRockets 101, Pistons 108
+7 DET
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 98, Kings 106
+8 SAC
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 121, Clippers 105
+16 GSW
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 98, Wolves 116
+18 MIN
Bulls-PacersBulls 86, Pacers 125
+39 IND
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-WizardsMIL won · Bucks 110, Wizards 103
8 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 87, Nets 85
6 pts
Rockets-PistonsDET won · Rockets 101, Pistons 108
6 pts
Oladipo shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OladipoIND · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL
82% (9-11)
SabonisIND · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
LylesDEN · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 34 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
GortatWAS · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 87Nets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1623252387
Nets2219202485
The story
Jayson Tatum had 14 points as Boston beat Brooklyn 87-85

Joe Harris led Brooklyn with 12 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Celtics took the third 25-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −6−2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 131Magic 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31364024131
Magic30342340127
The story
Kevin Love's 27 points carried Cleveland past Orlando, 131-127

For Orlando, Elfrid Payton had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 8-17 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 40-23, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+3+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 121Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31333918121
Clippers28272129105
The story
Golden State beat LA 121-105 behind 12 rebounds and 9 points from Draymond Green

Lou Williams paced LA: 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 12 REB, 9 PTS, 7 AST · 4-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 39-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +3+9+27+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
33.82016–17 avg20.2Last 2

20.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.8 in 2016–17 (76 games). Today: 19 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 45

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 28, 23, 30, 31, 38, 32, 29, 45Warriors-Clippers · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kawhi Leonard LAC, Jun 4, 2021: 45 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Season high45 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 26, 28, 22, 23, 26, 31, 24, 34Bucks-Wizards · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 39, 34, 20, 16, 29, 24, 19, 33Cavs-Magic · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 24, 14, 13, 14, 39, 20, 16, 30Magic-Cavs · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 10, 24, 30, 21, 12, 19, 14, 27Pistons-Rockets · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 21, 27, 31, 23, 20, 19, 2, 27Cavs-Magic · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 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+6.1 13.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.9 30.7 last 10 · 24.8 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.6 26.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+4.5 17.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−5.6 18.0 last 10 · 23.6 season
Thaddeus YoungIND−4.9 6.7 last 10 · 11.6 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 12.1 last 10 · 15.2 season