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Sunday, January 21, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 1 points, by Magic (vs Celtics) and Pacers (vs Spurs).

Final · Box score
Magic103
Celtics95
Q1 Magic -1; Q2 Magic -1; Q3 Magic +19; Q4 Magic +8
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Lakers127
Q1 Lakers +1; Q2 Lakers +4; Q3 Lakers +8; Q4 Lakers +20
Final · Box score
Nets101
Pistons100
Q1 Nets +10; Q2 Nets +5; Q3 Nets +9; Q4 Nets +1
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Spurs86
Q1 Pacers -1; Q2 Pacers +3; Q3 Pacers +12; Q4 Pacers +8
On this day · 2016–17Jan 21, 2017: 11 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Bulls), 42 points.
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The lead · Magic-Celtics

Orlando upsets Boston

Kyrie Irving goes for 40 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-1+19+8Magic AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28303213103
Celtics2930122495
Who led
Elfrid PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 14, 20, 8, 6, 27, 6, 19, 22Magic22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 10, 18, 12, 21, 10, 32, 17, 19Magic19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 26, 28, 11, 16, 21, 20, 27, 40Celtics40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 13, 14, 11, 4, 21, 16, 12, 17Celtics17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Spurs

Indiana beats San Antonio, 94–86

Indiana led 71–59 after three and won by 8. Victor Oladipo led Indiana with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Nets over Pistons1Magic over Celtics8Pacers over Spurs8Lakers over Knicks20Final margin, points. Pink = Pacers over Spurs.
Lead changes
Magic-Celtics12
Knicks-Lakers12
Pacers-Spurs10
Nets-Pistons5
Shot of the night

Dinwiddie's jumper with 1 second left puts the Nets ahead, 101-100 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Lakers combined for 234, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-LakersKnicks 107, Lakers 127
234
Nets-PistonsNets 101, Pistons 100
201
Magic-CelticsMagic 103, Celtics 95
198
Pacers-SpursPacers 94, Spurs 86
180
Nets won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nets-PistonsNets 101, Pistons 100
+1 Nets
Magic-CelticsMagic 103, Celtics 95
+8 Magic
Pacers-SpursPacers 94, Spurs 86
+8 Pacers
Knicks-LakersKnicks 107, Lakers 127
+20 Lakers
Magic rallied from 1 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-CelticsMagic won · Magic 103, Celtics 95
1 pt
Pacers-SpursPacers won · Pacers 94, Spurs 86
1 pt
Dinwiddie shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DinwiddieNets · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
RandleLakers · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
ClarksonLakers · 29 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
63% (12-19)
KyrieCeltics · 40 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
61% (14-23)
Jaylen BrownCeltics · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 101Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30232424101
Pistons20282032100
The story
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 21 points as Brooklyn beat Detroit 101-100

Tobias Harris led Detroit with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +10+5+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 103Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28303213103
Celtics2930122495
The story
Elfrid Payton's 22 points carried Orlando past Boston, 103-95

For Boston, Jayson Tatum had 10 REB, 9 PTS 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 32-12.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −1−1+19+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Lakers
Knicks 107Lakers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks29342618107
Lakers30373030127
The story
Los Angeles beat New York 127-107 behind 29 points and 10 assists from Jordan Clarkson

Kristaps Porzingis paced New York: 17 PTS, 4 REB 29 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 12-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +1+4+8+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg30.6Today

31 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 40

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 26, 28, 11, 16, 21, 20, 27, 40Celtics-Magic · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Peeler Grizzlies, Feb 4, 1997: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 18, 4, 5, 19, 9, 5, 33, 29Lakers-Knicks · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 15, 22, 0, 23, 9, 16, 14, 27Lakers-Knicks · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 31, 2, 20, 13, 8, 9, 15, 22Nets-Pistons · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Elfrid PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 14, 20, 8, 6, 27, 6, 19, 22Magic-Celtics · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 14, 15, 14, 22, 16, 7, 7, 21Nets-Pistons · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsClippers+6.7 30.1 last 10 · 23.4 season
Donovan MitchellJazz+5.0 24.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Chris PaulRockets+4.5 23.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Bogdan BogdanovicKings+3.8 15.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Wayne EllingtonHeat+3.7 14.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCavs−5.5 13.1 last 10 · 18.6 season
Robert CovingtonSixers−4.4 8.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jonathon SimmonsMagic−4.4 9.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Reggie JacksonPistons−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kyle KuzmaLakers−3.8 12.6 last 10 · 16.4 season