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Wednesday, January 24, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DET by 6 at halftime and won 98–95.

Final · Box score
Pelicans101
Hornets96
Q1 NOP +11; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +5
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz98
Pistons95
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Suns101
Pacers116
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +19; Q3 IND +34; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Sixers115
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Hawks93
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Mavs97
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Grizzlies85
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +23
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Blazers123
Q1 POR -4; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Clippers102
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +11
On this day · 2016–17Jan 24, 2017: 6 games. Top scorer: Andrew Wiggins (Wolves-Suns), 31 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Pistons

Utah needs overtime to survive Detroit

Andre Drummond goes for 30 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-6+10+3UTA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz24192224998
Pistons24251525695
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 16, 35, 23, 34, 17, 23, 13, 15UTA15 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 6, 20, 6, 0, 23, 16, 6, 15UTA15 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 16, 22, 21, 3, 25, 14, 7, 30DET30 PTS · 24 REB · 4 AST
Ish SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 16, 8, 12, 19, 3, 15, 11, 14DET14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Pistons19
Pelicans-Hornets10
Celtics-Clippers9
Wolves-Blazers6
Rockets-Mavs1
Spurs-Grizzlies1
Suns-Pacers0
Bulls-Sixers0
Raptors-Hawks0
The night in charts
Wolves-Blazers combined for 237, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-BlazersWolves 114, Blazers 123
237
Suns-PacersSuns 101, Pacers 116
217
Bulls-SixersBulls 101, Sixers 115
216
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 113, Clippers 102
215
Rockets-MavsRockets 104, Mavs 97
201
Raptors-HawksRaptors 108, Hawks 93
201
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 101, Hornets 96
197
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 108, Grizzlies 85
193
Jazz-PistonsJazz 98, Pistons 95
193
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-PistonsJazz 98, Pistons 95
+3 UTA
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 101, Hornets 96
+5 NOP
Rockets-MavsRockets 104, Mavs 97
+7 HOU
Wolves-BlazersWolves 114, Blazers 123
+9 POR
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 113, Clippers 102
+11 BOS
Bulls-SixersBulls 101, Sixers 115
+14 PHI
Raptors-HawksRaptors 108, Hawks 93
+15 TOR
Suns-PacersSuns 101, Pacers 116
+15 IND
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 108, Grizzlies 85
+23 SAS
UTA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-PistonsUTA won · Jazz 98, Pistons 95
6 pts
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 114, Blazers 123
4 pts
Thaddeus Young shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungIND · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
CrawfordMIN · 19 PTS, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
PortisCHI · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
SabonisIND · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DrummondDET · 30 PTS, 24 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 98Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz24192224998
Pistons24251525695
The story
Rudy Gobert had 15 points as Utah beat Detroit 98-95 in OT

Luke Kennard led Detroit with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Jazz took the third 22-15.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0−6+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Hornets
Pelicans 101Hornets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans32242025101
Hornets2132202396
The story
New Orleans beat Charlotte 101-96 behind 16 points and 13 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins

Marvin Williams paced Charlotte: 14 PTS, 14 REB 16 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK · 5-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +11+3+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard topped the game at 51.2 FPTS: 22 PTS, 16 REB

Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 101Sixers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls16252634101
Sixers25303030115
The story
Ben Simmons' a 19-17-14 triple-double carried Philadelphia past Chicago, 115-101

For Chicago, Bobby Portis had 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 17 REB, 14 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-16, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+14+18+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg4.4Last 3

4.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg33.6Today

34 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Blazers

Portland handles Minnesota by 9

The Trail Blazers won the third quarter 43–30. Final: 123–114. Damian Lillard led Portland with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over DET3NOP over CHA5HOU over DAL7POR over MIN9BOS over LAC11PHI over CHI14IND over PHX15TOR over ATL15SAS over MEM23Final margin, points. Pink = POR over MIN.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 31

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 29, 23, 21, 31, 26, 31, 25, 31Blazers-Wolves · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 16, 22, 21, 3, 25, 14, 7, 30Pistons-Jazz · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 24 REB · 4 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 14, 16, 4, 17, 10, 23, 14, 29Mavs-Rockets · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 24, 23, 18, 27, 16, 26, 12, 28Blazers-Wolves · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 51, 51, 29, 34, 20, 40, 10, 22, 28, 25Rockets-Mavs · W
31.2 PPG season to date · −6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 19, 16, 17, 9, 16, 29, 40, 24Wolves-Blazers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+5.0 28.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+4.4 17.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Chris PaulHOU+4.1 22.9 last 10 · 18.8 season
Draymond GreenGSW+4.0 15.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wayne EllingtonMIA+3.8 15.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−6.3 12.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−4.7 8.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Jonathon SimmonsORL−3.7 10.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
LeBron JamesCLE−3.5 23.3 last 10 · 26.8 season