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Thursday, January 25, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIA by 1 after three quarters and won 89–88.

Final · Box score
Kings89
Heat88
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Wizards112
Thunder121
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Knicks118
Nuggets130
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Warriors126
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +13
On this day · 2016–17Jan 25, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: Marc Gasol (Grizzlies-Raptors), 42 points.
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The lead · Kings-Heat

Sacramento takes over late to edge Miami

Kevin Durant posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+20-1+1SAC AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1928241889
Heat1730251688
Who led
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 14, 10, 16, 9, 13, 18, 13, 24SAC24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 8, 17, 12, 6, 16, 16, 7, 14SAC14 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 16, 24, 20, 25, 22, 15, 17, 23MIA23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 15, 7, 20, 11, 10, 26, 13, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wizards-Thunder

OKC leads Washington wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 121–112. Best quarter: the fourth, 39–38. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 46 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over MIA1OKC over WAS9DEN over NYK12GSW over MIN13Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over WAS.
Lead changes
Kings-Heat19
Knicks-Nuggets2
Wizards-Thunder0
Wolves-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Fox's dunk with 3 seconds left puts the Kings ahead, 89-88 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Nuggets combined for 248, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 118, Nuggets 130
248
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 113, Warriors 126
239
Wizards-ThunderWizards 112, Thunder 121
233
Kings-HeatKings 89, Heat 88
177
SAC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Kings-HeatKings 89, Heat 88
+1 SAC
Wizards-ThunderWizards 112, Thunder 121
+9 OKC
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 118, Nuggets 130
+12 DEN
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 113, Warriors 126
+13 GSW
Lyles shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LylesDEN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
KlayGSW · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
KanterNYK · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
HieldSAC · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
BurkeNYK · 18 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Heat
Kings 89Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1928241889
Heat1730251688
The story
Sacramento beat Miami 89-88 behind 24 points from Buddy Hield

Hassan Whiteside paced Miami: 14 REB, 8 PTS 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 19-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +20−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Thunder
Wizards 112Thunder 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards20203438112
Thunder25292839121
The story
Bradley Beal had 41 points and 12 rebounds, but Oklahoma City won 121-112

For Oklahoma City, Paul George had 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 41 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 15-26 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-20, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+14+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 113Warriors 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29333120113
Warriors38363220126
The story
Stephen Curry had 25 points and 9 assists as Golden State beat Minnesota 126-113

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-14 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 38-29, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +9+12+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg8.5Last 3

8.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 48 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg36.8Today

37 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 46

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 22, 38, 25, 19, 19, 23, 32, 46Thunder-Wizards · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter TOR, Dec 30, 2000: 46 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Season high46 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 23, 30, 24, 19, 26, 26, 18, 41Wizards-Thunder · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, May 20, 2000: 41 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
41 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 23, 20, 15, 22, 22, 11, 16, 31Wolves-Warriors · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 40, 26, 25, 32, 19, 26, 14, 28Warriors-Wolves · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Baron Davis CHH, Jan 3, 2002: 28 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
28 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 45, 32, 24, 23, 30, 19, 32, 25Warriors-Wolves · W
27.5 PPG season to date · −2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 19, 12, 26, 17, 38, 8, 9, 25Warriors-Wolves · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 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
Bogdan BogdanovicSAC+3.8 15.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Marquese ChrissPHX+3.4 10.6 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−6.3 12.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−4.5 9.0 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
Zach RandolphSAC−3.5 10.8 last 10 · 14.3 season