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Friday, January 26, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 107–93.

Final · Box score
Hawks110
Hornets121
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Raptors93
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Bulls103
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Grizzlies100
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Nets91
Bucks116
Q1 MIL +18; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +25
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Pelicans115
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +2
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Mavs93
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Spurs78
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +19
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Suns85
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +22
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The lead · Blazers-Mavs

Portland rallies from 8 down to beat Dallas

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 41 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+8+7+14POR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers17352332107
Mavs2519242593
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 23, 21, 31, 26, 31, 25, 31, 29POR29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 23, 18, 27, 16, 26, 12, 28, 20POR20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 15, 25, 17, 17, 8, 20, 10, 21DAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dennis Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 11, 20, 15, 23, 25, 21, 17, 11, 18DAL18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Brooklyn by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

NOP over HOU2UTA over TOR4LAL over CHI5CLE over IND7LAC over MEM9CHA over ATL11POR over DAL14PHI over SAS19NYK over PHX22MIL over BKN25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Jazz-Raptors14
Hawks-Hornets12
Rockets-Pelicans8
Lakers-Bulls5
Clippers-Grizzlies5
Blazers-Mavs5
Sixers-Spurs2
Nets-Bucks0
Knicks-Suns0
Shot of the night

Rubio's three with 5 seconds left puts the Jazz ahead, 97-93 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Hornets combined for 231, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-HornetsHawks 110, Hornets 121
231
Rockets-PelicansRockets 113, Pelicans 115
228
Pacers-CavsPacers 108, Cavs 115
223
Lakers-BullsLakers 108, Bulls 103
211
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 109, Grizzlies 100
209
Nets-BucksNets 91, Bucks 116
207
Blazers-MavsBlazers 107, Mavs 93
200
Knicks-SunsKnicks 107, Suns 85
192
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 97, Raptors 93
190
Sixers-SpursSixers 97, Spurs 78
175
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-PelicansRockets 113, Pelicans 115
+2 NOP
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 97, Raptors 93
+4 UTA
Lakers-BullsLakers 108, Bulls 103
+5 LAL
Pacers-CavsPacers 108, Cavs 115
+7 CLE
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 109, Grizzlies 100
+9 LAC
Hawks-HornetsHawks 110, Hornets 121
+11 CHA
Blazers-MavsBlazers 107, Mavs 93
+14 POR
Sixers-SpursSixers 97, Spurs 78
+19 PHI
Knicks-SunsKnicks 107, Suns 85
+22 NYK
Nets-BucksNets 91, Bucks 116
+25 MIL
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-MavsPOR won · Blazers 107, Mavs 93
8 pts
Jazz-RaptorsUTA won · Jazz 97, Raptors 93
3 pts
Rockets-PelicansNOP won · Rockets 113, Pelicans 115
1 pt
Simmons shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsPHI · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
91% (10-11)
KanterNYK · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ValanciunasTOR · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
75% (12-16)
Jarell MartinMEM · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 41 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
Final · Rockets-Pelicans
Rockets 113Pelicans 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30232733113
Pelicans29372425115
The story
Anthony Davis had 27 points and 11 rebounds as New Orleans beat Houston 115-113

Chris Paul led Houston with 38 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK · 10-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Pelicans took the second 37-23.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −1+13+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 109Grizzlies 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24342526109
Grizzlies20302624100
The story
Lou Williams' 40 points and 10 assists carried LA past Memphis, 109-100

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 13 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST 40 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 12-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-20, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +4+8+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 91Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1520371991
Bucks33252335116
The story
Milwaukee beat Brooklyn 116-91 behind 21 points from Khris Middleton

Jarrett Allen paced Brooklyn: 12 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +18+23+9+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg8.9Last 3

8.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 49 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg27.0Today

27 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 41

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 34, 17, 26, 23, 22, 27, 22, 41Bucks-Nets · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal ORL, May 8, 1996: 41 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 50, 30, 26, 31, 17, 31, 20, 20, 40Clippers-Grizzlies · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Sam Cassell MIL, Mar 3, 2001: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
40 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 37, 25, 19, 19, 33, 16, 12, 38Rockets-Pelicans · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 41, 22, 19, 20, 19, 22, 26, 20, 29Hornets-Hawks · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 23, 21, 31, 26, 31, 25, 31, 29Blazers-Mavs · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 15, 12, 8, 17, 15, 0, 16, 28Raptors-Jazz · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+6.3 29.9 last 10 · 23.6 season
Chris PaulHOU+4.4 23.9 last 10 · 19.5 season
Bogdan BogdanovicSAC+3.8 15.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+3.7 22.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
Josh JacksonPHX+3.6 13.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.0 11.2 last 10 · 18.2 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