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Saturday, January 27, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed ORL by 17 at halftime and won 114–112.

Final · Box score
Thunder121
Pistons108
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Magic112
Pacers114
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -17; Q3 IND -8; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Wizards129
Hawks104
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +21; Q4 WAS +25
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Heat95
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Warriors109
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Nuggets91
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN -8; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Nets97
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +19; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +14
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The lead · Magic-Pacers

Indiana erases 17-point lead, steals one from Orlando

Stephen Curry goes for 49 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-17-8+2IND AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32382220112
Pacers22313130114
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 17, 28, 23, 25, 19, 21, 25, 24IND24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 9, 4, 0, 3, 9, 7, 11, 21IND21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 19, 11, 14, 14, 17, 11, 16, 22ORL22 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 12, 21, 10, 32, 17, 19, 22, 21ORL21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Washington by 25.

IND over ORL2DEN over DAL2MIA over CHA4GSW over BOS4OKC over DET13MIN over BKN14WAS over ATL25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Celtics-Warriors7
Thunder-Pistons6
Mavs-Nuggets6
Magic-Pacers1
The night in charts
Wizards-Hawks combined for 233, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HawksWizards 129, Hawks 104
233
Thunder-PistonsThunder 121, Pistons 108
229
Magic-PacersMagic 112, Pacers 114
226
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 105, Warriors 109
214
Nets-WolvesNets 97, Wolves 111
208
Hornets-HeatHornets 91, Heat 95
186
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 89, Nuggets 91
180
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 89, Nuggets 91
+2 DEN
Magic-PacersMagic 112, Pacers 114
+2 IND
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 105, Warriors 109
+4 GSW
Hornets-HeatHornets 91, Heat 95
+4 MIA
Thunder-PistonsThunder 121, Pistons 108
+13 OKC
Nets-WolvesNets 97, Wolves 111
+14 MIN
Wizards-HawksWizards 129, Hawks 104
+25 WAS
IND erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-PacersIND won · Magic 112, Pacers 114
17 pts
Celtics-WarriorsGSW won · Celtics 105, Warriors 109
10 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDEN won · Mavs 89, Nuggets 91
8 pts
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 91, Heat 95
7 pts
Markieff Morris shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Markieff MorrisWAS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KyrieBOS · 37 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
StephensonIND · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
StephGSW · 49 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (16-24)
OkaforBKN · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 112Pacers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32382220112
Pacers22313130114
The story
Victor Oladipo's 24 points carried Indiana past Orlando, 114-112

For Orlando, Evan Fournier had 21 PTS, 2 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 30-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 −10−17−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Aaron Gordon was the fantasy play: 46.7 FPTS on 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 89Nuggets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2616321589
Nuggets3020162591
The story
Denver beat Dallas 91-89 behind 24 points from Gary Harris

Harrison Barnes paced Dallas: 22 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+8−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic topped the game at 50.2 FPTS: 16 REB, 11 PTS, 11 AST

Final · Celtics-Warriors
Celtics 105Warriors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics37171932105
Warriors27233029109
The story
Draymond Green had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Golden State beat Boston 109-105

Al Horford led Boston with 15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 4-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Warriors took the third 30-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −10−4+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.5Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg32.5Today

33 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 49

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 45, 32, 24, 23, 30, 19, 32, 25, 49Warriors-Celtics · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Nov 21, 1997: 49 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Season high49 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 16, 21, 20, 27, 40, 33, 20, 37Celtics-Warriors · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 38, 25, 19, 19, 23, 32, 46, 31Thunder-Pistons · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Jan 18, 2023: 31 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
31 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 41, 22, 19, 20, 19, 22, 26, 20, 29, 30Hornets-Heat · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 13, 17, 18, 13, 36, 28, 18, 26Thunder-Pistons · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 17, 28, 23, 25, 19, 21, 25, 24Pacers-Magic · W
24.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 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
Wayne EllingtonMIA+3.9 15.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Bogdan BogdanovicSAC+3.8 15.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+3.7 22.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.0 11.2 last 10 · 18.2 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Jonathon SimmonsORL−4.1 9.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−3.6 10.0 last 10 · 13.6 season
Zach RandolphSAC−3.5 10.8 last 10 · 14.3 season