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Thursday, January 3, 2019Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed GSW by 17 at halftime and won 135–134.

Final · Box score
Raptors107
Spurs125
Q1 SAS +19; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Kings113
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -13; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +4
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets135
Warriors134
Q1 HOU -12; Q2 HOU -17; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +1
On this day · 2017–18Jan 3, 2018: 12 games. Top scorer: Gary Harris (Nuggets-Suns), 36 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Warriors

James Harden scores 44 as Houston beats Golden State

Clint Capela goes for 29 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12-17-60+1HOU AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets2231392716135
Warriors3436282115134
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 47, 35, 35, 39, 41, 45, 41, 43, 44HOU44 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 5, 20, 6, 21, 16, 24, 6, 19, 29HOU29 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 32, 22, 42, 15, 29, 25, 34, 35GSW35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 30, 29, 35, 21, 26, 25, 25, 26GSW26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Kings

Denver rallies from 13 down to beat Sacramento

Trailing by 13 at the half, Denver outscored the Kings 64–47 the rest of the way. Final: 117–113. Jamal Murray led Denver with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Kings
Jamal Murray · DENBuddy Hield · SACPTS3629REB72AST62Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Rockets-Warriors9
Nuggets-Kings8
Raptors-Spurs1
Shot of the night

Harden's three with 2.7 seconds left in OT puts the Rockets ahead, 135-134 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Warriors combined for 269, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 135, Warriors 134
269
Raptors-SpursRaptors 107, Spurs 125
232
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 117, Kings 113
230
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 135, Warriors 134
+1 HOU
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 117, Kings 113
+4 DEN
Raptors-SpursRaptors 107, Spurs 125
+18 SAS
HOU erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WarriorsHOU won · Rockets 135, Warriors 134
17 pts
Nuggets-KingsDEN won · Nuggets 117, Kings 113
13 pts
Derrick White shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Derrick WhiteSAS · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
AldridgeSAS · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
71% (10-14)
ForbesSAS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
FoxSAC · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HieldSAC · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 135Warriors 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2231392716135
Warriors3436282115134
The story
Austin Rivers had 18 points as Houston beat Golden State 135-134 in OT

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 35 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-18 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the second, the Rockets took the third 39-28.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −12−17−60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 117Kings 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30233133117
Kings30361829113
The story
Jamal Murray's 36 points carried Denver past Sacramento, 117-113

For Sacramento, Buddy Hield had 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 12-24 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 31-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−130+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Spurs
Raptors 107Spurs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors19322432107
Spurs38292929125
The story
San Antonio beat Toronto 125-107 behind a 21-14-11 triple-double from DeMar DeRozan

Kawhi Leonard paced Toronto: 21 PTS, 5 AST 21 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 38-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +19+16+21+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
33.3Season avg42.8Last 5

42.8 points a game over his last five games, against 33.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 44

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 47, 35, 35, 39, 41, 45, 41, 43, 44Rockets-Warriors · W
33.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Bradley Beal WAS, Jan 13, 2019: 43 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
44 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 19, 22, 18, 9, 31, 46, 8, 36Nuggets-Kings · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 32, 22, 42, 15, 29, 25, 34, 35Warriors-Rockets · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 5, 20, 6, 21, 16, 24, 6, 19, 29Rockets-Warriors · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 37, 28, 28, 11, 6, 21, 27, 29Kings-Nuggets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 26, 32, 19, 4, 21, 23, 19, 26Nuggets-Kings · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+6.6 40.2 last 10 · 33.6 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.2 32.9 last 10 · 26.7 season
Kevin KnoxNYK+5.7 17.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+5.2 19.5 last 10 · 14.3 season
Luka DoncicDAL+4.5 24.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Cold
Klay ThompsonGSW−3.7 17.4 last 10 · 21.1 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−3.7 16.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Dennis SchroderOKC−3.4 12.3 last 10 · 15.7 season
Damyean DotsonNYK−3.4 6.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Chris PaulHOU−3.3 12.3 last 10 · 15.6 season