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Friday, January 4, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 12 after the first quarter and won 119–116.

Final · Box score
Jazz117
Cavs91
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +26
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Celtics114
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +21
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers119
Bulls116
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND -3; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +3
Final · Box score
Nets109
Grizzlies100
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Wizards109
Heat115
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Magic103
Wolves120
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Bucks144
Q1 MIL +29; Q2 MIL +33; Q3 MIL +39; Q4 MIL +32
Final · Box score
Clippers121
Suns111
Q1 LAC +19; Q2 LAC +24; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Knicks119
Lakers112
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Blazers109
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +2
On this day · 2017–18Jan 4, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Clippers), 31 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bulls

Victor Oladipo scores 36, Indiana rallies past Chicago

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 29 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12-4-30+3IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers1836213014119
Bulls3028202711116
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 12, 20, 26, 12, 16, 7, 22, 36IND36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 17, 12, 17, 15, 19, 19, 20, 23IND23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 11, 19, 23, 28, 24, 13, 16, 31CHI31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 8, 32, 31, 16, 14, 18, 14, 27CHI27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Blazers16
Wizards-Heat10
Knicks-Lakers10
Pacers-Bulls9
Jazz-Cavs8
Nets-Grizzlies7
Magic-Wolves3
Mavs-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Oladipo's jumper with 1.2 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 119-116 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Bucks combined for 256, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BucksHawks 112, Bucks 144
256
Pacers-BullsPacers 119, Bulls 116
235
Clippers-SunsClippers 121, Suns 111
232
Knicks-LakersKnicks 119, Lakers 112
231
Wizards-HeatWizards 109, Heat 115
224
Magic-WolvesMagic 103, Wolves 120
223
Thunder-BlazersThunder 111, Blazers 109
220
Nets-GrizzliesNets 109, Grizzlies 100
209
Jazz-CavsJazz 117, Cavs 91
208
Mavs-CelticsMavs 93, Celtics 114
207
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-BlazersThunder 111, Blazers 109
+2 OKC
Pacers-BullsPacers 119, Bulls 116
+3 IND
Wizards-HeatWizards 109, Heat 115
+6 MIA
Knicks-LakersKnicks 119, Lakers 112
+7 NYK
Nets-GrizzliesNets 109, Grizzlies 100
+9 BKN
Clippers-SunsClippers 121, Suns 111
+10 LAC
Magic-WolvesMagic 103, Wolves 120
+17 MIN
Mavs-CelticsMavs 93, Celtics 114
+21 BOS
Jazz-CavsJazz 117, Cavs 91
+26 UTA
Hawks-BucksHawks 112, Bucks 144
+32 MIL
IND erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BullsIND won · Pacers 119, Bulls 116
12 pts
Magic-WolvesMIN won · Magic 103, Wolves 120
9 pts
Knicks-LakersNYK won · Knicks 119, Lakers 112
6 pts
Thunder-BlazersOKC won · Thunder 111, Blazers 109
5 pts
Jazz-CavsUTA won · Jazz 117, Cavs 91
1 pt
Teague shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TeagueMIN · 23 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
GortatLAC · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
GibsonMIN · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WhitesideMIA · 21 PTS, 18 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
SabonisIND · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 111Blazers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28293618111
Blazers28342522109
The story
Russell Westbrook's 31 points carried Oklahoma City past Portland, 111-109

For Portland, Jusuf Nurkic had 22 PTS, 8 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 13-28 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 36-25.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0−5+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 119Bulls 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers1836213014119
Bulls3028202711116
The story
Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Indiana beat Chicago 119-116 in OT

Zach LaVine led Chicago with 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Pacers took the second 36-28.

IND lead by quarter
200 −12−4−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 112Bucks 144
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks14293633112
Bucks43334226144
The story
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 144-112 behind 16 points and 10 assists from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Trae Young paced Atlanta: 13 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 6-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 43-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
400 +29+33+39+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.9Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.9 in 38 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg42.5Today

42 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Milwaukee by 32.

OKC over POR2IND over CHI3MIA over WAS6NYK over LAL7BKN over MEM9LAC over PHX10MIN over ORL17BOS over DAL21UTA over CLE26MIL over ATL32Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 37

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 43, 43, 31, 28, 36, 22, 37, 37Thunder-Blazers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 12, 20, 26, 12, 16, 7, 22, 36Pacers-Bulls · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 28, 40, 7, 21, 34, 19, 24, 33Wizards-Heat · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 8, 23, 21, 40, 9, 32, 14, 31Thunder-Blazers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 11, 19, 23, 28, 24, 13, 16, 31Bulls-Pacers · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 23, 23, 17, 15, 26, 19, 0, 31Grizzlies-Nets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 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+6.4 33.4 last 10 · 27.0 season
Kevin KnoxNYK+5.2 17.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+5.1 19.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Anthony DavisNOP+4.4 33.1 last 10 · 28.7 season
Cold
Klay ThompsonGSW−3.7 17.4 last 10 · 21.1 season
Allonzo TrierNYK−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Dennis SchroderOKC−3.4 12.2 last 10 · 15.6 season
Chris PaulHOU−3.3 12.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Zach LaVineCHI−3.2 20.3 last 10 · 23.5 season