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Sunday, January 6, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed ORL by 10 after the first quarter and won 106–96.

Final · Box score
Nets117
Bulls100
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +17
Final · Box score
Magic96
Clippers106
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Lakers86
Wolves108
Q1 MIN +16; Q2 MIN +19; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +22
Final · Box score
Heat82
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +24
Final · Box score
Wizards116
Thunder98
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Raptors121
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Hornets119
Suns113
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +6
On this day · 2017–18Jan 6, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Clippers), 45 points.
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The lead · Magic-Clippers

Clippers climb out of a 10-point hole against Orlando

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2+3+10LAC AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2819202996
Clippers18272536106
Who led
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 39, 16, 21, 32, 17, 9, 16, 21, 16, 28LAC28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 26, 6, 25, 24, 36, 16, 22, 21, 17LAC17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 11, 9, 22, 14, 18, 10, 17ORL17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 8, 22, 30, 22, 12, 22, 22, 16ORL16 PTS · 24 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Hornets-Suns

Charlotte beats Phoenix, 119–113

Charlotte led 85–81 after three and won by 6. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over PHX6LAC over ORL10TOR over IND16BKN over CHI17WAS over OKC18MIN over LAL22ATL over MIA24Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over PHX.
Lead changes
Hornets-Suns13
Pacers-Raptors9
Nets-Bulls5
Wizards-Thunder5
Heat-Hawks4
Lakers-Wolves1
Magic-Clippers1
The night in charts
Hornets-Suns combined for 232, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SunsHornets 119, Suns 113
232
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 105, Raptors 121
226
Nets-BullsNets 117, Bulls 100
217
Wizards-ThunderWizards 116, Thunder 98
214
Magic-ClippersMagic 96, Clippers 106
202
Lakers-WolvesLakers 86, Wolves 108
194
Heat-HawksHeat 82, Hawks 106
188
CHA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hornets-SunsHornets 119, Suns 113
+6 CHA
Magic-ClippersMagic 96, Clippers 106
+10 LAC
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 105, Raptors 121
+16 TOR
Nets-BullsNets 117, Bulls 100
+17 BKN
Wizards-ThunderWizards 116, Thunder 98
+18 WAS
Lakers-WolvesLakers 86, Wolves 108
+22 MIN
Heat-HawksHeat 82, Hawks 106
+24 ATL
LAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-ClippersLAC won · Magic 96, Clippers 106
10 pts
Hornets-SunsCHA won · Hornets 119, Suns 113
3 pts
Powell shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PowellTOR · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Josh JacksonPHX · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
69% (9-13)
HernangomezCHA · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
LaVineCHI · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 119Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29282834119
Suns30302132113
The story
Willy Hernangomez had 19 points as Charlotte beat Phoenix 119-113

Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Hornets took the third 28-21.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −1−3+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

T.J. Warren led the game in fantasy with 46.0 FPTS (23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 96Clippers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2819202996
Clippers18272536106
The story
Tobias Harris' 28 points carried LA past Orlando, 106-96

For Orlando, Aaron Gordon had 17 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 27-19.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10−2+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic was the fantasy play: 60.8 FPTS on 24 REB, 16 PTS, 8 AST

Final · Wizards-Thunder
Wizards 116Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards28263626116
Thunder2525291998
The story
Washington beat Oklahoma City 116-98 behind 25 points from Bradley Beal

Paul George paced Oklahoma City: 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-27 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

A 36-29 third quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +3+4+11+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook topped the game at 55.5 FPTS: 22 PTS, 15 REB, 13 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 29

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 21, 35, 29, 47, 24, 11, 20, 29Hornets-Suns · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 18, 20, 31, 34, 28, 28, 29, 28Wolves-Lakers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 39, 16, 21, 32, 17, 9, 16, 21, 16, 28Clippers-Magic · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 13, 3, 18, 16, 33, 22, 23, 28Nets-Bulls · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 30, 14, 16, 13, 20, 31, 16, 28Wolves-Lakers · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 19, 23, 28, 24, 13, 16, 31, 27Bulls-Nets · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+7.1 40.8 last 10 · 33.7 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+5.3 32.1 last 10 · 26.8 season
Kevin KnoxNYK+5.2 17.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+5.1 19.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.5 23.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Klay ThompsonGSW−4.4 16.7 last 10 · 21.1 season
Justin HolidayMEM−3.7 7.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Allonzo TrierNYK−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Rodney McGruderMIA−3.6 6.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Chris PaulHOU−3.3 12.3 last 10 · 15.6 season