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Wednesday, January 9, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed ORL by 17 at halftime and won 106–93.

Final · Box score
Pacers108
Celtics135
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +27
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Wizards123
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +17
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Nets116
Q1 BKN -15; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +16
Final · Box score
Bucks116
Rockets109
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Cavs124
Pelicans140
Q1 NOP -13; Q2 NOP -4; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +16
Final · Box score
Suns94
Mavs104
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Magic93
Jazz106
Q1 UTA -13; Q2 UTA -17; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Bulls112
Blazers124
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Lakers113
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2017–18Jan 9, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Blazers-Thunder), 27 points.
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The lead · Magic-Jazz

Donovan Mitchell drops 33 in 17-point comeback win over Orlando

Anthony Davis goes for 38 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-17+3+13UTA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3231121893
Jazz19273228106
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 19, 23, 15, 19, 18, 26, 26, 33UTA33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 15, 9, 6, 2, 12, 16, 2, 16UTA16 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 27, 17, 26, 10, 8, 12, 6, 23ORL23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 30, 22, 12, 22, 22, 16, 18, 20ORL20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Blazers12
Cavs-Pelicans10
Hawks-Nets7
Suns-Mavs7
Bucks-Rockets4
Spurs-Grizzlies4
Pistons-Lakers4
Sixers-Wizards3
Magic-Jazz3
Pacers-Celtics0
The night in charts
Cavs-Pelicans combined for 264, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PelicansCavs 124, Pelicans 140
264
Pacers-CelticsPacers 108, Celtics 135
243
Bulls-BlazersBulls 112, Blazers 124
236
Sixers-WizardsSixers 106, Wizards 123
229
Bucks-RocketsBucks 116, Rockets 109
225
Hawks-NetsHawks 100, Nets 116
216
Pistons-LakersPistons 100, Lakers 113
213
Magic-JazzMagic 93, Jazz 106
199
Suns-MavsSuns 94, Mavs 104
198
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 86, Grizzlies 96
182
MIL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Bucks-RocketsBucks 116, Rockets 109
+7 MIL
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 86, Grizzlies 96
+10 MEM
Suns-MavsSuns 94, Mavs 104
+10 DAL
Bulls-BlazersBulls 112, Blazers 124
+12 POR
Magic-JazzMagic 93, Jazz 106
+13 UTA
Pistons-LakersPistons 100, Lakers 113
+13 LAL
Hawks-NetsHawks 100, Nets 116
+16 BKN
Cavs-PelicansCavs 124, Pelicans 140
+16 NOP
Sixers-WizardsSixers 106, Wizards 123
+17 WAS
Pacers-CelticsPacers 108, Celtics 135
+27 BOS
UTA erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-JazzUTA won · Magic 93, Jazz 106
17 pts
Hawks-NetsBKN won · Hawks 100, Nets 116
15 pts
Cavs-PelicansNOP won · Cavs 124, Pelicans 140
13 pts
Bucks-RocketsMIL won · Bucks 116, Rockets 109
6 pts
Suns-MavsDAL won · Suns 94, Mavs 104
4 pts
Brogdon shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrogdonMIL · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
CJPOR · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
71% (10-14)
BeasleyLAL · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
KuzmaLAL · 41 PTS, 2 REB
67% (16-24)
EmbiidPHI · 35 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Bucks-Rockets
Bucks 116Rockets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26283824116
Rockets29312326109
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 27 points and 21 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Houston, 116-109

For Houston, Clint Capela had 18 PTS, 13 REB 27 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 38-23.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3−6+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Jazz
Magic 93Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3231121893
Jazz19273228106
The story
Utah beat Orlando 106-93 behind 16 points from Joe Ingles

Aaron Gordon paced Orlando: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 6-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-12 third quarter erased a 17-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −13−17+3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pelicans
Cavs 124Pelicans 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs38252833124
Pelicans25344140140
The story
Jrue Holiday had 18 points as New Orleans beat Cleveland 140-124

Matthew Dellavedova led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 41-28.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −13−4+9+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 16 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg17.8Last 3

17.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg30.6Today

31 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Indiana by 27, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIL over HOU7MEM over SAS10DAL over PHX10POR over CHI12UTA over ORL13LAL over DET13BKN over ATL16NOP over CLE16WAS over PHI17BOS over IND27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 42

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 39, 41, 45, 41, 43, 44, 38, 32, 42Rockets-Bucks · L
33.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Mar 20, 2019: 42 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 11, 19, 33, 24, 18, 4, 13, 41Lakers-Pistons · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steven Smith ATL, Jan 30, 1997: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Career high41 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 26, 32, 48, 22, 34, 20, 36, 38Pelicans-Cavs · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 27, 34, 23, 28, 42, 25, 20, 35Sixers-Wizards · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 7, 21, 34, 19, 24, 33, 25, 28, 34Wizards-Sixers · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 19, 23, 15, 19, 18, 26, 26, 33Jazz-Magic · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+6.1 40.0 last 10 · 33.9 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+5.6 32.4 last 10 · 26.8 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+5.0 13.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.4 23.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+4.4 13.8 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Damyean DotsonNYK−4.3 5.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Justin HolidayMEM−4.1 6.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−3.9 16.1 last 10 · 20.0 season
Allonzo TrierNYK−3.9 6.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Dennis SchroderOKC−3.8 11.4 last 10 · 15.2 season