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Thursday, January 10, 2019Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Celtics99
Heat115
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Nuggets121
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +21
Final · 2OT · Box score
Thunder147
Spurs154
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 Spurs 0; OT2 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Kings112
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 2017–18Jan 10, 2018: 11 games. Top scorer: Lou Williams (Clippers-Warriors), 50 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Spurs

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 56 as San Antonio beats OKC

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+10+7+1200+7SAS AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Thunder23403037116147
Spurs333735251113154
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 24, 38, 32, 23, 18, 25, 13, 56SAS56 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 10, 12, 22, 19, 19, 17, 12, 23SAS23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 43, 31, 28, 36, 22, 37, 37, 20, 27, 30OKC30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 12, 10, 16, 13, 8, 17, 7, 25OKC25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Kings

Sacramento leads Detroit wire to wire

Sacramento was ahead at every break and won 112–102. Best quarter: the first, 34–21. Buddy Hield led Sacramento with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over OKC7SAC over DET10MIA over BOS16DEN over LAC21Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over DET.
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat5
Thunder-Spurs5
Clippers-Nuggets3
The night in charts
Thunder-Spurs combined for 301, 80 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-SpursThunder 147, Spurs 154
301
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 100, Nuggets 121
221
Celtics-HeatCeltics 99, Heat 115
214
Pistons-KingsPistons 102, Kings 112
214
SAS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Thunder-SpursThunder 147, Spurs 154
+7 SAS
Pistons-KingsPistons 102, Kings 112
+10 SAC
Celtics-HeatCeltics 99, Heat 115
+16 MIA
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 100, Nuggets 121
+21 DEN
D Wade shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 19 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MurrayDEN · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
AdamsOKC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
HieldSAC · 18 PTS, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
AldridgeSAS · 56 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
61% (20-33)
Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 147Spurs 154
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Thunder23403037116147
Spurs333735251113154
The story
Derrick White had 23 points and 8 assists as San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 154-147 in OT

Jerami Grant led Oklahoma City with 25 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10+7+1200+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Pistons-Kings
Pistons 102Kings 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons21272628102
Kings34312621112
The story
Sacramento beat Detroit 112-102 behind 14 points and 14 rebounds from Willie Cauley-Stein

Reggie Bullock paced Detroit: 15 PTS, 6 AST 14 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

A 34-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +13+17+17+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 100Nuggets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25292224100
Nuggets37282828121
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 18-14-10 triple-double carried Denver past LA, 121-100

For LA, Tobias Harris had 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST · 8-19 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +12+11+17+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 33 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
30.62017–18 avg18.6Last 3

18.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 2017–18 (30 games). Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 56

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 24, 38, 32, 23, 18, 25, 13, 56Spurs-Thunder · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +36.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Apr 12, 2009: 55 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Career high56 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 43, 31, 28, 36, 22, 37, 37, 20, 27, 30Thunder-Spurs · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 12, 10, 16, 13, 8, 17, 7, 25Thunder-Spurs · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 40, 9, 32, 14, 31, 22, 25, 24Thunder-Spurs · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rod Strickland WAS, Feb 10, 1998: 21 PTS · 12 REB · 20 AST
24 PTS · 13 REB · 24 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 10, 12, 22, 19, 19, 17, 12, 23Spurs-Thunder · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 31, 46, 8, 36, 8, 13, 18, 23Nuggets-Clippers · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+6.7 27.4 last 10 · 20.7 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+6.1 14.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
James HardenHOU+6.1 40.0 last 10 · 33.9 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+4.6 14.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+4.4 22.3 last 10 · 17.9 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−3.5 11.7 last 10 · 15.2 season