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Saturday, January 12, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Celtics by 10 at halftime and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Pistons109
Clippers104
Q1 Pistons +13; Q2 Pistons +11; Q3 Pistons +10; Q4 Pistons +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies108
Heat112
Q1 Heat -4; Q2 Heat +2; Q3 Heat +8; Q4 Heat +4
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Magic105
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 Magic -10; Q3 Magic -5; Q4 Magic +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Wolves110
Q1 Wolves -2; Q2 Wolves +2; Q3 Wolves -2; Q4 Wolves +4
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Thunder122
Q1 Thunder -8; Q2 Thunder -9; Q3 Thunder +6; Q4 Thunder +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Suns102
Q1 Suns +8; Q2 Suns +13; Q3 Suns +12; Q4 Suns +9
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Kings104
Q1 Kings +6; Q2 Kings -2; Q3 Kings +6; Q4 Kings +7
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Jazz110
Q1 Jazz +10; Q2 Jazz -2; Q3 Jazz -1; Q4 Jazz +8
On this day · 2017–18Jan 12, 2018: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Blazers), 36 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Magic

Orlando rallies from 10 down to beat Boston

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 27 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-10-5+2Magic AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics19322626103
Magic19223133105
Who led
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 22, 14, 18, 10, 17, 10, 18, 28Magic28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 9, 10, 15, 13, 8, 20, 13, 25Magic25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 40, 23, 26, 16, 17, 12, 22, 25Celtics25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 19, 22, 18, 12, 12, 22, 17, 17Celtics17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Jazz16
Pelicans-Wolves15
Nuggets-Suns6
Grizzlies-Heat5
Hornets-Kings5
Spurs-Thunder4
Celtics-Magic3
The night in charts
Spurs-Thunder combined for 234, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 112, Thunder 122
234
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 108, Heat 112
220
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 106, Wolves 110
216
Pistons-ClippersPistons 109, Clippers 104
213
Bulls-JazzBulls 102, Jazz 110
212
Celtics-MagicCeltics 103, Magic 105
208
Hornets-KingsHornets 97, Kings 104
201
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 93, Suns 102
195
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-MagicCeltics 103, Magic 105
+2 Magic
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 106, Wolves 110
+4 MIN
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 108, Heat 112
+4 Heat
Pistons-ClippersPistons 109, Clippers 104
+5 Pistons
Hornets-KingsHornets 97, Kings 104
+7 Kings
Bulls-JazzBulls 102, Jazz 110
+8 Jazz
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 93, Suns 102
+9 Suns
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 112, Thunder 122
+10 Thunder
Magic erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-MagicMagic won · Celtics 103, Magic 105
10 pts
Spurs-ThunderThunder won · Spurs 112, Thunder 122
9 pts
Grizzlies-HeatHeat won · Grizzlies 108, Heat 112
4 pts
Pelicans-WolvesWolves won · Pelicans 106, Wolves 110
2 pts
Hornets-KingsKings won · Hornets 97, Kings 104
2 pts
Belinelli shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BelinelliSpurs · 24 PTS, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
JaMychal GreenGrizzlies · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WinslowHeat · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
DrummondPistons · 21 REB, 20 PTS, 3 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
AldridgeSpurs · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 103Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics19322626103
Magic19223133105
The story
Aaron Gordon had 28 points and 12 rebounds as Orlando beat Boston 105-103

Al Horford led Boston with 11 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 28 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 33-26.

Magic lead by quarter
200 0−10−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving led the game in fantasy with 48.0 FPTS (25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Pelicans-Wolves
Pelicans 106Wolves 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29233717106
Wolves27273323110
The story
Minnesota beat New Orleans 110-106 behind 18 points from Andrew Wiggins

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 7-21 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 23-17 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −2+2−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Clippers
Pistons 109Clippers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons37282519109
Clippers24302624104
The story
Andre Drummond's 21 rebounds and 20 points carried Detroit past LA, 109-104

For LA, Montrezl Harrell had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 21 REB, 20 PTS, 3 STL · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-24, was where the Pistons built it.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +13+11+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 41 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Thunder by 10.

Magic over Celtics2Heat over Grizzlies4Wolves over Pelicans4Pistons over Clippers5Kings over Hornets7Jazz over Bulls8Suns over Nuggets9Thunder over Spurs10Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 44

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 18, 15, 29, 26, 34, 34, 16, 44Pistons-Clippers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Danny Granger Pacers, Mar 26, 2010: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 15, 19, 18, 26, 26, 33, 33, 34Jazz-Bulls · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 47, 24, 11, 20, 29, 13, 18, 31Hornets-Kings · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 32, 48, 22, 34, 20, 36, 38, 30Pelicans-Wolves · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 22, 14, 18, 10, 17, 10, 18, 28Magic-Celtics · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 34, 28, 28, 29, 28, 20, 30, 27Wolves-Pelicans · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 27 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LaMarcus AldridgeSpurs+6.7 27.3 last 10 · 20.6 season
James HardenRockets+6.7 40.8 last 10 · 34.1 season
Derrick WhiteSpurs+6.4 14.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Malik BeasleyNuggets+5.3 15.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Karl-Anthony TownsWolves+5.1 27.5 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Damian LillardBlazers−4.4 21.4 last 10 · 25.8 season
Justin HolidayGrizzlies−4.2 6.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Knicks−3.7 16.1 last 10 · 19.8 season
DeMar DeRozanSpurs−3.6 18.5 last 10 · 22.1 season
Allonzo TrierKnicks−3.4 6.5 last 10 · 9.9 season