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Wednesday, January 16, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 15 after the first quarter and won 105–101.

Final · OT · Box score
Magic115
Pistons120
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +6; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +5
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Celtics117
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Nets145
Rockets142
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN -9; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Grizzlies101
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Mavs101
Q1 SAS -15; Q2 SAS -11; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Cavs112
Blazers129
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Pelicans140
Warriors147
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Jazz129
Clippers109
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +20
On this day · 2017–18Jan 16, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Celtics), 45 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Mavs

San Antonio storms back from 15 down to beat Dallas

James Harden goes for 58 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-11-5+4SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs20253030105
Mavs35212421101
Who led
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 8, 7, 9, 9, 14, 19, 24, 17SAS17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 21, 12, 26, 9, 16, 18, 14, 14SAS14 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 18, 19, 14, 27, 30, 29, 26, 25DAL25 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 11, 11, 18, 5, 14, 4, 8, 13DAL13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Rockets12
Magic-Pistons7
Spurs-Mavs7
Pelicans-Warriors7
Raptors-Celtics3
Jazz-Clippers3
Bucks-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Nets-Rockets combined for 287
Points by game
Nets-RocketsNets 145, Rockets 142
287
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 140, Warriors 147
287
Cavs-BlazersCavs 112, Blazers 129
241
Jazz-ClippersJazz 129, Clippers 109
238
Magic-PistonsMagic 115, Pistons 120
235
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 108, Celtics 117
225
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 111, Grizzlies 101
212
Spurs-MavsSpurs 105, Mavs 101
206
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-RocketsNets 145, Rockets 142
+3 BKN
Spurs-MavsSpurs 105, Mavs 101
+4 SAS
Magic-PistonsMagic 115, Pistons 120
+5 DET
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 140, Warriors 147
+7 GSW
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 108, Celtics 117
+9 BOS
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 111, Grizzlies 101
+10 MIL
Cavs-BlazersCavs 112, Blazers 129
+17 POR
Jazz-ClippersJazz 129, Clippers 109
+20 UTA
SAS erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-MavsSAS won · Spurs 105, Mavs 101
15 pts
Nets-RocketsBKN won · Nets 145, Rockets 142
9 pts
Magic-PistonsDET won · Magic 115, Pistons 120
8 pts
Pelicans-WarriorsGSW won · Pelicans 140, Warriors 147
8 pts
Raptors-CelticsBOS won · Raptors 108, Celtics 117
6 pts
Horford shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordBOS · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
LaymanPOR · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
GobertUTA · 23 PTS, 22 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
MiroticNOP · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Nets-Rockets
Nets 145Rockets 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets3428234614145
Rockets3024403711142
The story
Spencer Dinwiddie had 33 points and 10 assists as Brooklyn beat Houston 145-142 in OT

PJ Tucker led Houston with 20 PTS, 10 REB 33 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 13-22 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 46-37.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +4+8−90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 105Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs20253030105
Mavs35212421101
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 14 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Dallas, 105-101

Patty Mills chipped in 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 30-21.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −15−11−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic was the fantasy play: 49.1 FPTS on 25 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 115Pistons 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic342921256115
Pistons2632321911120
The story
Detroit beat Orlando 120-115 in OT behind 30 points from Blake Griffin

Nikola Vucevic paced Orlando: 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −8−5+60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
34.8Season avg47.6Last 5

47.6 points a game over his last five games, against 34.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 58 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

BKN over HOU3SAS over DAL4DET over ORL5GSW over NOP7BOS over TOR9MIL over MEM10POR over CLE17UTA over LAC20Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 58

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 43, 44, 38, 32, 42, 43, 38, 57, 58Rockets-Nets · L
35.4 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 3, 2017: 57 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Season high58 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 34, 35, 42, 14, 28, 48, 31, 41Warriors-Pelicans · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 23, 2003: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 18, 13, 7, 15, 16, 8, 8, 33Nets-Rockets · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 23, 17, 17, 16, 20, 26, 35, 33Blazers-Cavs · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 27, 45, 21, 30, 31, 20, 41, 33Raptors-Celtics · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 48, 22, 34, 20, 36, 38, 30, 46, 30Pelicans-Warriors · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+8.2 43.6 last 10 · 35.4 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+7.0 15.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Nikola JokicDEN+6.1 25.8 last 10 · 19.7 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+5.3 25.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Kevin HuerterATL+5.2 14.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Justin HolidayMEM−5.9 4.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.1 3.6 last 10 · 8.7 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−4.9 16.8 last 10 · 21.7 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.9 12.0 last 10 · 16.9 season
Jabari ParkerCHI−3.9 10.9 last 10 · 14.8 season