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Thursday, January 17, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 12 points, by LAL (vs OKC) and WAS (vs NYK).

Final · Box score
Knicks100
Wizards101
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS -10; Q3 WAS -12; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Kings95
Hornets114
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +19
Final · Box score
Sixers120
Pacers96
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +24
Final · Box score
Suns109
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Nuggets135
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +30; Q4 DEN +30
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers138
Thunder128
Q1 LAL -12; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +10
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The lead · Knicks-Wizards

Washington fights back late to top New York

Russell Westbrook goes for 26 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-10-12+1WAS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30332611100
Wizards20332424101
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 24, 33, 25, 28, 34, 32, 43, 26WAS26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 0, 9, 14, 20, 11, 23, 8, 27, 20WAS20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 13, 15, 15, 17, 7, 21, 19, 25NYK25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Luke KornetPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 14, 19, 6, 6, 6, 3, 23, 16NYK16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Chicago by 30, the widest margin of 6 games.

WAS over NYK1TOR over PHX2LAL over OKC10CHA over SAC19PHI over IND24DEN over CHI30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Lakers-Thunder19
Suns-Raptors16
Bulls-Nuggets9
Sixers-Pacers7
Knicks-Wizards6
Kings-Hornets6
Shot of the night

Siakam's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 111-109 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 266, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 138, Thunder 128
266
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 105, Nuggets 135
240
Suns-RaptorsSuns 109, Raptors 111
220
Sixers-PacersSixers 120, Pacers 96
216
Kings-HornetsKings 95, Hornets 114
209
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 100, Wizards 101
201
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 100, Wizards 101
+1 WAS
Suns-RaptorsSuns 109, Raptors 111
+2 TOR
Lakers-ThunderLakers 138, Thunder 128
+10 LAL
Kings-HornetsKings 95, Hornets 114
+19 CHA
Sixers-PacersSixers 120, Pacers 96
+24 PHI
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 105, Nuggets 135
+30 DEN
LAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-ThunderLAL won · Lakers 138, Thunder 128
12 pts
Knicks-WizardsWAS won · Knicks 100, Wizards 101
12 pts
Kings-HornetsCHA won · Kings 95, Hornets 114
5 pts
Bulls-NuggetsDEN won · Bulls 105, Nuggets 135
2 pts
Suns-RaptorsTOR won · Suns 109, Raptors 111
1 pt
Zubac shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAL · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
Robin LopezCHI · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
BogdanovicSAC · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
MudiayNYK · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
61% (11-18)
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 100Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30332611100
Wizards20332424101
The story
Washington beat New York 101-100 behind 26 points from Bradley Beal

Luke Kornet paced New York: 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 10-29 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

A 24-11 fourth quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −10−10−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Raptors
Suns 109Raptors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20292931109
Raptors32252034111
The story
Serge Ibaka had 22 points as Toronto beat Phoenix 111-109

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 30 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 11-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 32-20, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +12+8−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deandre Ayton led the game in fantasy with 48.4 FPTS (17 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST)

Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 138Thunder 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2740282716138
Thunder392433266128
The story
Ivica Zubac's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Oklahoma City, 138-128 in OT

For Oklahoma City, Steven Adams had 17 PTS, 15 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 12-14 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 40-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −12+4−10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 36 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 32 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg33.9Today

34 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Kuzma leads the day with 32

Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 18, 4, 13, 41, 11, 29, 16, 32Lakers-Thunder · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 25, 27, 20, 37, 23, 7, 8, 30Suns-Raptors · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 37, 37, 20, 27, 30, 18, 24, 27Thunder-Lakers · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 5, 16, 20, 23, 30, 16, 19, 27Sixers-Pacers · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 14, 27, 14, 10, 8, 16, 17, 27Bulls-Nuggets · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 6, 16, 14, 26, 10, 13, 12, 27Pacers-Sixers · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 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+5.7 25.3 last 10 · 19.6 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−5.2 3.5 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
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−4.5 15.0 last 10 · 19.5 season