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Saturday, January 19, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAL by 18 at halftime and won 138–134.

Final · Box score
Thunder117
Sixers115
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Suns115
Hornets135
Q1 CHA +13; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +23; Q4 CHA +20
Final · Box score
Kings103
Pistons101
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC -8; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Pacers111
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Bucks118
Magic108
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Hawks105
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Raptors119
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +38; Q4 TOR +29
Final · Box score
Heat117
Bulls103
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +14
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers134
Rockets138
Q1 HOU -13; Q2 HOU -18; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Nuggets124
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +24; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +22
On this day · 2017–18Jan 19, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Jordan Clarkson (Lakers-Pacers), 33 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Rockets

James Harden drops 48 in 18-point comeback win over Lakers

Buddy Hield goes for 35 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13-18-40+4HOU AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers3925223414134
Rockets2620363818138
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 44, 38, 32, 42, 43, 38, 57, 58, 48HOU48 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 16, 20, 18, 17, 20, 21, 20, 30HOU30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 4, 13, 41, 11, 29, 16, 32, 32LAL32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 29, 10, 15, 22, 16, 8, 21LAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Raptors rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Toronto beat Memphis by 29.

OKC over PHI2SAC over DET2HOU over LAL4BOS over ATL8MIL over ORL10IND over DAL12MIA over CHI14CHA over PHX20DEN over CLE22TOR over MEM29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Bulls17
Thunder-Sixers9
Kings-Pistons8
Celtics-Hawks4
Cavs-Nuggets4
Bucks-Magic3
Mavs-Pacers2
Grizzlies-Raptors2
Lakers-Rockets1
Suns-Hornets0
Shot of the night

Hield's three with 0.5 seconds left puts the Kings ahead, 103-101 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Rockets combined for 272, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RocketsLakers 134, Rockets 138
272
Suns-HornetsSuns 115, Hornets 135
250
Thunder-SixersThunder 117, Sixers 115
232
Bucks-MagicBucks 118, Magic 108
226
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 102, Nuggets 124
226
Heat-BullsHeat 117, Bulls 103
220
Celtics-HawksCeltics 113, Hawks 105
218
Mavs-PacersMavs 99, Pacers 111
210
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 90, Raptors 119
209
Kings-PistonsKings 103, Pistons 101
204
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-SixersThunder 117, Sixers 115
+2 OKC
Kings-PistonsKings 103, Pistons 101
+2 SAC
Lakers-RocketsLakers 134, Rockets 138
+4 HOU
Celtics-HawksCeltics 113, Hawks 105
+8 BOS
Bucks-MagicBucks 118, Magic 108
+10 MIL
Mavs-PacersMavs 99, Pacers 111
+12 IND
Heat-BullsHeat 117, Bulls 103
+14 MIA
Suns-HornetsSuns 115, Hornets 135
+20 CHA
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 102, Nuggets 124
+22 DEN
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 90, Raptors 119
+29 TOR
HOU erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-RocketsHOU won · Lakers 134, Rockets 138
18 pts
Kings-PistonsSAC won · Kings 103, Pistons 101
8 pts
Celtics-HawksBOS won · Celtics 113, Hawks 105
8 pts
Heat-BullsMIA won · Heat 117, Bulls 103
2 pts
Bledsoe shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BledsoeMIL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
86% (12-14)
ZizicCLE · 23 PTS, 6 REB
75% (9-12)
BrogdonMIL · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LenATL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
IbakaTOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 103Pistons 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26252329103
Pistons30272519101
The story
Blake Griffin had 38 points, but Sacramento won 103-101

For Sacramento, De'Aaron Fox had 14 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 38 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 12-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 29-19.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4−6−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Sixers
Thunder 117Sixers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder33262929117
Sixers25312336115
The story
Oklahoma City beat Philadelphia 117-115 behind 31 points from Paul George

Joel Embiid paced Philadelphia: 31 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +8+3+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 134Rockets 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers3925223414134
Rockets2620363818138
The story
Eric Gordon had 30 points as Houston beat Los Angeles 138-134 in OT

JaVale McGee led Los Angeles with 14 REB, 12 PTS 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-16 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the second, the Rockets took the third 36-22.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −13−18−40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
35.4Season avg48.8Last 5

48.8 points a game over his last five games, against 35.4 in 41 earlier games. Today: 48 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg15.9Last 3

15.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 48

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 44, 38, 32, 42, 43, 38, 57, 58, 48Rockets-Lakers · W
35.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell NYK, Jan 26, 2002: 48 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
48 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 34, 34, 16, 44, 19, 30, 32, 38Pistons-Kings · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 32, 13, 16, 18, 21, 19, 24, 35Kings-Pistons · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 27, 20, 37, 23, 7, 8, 30, 32Suns-Hornets · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 4, 13, 41, 11, 29, 16, 32, 32Lakers-Rockets · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 16, 17, 12, 22, 25, 27, 38, 32Celtics-Hawks · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+8.6 44.3 last 10 · 35.7 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+7.1 15.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kevin HuerterATL+5.8 15.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.7 25.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN+5.2 24.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.2 3.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Justin HolidayMEM−5.0 5.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.9 11.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−4.9 16.8 last 10 · 21.7 season
Jabari ParkerCHI−4.5 10.2 last 10 · 14.7 season