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Monday, January 21, 2019Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by NOP (vs MEM) and POR (vs UTA).

Final · Box score
Thunder127
Knicks109
Q1 OKC +18; Q2 OKC +20; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Cavs88
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Bucks116
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Wizards101
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Magic122
Hawks103
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +19
Final · Box score
Kings94
Nets123
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN -5; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +29
Final · Box score
Pelicans105
Grizzlies85
Q1 NOP -7; Q2 NOP +4; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +20
Final · Box score
Heat99
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Sixers121
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +31; Q4 PHI +28
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Jazz104
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Warriors130
Lakers111
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +30; Q4 GSW +19
On this day · 2017–18Jan 21, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Celtics-Magic), 40 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Jazz

Portland makes it three straight

Kyrie Irving goes for 26 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-7+4+5POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29153926109
Jazz28232825104
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 16, 20, 26, 35, 33, 24, 26POR26 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 20, 18, 11, 12, 6, 10, 15, 22POR22 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 26, 33, 33, 34, 28, 28, 24, 36UTA36 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 12, 9, 8, 6, 2, 23, 11, 15UTA15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Jazz13
Kings-Nets12
Rockets-Sixers6
Heat-Celtics5
Mavs-Bucks4
Magic-Hawks3
Pelicans-Grizzlies3
Pistons-Wizards2
Warriors-Lakers2
Thunder-Knicks0
Bulls-Cavs0
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 241, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 130, Lakers 111
241
Thunder-KnicksThunder 127, Knicks 109
236
Magic-HawksMagic 122, Hawks 103
225
Mavs-BucksMavs 106, Bucks 116
222
Kings-NetsKings 94, Nets 123
217
Rockets-SixersRockets 93, Sixers 121
214
Blazers-JazzBlazers 109, Jazz 104
213
Heat-CelticsHeat 99, Celtics 107
206
Bulls-CavsBulls 104, Cavs 88
192
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 105, Grizzlies 85
190
Pistons-WizardsPistons 87, Wizards 101
188
POR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-JazzBlazers 109, Jazz 104
+5 POR
Heat-CelticsHeat 99, Celtics 107
+8 BOS
Mavs-BucksMavs 106, Bucks 116
+10 MIL
Pistons-WizardsPistons 87, Wizards 101
+14 WAS
Bulls-CavsBulls 104, Cavs 88
+16 CHI
Thunder-KnicksThunder 127, Knicks 109
+18 OKC
Magic-HawksMagic 122, Hawks 103
+19 ORL
Warriors-LakersWarriors 130, Lakers 111
+19 GSW
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 105, Grizzlies 85
+20 NOP
Rockets-SixersRockets 93, Sixers 121
+28 PHI
Kings-NetsKings 94, Nets 123
+29 BKN
NOP rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-GrizzliesNOP won · Pelicans 105, Grizzlies 85
7 pts
Blazers-JazzPOR won · Blazers 109, Jazz 104
7 pts
Kings-NetsBKN won · Kings 94, Nets 123
5 pts
Magic-HawksORL won · Magic 122, Hawks 103
3 pts
Mavs-BucksMIL won · Mavs 106, Bucks 116
2 pts
Klay shot 17-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayGSW · 44 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
85% (17-20)
OkaforNOP · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
HorfordBOS · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
KurucsBKN · 16 PTS, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
TraeATL · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 109Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29153926109
Jazz28232825104
The story
Jusuf Nurkic's 22 points carried Portland past Utah, 109-104

For Utah, Donovan Mitchell had 36 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 6 BLK · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 39-28.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1−7+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 106Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26332522106
Bucks35223524116
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 15 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Dallas 116-106

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 18 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST 31 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Bucks took the third 35-25.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +9−2+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 130Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29364520130
Lakers24312531111
The story
Golden State beat Los Angeles 130-111 behind 20 points from Kevin Durant

Brandon Ingram paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 45-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +5+10+30+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
35.7Season avg47.6Last 5

47.6 points a game over his last five games, against 35.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
36.22017–18 avg18.2Last 2

18.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 36.2 in 2017–18 (48 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Pelicans-Grizzlies

New Orleans routs Memphis by 20

New Orleans led by 4 at halftime and won 105–85. Jrue Holiday led New Orleans with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over UTA5BOS over MIA8MIL over DAL10WAS over DET14CHI over CLE16OKC over NYK18ORL over ATL19GSW over LAL19NOP over MEM20PHI over HOU28BKN over SAC29Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over MEM.
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 44

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 20, 43, 30, 16, 31, 19, 12, 44Warriors-Lakers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Jan 31, 1997: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
44 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 44, 38, 32, 42, 43, 38, 57, 58, 48, 37Rockets-Sixers · L
35.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 26, 33, 33, 34, 28, 28, 24, 36Jazz-Blazers · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 42, 25, 20, 35, 26, 31, 22, 31, 32Sixers-Rockets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 43, 30, 27, 33, 12, 27, 25, 31Bucks-Mavs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 28, 5, 23, 24, 34, 10, 40, 31Nets-Kings · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+8.0 43.7 last 10 · 35.7 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+6.6 28.6 last 10 · 22.0 season
Kevin HuerterATL+5.8 15.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+5.8 14.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.7 25.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanSAS−6.3 15.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Justin HolidayMEM−5.2 5.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.2 3.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.0 14.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Rodney McGruderMIA−4.8 4.4 last 10 · 9.2 season