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Friday, January 25, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHA by 11 after three quarters and won 108–99.

Final · Box score
Wizards95
Magic91
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Nets109
Q1 BKN -7; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Heat100
Cavs94
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Bulls101
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Raptors119
Rockets121
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Kings99
Grizzlies96
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Mavs106
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Bucks108
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -11; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Suns95
Nuggets132
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +37
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +4
On this day · 2017–18Jan 25, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Wizards), 46 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 34, Milwaukee rallies past Charlotte

Lou Williams posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2-11+9MIL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2727331299
Bucks22302432108
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 43, 30, 27, 33, 12, 27, 25, 31, 34MIL34 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 24, 15, 14, 16, 9, 18, 19, 19MIL19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 8, 13, 7, 7, 15, 6, 18, 19CHA19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Michael Kidd-GilchristPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 5, 11, 3, 15, 10, 7, 5, 16CHA16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Magic12
Kings-Grizzlies12
Knicks-Nets10
Heat-Cavs9
Clippers-Bulls8
Wolves-Jazz1
Suns-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Raptors-Rockets combined for 240, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 119, Rockets 121
240
Suns-NuggetsSuns 95, Nuggets 132
227
Knicks-NetsKnicks 99, Nets 109
208
Wolves-JazzWolves 102, Jazz 106
208
Clippers-BullsClippers 106, Bulls 101
207
Hornets-BucksHornets 99, Bucks 108
207
Pistons-MavsPistons 101, Mavs 106
207
Kings-GrizzliesKings 99, Grizzlies 96
195
Heat-CavsHeat 100, Cavs 94
194
Wizards-MagicWizards 95, Magic 91
186
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 119, Rockets 121
+2 HOU
Kings-GrizzliesKings 99, Grizzlies 96
+3 SAC
Wizards-MagicWizards 95, Magic 91
+4 WAS
Wolves-JazzWolves 102, Jazz 106
+4 UTA
Clippers-BullsClippers 106, Bulls 101
+5 LAC
Pistons-MavsPistons 101, Mavs 106
+5 DAL
Heat-CavsHeat 100, Cavs 94
+6 MIA
Hornets-BucksHornets 99, Bucks 108
+9 MIL
Knicks-NetsKnicks 99, Nets 109
+10 BKN
Suns-NuggetsSuns 95, Nuggets 132
+37 DEN
MIL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BucksMIL won · Hornets 99, Bucks 108
11 pts
Knicks-NetsBKN won · Knicks 99, Nets 109
7 pts
Heat-CavsMIA won · Heat 100, Cavs 94
5 pts
Pistons-MavsDAL won · Pistons 101, Mavs 106
5 pts
Clippers-BullsLAC won · Clippers 106, Bulls 101
4 pts
Faried shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FariedHOU · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
CasspiMEM · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL
73% (8-11)
VucevicORL · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
GiannisMIL · 34 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (14-21)
Tobias HarrisLAC · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Raptors-Rockets
Raptors 119Rockets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors20412830119
Rockets33372625121
The story
Houston beat Toronto 121-119 behind 35 points from James Harden

Pascal Siakam paced Toronto: 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 9-25 FG, 2-13 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +13+9+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kawhi Leonard topped the game at 49.4 FPTS: 32 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Final · Pistons-Mavs
Pistons 101Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons28263116101
Mavs23392618106
The story
Luka Doncic had 32 points and 8 assists as Dallas beat Detroit 106-101

Andre Drummond led Detroit with 23 PTS, 15 REB 32 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 9-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 39-26.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5+8+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Bulls
Clippers 106Bulls 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers27252826106
Bulls20362619101
The story
Tobias Harris' 29 points carried LA past Chicago, 106-101

For Chicago, Kris Dunn had 10 AST, 9 PTS, 4 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-20, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7−4−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
36.3Season avg47.8Last 5

47.8 points a game over his last five games, against 36.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg37.9Today

38 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Phoenix by 37, the widest margin of 10 games.

HOU over TOR2SAC over MEM3WAS over ORL4UTA over MIN4LAC over CHI5DAL over DET5MIA over CLE6MIL over CHA9BKN over NYK10DEN over PHX37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 35

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 44, 19, 30, 32, 38, 29, 37, 35Pistons-Mavs · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 42, 43, 38, 57, 58, 48, 37, 61, 35Rockets-Raptors · W
36.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 7, 8, 30, 32, 18, 14, 27, 35Suns-Nuggets · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 43, 30, 27, 33, 12, 27, 25, 31, 34Bucks-Hornets · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 30, 27, 13, 23, 30, 25, 27, 33Wolves-Jazz · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 30, 29, 26, 25, 8, 18, 17, 32Mavs-Pistons · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+8.9 45.1 last 10 · 36.2 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+7.8 30.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Terrance FergusonOKC+5.8 12.1 last 10 · 6.3 season
Kevin HuerterATL+5.8 15.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.7 25.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Cold
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.6 3.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−5.1 16.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Jabari ParkerCHI−4.7 9.9 last 10 · 14.6 season