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Sunday, January 27, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed ORL by 16 after the first quarter and won 103–98.

Final · Box score
Cavs104
Bulls101
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Kings108
Clippers122
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +16; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Thunder118
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Raptors123
Mavs120
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Magic98
Rockets103
Q1 HOU -16; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Jazz125
Wolves111
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Wizards119
Spurs132
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Heat106
Knicks97
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Suns102
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2017–18Jan 27, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Celtics), 49 points.
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The lead · Magic-Rockets

James Harden scores 40 as Houston beats Orlando

Paul George goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-8-8+5HOU AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3427211698
Rockets18352129103
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 43, 38, 57, 58, 48, 37, 61, 35, 40HOU40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 20, 21, 20, 30, 8, 20, 24, 16HOU16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 18, 28, 22, 12, 23, 10, 22, 23ORL23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 22, 24, 16, 27, 29, 21, 28, 19ORL19 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Bulls23
Heat-Knicks13
Jazz-Wolves10
Raptors-Mavs9
Wizards-Spurs7
Bucks-Thunder5
Suns-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Burks's jumper with 17 seconds left puts the Cavaliers ahead, 104-101 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Spurs combined for 251, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SpursWizards 119, Spurs 132
251
Raptors-MavsRaptors 123, Mavs 120
243
Jazz-WolvesJazz 125, Wolves 111
236
Kings-ClippersKings 108, Clippers 122
230
Bucks-ThunderBucks 112, Thunder 118
230
Suns-LakersSuns 102, Lakers 116
218
Cavs-BullsCavs 104, Bulls 101
205
Heat-KnicksHeat 106, Knicks 97
203
Magic-RocketsMagic 98, Rockets 103
201
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-MavsRaptors 123, Mavs 120
+3 TOR
Cavs-BullsCavs 104, Bulls 101
+3 CLE
Magic-RocketsMagic 98, Rockets 103
+5 HOU
Bucks-ThunderBucks 112, Thunder 118
+6 OKC
Heat-KnicksHeat 106, Knicks 97
+9 MIA
Wizards-SpursWizards 119, Spurs 132
+13 SAS
Suns-LakersSuns 102, Lakers 116
+14 LAL
Kings-ClippersKings 108, Clippers 122
+14 LAC
Jazz-WolvesJazz 125, Wolves 111
+14 UTA
HOU erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-RocketsHOU won · Magic 98, Rockets 103
16 pts
Heat-KnicksMIA won · Heat 106, Knicks 97
6 pts
Raptors-MavsTOR won · Raptors 123, Mavs 120
3 pts
Cavs-BullsCLE won · Cavs 104, Bulls 101
2 pts
Harrell shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellLAC · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
85% (11-13)
IngramLAL · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
ClarksonCLE · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
73% (8-11)
BertansSAS · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
StephensonLAL · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Raptors-Mavs
Raptors 123Mavs 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors38321538123
Mavs32263032120
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 33 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto beat Dallas 123-120

Dennis Smith Jr. led Dallas with 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-23 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 38-32, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6+12−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic led the game in fantasy with 62.9 FPTS (35 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 98Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3427211698
Rockets18352129103
The story
Kenneth Faried's 12 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Orlando, 103-98

For Orlando, Aaron Gordon had 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 29-16.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −16−8−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Thunder
Bucks 112Thunder 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25173733112
Thunder31253329118
The story
Oklahoma City beat Milwaukee 118-112 behind a 13-13-11 triple-double from Russell Westbrook

Khris Middleton paced Milwaukee: 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 13 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST · 5-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+14+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Clippers by 14.

CLE over CHI3TOR over DAL3HOU over ORL5OKC over MIL6MIA over NYK9SAS over WAS13LAC over SAC14UTA over MIN14LAL over PHX14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 43, 38, 57, 58, 48, 37, 61, 35, 40Rockets-Magic · W
36.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 7, 1996: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 18, 24, 27, 31, 31, 36, 23, 36Thunder-Bucks · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 29, 26, 25, 8, 18, 17, 32, 35Mavs-Raptors · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony NYK, Apr 17, 2012: 35 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Career high35 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 40, 17, 18, 12, 17, 10, 17, 23, 21, 35Wolves-Jazz · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 45, 21, 30, 31, 20, 41, 33, 32, 33Raptors-Mavs · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 56, 17, 28, 8, 25, 30, 13, 28, 30Spurs-Wizards · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+9.6 45.9 last 10 · 36.3 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+7.9 30.4 last 10 · 22.5 season
Terrance FergusonOKC+6.6 13.1 last 10 · 6.5 season
Kevin HuerterATL+5.5 14.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Blake GriffinDET+4.9 31.4 last 10 · 26.5 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.9 2.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.8 2.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−5.1 16.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Nemanja BjelicaSAC−4.9 5.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season