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Monday, January 28, 2019Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MEM by 19 at halftime and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Knicks92
Hornets101
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Warriors132
Pacers100
Q1 GSW +18; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +32
Final · Box score
Nets104
Celtics112
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets95
Grizzlies92
Q1 DEN -14; Q2 DEN -19; Q3 DEN -17; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Hawks123
Clippers118
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +5
On this day · 2017–18Jan 28, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Sixers), 37 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Denver erases 19-point lead, steals one from Memphis

Tobias Harris goes for 30 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-19-17+3DEN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1625193595
Grizzlies3030171592
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 23, 40, 17, 18, 19, 28, 32, 24DEN24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 6, 7, 11, 5, 22, 14, 16, 20DEN20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 5, 14, 4, 22, 22, 11, 18, 28MEM28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 14, 26, 10, 20, 31, 16, 22, 23MEM23 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Hawks-Clippers

Atlanta leads Clippers wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 123–118. Best quarter: the first, 32–25. Trae Young led Atlanta with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over MEM3ATL over LAC5BOS over BKN8CHA over NYK9GSW over IND32Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over LAC.
Lead changes
Knicks-Hornets10
Nets-Celtics6
Hawks-Clippers6
Nuggets-Grizzlies3
Warriors-Pacers0
The night in charts
Hawks-Clippers combined for 241, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-ClippersHawks 123, Clippers 118
241
Warriors-PacersWarriors 132, Pacers 100
232
Nets-CelticsNets 104, Celtics 112
216
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 92, Hornets 101
193
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 95, Grizzlies 92
187
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 95, Grizzlies 92
+3 DEN
Hawks-ClippersHawks 123, Clippers 118
+5 ATL
Nets-CelticsNets 104, Celtics 112
+8 BOS
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 92, Hornets 101
+9 CHA
Warriors-PacersWarriors 132, Pacers 100
+32 GSW
Steph shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephGSW · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
John CollinsATL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Tobias HarrisLAC · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
61% (11-18)
HarrellLAC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
BartonDEN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 95Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1625193595
Grizzlies3030171592
The story
Nikola Jokic had 24 points as Denver beat Memphis 95-92

Marc Gasol led Memphis with 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 35-15.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −14−19−17+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Conley led the game in fantasy with 45.8 FPTS (23 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Hawks-Clippers
Hawks 123Clippers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32313129123
Clippers25362235118
The story
Trae Young's 26 points and 8 assists carried Atlanta past LA, 123-118

For LA, Lou Williams had 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-22, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+2+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 104Celtics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26243816104
Celtics32282923112
The story
Boston beat Brooklyn 112-104 behind 21 points from Marcus Smart

D'Angelo Russell paced Brooklyn: 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB · 7-15 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +6+10+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 49 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 46 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.8Season avg28.3Today

28 minutes today, against 3.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tobias Harris leads the day with 30

Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 17, 28, 27, 9, 31, 29, 18, 30Clippers-Hawks · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 5, 14, 4, 22, 22, 11, 18, 28Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 18, 26, 24, 16, 21, 5, 30, 26Hawks-Clippers · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 48, 31, 41, 28, 11, 38, 24, 26Warriors-Pacers · W
29.3 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 5, 23, 24, 34, 10, 40, 31, 25, 12, 25Nets-Celtics · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 23, 40, 17, 18, 19, 28, 32, 24Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 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
Blake GriffinDET+4.9 31.4 last 10 · 26.5 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.7 24.8 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.9 2.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.9 2.1 last 10 · 8.0 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