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Tuesday, January 29, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pelicans trailed Rockets by 7 after the first quarter and won 121–116.

Final · Box score
Wizards113
Cavs116
Q1 Cavs +2; Q2 Cavs +6; Q3 Cavs +19; Q4 Cavs +3
Final · Box score
Bucks115
Pistons105
Q1 Bucks +8; Q2 Bucks +13; Q3 Bucks +12; Q4 Bucks +10
Final · Box score
Thunder126
Magic117
Q1 Thunder -3; Q2 Thunder +6; Q3 Thunder -3; Q4 Thunder +9
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Nets122
Q1 Nets +1; Q2 Nets -4; Q3 Nets +4; Q4 Nets +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans121
Rockets116
Q1 Pelicans -7; Q2 Pelicans -7; Q3 Pelicans +3; Q4 Pelicans +5
Final · Box score
Suns124
Spurs126
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 Spurs +3; Q3 Spurs +5; Q4 Spurs +2
Final · Box score
Sixers121
Lakers105
Q1 Sixers +19; Q2 Sixers +11; Q3 Sixers +15; Q4 Sixers +16
On this day · 2017–18Jan 29, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Sixers), 31 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Rockets

New Orleans beats Houston, 121–116

James Harden goes for 37 points

Game flow · Pelicans margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-7+3+5Pelicans AHEAD ↑Rockets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans28313527121
Rockets35312525116
Who led
Jahlil OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 6, 0, 0, 20, 17, 18, 24, 27Pelicans27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 19, 25, 20, 21, 29, 22, 29, 19Pelicans19 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 38, 57, 58, 48, 37, 61, 35, 40, 37Rockets37 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 21, 13, 2, 13, 11, 21, 12, 19Rockets19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bulls-Nets

Brooklyn handles Chicago by 5

The Nets won the fourth quarter 39–38. Final: 122–117. D'Angelo Russell led Brooklyn with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Spurs over Suns2Cavs over Wizards3Nets over Bulls5Pelicans over Rockets5Thunder over Magic9Bucks over Pistons10Sixers over Lakers16Final margin, points. Pink = Nets over Bulls.
Lead changes
Thunder-Magic11
Wizards-Cavs9
Suns-Spurs7
Bulls-Nets3
Pelicans-Rockets1
Bucks-Pistons0
Sixers-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Gay's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 126-124 final

The night in charts
Suns-Spurs combined for 250, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SpursSuns 124, Spurs 126
250
Thunder-MagicThunder 126, Magic 117
243
Bulls-NetsBulls 117, Nets 122
239
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 121, Rockets 116
237
Wizards-CavsWizards 113, Cavs 116
229
Sixers-LakersSixers 121, Lakers 105
226
Bucks-PistonsBucks 115, Pistons 105
220
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 124, Spurs 126
+2 Spurs
Wizards-CavsWizards 113, Cavs 116
+3 Cavs
Bulls-NetsBulls 117, Nets 122
+5 Nets
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 121, Rockets 116
+5 Pelicans
Thunder-MagicThunder 126, Magic 117
+9 Thunder
Bucks-PistonsBucks 115, Pistons 105
+10 Bucks
Sixers-LakersSixers 121, Lakers 105
+16 Sixers
Pelicans rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans won · Pelicans 121, Rockets 116
7 pts
Bulls-NetsNets won · Bulls 117, Nets 122
4 pts
Thunder-MagicThunder won · Thunder 126, Magic 117
3 pts
Ingram shot 16-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IngramLakers · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
80% (16-20)
BookerSuns · 38 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
OkaforPelicans · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
SchroderThunder · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Hollis-JeffersonNets · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 124Spurs 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns33342433124
Spurs33372630126
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Phoenix 126-124

Mikal Bridges led Phoenix with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the second 37-34, their biggest quarter edge.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 0+3+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 113Cavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards24232244113
Cavs26273528116
The story
Cedi Osman's 26 points carried Cleveland past Washington, 116-113

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 10-16 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-22, was where the Cavaliers built it.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +2+6+19+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Rockets
Pelicans 121Rockets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans28313527121
Rockets35312525116
The story
New Orleans beat Houston 121-116 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Jrue Holiday

Kenneth Faried paced Houston: 19 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 6 BLK · 6-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pelicans.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 −7−7+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
Chris PaulRockets
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg29.8Today

30 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 38

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 30, 32, 18, 14, 27, 35, 21, 38Suns-Spurs · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 38, 57, 58, 48, 37, 61, 35, 40, 37Rockets-Pelicans · L
36.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 24, 27, 31, 31, 36, 23, 36, 37Thunder-Magic · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 22, 16, 8, 21, 17, 20, 22, 36Lakers-Sixers · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 32, 43, 26, 16, 22, 27, 21, 31Wizards-Cavs · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 34, 10, 40, 31, 25, 12, 25, 30Nets-Bulls · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenRockets+9.1 45.4 last 10 · 36.3 season
Donovan MitchellJazz+7.9 30.4 last 10 · 22.5 season
Terrance FergusonThunder+6.6 13.1 last 10 · 6.5 season
D'Angelo RussellNets+5.9 25.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSpurs+5.3 26.4 last 10 · 21.1 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderHeat−5.9 2.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Juancho HernangomezNuggets−5.9 2.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
DeMar DeRozanSpurs−5.1 16.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Nemanja BjelicaKings−4.9 5.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Nikola MiroticPelicans−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season