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Wednesday, January 30, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOP by 3 at halftime and won 105–99.

Final · Box score
Hornets94
Celtics126
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +32
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Heat89
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Knicks90
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +24
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies97
Wolves99
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Pelicans99
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Kings135
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +25; Q4 SAC +22
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Blazers132
Q1 POR +18; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +29; Q4 POR +27
On this day · 2017–18Jan 30, 2018: 9 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Magic), 60 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pelicans

Denver makes it four straight

Damian Lillard goes for 36 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-3+11+6DEN AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29243319105
Pelicans2630192499
Who led
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 22, 13, 13, 0, 19, 14, 18, 22DEN22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 40, 17, 18, 19, 28, 32, 24, 20DEN20 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 25, 20, 21, 29, 22, 29, 19, 22NOP22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kenrich WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 2, 0, 0, 4, 2, 2, 8, 21NOP21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wolves12
Bulls-Heat11
Mavs-Knicks10
Jazz-Blazers5
Nuggets-Pelicans4
Hawks-Kings2
Pacers-Wizards1
Shot of the night

KAT's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 99-97 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Kings combined for 248, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-KingsHawks 113, Kings 135
248
Jazz-BlazersJazz 105, Blazers 132
237
Hornets-CelticsHornets 94, Celtics 126
220
Mavs-KnicksMavs 114, Knicks 90
204
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 105, Pelicans 99
204
Pacers-WizardsPacers 89, Wizards 107
196
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 97, Wolves 99
196
Bulls-HeatBulls 105, Heat 89
194
MIN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 97, Wolves 99
+2 MIN
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 105, Pelicans 99
+6 DEN
Bulls-HeatBulls 105, Heat 89
+16 CHI
Pacers-WizardsPacers 89, Wizards 107
+18 WAS
Hawks-KingsHawks 113, Kings 135
+22 SAC
Mavs-KnicksMavs 114, Knicks 90
+24 DAL
Jazz-BlazersJazz 105, Blazers 132
+27 POR
Hornets-CelticsHornets 94, Celtics 126
+32 BOS
Giles shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GilesSAC · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
CJPOR · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
Monte MorrisDEN · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
BeasleyDEN · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
TatumBOS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 97Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies16282524497
Wolves24202722699
The story
Jerryd Bayless had 19 points and 12 assists as Minnesota beat Memphis 99-97 in OT

Mike Conley led Memphis with 26 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB · 8-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 24-16, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +80+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Pelicans
Nuggets 105Pelicans 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29243319105
Pelicans2630192499
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 20-13-10 triple-double carried Denver past New Orleans, 105-99

For New Orleans, Kenrich Williams had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 33-19.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3−3+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Knicks
Mavs 114Knicks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24313524114
Knicks2027232090
The story
Dallas beat New York 114-90 behind a 13-10-15 triple-double from Dennis Smith Jr.

Trey Burke paced New York: 16 PTS, 3 AST 15 AST, 13 PTS, 10 REB · 5-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +4+8+20+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Wolves

Minnesota needs overtime to survive Memphis

Tied 93–93 after regulation. Minnesota won the final period 6–4 for a 99–97 win. Jerryd Bayless led Minnesota with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Grizzlies
Jerryd Bayless · MINMike Conley · MEMPTS1926REB75AST128Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 36

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 26, 35, 33, 24, 26, 34, 24, 36Blazers-Jazz · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 6, 19, 20, 14, 31, 20, 28, 30Blazers-Jazz · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 26, 10, 20, 31, 16, 22, 23, 26Grizzlies-Wolves · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 10, 21, 15, 9, 18, 9, 12, 26Bulls-Heat · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 43, 26, 16, 22, 27, 21, 31, 25Wizards-Pacers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 7, 12, 14, 6, 23, 10, 21, 24Celtics-Hornets · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+9.1 45.4 last 10 · 36.3 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+6.8 29.3 last 10 · 22.5 season
Terrance FergusonOKC+6.6 13.1 last 10 · 6.5 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN+5.9 25.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+5.3 26.4 last 10 · 21.1 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.9 2.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.7 2.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.4 13.7 last 10 · 19.1 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−5.1 16.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season