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Friday, January 3, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Hawks by 13 after the first quarter and won 109–106.

Final · Box score
Hawks106
Celtics109
Q1 Celtics -13; Q2 Celtics -2; Q3 Celtics +2; Q4 Celtics +3
Final · Box score
Heat85
Magic105
Q1 Magic +5; Q2 Magic +12; Q3 Magic +5; Q4 Magic +20
Final · Box score
Blazers122
Wizards103
Q1 Blazers -4; Q2 Blazers +8; Q3 Blazers +13; Q4 Blazers +19
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Rockets118
Q1 Rockets -7; Q2 Rockets +7; Q3 Rockets +12; Q4 Rockets +10
Final · Box score
Knicks112
Suns120
Q1 Suns -8; Q2 Suns -10; Q3 Suns -4; Q4 Suns +8
Final · Box score
Pelicans113
Lakers123
Q1 Lakers +12; Q2 Lakers +12; Q3 Lakers +22; Q4 Lakers +10
On this day · 2018–19Jan 3, 2019: 3 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Warriors), 44 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Celtics

Boston fights back from 13 down against Atlanta

Ben Simmons posts a triple-double

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-2+2+3Celtics AHEAD ↑Hawks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32232526106
Celtics19342927109
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 8, 26, 26, 16, 30, 34, 17, 24Celtics24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 14, 9, 19, 14, 7, 13, 21, 18Celtics18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 23, 30, 42, 30, 47, 30, 12, 28Hawks28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kevin HuerterPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 14, 17, 9, 19, 12, 6, 19, 17Hawks17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Knicks-Suns

Phoenix turns it around against New York

From 10 down at the half to an 8-point win: 120–112. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 38 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Knicks
Devin Booker · SunsMarcus Morris · KnicksPTS3825REB33AST72Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Knicks-Suns26
Blazers-Wizards7
Hawks-Celtics6
Heat-Magic5
Pelicans-Lakers4
The night in charts
Pelicans-Lakers combined for 236, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 113, Lakers 123
236
Knicks-SunsKnicks 112, Suns 120
232
Sixers-RocketsSixers 108, Rockets 118
226
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 122, Wizards 103
225
Hawks-CelticsHawks 106, Celtics 109
215
Heat-MagicHeat 85, Magic 105
190
Celtics won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hawks-CelticsHawks 106, Celtics 109
+3 Celtics
Knicks-SunsKnicks 112, Suns 120
+8 Suns
Sixers-RocketsSixers 108, Rockets 118
+10 Rockets
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 113, Lakers 123
+10 Lakers
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 122, Wizards 103
+19 Blazers
Heat-MagicHeat 85, Magic 105
+20 Magic
Celtics erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsCeltics won · Hawks 106, Celtics 109
13 pts
Knicks-SunsSuns won · Knicks 112, Suns 120
10 pts
Sixers-RocketsRockets won · Sixers 108, Rockets 118
7 pts
Blazers-WizardsBlazers won · Blazers 122, Wizards 103
4 pts
Capela shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaRockets · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
ADLakers · 46 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
71% (15-21)
PortisKnicks · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
OubreSuns · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
SimmonsSixers · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST, 4 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 106Celtics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32232526106
Celtics19342927109
The story
Marcus Smart had 15 points and 9 assists as Boston beat Atlanta 109-106

Trae Young led Atlanta with 28 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 15 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Celtics took the second 34-23.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −13−2+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 108Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27263124108
Rockets20403622118
The story
James Harden's a 44-11-11 triple-double carried Houston past Philadelphia, 118-108

For Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 44 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 13-24 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 40-26.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −7+7+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Lakers
Pelicans 113Lakers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans30322130113
Lakers42323118123
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans 123-113 behind 25 points from Danny Green

Derrick Favors paced New Orleans: 15 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-14 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 42-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
300 +12+12+22+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 17 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 46

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 27, 36, 32, 24, 20, 23, 26, 46Lakers-Pelicans · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tim Duncan Spurs, Jan 10, 2000: 46 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
46 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 54, 39, 28, 28, 47, 34, 24, 44, 35, 44Rockets-Sixers · W
38.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James Cavs, Apr 6, 2018: 44 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
44 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 18, 19, 11, 34, 32, 33, 32, 38Suns-Knicks · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jordan McRaePoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 13, 8, 10, 15, 20, 29, 15, 35Wizards-Blazers · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 36, 29, 18, 34, 31, 33, 11, 35Blazers-Wizards · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 12, 15, 16, 14, 15, 10, 16, 30Rockets-Sixers · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe InglesJazz+6.5 16.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Spencer DinwiddieNets+5.2 28.0 last 10 · 22.8 season
Norman PowellRaptors+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Julius RandleKnicks+4.2 22.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Davis BertansWizards+3.9 19.3 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Eric PaschallWarriors−6.5 7.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Buddy HieldKings−4.0 16.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Larry Nance Jr.Cavs−3.9 4.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
Lou WilliamsClippers−3.7 15.4 last 10 · 19.1 season
Eric BledsoeBucks−3.6 11.3 last 10 · 14.9 season