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Saturday, January 4, 2020Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BKN by 9 after the first quarter and won 121–102.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies140
Clippers114
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +24; Q4 MEM +26
Final · Box score
Raptors121
Nets102
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Magic96
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Hawks116
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Thunder121
Cavs106
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Bulls104
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Wizards128
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +14
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets123
Mavs120
Q1 CHA +12; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Pistons111
Warriors104
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Bucks127
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans117
Kings115
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +4; Q3 NOP -4; Q4 NOP +2
On this day · 2018–19Jan 4, 2019: 10 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Blazers), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Nets

Toronto rallies from 9 down to beat Brooklyn

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+3+19TOR AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24243538121
Nets33192822102
Who led
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 10, 21, 27, 18, 20, 12, 7, 29TOR29 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 32, 30, 14, 30, 20, 24, 15, 26TOR26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 31, 41, 39, 25, 17, 36, 19, 23BKN23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 24, 9, 18, 8, 12, 19, 11, 18BKN18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Clippers by 26, the widest margin of 11 games.

NOP over SAC2CHA over DAL3ATL over IND5BOS over CHI7DET over GSW7MIL over SAS9UTA over ORL13WAS over DEN14OKC over CLE15TOR over BKN19MEM over LAC26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pistons-Warriors20
Pacers-Hawks14
Spurs-Bucks11
Raptors-Nets10
Hornets-Mavs10
Nuggets-Wizards9
Pelicans-Kings8
Jazz-Magic6
Thunder-Cavs3
Grizzlies-Clippers1
Shot of the night

Redick's layup with 1.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 117-115 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Clippers combined for 254, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 140, Clippers 114
254
Spurs-BucksSpurs 118, Bucks 127
245
Hornets-MavsHornets 123, Mavs 120 · OT
243
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 114, Wizards 128
242
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 117, Kings 115
232
Pacers-HawksPacers 111, Hawks 116
227
Thunder-CavsThunder 121, Cavs 106
227
Raptors-NetsRaptors 121, Nets 102
223
Celtics-BullsCeltics 111, Bulls 104
215
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 111, Warriors 104
215
Jazz-MagicJazz 109, Magic 96
205
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 117, Kings 115
+2 NOP
Hornets-MavsHornets 123, Mavs 120 · OT
+3 CHA
Pacers-HawksPacers 111, Hawks 116
+5 ATL
Celtics-BullsCeltics 111, Bulls 104
+7 BOS
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 111, Warriors 104
+7 DET
Spurs-BucksSpurs 118, Bucks 127
+9 MIL
Jazz-MagicJazz 109, Magic 96
+13 UTA
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 114, Wizards 128
+14 WAS
Thunder-CavsThunder 121, Cavs 106
+15 OKC
Raptors-NetsRaptors 121, Nets 102
+19 TOR
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 140, Clippers 114
+26 MEM
TOR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-NetsTOR won · Raptors 121, Nets 102
9 pts
Hornets-MavsCHA won · Hornets 123, Mavs 120 · OT
4 pts
Pelicans-KingsNOP won · Pelicans 117, Kings 115
4 pts
Pistons-WarriorsDET won · Pistons 111, Warriors 104
3 pts
Spurs-BucksMIL won · Spurs 118, Bucks 127
2 pts
JJJ shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JJJMEM · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK
90% (9-10)
Troy Brown Jr.WAS · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
TatumBOS · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
WashingtonCHA · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
BarnesSAC · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Pelicans-Kings
Pelicans 117Kings 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans25272441117
Kings26223235115
The story
New Orleans beat Sacramento 117-115 behind 24 points and 10 assists from Lonzo Ball

Buddy Hield paced Sacramento: 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 9-19 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

A 41-35 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −1+4−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Mavs
Hornets 123Mavs 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets3225232320123
Mavs2024401917120
The story
Devonte' Graham had 27 points and 13 assists as Charlotte beat Dallas 123-120 in OT

Maxi Kleber led Dallas with 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the first 32-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +12+13−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 111Hawks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26343516111
Hawks43213220116
The story
Kevin Huerter's 26 points carried Atlanta past Indiana, 116-111

For Indiana, Domantas Sabonis had 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 43-26, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +17+4+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 41

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 30, 42, 30, 47, 30, 12, 28, 41Hawks-Pacers · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Eric Bledsoe PHX, Feb 1, 2017: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 41, 2, 24, 31, 19, 35, 31, 39Mavs-Hornets · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 17, 2017: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
39 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 6, 28, 8, 15, 13, 12, 22, 39Nuggets-Wizards · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 39, 24, 33, 26, 19, 19, 26, 35Bulls-Celtics · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ish SmithPoints, last 10 games: 6, 26, 0, 17, 9, 13, 19, 10, 16, 32Wizards-Nuggets · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 30, 20, 13, 35, 30, 23, 17, 32Jazz-Magic · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe InglesUTA+5.2 15.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+5.0 27.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Troy Brown Jr.WAS+4.3 14.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.3 22.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Cold
Eric PaschallGSW−7.1 7.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Jordan PooleGSW−4.8 2.2 last 10 · 7.0 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−3.9 4.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
Buddy HieldSAC−3.6 16.9 last 10 · 20.5 season
Al HorfordPHI−3.5 8.7 last 10 · 12.2 season