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Sunday, January 5, 2020Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NYK by 16 after the first quarter and won 135–132.

Final · Box score
Knicks132
Clippers135
Q1 LAC -16; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +3
Final · Box score
Blazers111
Heat122
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Wolves118
Cavs103
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +18; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies121
Suns114
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2018–19Jan 5, 2019: 8 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Raptors), 43 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Clippers

Montrezl Harrell scores 34, Clippers hold off New York

Anthony Davis goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16+7+14+3LAC AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks45243132132
Clippers29473821135
Who led
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 19, 21, 18, 18, 7, 23, 28, 34LAC34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 6, 20, 22, 6, 16, 22, 24, 32LAC32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 22, 15, 11, 22, 10, 18, 25, 38NYK38 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 7, 27, 2, 17, 18, 5, 14, 7, 10, 24NYK24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Knicks-Clippers combined for 267, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 132, Clippers 135
267
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 121, Suns 114
235
Blazers-HeatBlazers 111, Heat 122
233
Wolves-CavsWolves 118, Cavs 103
221
Pistons-LakersPistons 99, Lakers 106
205
LAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 132, Clippers 135
+3 LAC
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 121, Suns 114
+7 MEM
Pistons-LakersPistons 99, Lakers 106
+7 LAL
Blazers-HeatBlazers 111, Heat 122
+11 MIA
Wolves-CavsWolves 118, Cavs 103
+15 MIN
LAC erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-ClippersLAC won · Knicks 132, Clippers 135
16 pts
Grizzlies-SunsMEM won · Grizzlies 121, Suns 114
4 pts
Pistons-LakersLAL won · Pistons 99, Lakers 106
4 pts
Bam shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamMIA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
ExumCLE · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
DiengMIN · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
80% (8-10)
NapierMIN · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ValanciunasMEM · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
Final · Knicks-Clippers
Knicks 132Clippers 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks45243132132
Clippers29473821135
The story
Paul George had 32 points as LA beat New York 135-132

RJ Barrett led New York with 24 PTS, 6 REB 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-14 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the first, the Clippers took the second 47-24.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −16+7+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Morris led the game in fantasy with 54.5 FPTS (38 PTS, 5 REB)

Final · Pistons-Lakers
Pistons 99Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2225322099
Lakers23331931106
The story
LeBron James' a 21-14-11 triple-double carried Los Angeles past Detroit, 106-99

For Detroit, Andre Drummond had 18 REB, 12 PTS 21 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 31-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+9−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 121Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27353425121
Suns31262037114
The story
Memphis beat Phoenix 121-114 behind 30 points from Jonas Valanciunas

Deandre Ayton paced Phoenix: 14 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 12-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −4+5+19+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 21 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 35 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Suns

Memphis beats Phoenix, 121–114

Memphis led 96–77 after three and won by 7. Jonas Valanciunas led Memphis with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over NYK3MEM over PHX7LAL over DET7MIA over POR11MIN over CLE15Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over PHX.
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 40

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 11, 34, 32, 33, 32, 38, 40Suns-Grizzlies · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: D'Angelo Russell LAL, Mar 19, 2017: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 22, 15, 11, 22, 10, 18, 25, 38Knicks-Clippers · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 29, 18, 34, 31, 33, 11, 35, 34Blazers-Heat · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 19, 21, 18, 18, 7, 23, 28, 34Clippers-Knicks · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 6, 20, 22, 6, 16, 22, 24, 32Clippers-Knicks · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 34, 11, 18, 17, 20, 21, 12, 32Clippers-Knicks · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 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
Dario SaricPHX−3.6 6.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Buddy HieldSAC−3.6 16.9 last 10 · 20.5 season