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Monday, January 6, 2020Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by IND (vs CHA) and ORL (vs BKN) and DEN (vs ATL) and UTA (vs NOP).

Final · Box score
Pacers115
Hornets104
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Nets89
Magic101
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Thunder113
Sixers120
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Wizards99
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets123
Hawks115
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Jazz128
Pelicans126
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Spurs126
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Kings111
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +26; Q4 SAC +13
On this day · 2018–19Jan 6, 2019: 7 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Suns), 29 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Pelicans

Bojan Bogdanovic scores 35 as Utah wins in New Orleans

Nikola Jokic goes for 47 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+4-2+2UTA AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz35332733128
Pelicans36283329126
Who led
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 26, 19, 16, 17, 17, 19, 14, 35UTA35 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 14, 27, 26, 15, 10, 8, 11, 22UTA22 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 25, 19, 31, 24, 27, 22, 16, 35NOP35 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 14, 16, 15, 15, 0, 14, 18, 23NOP23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: San Antonio by 22.

UTA over NOP2WAS over BOS5PHI over OKC7DEN over ATL8DAL over CHI8IND over CHA11ORL over BKN12SAC over GSW13SAS over MIL22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Jazz-Pelicans18
Nuggets-Hawks13
Pacers-Hornets8
Nets-Magic7
Thunder-Sixers7
Bulls-Mavs4
Bucks-Spurs3
Celtics-Wizards0
The night in charts
Jazz-Pelicans combined for 254, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PelicansJazz 128, Pelicans 126
254
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 123, Hawks 115
238
Thunder-SixersThunder 113, Sixers 120
233
Bucks-SpursBucks 104, Spurs 126
230
Bulls-MavsBulls 110, Mavs 118
228
Pacers-HornetsPacers 115, Hornets 104
219
Warriors-KingsWarriors 98, Kings 111
209
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 94, Wizards 99
193
Nets-MagicNets 89, Magic 101
190
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-PelicansJazz 128, Pelicans 126
+2 UTA
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 94, Wizards 99
+5 WAS
Thunder-SixersThunder 113, Sixers 120
+7 PHI
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 123, Hawks 115
+8 DEN
Bulls-MavsBulls 110, Mavs 118
+8 DAL
Pacers-HornetsPacers 115, Hornets 104
+11 IND
Nets-MagicNets 89, Magic 101
+12 ORL
Warriors-KingsWarriors 98, Kings 111
+13 SAC
Bucks-SpursBucks 104, Spurs 126
+22 SAS
IND rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HornetsIND won · Pacers 115, Hornets 104
2 pts
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 89, Magic 101
2 pts
Nuggets-HawksDEN won · Nuggets 123, Hawks 115
2 pts
Jazz-PelicansUTA won · Jazz 128, Pelicans 126
2 pts
DeRozan shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanSAS · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
73% (11-15)
Ish SmithWAS · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
67% (12-18)
HuerterATL · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
TraeATL · 29 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB
67% (8-12)
InglesUTA · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Pelicans
Jazz 128Pelicans 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz35332733128
Pelicans36283329126
The story
Brandon Ingram had 35 points in a 128-126 loss to Utah

Joe Ingles led Utah with 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 35 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 12-26 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Jazz took the second 33-28.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1+4−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Hawks
Nuggets 123Hawks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29352732123
Hawks31253029115
The story
Will Barton's 28 points carried Denver past Atlanta, 123-115

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 29 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 12-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 35-25.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2+8+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Mavs
Bulls 110Mavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27282728110
Mavs33282730118
The story
Dallas beat Chicago 118-110 behind a 38-11-10 triple-double from Luka Doncic

Zach LaVine paced Chicago: 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 38 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 14-24 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 33-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+6+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 47

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 22, 23, 31, 17, 21, 22, 14, 47Nuggets-Hawks · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +28.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Dec 26, 1995: 47 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Career high47 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 2, 24, 31, 19, 35, 31, 39, 38Mavs-Bulls · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Jan 23, 2017: 38 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
38 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 9, 24, 16, 20, 21, 20, 17, 36Pacers-Hornets · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 25, 19, 31, 24, 27, 22, 16, 35Pelicans-Jazz · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 26, 19, 16, 17, 17, 19, 14, 35Jazz-Pelicans · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 42, 30, 47, 30, 12, 28, 41, 29Hawks-Nuggets · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe InglesUTA+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Ish SmithWAS+5.5 16.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Kevin HuerterATL+4.9 16.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.8 23.7 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
Eric PaschallGSW−7.1 6.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Jordan PooleGSW−4.0 3.0 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
Evan FournierORL−3.3 15.5 last 10 · 18.8 season