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Tuesday, January 7, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CLE by 13 at halftime and won 115–113.

Final · Box score
Pistons115
Cavs113
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -13; Q3 DET -11; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Raptors99
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR -9; Q4 POR +2
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder111
Nets103
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Grizzlies119
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Kings114
Suns103
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC -9; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Lakers117
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +30
On this day · 2018–19Jan 7, 2019: 8 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Grizzlies), 36 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Cavs

Detroit climbs out of a 13-point hole against Cleveland

Andre Drummond goes for 23 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-13-11+2DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27273031115
Cavs29382818113
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 16, 15, 24, 20, 14, 22, 28, 24DET24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 27, 14, 21, 15, 10, 14, 12, 23DET23 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 16, 21, 20, 30, 10, 18, 12, 30CLE30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 25, 21, 18, 22, 21, 30, 19, 20CLE20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Nets13
Kings-Suns12
Wolves-Grizzlies4
Blazers-Raptors3
Knicks-Lakers2
Shot of the night

Melo's jumper with 4.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 101-99 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Grizzlies combined for 231, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 112, Grizzlies 119
231
Pistons-CavsPistons 115, Cavs 113
228
Kings-SunsKings 114, Suns 103
217
Thunder-NetsThunder 111, Nets 103 · OT
214
Knicks-LakersKnicks 87, Lakers 117
204
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 101, Raptors 99
200
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-CavsPistons 115, Cavs 113
+2 DET
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 101, Raptors 99
+2 POR
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 112, Grizzlies 119
+7 MEM
Thunder-NetsThunder 111, Nets 103 · OT
+8 OKC
Kings-SunsKings 114, Suns 103
+11 SAC
Knicks-LakersKnicks 87, Lakers 117
+30 LAL
DET erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-CavsDET won · Pistons 115, Cavs 113
13 pts
Blazers-RaptorsPOR won · Blazers 101, Raptors 99
10 pts
Kings-SunsSAC won · Kings 114, Suns 103
9 pts
Wolves-GrizzliesMEM won · Wolves 112, Grizzlies 119
5 pts
Thunder-NetsOKC won · Thunder 111, Nets 103 · OT
3 pts
Love shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LoveCLE · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
CulverMIN · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
AytonPHX · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
SnellDET · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
JaMEM · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 115Cavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27273031115
Cavs29382818113
The story
Derrick Rose had 24 points as Detroit beat Cleveland 115-113

Tristan Thompson led Cleveland with 15 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 9-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 31-18.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2−13−11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Raptors
Blazers 101Raptors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers15312332101
Raptors2432222199
The story
Hassan Whiteside's 16 rebounds and 14 points carried Portland past Toronto, 101-99

For Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 24 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 16 REB, 14 PTS, 7 BLK, 4 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 32-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 −9−10−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Nets
Thunder 111Nets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder2722252710111
Nets232529242103
The story
Oklahoma City beat Brooklyn 111-103 in OT behind 28 points from Chris Paul

Taurean Prince paced Brooklyn: 21 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Thunder settled it in overtime, 10-2.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+1−30+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.0Season avg35.4Last 5

35.4 points a game over his last five games, against 26.0 in 33 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 36 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Raptors

Portland takes over late to edge Toronto

Down 9 after three, Portland won the fourth 32–21. Final: 101–99. Carmelo Anthony led Portland with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DET over CLE2POR over TOR2MEM over MIN7OKC over BKN8SAC over PHX11LAL over NYK30Final margin, points. Pink = POR over TOR.
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 34

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 11, 34, 32, 33, 32, 38, 40, 34Suns-Kings · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 21, 23, 21, 13, 31, 17, 21, 31Lakers-Knicks · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 16, 21, 20, 30, 10, 18, 12, 30Cavs-Pistons · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 23, 16, 25, 17, 16, 7, 18, 28Thunder-Nets · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 23, 12, 13, 10, 26, 16, 11, 28Blazers-Raptors · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 14, 8, 7, 20, 15, 22, 19, 28Grizzlies-Wolves · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 0 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−3.8 6.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Evan FournierORL−3.3 15.5 last 10 · 18.8 season