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Wednesday, January 15, 2020Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIN by 6 after the first quarter and won 104–99.

Final · Box score
Pistons116
Celtics103
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Nets106
Sixers117
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Heat106
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Bulls115
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Wolves99
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Raptors130
Thunder121
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Nuggets100
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Rockets107
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Mavs127
Kings123
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Magic119
Lakers118
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +1
On this day · 2018–19Jan 15, 2019: 6 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Hawks), 31 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Wolves

Minnesota's skid reaches three

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5-1+5IND AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers24302228104
Wolves3029182299
Who led
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 15, 23, 18, 25, 18, 27, 10, 29IND29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 19, 11, 14, 13, 10, 0, 21, 21IND21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jarrett CulverPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 10, 10, 14, 24, 12, 15, 14, 17MIN17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gorgui DiengPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 15, 6, 22, 11, 12, 14, 5, 15MIN15 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Wizards-Bulls

Chicago beats Washington, 115–106

Chicago led 85–80 after three and won by 9. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over LAL1DAL over SAC4IND over MIN5MIA over SAS6CHI over WAS9TOR over OKC9POR over HOU10PHI over BKN11DET over BOS13DEN over CHA14Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over WAS.
Lead changes
Pistons-Celtics15
Nets-Sixers12
Wizards-Bulls10
Magic-Lakers10
Mavs-Kings9
Blazers-Rockets7
Spurs-Heat5
Hornets-Nuggets4
The night in charts
Raptors-Thunder combined for 251, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 130, Thunder 121
251
Mavs-KingsMavs 127, Kings 123
250
Magic-LakersMagic 119, Lakers 118
237
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 117, Rockets 107
224
Nets-SixersNets 106, Sixers 117
223
Wizards-BullsWizards 106, Bulls 115
221
Pistons-CelticsPistons 116, Celtics 103
219
Spurs-HeatSpurs 100, Heat 106
206
Pacers-WolvesPacers 104, Wolves 99
203
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 86, Nuggets 100
186
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-LakersMagic 119, Lakers 118
+1 ORL
Mavs-KingsMavs 127, Kings 123
+4 DAL
Pacers-WolvesPacers 104, Wolves 99
+5 IND
Spurs-HeatSpurs 100, Heat 106
+6 MIA
Wizards-BullsWizards 106, Bulls 115
+9 CHI
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 130, Thunder 121
+9 TOR
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 117, Rockets 107
+10 POR
Nets-SixersNets 106, Sixers 117
+11 PHI
Pistons-CelticsPistons 116, Celtics 103
+13 DET
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 86, Nuggets 100
+14 DEN
IND rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-WolvesIND won · Pacers 104, Wolves 99
6 pts
Wizards-BullsCHI won · Wizards 106, Bulls 115
5 pts
Nets-SixersPHI won · Nets 106, Sixers 117
4 pts
Pistons-CelticsDET won · Pistons 116, Celtics 103
2 pts
Spurs-HeatMIA won · Spurs 100, Heat 106
2 pts
DeRozan shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanSAS · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
86% (12-14)
D-RoseDET · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
Norman PowellTOR · 23 PTS, 2 REB
82% (9-11)
Dwight PowellDAL · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
DoumbouyaDET · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 119Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic35302430119
Lakers29293030118
The story
Markelle Fultz had a 21-11-10 triple-double as Orlando beat Los Angeles 119-118

LeBron James led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 19 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Magic won the first 35-29, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+7+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 127Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35363719127
Kings31362630123
The story
Luka Doncic's a 25-15-17 triple-double carried Dallas past Sacramento, 127-123

For Sacramento, De'Aaron Fox had 27 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB 25 PTS, 17 AST, 15 REB · 8-18 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-26, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+4+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 117Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28323027117
Rockets26213030107
The story
Portland beat Houston 117-107 behind 25 points from Damian Lillard

Clint Capela paced Houston: 18 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2+13+13+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tobias Harris leads the day with 34

Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 12, 9, 24, 18, 16, 20, 15, 34Sixers-Nets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kendrick NunnPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 14, 7, 7, 14, 15, 10, 20, 33Heat-Spurs · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 40, 30, 28, 30, 23, 28, 20, 34, 30, 31Rockets-Blazers · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 30, 2014: 31 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
31 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 26, 35, 20, 32, 43, 25, 30, 30Bulls-Wizards · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 24, 30, 26, 25, 31, 36, 25, 30Spurs-Heat · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 15, 23, 18, 25, 18, 27, 10, 29Pacers-Wolves · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan McRaeWAS+6.1 19.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Devin BookerPHX+5.7 31.8 last 10 · 26.1 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS+5.1 27.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Jarrett CulverMIN+4.9 14.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Joe InglesUTA+4.9 16.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Dario SaricPHX−5.6 4.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−5.1 17.6 last 10 · 22.8 season
Eric PaschallGSW−4.9 8.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
James HardenHOU−4.7 32.5 last 10 · 37.2 season
PJ TuckerHOU−4.5 3.3 last 10 · 7.8 season