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Thursday, January 16, 2020Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed GSW by 17 at halftime and won 134–131.

Final · Box score
Suns121
Knicks98
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +23
Final · Box score
Celtics123
Bucks128
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz132
Pelicans138
Q1 NOP -3; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP -4; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +6
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets134
Warriors131
Q1 DEN -15; Q2 DEN -17; Q3 DEN -12; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Magic95
Clippers122
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +27
On this day · 2018–19Jan 16, 2019: 8 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Nets), 58 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Warriors

Will Barton drops 31 in 17-point comeback win over Golden State

Brandon Ingram goes for 49 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-15-17-120+3DEN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets1926284021134
Warriors3428232818131
Who led
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 10, 14, 10, 28, 18, 6, 13, 31DEN31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 0, 11, 10, 8, 10, 2, 0, 27DEN27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 7, 27, 10, 19, 16, 13, 10, 25GSW25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Damion LeePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 18, 20, 10, 14, 8, 15, 10, 21GSW21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Suns-Knicks

Phoenix routs New York by 23

Phoenix led by 6 at halftime and won 121–98. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over GSW3MIL over BOS5NOP over UTA6PHX over NYK23LAC over ORL27Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over NYK.
Lead changes
Jazz-Pelicans23
Nuggets-Warriors8
Suns-Knicks6
Magic-Clippers4
Celtics-Bucks0
The night in charts
Jazz-Pelicans combined for 270, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PelicansJazz 132, Pelicans 138 · OT
270
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 134, Warriors 131 · OT
265
Celtics-BucksCeltics 123, Bucks 128
251
Suns-KnicksSuns 121, Knicks 98
219
Magic-ClippersMagic 95, Clippers 122
217
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 134, Warriors 131 · OT
+3 DEN
Celtics-BucksCeltics 123, Bucks 128
+5 MIL
Jazz-PelicansJazz 132, Pelicans 138 · OT
+6 NOP
Suns-KnicksSuns 121, Knicks 98
+23 PHX
Magic-ClippersMagic 95, Clippers 122
+27 LAC
DEN erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-WarriorsDEN won · Nuggets 134, Warriors 131 · OT
17 pts
Suns-KnicksPHX won · Suns 121, Knicks 98
7 pts
Jazz-PelicansNOP won · Jazz 132, Pelicans 138 · OT
4 pts
Favors shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FavorsNOP · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
83% (10-12)
AytonPHX · 26 PTS, 21 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
Aaron GordonORL · 20 PTS, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MiddletonMIL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 134Warriors 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets1926284021134
Warriors3428232818131
The story
Nikola Jokic had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Denver beat Golden State 134-131 in OT

D'Angelo Russell led Golden State with 19 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 10-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 40-28.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −15−17−120+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 123Bucks 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics20382936123
Bucks36403022128
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 128-123 behind 32 points and 17 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Kemba Walker paced Boston: 40 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 17 REB, 7 AST · 11-22 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +16+18+19+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Pelicans
Jazz 132Pelicans 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2821423110132
Pelicans2531313516138
The story
Donovan Mitchell had 46 points, but New Orleans won 138-132 in OT

For New Orleans, Derrick Favors had 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 46 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 16-34 FG, 7-15 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 31-21.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −3+7−40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.3Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 26.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 31 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Ingram leads the day with 49

Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 27, 22, 16, 35, 29, 28, 16, 49Pelicans-Jazz · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jerami Grant POR, Feb 8, 2024: 49 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Career high49 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 23, 17, 32, 19, 16, 4, 25, 46Jazz-Pelicans · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Nov 2, 2002: 46 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ties career high46 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 30, 22, 6, 26, 17, 14, 19, 40Celtics-Bucks · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Richard Jefferson NJN, Apr 6, 2006: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 32, 32, 24, 30, 13, 32, 37, 32Bucks-Celtics · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 17 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 19, 24, 18, 24, 36, 30, 43, 32Clippers-Magic · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 10, 14, 10, 28, 18, 6, 13, 31Nuggets-Warriors · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 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+5.1 31.3 last 10 · 26.2 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS+5.1 27.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Julius RandleNYK+5.1 24.1 last 10 · 19.0 season
Jarrett CulverMIN+4.9 14.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Dario SaricPHX−5.6 4.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−5.1 17.6 last 10 · 22.8 season
James HardenHOU−4.7 32.5 last 10 · 37.2 season
PJ TuckerHOU−4.5 3.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Eric PaschallGSW−4.2 9.5 last 10 · 13.7 season