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Friday, January 17, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SAS by 11 after three quarters and won 121–120.

Final · Box score
Wolves114
Pacers116
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Bulls89
Sixers100
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Wizards111
Raptors140
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +24; Q4 TOR +29
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Grizzlies113
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Heat115
Thunder108
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Hawks121
Spurs120
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL -11; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Blazers112
Mavs120
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +8
On this day · 2018–19Jan 17, 2019: 6 games. Top scorer: Kyle Kuzma (Lakers-Thunder), 32 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Spurs

Trae Young scores 31, Atlanta rallies past San Antonio

Luka Doncic goes for 35 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+9-11+1ATL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29382133121
Spurs27314121120
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 47, 30, 12, 28, 41, 29, 42, 19, 36, 31ATL31 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Cameron ReddishPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 2, 5, 7, 7, 9, 20, 4, 22ATL22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 22, 16, 17, 13, 21, 11, 12, 30SAS30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 30, 26, 25, 31, 36, 25, 30, 25SAS25 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Raptors rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Toronto beat Washington by 29.

ATL over SAS1IND over MIN2MEM over CLE4MIA over OKC7DAL over POR8PHI over CHI11TOR over WAS29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Bulls-Sixers17
Hawks-Spurs7
Wolves-Pacers4
Heat-Thunder4
Blazers-Mavs3
Wizards-Raptors2
Shot of the night

Huerter's three with 7 seconds left puts the Hawks ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Raptors combined for 251, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 111, Raptors 140
251
Hawks-SpursHawks 121, Spurs 120
241
Blazers-MavsBlazers 112, Mavs 120
232
Wolves-PacersWolves 114, Pacers 116
230
Heat-ThunderHeat 115, Thunder 108
223
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 109, Grizzlies 113
222
Bulls-SixersBulls 89, Sixers 100
189
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-SpursHawks 121, Spurs 120
+1 ATL
Wolves-PacersWolves 114, Pacers 116
+2 IND
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 109, Grizzlies 113
+4 MEM
Heat-ThunderHeat 115, Thunder 108
+7 MIA
Blazers-MavsBlazers 112, Mavs 120
+8 DAL
Bulls-SixersBulls 89, Sixers 100
+11 PHI
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 111, Raptors 140
+29 TOR
ATL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SpursATL won · Hawks 121, Spurs 120
11 pts
Bulls-SixersPHI won · Bulls 89, Sixers 100
3 pts
Cavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Cavs 109, Grizzlies 113
2 pts
Whiteside shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesidePOR · 21 PTS, 18 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
KorkmazPHI · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Troy Brown Jr.WAS · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
BamMIA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
TraeATL · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Hawks-Spurs
Hawks 121Spurs 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29382133121
Spurs27314121120
The story
Cameron Reddish had 22 points as Atlanta beat San Antonio 121-120

Dejounte Murray led San Antonio with 13 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 8-13 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 33-21.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2+9−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Pacers
Wolves 114Pacers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26353221114
Pacers32353217116
The story
Indiana beat Minnesota 116-114 behind 28 points from T.J. Warren

Karl-Anthony Towns paced Minnesota: 27 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 11-18 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +6+6+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Grizzlies
Cavs 109Grizzlies 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25312033109
Grizzlies27273821113
The story
Ja Morant's 16 points and 8 assists carried Memphis past Cleveland, 113-109

For Cleveland, Collin Sexton had 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 38-20.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +2−2+16+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jonas Valanciunas was the fantasy play: 45.6 FPTS on 18 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.6Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 20 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 35

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 39, 38, 27, 25, 19, 20, 25, 35Mavs-Blazers · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 11, 35, 34, 20, 20, 26, 30, 25, 34Blazers-Mavs · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 47, 30, 12, 28, 41, 29, 42, 19, 36, 31Hawks-Spurs · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 22, 16, 17, 13, 21, 11, 12, 30Spurs-Hawks · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 25, 2, 15, 15, 22, 12, 12, 18, 29Mavs-Blazers · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 30, 19, 20, 19, 25, 16, 25, 28Cavs-Grizzlies · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
DeMar DeRozanSAS+5.4 28.1 last 10 · 22.7 season
Jarrett CulverMIN+5.4 14.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Devin BookerPHX+5.1 31.3 last 10 · 26.2 season
Julius RandleNYK+5.1 24.1 last 10 · 19.0 season
Jordan McRaeWAS+4.9 18.2 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Dario SaricPHX−5.6 4.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−4.8 17.9 last 10 · 22.7 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