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Saturday, January 18, 2020Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CLE by 17 at halftime and won 118–116.

Final · Box score
Clippers133
Pelicans130
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 LAC +3
Final · Box score
Bucks117
Nets97
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Suns123
Celtics119
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Pistons136
Hawks103
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +27; Q4 DET +33
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Knicks87
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Bulls118
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -17; Q3 CHI -15; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Raptors122
Wolves112
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Magic95
Warriors109
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Lakers124
Rockets115
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Thunder119
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Kings101
Jazz123
Q1 UTA +16; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +22
On this day · 2018–19Jan 18, 2019: 7 games. Top scorer: D'Angelo Russell (Nets-Magic), 40 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Bulls

Zach LaVine scores 42 as Chicago beats Cleveland

Marcus Smart goes for 37 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-17-15+2CHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs33402914116
Bulls31253131118
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 20, 32, 43, 25, 30, 30, 23, 42CHI42 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 26, 14, 11, 14, 9, 13, 12, 17CHI17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 18, 12, 30, 17, 19, 21, 19, 29CLE29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 19, 20, 19, 25, 16, 25, 28, 26CLE26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Detroit by 33.

CHI over CLE2LAC over NOP3PHI over NYK3PHX over BOS4LAL over HOU9TOR over MIN10OKC over POR13GSW over ORL14MIL over BKN20UTA over SAC22DET over ATL33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Clippers-Pelicans16
Cavs-Bulls14
Magic-Warriors13
Sixers-Knicks11
Blazers-Thunder7
Raptors-Wolves5
Bucks-Nets4
Suns-Celtics1
Pistons-Hawks1
Lakers-Rockets1
Kings-Jazz0
The night in charts
Clippers-Pelicans combined for 263, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PelicansClippers 133, Pelicans 130
263
Suns-CelticsSuns 123, Celtics 119
242
Pistons-HawksPistons 136, Hawks 103
239
Lakers-RocketsLakers 124, Rockets 115
239
Cavs-BullsCavs 116, Bulls 118
234
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 122, Wolves 112
234
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 106, Thunder 119
225
Kings-JazzKings 101, Jazz 123
224
Bucks-NetsBucks 117, Nets 97
214
Magic-WarriorsMagic 95, Warriors 109
204
Sixers-KnicksSixers 90, Knicks 87
177
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BullsCavs 116, Bulls 118
+2 CHI
Clippers-PelicansClippers 133, Pelicans 130
+3 LAC
Sixers-KnicksSixers 90, Knicks 87
+3 PHI
Suns-CelticsSuns 123, Celtics 119
+4 PHX
Lakers-RocketsLakers 124, Rockets 115
+9 LAL
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 122, Wolves 112
+10 TOR
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 106, Thunder 119
+13 OKC
Magic-WarriorsMagic 95, Warriors 109
+14 GSW
Bucks-NetsBucks 117, Nets 97
+20 MIL
Kings-JazzKings 101, Jazz 123
+22 UTA
Pistons-HawksPistons 136, Hawks 103
+33 DET
CHI erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BullsCHI won · Cavs 116, Bulls 118
17 pts
Clippers-PelicansLAC won · Clippers 133, Pelicans 130
8 pts
Raptors-WolvesTOR won · Raptors 122, Wolves 112
7 pts
Lakers-RocketsLAL won · Lakers 124, Rockets 115
7 pts
Favors shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FavorsNOP · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
100% (10-10)
HarrellLAC · 24 PTS, 2 REB
82% (9-11)
MykhailiukDET · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
GobertUTA · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 116Bulls 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs33402914116
Bulls31253131118
The story
Lauri Markkanen had 17 points as Chicago beat Cleveland 118-116

Collin Sexton led Cleveland with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 31-14.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−17−15+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 133Pelicans 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33393031133
Pelicans35453020130
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 39 points carried LA past New Orleans, 133-130

For New Orleans, Lonzo Ball had 18 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB 39 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 15-28 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 31-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −2−8−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 90Knicks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2824182090
Knicks2521231887
The story
Philadelphia beat New York 90-87 behind 21 points and 8 assists from Ben Simmons

Julius Randle paced New York: 14 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 28-25 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3+6+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.5Season avg36.0Last 5

36.0 points a game over his last five games, against 26.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 42

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 20, 32, 43, 25, 30, 30, 23, 42Bulls-Cavs · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen SEA, Jan 22, 2006: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 38, 40, 34, 24, 12, 39, 29, 39Suns-Celtics · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 24, 18, 24, 36, 30, 43, 32, 39Clippers-Pelicans · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 13, 12, 24, 4, 12, 3, 24, 37Celtics-Suns · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 30, 23, 28, 20, 34, 30, 31, 35Rockets-Lakers · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 44, 35, 44, 41, 17, 32, 41, 13, 34Rockets-Lakers · L
37.1 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Svi MykhailiukDET+6.1 14.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Zach LaVineCHI+5.6 30.6 last 10 · 25.0 season
Jarrett CulverMIN+5.5 15.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Devin BookerPHX+5.5 32.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS+5.4 28.1 last 10 · 22.7 season
Cold
Andrew WigginsMIN−6.2 16.4 last 10 · 22.6 season
PJ TuckerHOU−4.6 3.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
James HardenHOU−4.6 32.5 last 10 · 37.1 season
Dario SaricPHX−4.4 5.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Isaiah ThomasWAS−3.7 8.5 last 10 · 12.2 season