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Sunday, January 19, 2020Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pacers trailed Nuggets by 7 after three quarters and won 115–107.

Final · Box score
Heat102
Spurs107
Q1 Spurs -3; Q2 Spurs +6; Q3 Spurs +2; Q4 Spurs +5
Final · Box score
Pacers115
Nuggets107
Q1 Pacers -6; Q2 Pacers -6; Q3 Pacers -7; Q4 Pacers +8
On this day · 2018–19Jan 19, 2019: 10 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Lakers), 48 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Nuggets

Indiana makes it five straight

Nikola Jokic goes for 30 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-6-7+8Pacers AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers15293041115
Nuggets21293126107
Who led
Doug McDermottPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 5, 8, 2, 16, 8, 14, 13, 24Pacers24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 18, 25, 18, 27, 10, 29, 8, 22Pacers22 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 14, 47, 33, 19, 20, 12, 23, 30Nuggets30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 14, 10, 28, 18, 6, 13, 31, 16Nuggets16 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Heat-Spurs

San Antonio upsets Miami

San Antonio (17–23) beat Miami (29–12) 107–102. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Spurs-Heat
LaMarcus Aldridge · SpursBam Adebayo · HeatPTS2121REB416AST36Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pacers-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Pacers-Nuggets combined for 222, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 115, Nuggets 107
222
Heat-SpursHeat 102, Spurs 107
209
Spurs won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Heat-SpursHeat 102, Spurs 107
+5 Spurs
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 115, Nuggets 107
+8 Pacers
Pacers rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-NuggetsPacers won · Pacers 115, Nuggets 107
7 pts
Heat-SpursSpurs won · Heat 102, Spurs 107
3 pts
McDermott shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDermottPacers · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
SabonisPacers · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST
63% (10-16)
JokicNuggets · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
BamHeat · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
NunnHeat · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Heat-Spurs
Heat 102Spurs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat31233018102
Spurs28322621107
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 20 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Miami, 107-102

For Miami, Jimmy Butler had 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 7-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 32-23.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −3+6+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bam Adebayo was the fantasy play: 53.2 FPTS on 21 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST

Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 115Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers15293041115
Nuggets21293126107
The story
Domantas Sabonis had a 22-15-10 triple-double as Indiana beat Denver 115-107

Will Barton led Denver with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 41-26.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −6−6−7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 30

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 14, 47, 33, 19, 20, 12, 23, 30Nuggets-Pacers · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Doug McDermottPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 5, 8, 2, 16, 8, 14, 13, 24Pacers-Nuggets · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 18, 25, 18, 27, 10, 29, 8, 22Pacers-Nuggets · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett Wolves, Dec 14, 1999: 22 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
22 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 14, 13, 10, 0, 21, 21, 12, 22Pacers-Nuggets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 36, 3, 17, 21, 12, 28, 22Pacers-Nuggets · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 14, 20, 18, 22, 15, 14, 21, 21Heat-Spurs · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Svi MykhailiukPistons+6.1 14.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Zach LaVineBulls+5.6 30.6 last 10 · 25.0 season
Jarrett CulverWolves+5.5 15.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Devin BookerSuns+5.5 32.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Lonzo BallPelicans+4.9 17.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Andrew WigginsWolves−6.2 16.4 last 10 · 22.6 season
PJ TuckerRockets−4.6 3.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
James HardenRockets−4.6 32.5 last 10 · 37.1 season
Dario SaricSuns−4.4 5.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Isaiah ThomasWizards−3.7 8.5 last 10 · 12.2 season