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Sunday, January 26, 2020Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed HOU by 9 after the first quarter and won 117–110.

Final · Box score
Rockets110
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Spurs106
Q1 TOR +16; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Wizards133
Hawks152
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +19
Final · Box score
Suns109
Grizzlies114
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Pelicans123
Q1 NOP +12; Q2 NOP +20; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +15
Final · Box score
Nets97
Knicks110
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Clippers112
Magic97
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +15
Final · Box score
Pacers129
Blazers139
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +10
On this day · 2018–19Jan 26, 2019: 5 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Celtics), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Nuggets

Denver climbs back to beat Houston

Damian Lillard goes for 50 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-2+1+7DEN AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets36233021110
Nuggets27303327117
Who led
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 11, 14, 6, 16, 19, 17, 14, 25DEN25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 20, 12, 23, 30, 17, 19, 27, 24DEN24 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 34, 30, 31, 35, 32, 28, 45, 32HOU32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 17, 23, 20, 13, 5, 25, 27, 19HOU19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Nuggets14
Wizards-Hawks14
Nets-Knicks11
Raptors-Spurs9
Clippers-Magic8
Suns-Grizzlies6
Celtics-Pelicans3
Pacers-Blazers3
The night in charts
Wizards-Hawks combined for 285, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HawksWizards 133, Hawks 152
285
Pacers-BlazersPacers 129, Blazers 139
268
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 108, Pelicans 123
231
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 110, Nuggets 117
227
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 109, Grizzlies 114
223
Raptors-SpursRaptors 110, Spurs 106
216
Clippers-MagicClippers 112, Magic 97
209
Nets-KnicksNets 97, Knicks 110
207
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-SpursRaptors 110, Spurs 106
+4 TOR
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 109, Grizzlies 114
+5 MEM
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 110, Nuggets 117
+7 DEN
Pacers-BlazersPacers 129, Blazers 139
+10 POR
Nets-KnicksNets 97, Knicks 110
+13 NYK
Clippers-MagicClippers 112, Magic 97
+15 LAC
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 108, Pelicans 123
+15 NOP
Wizards-HawksWizards 133, Hawks 152
+19 ATL
DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-NuggetsDEN won · Rockets 110, Nuggets 117
9 pts
Wizards-HawksATL won · Wizards 133, Hawks 152
2 pts
Clippers-MagicLAC won · Clippers 112, Magic 97
2 pts
Whiteside shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesidePOR · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
De'Andre HunterATL · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
TheisBOS · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
LambIND · 28 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Jerami GrantDEN · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 109Grizzlies 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns18273331109
Grizzlies30262533114
The story
Ja Morant's 23 points and 8 assists carried Memphis past Phoenix, 114-109

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 36 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-18, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +12+11+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deandre Ayton was the fantasy play: 52.0 FPTS on 17 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pacers-Blazers
Pacers 129Blazers 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27293736129
Blazers36304033139
The story
Hassan Whiteside had 21 points and 14 rebounds as Portland beat Indiana 139-129

Jeremy Lamb led Indiana with 28 PTS, 2 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 36-27, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +9+10+13+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 133Hawks 152
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards33393031133
Hawks31474133152
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 152-133 behind 45 points and 14 assists from Trae Young

Bradley Beal paced Washington: 40 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 45 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB · 13-24 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

A 41-30 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2+6+17+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.3Season avg45.2Last 5

45.2 points a game over his last five games, against 28.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 34 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Magic

Orlando's skid reaches three

Clippers won 112–97; the Magic fall to 21–26. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 31 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Wvs WAS123–89L@ PHX94–98W@ SAC114–112W@ LAL119–118L@ LAC95–122L@ GSW95–109W@ CHA106–83Lvs OKC114–120Lvs BOS98–109Lvs LAC97–112
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 50

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 26, 30, 25, 34, 34, 61, 47, 50Blazers-Pacers · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Dec 25, 2023: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
50 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 41, 29, 42, 19, 36, 31, 16, 42, 26, 45Hawks-Wizards · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Jun 6, 2021: 46 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
45 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 27, 25, 23, 14, 29, 38, 36, 40Wizards-Hawks · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Jan 6, 2017: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 12, 39, 29, 39, 37, 16, 35, 36Suns-Grizzlies · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 15, 21, 12, 14, 18, 18, 23, 35Raptors-Spurs · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 26, 17, 14, 19, 40, 20, 8, 37, 35Celtics-Pelicans · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+5.9 34.7 last 10 · 28.8 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+5.5 31.5 last 10 · 26.0 season
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.4 14.2 last 10 · 8.8 season
Zach LaVineCHI+5.4 30.7 last 10 · 25.3 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+5.1 21.0 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−7.1 29.0 last 10 · 36.1 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN−4.9 16.3 last 10 · 21.2 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−4.8 12.3 last 10 · 17.1 season
Mike ConleyUTA−4.3 8.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−4.2 18.4 last 10 · 22.6 season