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Monday, January 27, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIN by 19 after three quarters and won 133–129.

Final · Box score
Cavs115
Pistons100
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Magic92
Heat113
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Bulls110
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -10; Q4 CHI +1
Final · OT · Box score
Kings133
Wolves129
Q1 SAC -13; Q2 SAC -18; Q3 SAC -19; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Thunder97
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Rockets126
Jazz117
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +9
On this day · 2018–19Jan 27, 2019: 9 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Magic), 40 points.
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The lead · Kings-Wolves

Buddy Hield scores 42 as Sacramento beats Minnesota

Eric Gordon goes for 50 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13-18-190+4SAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings2426284114133
Wolves3731292210129
Who led
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 16, 16, 25, 14, 20, 14, 21, 42SAC42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 19, 31, 27, 21, 14, 22, 18, 22SAC22 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 10, 22, 18, 15, 25, 28, 22, 36MIN36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 14, 9, 22, 9, 9, 10, 10, 24MIN24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Bulls

Chicago fights back late to top San Antonio

San Antonio led 85–75 after three. Chicago won the fourth 35–24 and the game 110–109. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Spurs
Zach LaVine · CHIDeMar DeRozan · SASPTS2336REB610AST23Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Spurs-Bulls14
Kings-Wolves5
Mavs-Thunder5
Rockets-Jazz3
Cavs-Pistons2
Magic-Heat2
The night in charts
Kings-Wolves combined for 262, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WolvesKings 133, Wolves 129 · OT
262
Rockets-JazzRockets 126, Jazz 117
243
Spurs-BullsSpurs 109, Bulls 110
219
Cavs-PistonsCavs 115, Pistons 100
215
Magic-HeatMagic 92, Heat 113
205
Mavs-ThunderMavs 107, Thunder 97
204
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BullsSpurs 109, Bulls 110
+1 CHI
Kings-WolvesKings 133, Wolves 129 · OT
+4 SAC
Rockets-JazzRockets 126, Jazz 117
+9 HOU
Mavs-ThunderMavs 107, Thunder 97
+10 DAL
Cavs-PistonsCavs 115, Pistons 100
+15 CLE
Magic-HeatMagic 92, Heat 113
+21 MIA
SAC erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-WolvesSAC won · Kings 133, Wolves 129 · OT
19 pts
Spurs-BullsCHI won · Spurs 109, Bulls 110
10 pts
Bjelica shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BjelicaSAC · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
CovingtonMIN · 24 PTS, 7 REB
67% (8-12)
Eric GordonHOU · 50 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
LoveCLE · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
JimmyMIA · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Bulls
Spurs 109Bulls 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs28203724109
Bulls21292535110
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 36 points and 10 rebounds, but Chicago won 110-109

For Chicago, Zach LaVine had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 35-24.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −7+2−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 133Wolves 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2426284114133
Wolves3731292210129
The story
Nemanja Bjelica had 20 points and 8 assists as Sacramento beat Minnesota 133-129 in OT

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 7-10 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 19 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 41-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −13−18−190+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andrew Wiggins led the game in fantasy with 63.3 FPTS (36 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 126Jazz 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28312839126
Jazz20262942117
The story
Houston beat Utah 126-117 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Danuel House Jr.

Rudy Gobert paced Utah: 14 REB, 12 PTS 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8+13+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 2 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
25.82018–19 avg12.0Last 2

12.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.8 in 2018–19 (44 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Eric Gordon leads the day with 50

Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 23, 20, 13, 5, 25, 27, 19, 50Rockets-Jazz · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +35.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 18, 2007: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Career high50 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 16, 16, 25, 14, 20, 14, 21, 42Kings-Wolves · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glenn Robinson MIL, Jan 2, 1998: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Career high42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 10, 22, 18, 15, 25, 28, 22, 36Wolves-Kings · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 30, 25, 20, 18, 20, 30, 14, 36Spurs-Bulls · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 4, 25, 46, 22, 25, 23, 25, 36Jazz-Rockets · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 31, 18, 26, 30, 16, 18, 23, 30Jazz-Rockets · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 2 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 14.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Eric GordonHOU+5.3 21.6 last 10 · 16.3 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
Jeff TeagueATL−4.0 8.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Mike ConleyUTA−3.8 8.8 last 10 · 12.6 season