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Tuesday, January 28, 2020Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed NYK by 11 after the first quarter and won 97–92.

Final · Box score
Knicks92
Hornets97
Q1 CHA -11; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Sixers115
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Pelicans125
Cavs111
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +14
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Raptors130
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Heat101
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Wizards131
Bucks151
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +25; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Suns133
Mavs104
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +31; Q4 PHX +29
On this day · 2018–19Jan 28, 2019: 5 games. Top scorer: Tobias Harris (Clippers-Hawks), 30 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Hornets

Terry Rozier scores 30, Charlotte rallies past New York

Khris Middleton goes for 51 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-3+2+5CHA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2624162692
Hornets1532212997
Who led
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 27, 23, 5, 25, 20, 4, 13, 30CHA30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 26, 11, 14, 2, 14, 4, 3, 15CHA15 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 25, 26, 14, 19, 16, 20, 22, 24NYK24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 38, 17, 20, 19, 20, 21, 21, 23NYK23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Dallas by 29, the widest margin of 8 games.

CHA over NYK5MEM over DEN8BOS over MIA8PHI over GSW11NOP over CLE14TOR over ATL16MIL over WAS20PHX over DAL29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Hornets11
Warriors-Sixers10
Pelicans-Cavs5
Hawks-Raptors0
Nuggets-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Wizards-Bucks combined for 282, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BucksWizards 131, Bucks 151
282
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 114, Raptors 130
244
Suns-MavsSuns 133, Mavs 104
237
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 125, Cavs 111
236
Warriors-SixersWarriors 104, Sixers 115
219
Celtics-HeatCeltics 109, Heat 101
210
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 96, Grizzlies 104
200
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 92, Hornets 97
189
CHA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 92, Hornets 97
+5 CHA
Celtics-HeatCeltics 109, Heat 101
+8 BOS
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 96, Grizzlies 104
+8 MEM
Warriors-SixersWarriors 104, Sixers 115
+11 PHI
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 125, Cavs 111
+14 NOP
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 114, Raptors 130
+16 TOR
Wizards-BucksWizards 131, Bucks 151
+20 MIL
Suns-MavsSuns 133, Mavs 104
+29 PHX
CHA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HornetsCHA won · Knicks 92, Hornets 97
11 pts
Warriors-SixersPHI won · Warriors 104, Sixers 115
1 pt
Ayton shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
87% (13-15)
John CollinsATL · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
HaywardBOS · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
NetoPHI · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
IngramNOP · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 92Hornets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2624162692
Hornets1532212997
The story
Willy Hernangomez had 12 points and 10 rebounds as Charlotte beat New York 97-92

Julius Randle led New York with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 4-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Hornets took the second 32-24.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −11−3+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Cavs
Pelicans 125Cavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans40343021125
Cavs34312521111
The story
New Orleans beat Cleveland 125-111 behind 28 points and 8 assists from Jrue Holiday

Larry Nance Jr. paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 40-34 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +6+9+14+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bucks
Wizards 131Bucks 151
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards28354127131
Bucks42462934151
The story
Eric Bledsoe's 34 points and 10 assists carried Milwaukee past Washington, 151-131

For Washington, Thomas Bryant had 18 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 34 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 11-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 42-28, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +14+25+13+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.1Season avg38.0Last 5

38.0 points a game over his last five games, against 28.1 in 38 earlier games. Today: 47 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
25.82018–19 avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 2018–19 (44 games). Today: 11 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Khris Middleton leads the day with 51

Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 27, 30, 17, 23, 20, 24, 14, 51Bucks-Wizards · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +31.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant GSW, Nov 29, 2018: 51 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Career high51 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 25, 23, 14, 29, 38, 36, 40, 47Wizards-Bucks · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Apr 13, 2014: 47 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Season high47 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 24, 29, 11, 9, 8, 7, 20, 34Bucks-Wizards · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 39, 29, 39, 37, 16, 35, 36, 32Suns-Mavs · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 20, 26, 26, 25, 10, 10, 17, 31Suns-Mavs · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 27, 23, 5, 25, 20, 4, 13, 30Hornets-Knicks · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 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
Dillon BrooksMEM+5.5 21.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.4 14.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Eric GordonHOU+5.3 21.6 last 10 · 16.3 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−7.1 29.0 last 10 · 36.1 season
Jeff TeagueATL−5.2 7.0 last 10 · 12.2 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−3.8 8.8 last 10 · 12.6 season