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Wednesday, January 29, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed HOU by 6 after the first quarter and won 125–112.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls106
Pacers115
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +4; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +9
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Nets125
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies127
Knicks106
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +21
Final · Box score
Jazz120
Spurs127
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Blazers125
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Thunder120
Kings100
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +20
On this day · 2018–19Jan 29, 2019: 7 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Spurs), 38 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Blazers

Damian Lillard posts 36 and 10 as Portland beats Houston

Russell Westbrook goes for 39 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+11+15+13POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets36242230112
Blazers30412628125
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 30, 25, 34, 34, 61, 47, 50, 36POR36 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 10, 15, 20, 27, 24, 4, 28, 22POR22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 30, 31, 35, 32, 28, 45, 32, 39HOU39 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 17, 32, 41, 13, 34, 29, 27, 12, 18HOU18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Pacers19
Grizzlies-Knicks13
Pistons-Nets10
Jazz-Spurs8
Rockets-Blazers1
Thunder-Kings0
The night in charts
Jazz-Spurs combined for 247, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SpursJazz 120, Spurs 127
247
Pistons-NetsPistons 115, Nets 125
240
Rockets-BlazersRockets 112, Blazers 125
237
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 127, Knicks 106
233
Bulls-PacersBulls 106, Pacers 115 · OT
221
Thunder-KingsThunder 120, Kings 100
220
SAS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Jazz-SpursJazz 120, Spurs 127
+7 SAS
Bulls-PacersBulls 106, Pacers 115 · OT
+9 IND
Pistons-NetsPistons 115, Nets 125
+10 BKN
Rockets-BlazersRockets 112, Blazers 125
+13 POR
Thunder-KingsThunder 120, Kings 100
+20 OKC
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 127, Knicks 106
+21 MEM
Hutchison shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HutchisonCHI · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ClarkeMEM · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Dejounte MurraySAS · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
WarrenIND · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
DortOKC · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 106Pacers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls242729206106
Pacers2530252015115
The story
Malcolm Brogdon had 15 points and 9 assists as Indiana beat Chicago 115-106 in OT

Zach LaVine led Chicago with 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 7-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the overtime 15-6.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1+400+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 112Blazers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets36242230112
Blazers30412628125
The story
CJ McCollum's 22 points carried Portland past Houston, 125-112

For Houston, James Harden had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 41-24.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6+11+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Knicks
Grizzlies 127Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies32273731127
Knicks32203222106
The story
Memphis beat New York 127-106 behind 18 points and 10 assists from Ja Morant

Elfrid Payton paced New York: 15 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 18 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 31-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
300 0+7+12+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.8Season avg45.6Last 5

45.6 points a game over his last five games, against 28.8 in 45 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg28.7Last 3

28.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Memphis by 21.

SAS over UTA7IND over CHI9BKN over DET10POR over HOU13OKC over SAC20MEM over NYK21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 39

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 30, 31, 35, 32, 28, 45, 32, 39Rockets-Blazers · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 25, 20, 18, 20, 30, 14, 36, 38Spurs-Jazz · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 30, 25, 34, 34, 61, 47, 50, 36Blazers-Rockets · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damon Stoudamire TOR, Jan 21, 1998: 36 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
36 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 25, 46, 22, 25, 23, 25, 36, 31Jazz-Spurs · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 17, 26, 11, 22, 7, 10, 23, 28Nets-Pistons · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 24, 26, 31, 6, 27, 20, 24, 27Grizzlies-Knicks · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+7.3 36.3 last 10 · 29.0 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+6.3 32.6 last 10 · 26.3 season
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.4 14.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+5.1 21.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+4.8 21.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−9.3 26.4 last 10 · 35.7 season
Jeff TeagueATL−5.2 7.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−4.6 12.4 last 10 · 17.0 season
Thomas BryantWAS−3.8 8.7 last 10 · 12.5 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN−3.7 17.7 last 10 · 21.4 season