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Friday, January 31, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIL by 8 after the first quarter and won 127–115.

Final · Box score
Raptors105
Pistons92
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Bulls118
Nets133
Q1 BKN +12; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +15
Final · Box score
Mavs121
Rockets128
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Pelicans139
Q1 NOP +9; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP +24; Q4 NOP +28
Final · Box score
Nuggets127
Bucks115
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Suns107
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Blazers127
Lakers119
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +8
On this day · 2018–19Jan 31, 2019: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Sixers), 41 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Bucks

Denver rallies from 8 down to beat Milwaukee

Damian Lillard goes for 48 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7+9+12DEN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35254027127
Bucks43242424115
Who led
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 16, 18, 8, 13, 11, 9, 18, 24DEN24 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 27, 2, 11, 12, 10, 10, 4, 7, 16DEN16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 13, 32, 37, 32, 29, 28, 30, 31MIL31 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 30, 17, 23, 20, 24, 14, 51, 24MIL24 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Thunder-Suns

OKC handles Phoenix by 4

The Thunder won the fourth quarter 32–26. Final: 111–107. Danilo Gallinari led OKC with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over PHX4HOU over DAL7POR over LAL8DEN over MIL12TOR over DET13BKN over CHI15NOP over MEM28Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over PHX.
Lead changes
Raptors-Pistons6
Mavs-Rockets5
Grizzlies-Pelicans1
Nuggets-Bucks1
Bulls-Nets0
The night in charts
Bulls-Nets combined for 251, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-NetsBulls 118, Nets 133
251
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 111, Pelicans 139
250
Mavs-RocketsMavs 121, Rockets 128
249
Blazers-LakersBlazers 127, Lakers 119
246
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 127, Bucks 115
242
Thunder-SunsThunder 111, Suns 107
218
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 105, Pistons 92
197
OKC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Thunder-SunsThunder 111, Suns 107
+4 OKC
Mavs-RocketsMavs 121, Rockets 128
+7 HOU
Blazers-LakersBlazers 127, Lakers 119
+8 POR
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 127, Bucks 115
+12 DEN
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 105, Pistons 92
+13 TOR
Bulls-NetsBulls 118, Nets 133
+15 BKN
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 111, Pelicans 139
+28 NOP
DEN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BucksDEN won · Nuggets 127, Bucks 115
8 pts
Thunder-SunsOKC won · Thunder 111, Suns 107
2 pts
Blazers-LakersPOR won · Blazers 127, Lakers 119
2 pts
Whiteside shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesidePOR · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
93% (13-14)
KyrieBKN · 54 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
83% (19-23)
Lonzo BallNOP · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SiakamTOR · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
IbakaTOR · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 111Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25282632111
Suns27252926107
The story
Oklahoma City beat Phoenix 111-107 behind 20 points and 10 assists from Chris Paul

Kelly Oubre Jr. paced Phoenix: 27 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-26 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −2+1−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 127Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers38224324127
Lakers36263423119
The story
Hassan Whiteside had 30 points and 13 rebounds as Portland beat Los Angeles 127-119

LeBron James led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB 30 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 13-14 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 43-34.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2−2+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 118Nets 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23343922118
Nets35383030133
The story
Spencer Dinwiddie's 20 points carried Brooklyn past Chicago, 133-118

For Chicago, Tomas Satoransky had 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 7-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-23, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +12+16+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.0Season avg48.4Last 5

48.4 points a game over his last five games, against 29.0 in 46 earlier games. Today: 48 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 54

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 21, 32, 14, 17, 20, 45, 20, 54Nets-Bulls · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +27.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, May 9, 2001: 54 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high54 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 25, 34, 34, 61, 47, 50, 36, 48Blazers-Lakers · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady HOU, Dec 2, 2004: 48 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
48 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 46, 24, 5, 9, 28, 16, 31, 37Lakers-Blazers · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 41, 13, 34, 29, 27, 12, 18, 35Rockets-Mavs · W
35.6 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 18, 11, 10, 20, 15, 14, 9, 35Mavs-Rockets · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 31, 35, 32, 28, 45, 32, 39, 32Rockets-Mavs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+9.7 39.1 last 10 · 29.4 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+7.3 33.8 last 10 · 26.5 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.7 22.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.6 14.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.9 25.1 last 10 · 20.2 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−9.8 25.8 last 10 · 35.6 season
Jeff TeagueATL−5.8 6.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−4.6 12.4 last 10 · 17.0 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN−4.3 17.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Joe HarrisBKN−3.7 9.8 last 10 · 13.5 season