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Friday, January 1, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 109–103.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies108
Hornets93
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Heat83
Mavs93
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Pistons96
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Nets96
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Bucks126
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +22; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +30
Final · Box score
Wizards130
Wolves109
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +29; Q4 WAS +21
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Spurs103
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Suns106
Nuggets103
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Blazers123
Warriors98
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +25
On this day · 2019–20Jan 1, 2020: 4 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Wolves), 32 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Spurs

Anthony Davis scores 34 as Lakers win in San Antonio

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+1-4+6LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25332328109
Spurs31262818103
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 5 games: 18, 28, 13, 20, 34LAL34 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 6 games: 22, 22, 18, 29, 26, 26LAL26 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 5 games: 16, 12, 14, 7, 26SAS26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 5 games: 28, 27, 8, 23, 23SAS23 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Celtics-Pistons

Detroit leads Boston wire to wire

Detroit was ahead at every break and won 96–93. Best quarter: the second, 28–28. Jerami Grant led Detroit with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over BOS3PHX over DEN3LAL over SAS6UTA over LAC6DAL over MIA10MEM over CHA15ATL over BKN18WAS over MIN21POR over GSW25MIL over CHI30Final margin, points. Pink = DET over BOS.
Lead changes
Lakers-Spurs21
Suns-Nuggets9
Heat-Mavs7
Grizzlies-Hornets3
Clippers-Jazz3
Blazers-Warriors3
Hawks-Nets0
Wizards-Wolves0
The night in charts
Wizards-Wolves combined for 239, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WolvesWizards 130, Wolves 109
239
Bulls-BucksBulls 96, Bucks 126
222
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 123, Warriors 98
221
Lakers-SpursLakers 109, Spurs 103
212
Hawks-NetsHawks 114, Nets 96
210
Suns-NuggetsSuns 106, Nuggets 103
209
Clippers-JazzClippers 100, Jazz 106
206
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 108, Hornets 93
201
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 93, Pistons 96
189
Heat-MavsHeat 83, Mavs 93
176
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 93, Pistons 96
+3 DET
Suns-NuggetsSuns 106, Nuggets 103
+3 PHX
Lakers-SpursLakers 109, Spurs 103
+6 LAL
Clippers-JazzClippers 100, Jazz 106
+6 UTA
Heat-MavsHeat 83, Mavs 93
+10 DAL
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 108, Hornets 93
+15 MEM
Hawks-NetsHawks 114, Nets 96
+18 ATL
Wizards-WolvesWizards 130, Wolves 109
+21 WAS
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 123, Warriors 98
+25 POR
Bulls-BucksBulls 96, Bucks 126
+30 MIL
De'Andre Hunter shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
De'Andre HunterATL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
AytonPHX · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
ReidMIN · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
BiyomboCHA · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BamMIA · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 93Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1228332093
Pistons2728241796
The story
Jerami Grant's 24 points carried Detroit past Boston, 96-93

For Boston, Jayson Tatum had 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB · 9-24 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-12, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +15+15+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jaylen Brown was the fantasy play: 50.3 FPTS on 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 106Nuggets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns34262719106
Nuggets32172925103
The story
Phoenix beat Denver 106-103 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Deandre Ayton

Nikola Jokic paced Denver: 17 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 10-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+11+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jamal Murray topped the game at 48.3 FPTS: 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 109Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25332328109
Spurs31262818103
The story
LeBron James had a 26-11-10 triple-double as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 109-103

DeMar DeRozan led San Antonio with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 8-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 28-18.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6+1−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−23.5minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
28.22019–20 avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 2019–20 (58 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−11.6points, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
19.92019–20 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 points a game over his last three games, against 19.9 in 2019–20 (58 games). Today: 2 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 34

Anthony DavisPoints, last 5 games: 18, 28, 13, 20, 34Lakers-Spurs · W
22.6 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 5 games: 9, 32, 31, 20, 34Blazers-Warriors · W
25.2 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 5 games: 18, 20, 20, 16, 33Jazz-Clippers · W
21.4 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 6 games: 31, 39, 29, 29, 28, 31Wizards-Wolves · W
31.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 4 games: 9, 23, 21, 31Nuggets-Suns · L
21.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 6 games: 35, 15, 27, 9, 26, 29Bucks-Bulls · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST