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Saturday, January 2, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ATL by 12 at halftime and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Kings94
Rockets102
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Knicks106
Pacers102
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Thunder108
Magic99
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Hornets112
Sixers127
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Hawks91
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -12; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Raptors116
Pelicans120
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP -5; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +4
On this day · 2019–20Jan 2, 2020: 9 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Nets), 31 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Hawks

Cleveland rallies from 12 down to beat Atlanta

Tobias Harris goes for 24 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-12-4+5CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2519262696
Hawks3521181791
Who led
Collin SextonPoints, last 6 games: 27, 32, 22, 20, 28, 27CLE27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 6 games: 13, 11, 7, 11, 7, 14CLE14 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 6 games: 11, 15, 11, 11, 23, 17ATL17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 4 games: 7, 7, 12, 16ATL16 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Raptors-Pelicans

New Orleans beats Toronto, 120–116

New Orleans led 87–82 after three and won by 4. Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over IND4NOP over TOR4CLE over ATL5HOU over SAC8OKC over ORL9PHI over CHA15Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over TOR.
Lead changes
Kings-Rockets19
Knicks-Pacers14
Cavs-Hawks12
Thunder-Magic10
Raptors-Pelicans9
Hornets-Sixers0
The night in charts
Hornets-Sixers combined for 239, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SixersHornets 112, Sixers 127
239
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 116, Pelicans 120
236
Knicks-PacersKnicks 106, Pacers 102
208
Thunder-MagicThunder 108, Magic 99
207
Kings-RocketsKings 94, Rockets 102
196
Cavs-HawksCavs 96, Hawks 91
187
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 116, Pelicans 120
+4 NOP
Knicks-PacersKnicks 106, Pacers 102
+4 NYK
Cavs-HawksCavs 96, Hawks 91
+5 CLE
Kings-RocketsKings 94, Rockets 102
+8 HOU
Thunder-MagicThunder 108, Magic 99
+9 OKC
Hornets-SixersHornets 112, Sixers 127
+15 PHI
CLE erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HawksCLE won · Cavs 96, Hawks 91
12 pts
Raptors-PelicansNOP won · Raptors 116, Pelicans 120
5 pts
Thunder-MagicOKC won · Thunder 108, Magic 99
5 pts
Knicks-PacersNYK won · Knicks 106, Pacers 102
2 pts
Mitchell Robinson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mitchell RobinsonNYK · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
CurryPHI · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BazleyOKC · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BrogdonIND · 33 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
RozierCHA · 35 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 106Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26243224106
Pacers28233120102
The story
New York beat Indiana 106-102 behind 25 points from RJ Barrett

Domantas Sabonis paced Indiana: 13 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Malcolm Brogdon topped the game at 55.6 FPTS: 33 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 96Hawks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2519262696
Hawks3521181791
The story
Collin Sexton had 27 points as Cleveland beat Atlanta 96-91

Trae Young led Atlanta with 16 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 26-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −10−12−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Clint Capela led the game in fantasy with 47.2 FPTS (16 PTS, 16 REB)

Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 112Sixers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets24343222112
Sixers39343123127
The story
Ben Simmons' a 15-12-11 triple-double carried Philadelphia past Charlotte, 127-112

For Charlotte, LaMelo Ball had 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 39-24, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +15+15+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
14.42019–20 avg19.0Last 2

19.0 points a game over his last two games, against 14.4 in 2019–20 (36 games). Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
28.82019–20 avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 2019–20 (62 games). Today: 5 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Terry Rozier leads the day with 35

Terry RozierPoints, last 6 games: 42, 19, 19, 18, 6, 35Hornets-Sixers · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 6 games: 21, 18, 25, 19, 17, 33Pacers-Knicks · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 6 games: 24, 28, 28, 13, 20, 31Pelicans-Raptors · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 6 games: 15, 22, 15, 28, 19, 30Magic-Thunder · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 2 games: 22, 28Rockets-Kings · W
25.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 5 games: 9, 27, 8, 25, 27Raptors-Pelicans · L
19.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST