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Friday, January 8, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed NOP by 16 after the first quarter and won 118–110.

Final · OT · Box score
Suns105
Pistons110
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -8; Q3 DET -4; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +5
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Celtics116
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Pelicans110
Q1 CHA -16; Q2 CHA -12; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Knicks89
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Magic90
Rockets132
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +29; Q3 HOU +36; Q4 HOU +42
Final · Box score
Nets110
Grizzlies115
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Jazz131
Bucks118
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Warriors115
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW -14; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Bulls115
Lakers117
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Raptors144
Kings123
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +21
On this day · 2019–20Jan 8, 2020: 9 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Rockets), 42 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Pelicans

Charlotte overcomes 16-point deficit, beats New Orleans 118–110

Stephen Curry goes for 38 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-12-5+8CHA AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets22253536118
Pelicans38212823110
Who led
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 9 games: 28, 12, 28, 11, 14, 20, 18, 44, 26CHA26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 9 games: 6, 14, 10, 20, 2, 8, 7, 2, 20CHA20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 9 games: 15, 32, 18, 20, 12, 21, 24, 29, 26NOP26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 9 games: 6, 12, 12, 3, 12, 9, 3, 0, 19NOP19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 42.

LAL over CHI2DET over PHX5MEM over BKN5CHA over NOP8BOS over WAS9GSW over LAC10OKC over NYK12UTA over MIL13TOR over SAC21HOU over ORL42Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nets-Grizzlies13
Suns-Pistons7
Bulls-Lakers6
Magic-Rockets5
Clippers-Warriors3
Wizards-Celtics2
Hornets-Pelicans1
The night in charts
Raptors-Kings combined for 267, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-KingsRaptors 144, Kings 123
267
Jazz-BucksJazz 131, Bucks 118
249
Bulls-LakersBulls 115, Lakers 117
232
Hornets-PelicansHornets 118, Pelicans 110
228
Nets-GrizzliesNets 110, Grizzlies 115
225
Wizards-CelticsWizards 107, Celtics 116
223
Magic-RocketsMagic 90, Rockets 132
222
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 105, Warriors 115
220
Suns-PistonsSuns 105, Pistons 110 · OT
215
Thunder-KnicksThunder 101, Knicks 89
190
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-LakersBulls 115, Lakers 117
+2 LAL
Nets-GrizzliesNets 110, Grizzlies 115
+5 MEM
Suns-PistonsSuns 105, Pistons 110 · OT
+5 DET
Hornets-PelicansHornets 118, Pelicans 110
+8 CHA
Wizards-CelticsWizards 107, Celtics 116
+9 BOS
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 105, Warriors 115
+10 GSW
Thunder-KnicksThunder 101, Knicks 89
+12 OKC
Jazz-BucksJazz 131, Bucks 118
+13 UTA
Raptors-KingsRaptors 144, Kings 123
+21 TOR
Magic-RocketsMagic 90, Rockets 132
+42 HOU
CHA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PelicansCHA won · Hornets 118, Pelicans 110
16 pts
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 105, Warriors 115
14 pts
Thunder-KnicksOKC won · Thunder 101, Knicks 89
9 pts
Suns-PistonsDET won · Suns 105, Pistons 110 · OT
9 pts
Raptors-KingsTOR won · Raptors 144, Kings 123
8 pts
Fox shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FoxSAC · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
82% (9-11)
IbakaLAC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
BoucherTOR · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
Miles BridgesCHA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
GeorgeLAC · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Bulls-Lakers
Bulls 115Lakers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls33253027115
Lakers28313325117
The story
Los Angeles won 117-115 despite 38 points from Zach LaVine

LeBron James paced Los Angeles: 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 38 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 14-22 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5+1+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Pistons
Suns 105Pistons 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2927201712105
Pistons2028242117110
The story
Jerami Grant had 31 points and 10 rebounds as Detroit beat Phoenix 110-105 in OT

Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the overtime 17-12.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9−8−40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Grizzlies
Nets 110Grizzlies 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28193924110
Grizzlies40223023115
The story
Brandon Clarke's 21 points carried Memphis past Brooklyn, 115-110

For Brooklyn, Jarrett Allen had 12 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-28, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +12+15+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
31.22019–20 avg18.0Last 2

18.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.2 in 2019–20 (62 games). Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Caris LeVert leads the day with 43

Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 10, 28, 10, 8, 6, 24, 22, 43Nets-Grizzlies · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +27.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Mar 25, 2014: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Season high43 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 9 games: 31, 39, 29, 29, 28, 31, 27, 60, 41Wizards-Celtics · L
35.0 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Todd Day BOS, Dec 22, 1995: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 9 games: 20, 19, 36, 31, 26, 62, 30, 13, 38Warriors-Clippers · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 33, 23, 22, 16, 39, 18, 32, 38Bulls-Lakers · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 9 games: 35, 15, 27, 9, 26, 29, 43, 25, 35Bucks-Jazz · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 8 games: 9, 27, 8, 25, 27, 35, 13, 34Raptors-Kings · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST