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Saturday, January 9, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIN by 6 after the first quarter and won 125–122.

Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Sixers103
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Hornets113
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +11; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Suns125
Pacers117
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Heat128
Wizards124
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs125
Wolves122
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Magic98
Mavs112
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Blazers125
Kings99
Q1 POR +14; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +26
On this day · 2019–20Jan 9, 2020: 4 games. Top scorer: Tristan Thompson (Cavs-Pistons), 35 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Wolves

DeMar DeRozan scores 38 as San Antonio wins in Minnesota

Tyrese Maxey goes for 39 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6+2-20+3SAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs2832233012125
Wolves342427289122
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 9 games: 28, 27, 8, 23, 23, 19, 6, 19, 38SAS38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 9 games: 21, 11, 13, 29, 12, 4, 21, 18, 22SAS22 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 9 games: 23, 18, 8, 19, 21, 25, 15, 12, 29MIN29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 3 games: 22, 16, 25MIN25 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Suns-Pacers

Phoenix beats Indiana, 125–117

Phoenix led 90–87 after three and won by 8. Mikal Bridges led Phoenix with 34 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over MIN3MIA over WAS4CHA over ATL8PHX over IND8MIL over CLE10DEN over PHI12DAL over ORL14POR over SAC26Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over IND.
Lead changes
Spurs-Wolves20
Suns-Pacers14
Nuggets-Sixers10
Hawks-Hornets9
Magic-Mavs3
Cavs-Bucks2
Blazers-Kings0
The night in charts
Heat-Wizards combined for 252, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-WizardsHeat 128, Wizards 124
252
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 125, Wolves 122 · OT
247
Suns-PacersSuns 125, Pacers 117
242
Blazers-KingsBlazers 125, Kings 99
224
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 115, Sixers 103
218
Hawks-HornetsHawks 105, Hornets 113
218
Magic-MavsMagic 98, Mavs 112
210
Cavs-BucksCavs 90, Bucks 100
190
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 125, Wolves 122 · OT
+3 SAS
Heat-WizardsHeat 128, Wizards 124
+4 MIA
Suns-PacersSuns 125, Pacers 117
+8 PHX
Hawks-HornetsHawks 105, Hornets 113
+8 CHA
Cavs-BucksCavs 90, Bucks 100
+10 MIL
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 115, Sixers 103
+12 DEN
Magic-MavsMagic 98, Mavs 112
+14 DAL
Blazers-KingsBlazers 125, Kings 99
+26 POR
SAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-WolvesSAS won · Spurs 125, Wolves 122 · OT
6 pts
Suns-PacersPHX won · Suns 125, Pacers 117
2 pts
Hawks-HornetsCHA won · Hawks 105, Hornets 113
1 pt
Burke shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BurkeDAL · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
DragicMIA · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
LaMeloCHA · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
PortisMIL · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 125Wolves 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2832233012125
Wolves342427289122
The story
Dejounte Murray had 22 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Minnesota 125-122 in OT

Malik Beasley led Minnesota with 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 7-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Spurs took the second 32-24.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −6+2−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 53.6 FPTS (25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 128Wizards 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat47282825128
Wizards44271538124
The story
Miami beat Washington 128-124 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Jimmy Butler

Deni Avdija paced Washington: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 10-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+4+17+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Hornets
Hawks 105Hornets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29212629105
Hornets28312826113
The story
LaMelo Ball's a 22-12-11 triple-double carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 113-105

For Atlanta, De'Andre Hunter had 20 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 9-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 31-21.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −1+9+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+38.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 39

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 6, 0, 10, 9, 11, 2, 16, 39Sixers-Nuggets · L
10.1 PPG season to date · +32.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 9 games: 28, 27, 8, 23, 23, 19, 6, 19, 38Spurs-Wolves · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 9 games: 23, 44, 20, 25, 28, 28, 26, 20, 37Blazers-Kings · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 9 games: 12, 10, 18, 18, 18, 13, 30, 11, 36Mavs-Magic · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 22, 13, 16, 14, 7, 13, 6, 34Suns-Pacers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 8 games: 13, 11, 23, 21, 11, 7, 8, 31Heat-Wizards · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST