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Tuesday, January 12, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed DEN by 16 at halftime and won 122–116.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat134
Sixers137
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Nets122
Q1 BKN -8; Q2 BKN -16; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Jazz117
Cavs87
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +30
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Rockets100
Q1 LAL +21; Q2 LAL +23; Q3 LAL +26; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Thunder102
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Warriors95
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +9
On this day · 2019–20Jan 12, 2020: 7 games. Top scorer: D'Angelo Russell (Warriors-Grizzlies), 34 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Nets

Kevin Durant drops 34 in 16-point comeback win over Denver

Joel Embiid goes for 45 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-160+6BKN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35352026116
Nets27273632122
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 8 games: 22, 29, 29, 33, 28, 28, 36, 34BKN34 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 10, 8, 6, 24, 22, 43, 21, 20BKN20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 26, 17, 19, 35, 38, 15, 22, 23DEN23 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 7, 2, 8, 20, 8, 14, 5, 22DEN22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Cleveland by 30, the widest margin of 6 games.

PHI over MIA3BKN over DEN6IND over GSW9SAS over OKC10LAL over HOU17UTA over CLE30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Sixers16
Pacers-Warriors12
Nuggets-Nets7
Jazz-Cavs5
Spurs-Thunder1
Lakers-Rockets0
The night in charts
Heat-Sixers combined for 271, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-SixersHeat 134, Sixers 137 · OT
271
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 116, Nets 122
238
Lakers-RocketsLakers 117, Rockets 100
217
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 112, Thunder 102
214
Jazz-CavsJazz 117, Cavs 87
204
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 104, Warriors 95
199
PHI won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Heat-SixersHeat 134, Sixers 137 · OT
+3 PHI
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 116, Nets 122
+6 BKN
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 104, Warriors 95
+9 IND
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 112, Thunder 102
+10 SAS
Lakers-RocketsLakers 117, Rockets 100
+17 LAL
Jazz-CavsJazz 117, Cavs 87
+30 UTA
BKN erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-NetsBKN won · Nuggets 116, Nets 122
16 pts
Pacers-WarriorsIND won · Pacers 104, Warriors 95
9 pts
Heat-SixersPHI won · Heat 134, Sixers 137 · OT
8 pts
Bruce Brown shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Bruce BrownBKN · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
SGAOKC · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
AchiuwaMIA · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
EmbiidPHI · 45 PTS, 16 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST
70% (16-23)
KDBKN · 34 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB
67% (12-18)
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 134Sixers 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2538322514134
Sixers2827412417137
The story
Danny Green had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Miami 137-134 in OT

Tyler Herro led Miami with 34 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 10-25 FG, 9-21 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the 76ers took the third 41-32.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3−8+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Nets
Nuggets 116Nets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35352026116
Nets27273632122
The story
Bruce Brown's 16 points carried Brooklyn past Denver, 122-116

For Denver, Will Barton had 22 PTS, 2 REB 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 16 going into the third, then won it 36-20.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −8−160+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 72.6 FPTS on 23 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB

Final · Pacers-Warriors
Pacers 104Warriors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers19312331104
Warriors2829182095
The story
Indiana beat Golden State 104-95 behind 22 points and 12 rebounds from Myles Turner

Andrew Wiggins paced Golden State: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK · 7-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −9−7−2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.4 in 11 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 45

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 29, 21, 19, 14, 38, 20, 24, 45Sixers-Heat · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Davis NOP, Jan 14, 2019: 46 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 8 games: 22, 29, 29, 33, 28, 28, 36, 34Nets-Nuggets · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 9 games: 13, 11, 23, 21, 11, 7, 8, 31, 34Heat-Sixers · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 3, 13, 13, 15, 9, 11, 2, 29Sixers-Heat · W
9.5 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 23, 15, 22, 31, 18, 32, 28, 27Jazz-Cavs · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 26, 26, 22, 26, 27, 28, 18, 26Lakers-Rockets · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST