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Thursday, January 14, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SAS by 4 after three quarters and won 109–105.

Final · Box score
Heat108
Sixers125
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Spurs105
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Hornets108
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Blazers87
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +23; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +24
On this day · 2019–20Jan 14, 2020: 6 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Clippers-Cavs), 43 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Spurs

Houston gets past San Antonio

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+3-4+4HOU AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30182734109
Spurs27183426105
Who led
Christian WoodPoints, last 9 games: 31, 23, 21, 20, 23, 22, 23, 18, 27HOU27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Sterling BrownPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 6, 11, 5, 2, 9, 5, 2, 23HOU23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 26, 22, 9, 5, 17, 3, 18, 29SAS29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lonnie Walker IVPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 8, 11, 9, 14, 7, 25, 24, 16SAS16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hornets-Raptors

Toronto leads Charlotte wire to wire

Toronto was ahead at every break and won 111–108. Best quarter: the second, 36–28. Chris Boucher led Toronto with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over CHA3HOU over SAS4DEN over GSW10PHI over MIA17IND over POR24Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over CHA.
Lead changes
Hornets-Raptors10
Pacers-Blazers6
Heat-Sixers5
Rockets-Spurs5
Warriors-Nuggets5
The night in charts
Heat-Sixers combined for 233, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-SixersHeat 108, Sixers 125
233
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 108, Raptors 111
219
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 104, Nuggets 114
218
Rockets-SpursRockets 109, Spurs 105
214
Pacers-BlazersPacers 111, Blazers 87
198
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 108, Raptors 111
+3 TOR
Rockets-SpursRockets 109, Spurs 105
+4 HOU
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 104, Nuggets 114
+10 DEN
Heat-SixersHeat 108, Sixers 125
+17 PHI
Pacers-BlazersPacers 111, Blazers 87
+24 IND
Keldon Johnson shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
MiltonPHI · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
BoucherTOR · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Duncan RobinsonMIA · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
RozierCHA · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 108Raptors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34282422108
Raptors35362812111
The story
Chris Boucher had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto beat Charlotte 111-108

LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the second 36-28, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +1+9+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 104Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24302228104
Nuggets37282524114
The story
Jamal Murray's 17 points carried Denver past Golden State, 114-104

For Golden State, James Wiseman had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 6-18 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-24, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +13+11+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 108Sixers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat30282030108
Sixers38352527125
The story
Philadelphia beat Miami 125-108 behind 31 points from Shake Milton

Gabe Vincent paced Miami: 21 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 11-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 38-30 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+15+20+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
21.32019–20 avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 2019–20 (55 games). Today: 10 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 35

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 26, 62, 30, 13, 38, 11, 20, 35Warriors-Nuggets · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shake MiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 6, 7, 14, 18, 10, 19, 24, 31Sixers-Heat · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 26, 22, 9, 5, 17, 3, 18, 29Spurs-Rockets · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 9 games: 31, 23, 21, 20, 23, 22, 23, 18, 27Rockets-Spurs · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoucherPoints, last 10 games: 22, 0, 9, 24, 9, 9, 23, 15, 20, 25Raptors-Hornets · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 17, 33, 21, 35, 22, 24, 13, 25Pacers-Blazers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST