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Friday, January 15, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed CHI by 18 at halftime and won 127–125.

Final · Box score
Magic97
Celtics124
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +27
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Bucks112
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls125
Thunder127
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC -18; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Jazz116
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +24
Final · Box score
Pelicans95
Lakers112
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Clippers138
Kings100
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +29; Q4 LAC +38
On this day · 2019–20Jan 15, 2020: 10 games. Top scorer: Tobias Harris (Sixers-Nets), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33, OKC wins in overtime

Andre Drummond goes for 33 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-18-80+2OKC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls303827237125
Thunder222837319127
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 16, 18, 21, 25, 31, 20, 17, 33OKC33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 9, 12, 9, 5, 13, 12, 9, 21OKC21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 22, 16, 39, 18, 32, 38, 45, 35CHI35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 16, 12, 23, 21, 36, 14, 9, 22CHI22 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Kings9
Magic-Celtics4
Mavs-Bucks3
Hawks-Jazz0
The night in charts
Bulls-Thunder combined for 252, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-ThunderBulls 125, Thunder 127 · OT
252
Clippers-KingsClippers 138, Kings 100
238
Magic-CelticsMagic 97, Celtics 124
221
Mavs-BucksMavs 109, Bucks 112
221
Knicks-CavsKnicks 103, Cavs 106
209
Hawks-JazzHawks 92, Jazz 116
208
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 95, Lakers 112
207
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-ThunderBulls 125, Thunder 127 · OT
+2 OKC
Knicks-CavsKnicks 103, Cavs 106
+3 CLE
Mavs-BucksMavs 109, Bucks 112
+3 MIL
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 95, Lakers 112
+17 LAL
Hawks-JazzHawks 92, Jazz 116
+24 UTA
Magic-CelticsMagic 97, Celtics 124
+27 BOS
Clippers-KingsClippers 138, Kings 100
+38 LAC
OKC erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-ThunderOKC won · Bulls 125, Thunder 127 · OT
18 pts
Pelicans-LakersLAL won · Pelicans 95, Lakers 112
8 pts
Harrell shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellLAL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
HolmesSAC · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
SGAOKC · 33 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
GiannisMIL · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (14-21)
KawhiLAC · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Bulls-Thunder
Bulls 125Thunder 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls303827237125
Thunder222837319127
The story
Luguentz Dort had 21 points as Oklahoma City beat Chicago 127-125 in OT

Coby White led Chicago with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 STL · 7-15 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the second, the Thunder took the third 37-27.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −8−18−80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 109Bucks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs23243428109
Bucks30252928112
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 31 points carried Milwaukee past Dallas, 112-109

For Dallas, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 22 PTS, 6 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 14-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-23, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+8+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic was the fantasy play: 57.0 FPTS on 28 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB

Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 103Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25302523103
Cavs28292326106
The story
Cleveland beat New York 106-103 behind 25 points from Cedi Osman

Immanuel Quickley paced New York: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 10-20 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.7Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.7 in 11 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
27.82019–20 avg8.0Last 2

8.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.8 in 2019–20 (59 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat Sacramento by 38.

OKC over CHI2CLE over NYK3MIL over DAL3LAL over NOP17UTA over ATL24BOS over ORL27LAC over SAC38Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 35

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 22, 16, 39, 18, 32, 38, 45, 35Bulls-Thunder · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 11, 12, 10, 19, 22, 26, 19, 33Cavs-Knicks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 16, 18, 21, 25, 31, 20, 17, 33Thunder-Bulls · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 26, 29, 43, 25, 35, 22, 22, 31Bucks-Mavs · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 24, 12, 27, 33, 38, 20, 34, 28Mavs-Bucks · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook HOU, Oct 26, 2019: 28 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
28 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 12, 28, 30, 18, 29, 11, 30, 28Knicks-Cavs · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST