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Saturday, January 16, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 9 after the first quarter and won 103–91.

Final · Box score
Rockets91
Spurs103
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Magic115
Nets122
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN +1; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Raptors116
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Grizzlies106
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Pistons120
Heat100
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Hawks106
Blazers112
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -7; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2019–20Jan 16, 2020: 5 games. Top scorer: Brandon Ingram (Pelicans-Jazz), 49 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Spurs

San Antonio climbs back to beat Houston

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-3+3+12SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3023191991
Spurs21292528103
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 8, 23, 23, 19, 6, 19, 38, 13, 24SAS24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 4, 21, 18, 22, 11, 16, 10, 18SAS18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 21, 20, 23, 22, 23, 18, 27, 24HOU24 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Mason JonesPoints, last 5 games: 2, 3, 5, 9, 24HOU24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Nets14
Pistons-Heat9
Hawks-Blazers8
Rockets-Spurs6
The night in charts
Magic-Nets combined for 237, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-NetsMagic 115, Nets 122
237
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 113, Raptors 116
229
Pistons-HeatPistons 120, Heat 100
220
Hawks-BlazersHawks 106, Blazers 112
218
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 104, Grizzlies 106
210
Rockets-SpursRockets 91, Spurs 103
194
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 104, Grizzlies 106
+2 MEM
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 113, Raptors 116
+3 TOR
Hawks-BlazersHawks 106, Blazers 112
+6 POR
Magic-NetsMagic 115, Nets 122
+7 BKN
Rockets-SpursRockets 91, Spurs 103
+12 SAS
Pistons-HeatPistons 120, Heat 100
+20 DET
SAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 91, Spurs 103
9 pts
Hawks-BlazersPOR won · Hawks 106, Blazers 112
7 pts
Pistons-HeatDET won · Pistons 120, Heat 100
4 pts
Sixers-GrizzliesMEM won · Sixers 104, Grizzlies 106
1 pt
Bam shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamMIA · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
CapelaATL · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Mason JonesHOU · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
D-RoseDET · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
VucevicORL · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 5 STL
64% (14-22)
Final · Sixers-Grizzlies
Sixers 104Grizzlies 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26282228104
Grizzlies25352818106
The story
Memphis beat Philadelphia 106-104 behind 15 points from Xavier Tillman

Ben Simmons paced Philadelphia: 16 REB, 11 PTS, 9 AST 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-28 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1+6+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard topped the game at 40.1 FPTS: 18 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 113Raptors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27372326113
Raptors31352228116
The story
Chris Boucher's 20 points carried Toronto past Charlotte, 116-113

For Charlotte, Devonte' Graham had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 5-7 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-27, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+2+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Fred VanVleet was the fantasy play: 41.9 FPTS on 15 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB

Final · Magic-Nets
Magic 115Nets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26243332115
Nets29233238122
The story
Joe Harris had 17 points as Brooklyn beat Orlando 122-115

Cole Anthony led Orlando with 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 5 REB · 6-11 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the fourth 38-32, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +3+2+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
27.82019–20 avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 2019–20 (59 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Detroit by 20.

MEM over PHI2TOR over CHA3POR over ATL6BKN over ORL7SAS over HOU12DET over MIA20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 42

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 29, 33, 28, 28, 36, 34, 26, 42Nets-Magic · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 3, 2002: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 32, 24, 39, 17, 23, 40, 22, 36Blazers-Hawks · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 30, 23, 16, 22, 30, 28, 15, 34Magic-Nets · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 9 games: 44, 34, 33, 21, 15, 15, 20, 16, 32Nets-Magic · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James LAL, Feb 12, 2020: 32 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
32 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 9 games: 25, 17, 12, 22, 19, 20, 15, 9, 28Heat-Pistons · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shake MiltonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 7, 14, 18, 10, 19, 24, 31, 28Sixers-Grizzlies · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST