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Sunday, January 17, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DEN by 5 at halftime and won 109–105.

Final · Box score
Knicks105
Celtics75
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +25; Q4 NYK +30
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Mavs101
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Nuggets105
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Pelicans128
Kings123
Q1 NOP +9; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Clippers129
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +25; Q4 LAC +33
On this day · 2019–20Jan 17, 2020: 7 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Blazers), 35 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Nuggets

Utah makes it five straight

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-5+2+4UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32212828109
Nuggets31272126105
Who led
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 18, 12, 19, 26, 18, 21, 16, 23UTA23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 22, 31, 18, 32, 28, 27, 26, 18UTA18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 19, 35, 38, 15, 22, 23, 23, 35DEN35 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 36, 13, 21, 14, 9, 20, 17, 30DEN30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Kings

New Orleans never trails at a break against Sacramento

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 128–123. Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over DEN4NOP over SAC5CHI over DAL16NYK over BOS30LAC over IND33Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over SAC.
Lead changes
Pacers-Clippers9
Jazz-Nuggets8
Bulls-Mavs5
Knicks-Celtics0
The night in charts
Pelicans-Kings combined for 251, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 128, Kings 123
251
Pacers-ClippersPacers 96, Clippers 129
225
Bulls-MavsBulls 117, Mavs 101
218
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 109, Nuggets 105
214
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 105, Celtics 75
180
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 109, Nuggets 105
+4 UTA
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 128, Kings 123
+5 NOP
Bulls-MavsBulls 117, Mavs 101
+16 CHI
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 105, Celtics 75
+30 NYK
Pacers-ClippersPacers 96, Clippers 129
+33 LAC
Zion shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
87% (13-15)
McDermottIND · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
Otto Porter Jr.CHI · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Thaddeus YoungCHI · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ClarksonUTA · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 109Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32212828109
Nuggets31272126105
The story
Utah won 109-105 despite 35 points and 14 rebounds from Nikola Jokic

Jordan Clarkson paced Utah: 23 PTS, 3 REB 35 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST · 14-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1−5+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Kings
Pelicans 128Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34333031128
Kings25333629123
The story
Zion Williamson had 31 points as New Orleans beat Sacramento 128-123

Richaun Holmes led Sacramento with 16 PTS, 7 REB 31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 13-15 FG

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +9+9+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Mavs
Bulls 117Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27402228117
Mavs23292326101
The story
Lauri Markkanen's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried Chicago past Dallas, 117-101

For Dallas, Kristaps Porzingis had 20 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 40-29, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4+15+14+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 43

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 18, 3, 23, 10, 21, 29, 14, 43Kings-Pelicans · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: D'Angelo Russell BKN, Mar 19, 2019: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Career high43 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 12, 27, 33, 38, 20, 34, 28, 36Mavs-Bulls · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Nov 10, 2024: 37 PTS · 18 REB · 15 AST
36 PTS · 16 REB · 15 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 19, 35, 38, 15, 22, 23, 23, 35Nuggets-Jazz · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 20, 12, 21, 24, 29, 26, 21, 31Pelicans-Kings · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 36, 13, 21, 14, 9, 20, 17, 30Nuggets-Jazz · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 6 games: 21, 16, 23, 9, 16, 29Bulls-Mavs · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST