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Tuesday, January 19, 2021Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Thunder101
Nuggets119
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +18
Final · Box score
Pelicans102
Jazz118
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +16
On this day · 2019–20Jan 19, 2020: 2 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Pacers), 30 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Jazz

Utah extends win streak to 6

Nikola Jokic goes for 27 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+6+22+16UTA AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans24252033102
Jazz29263627118
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 31, 18, 32, 28, 27, 26, 18, 28UTA28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 12, 19, 26, 18, 21, 16, 23, 18UTA18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 12, 21, 24, 29, 26, 21, 31, 32NOP32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 31, 31, 24, 17, 22, 20, 22, 17NOP17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Thunder-Nuggets

Denver beats OKC, 119–101

Denver led 97–74 after three and won by 18. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Thunder
Nikola Jokic · DENLuguentz Dort · OKCPTS2720REB125AST63Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Jazz6
The night in charts
Thunder-Nuggets combined for 220
Points by game
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 101, Nuggets 119
220
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 102, Jazz 118
220
UTA won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 102, Jazz 118
+16 UTA
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 101, Nuggets 119
+18 DEN
Zion shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
DortOKC · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Monte MorrisDEN · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
64% (7-11)
MitchellUTA · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
60% (9-15)
JokicDEN · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
Final · Pelicans-Jazz
Pelicans 102Jazz 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans24252033102
Jazz29263627118
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 28 points carried Utah past New Orleans, 118-102

For New Orleans, Brandon Ingram had 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-20, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +5+6+22+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gobert was the fantasy play: 48.1 FPTS on 18 REB, 13 PTS

Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 101Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31212227101
Nuggets31343222119
The story
Paul Millsap had 13 points and 12 rebounds as Denver beat Oklahoma City 119-101

Luguentz Dort led Oklahoma City with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 5-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 34-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
300 0+13+23+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.6Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 22.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−4.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg25.7Last 3

25.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 12 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Zion Williamson leads the day with 32

Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 12, 21, 24, 29, 26, 21, 31, 32Pelicans-Jazz · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 31, 18, 32, 28, 27, 26, 18, 28Jazz-Pelicans · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 35, 38, 15, 22, 23, 23, 35, 27Nuggets-Thunder · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 12, 9, 5, 13, 12, 9, 21, 20Thunder-Nuggets · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 12, 19, 26, 18, 21, 16, 23, 18Jazz-Pelicans · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 31, 31, 24, 17, 22, 20, 22, 17Pelicans-Jazz · L
22.8 PPG season to date · −6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST