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Sunday, January 24, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ORL by 12 after three quarters and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Raptors107
Pacers102
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Clippers108
Q1 LAC +17; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Celtics141
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +36; Q4 BOS +38
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Magic104
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA -8; Q3 CHA -12; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Hawks115
Bucks129
Q1 MIL +17; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Spurs121
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Blazers116
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +20; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +3
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The lead · Hornets-Magic

Gordon Hayward scores 39 as Charlotte wins in Orlando

Damian Lillard goes for 39 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-8-12+3CHA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets24262433107
Magic29292818104
Who led
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 44, 26, 13, 34, 16, 25, 34, 39CHA39 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 20, 2, 13, 4, 12, 10, 2, 18CHA18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 30, 28, 15, 34, 24, 28, 24, 22ORL22 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 8 games: 25, 13, 19, 14, 3, 24, 26, 21ORL21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Boston by 38.

CHA over ORL3POR over NYK3TOR over IND5LAC over OKC8MIL over ATL14SAS over WAS20BOS over CLE38Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Cavs-Celtics combined for 244
Points by game
Cavs-CelticsCavs 103, Celtics 141
244
Hawks-BucksHawks 115, Bucks 129
244
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 113, Blazers 116
229
Wizards-SpursWizards 101, Spurs 121
222
Hornets-MagicHornets 107, Magic 104
211
Raptors-PacersRaptors 107, Pacers 102
209
Thunder-ClippersThunder 100, Clippers 108
208
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 113, Blazers 116
+3 POR
Hornets-MagicHornets 107, Magic 104
+3 CHA
Raptors-PacersRaptors 107, Pacers 102
+5 TOR
Thunder-ClippersThunder 100, Clippers 108
+8 LAC
Hawks-BucksHawks 115, Bucks 129
+14 MIL
Wizards-SpursWizards 101, Spurs 121
+20 SAS
Cavs-CelticsCavs 103, Celtics 141
+38 BOS
CHA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-MagicCHA won · Hornets 107, Magic 104
12 pts
Wizards-SpursSAS won · Wizards 101, Spurs 121
3 pts
George Hill shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
George HillOKC · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Miles BridgesCHA · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
TurnerIND · 25 PTS, 6 BLK, 4 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (13-20)
Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 107Magic 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets24262433107
Magic29292818104
The story
Miles Bridges had 18 points as Charlotte beat Orlando 107-104

Evan Fournier led Orlando with 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 33-18.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −5−8−12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Blazers
Knicks 113Blazers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24262736113
Blazers37331927116
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 12 points carried Portland past New York, 116-113

For New York, Immanuel Quickley had 31 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 12 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 3-14 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

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

POR lead by quarter
200 +13+20+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 107Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24341930107
Pacers24232827102
The story
Toronto beat Indiana 107-102 behind 30 points from OG Anunoby

Myles Turner paced Indiana: 25 PTS, 4 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 9-16 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0+11+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.1Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 23.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 39

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 39, 17, 23, 40, 22, 36, 35, 39Blazers-Knicks · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 44, 26, 13, 34, 16, 25, 34, 39Hornets-Magic · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 24, 35, 28, 27, 17, 32, 31, 34Clippers-Thunder · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 17, 20, 15, 14, 15, 25, 11, 33Hawks-Bucks · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 19, 21, 27, 21, 25, 26, 42, 33Celtics-Cavs · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 29, 28, 31, 27, 60, 41, 34, 31Wizards-Spurs · L
34.5 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST