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Monday, January 25, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Hornets by 11 after the first quarter and won 117–108.

Final · Box score
Sixers104
Pistons119
Q1 Pistons +11; Q2 Pistons +14; Q3 Pistons +14; Q4 Pistons +15
Final · Box score
Raptors114
Pacers129
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +10; Q3 Pacers +1; Q4 Pacers +15
Final · Box score
Hornets108
Magic117
Q1 Magic -11; Q2 Magic +1; Q3 Magic +11; Q4 Magic +9
Final · Box score
Heat85
Nets98
Q1 Nets -6; Q2 Nets -4; Q3 Nets -1; Q4 Nets +13
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Cavs108
Q1 Lakers +11; Q2 Lakers +7; Q3 Lakers -2; Q4 Lakers +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Mavs113
Q1 Nuggets +7; Q2 Nuggets +12; Q3 Nuggets -2; Q4 Nuggets +4
Final · Box score
Celtics119
Bulls103
Q1 Celtics +8; Q2 Celtics +10; Q3 Celtics +15; Q4 Celtics +16
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Warriors130
Q1 Warriors +11; Q2 Warriors +14; Q3 Warriors +10; Q4 Warriors +22
Final · Box score
Thunder125
Blazers122
Q1 Thunder +10; Q2 Thunder +9; Q3 Thunder +3; Q4 Thunder +3
On this day · 2019–20Jan 25, 2020: 5 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Nets-Pistons), 45 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Magic

Orlando rallies from 11 down to beat Charlotte

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+1+11+9Magic AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30242232108
Magic19363230117
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 28, 15, 34, 24, 28, 24, 22, 28Magic28 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 12, 15, 16, 6, 13, 9, 14, 21Magic21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 44, 26, 13, 34, 16, 25, 34, 39, 24Hornets24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 23, 12, 18, 22, 24, 10, 7, 24Hornets24 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Nets

Miami's skid reaches three

Brooklyn won 98–85; the Heat fall to 6–10. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · Heat
Lvs Celtics105–107W@ Wizards128–124L@ Sixers134–137L@ Sixers108–125Lvs Pistons100–120Wvs Pistons113–107W@ Raptors111–102L@ Raptors81–101L@ Nets124–128L@ Nets85–98
Lead changes
Heat-Nets15
Lakers-Cavs12
Raptors-Pacers7
Nuggets-Mavs6
Thunder-Blazers3
Celtics-Bulls2
Hornets-Magic1
Wolves-Warriors0
The night in charts
Thunder-Blazers combined for 247, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-BlazersThunder 125, Blazers 122
247
Raptors-PacersRaptors 114, Pacers 129
243
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 108, Warriors 130
238
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 117, Mavs 113
230
Hornets-MagicHornets 108, Magic 117
225
Lakers-CavsLakers 115, Cavs 108
223
Sixers-PistonsSixers 104, Pistons 119
223
Celtics-BullsCeltics 119, Bulls 103
222
Heat-NetsHeat 85, Nets 98
183
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-BlazersThunder 125, Blazers 122
+3 Thunder
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 117, Mavs 113
+4 Nuggets
Lakers-CavsLakers 115, Cavs 108
+7 Lakers
Hornets-MagicHornets 108, Magic 117
+9 Magic
Heat-NetsHeat 85, Nets 98
+13 Nets
Raptors-PacersRaptors 114, Pacers 129
+15 Pacers
Sixers-PistonsSixers 104, Pistons 119
+15 Pistons
Celtics-BullsCeltics 119, Bulls 103
+16 Celtics
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 108, Warriors 130
+22 Warriors
Magic erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-MagicMagic won · Hornets 108, Magic 117
11 pts
Heat-NetsNets won · Heat 85, Nets 98
6 pts
Lakers-CavsLakers won · Lakers 115, Cavs 108
2 pts
Nuggets-MavsNuggets won · Nuggets 117, Mavs 113
2 pts
LeBron shot 19-of-26 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronLakers · 46 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
73% (19-26)
Thaddeus YoungBulls · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HardenNets · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
EllingtonPistons · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
TheisCeltics · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 125Blazers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder34352531125
Blazers24363131122
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 24 points carried Oklahoma City past Portland, 125-122

For Portland, Enes Kanter had 23 REB, 13 PTS, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-24, was where the Thunder built it.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +10+9+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 117Mavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38322225117
Mavs31273619113
The story
Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points as Denver beat Dallas 117-113

Kristaps Porzingis led Dallas with 16 PTS, 6 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB · 10-18 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 38-31, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +7+12−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Cavs
Lakers 115Cavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers34312228115
Cavs23353119108
The story
Los Angeles beat Cleveland 115-108 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Andre Drummond paced Cleveland: 25 PTS, 17 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 5-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +11+7−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 46

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 18, 26, 26, 21, 19, 34, 17, 46Lakers-Cavs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Feb 20, 2002: 46 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Season high46 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 24, 13, 25, 16, 26, 23, 12, 36Pacers-Raptors · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 38, 11, 20, 35, 26, 26, 30, 24, 36Warriors-Wolves · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 20, 34, 28, 36, 15, 13, 36, 26, 35Mavs-Nuggets · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden Rockets, Apr 9, 2017: 35 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
35 PTS · 11 REB · 16 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 38, 45, 35, 10, 33, 25, 21, 30Bulls-Celtics · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 7 games: 24, 10, 14, 30, 7, 14, 30Nuggets-Mavs · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST