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Thursday, January 28, 2021Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed POR by 15 after the first quarter and won 104–101.

Final · Box score
Blazers101
Rockets104
Q1 HOU -15; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Pistons107
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Heat105
Q1 LAC -14; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Suns114
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +21
On this day · 2019–20Jan 28, 2020: 8 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (Bucks-Wizards), 51 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Rockets

Houston overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Portland 104–101

LeBron James goes for 22 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15+3+9+3HOU AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32182724101
Rockets17363318104
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 18, 16, 21, 32, 22, 13, 20, 25HOU25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 22, 23, 18, 27, 24, 30, 20, 22HOU22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 17, 23, 40, 22, 36, 35, 39, 26, 30POR30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 10, 8, 16, 7, 18, 2, 11, 22, 23POR23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Heat

Clippers climb back to beat Miami

Miami led by 14 after one. Clippers won it 109–105. Nicolas Batum led Clippers with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Heat
Nicolas Batum · LACTyler Herro · MIAPTS1819REB610AST25Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Blazers-Rockets5
Clippers-Heat1
The night in charts
Clippers-Heat combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-HeatClippers 109, Heat 105
214
Warriors-SunsWarriors 93, Suns 114
207
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 101, Rockets 104
205
Lakers-PistonsLakers 92, Pistons 107
199
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 101, Rockets 104
+3 HOU
Clippers-HeatClippers 109, Heat 105
+4 LAC
Lakers-PistonsLakers 92, Pistons 107
+15 DET
Warriors-SunsWarriors 93, Suns 114
+21 PHX
HOU erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 101, Rockets 104
15 pts
Clippers-HeatLAC won · Clippers 109, Heat 105
14 pts
Lakers-PistonsDET won · Lakers 92, Pistons 107
2 pts
Wood shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WoodHOU · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
PaschallGSW · 12 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
EllingtonDET · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
WigginsGSW · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 101Rockets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32182724101
Rockets17363318104
The story
Victor Oladipo had 25 points as Houston beat Portland 104-101

Enes Kanter led Portland with 13 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 11-23 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the first, the Rockets took the second 36-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −15+3+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Heat
Clippers 109Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers19294021109
Heat33171936105
The story
Reggie Jackson's 16 points carried LA past Miami, 109-105

For Miami, Tyler Herro had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 6-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 40-19.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −14−2+19+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bam Adebayo was the fantasy play: 44.1 FPTS on 16 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST

Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 92Pistons 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3127201492
Pistons34222625107
The story
Detroit beat Los Angeles 107-92 behind 23 points from Blake Griffin

Kyle Kuzma paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-16 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 25-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3−2+4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 30

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 17, 23, 40, 22, 36, 35, 39, 26, 30Blazers-Rockets · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 35, 26, 26, 30, 24, 36, 16, 27Warriors-Suns · L
27.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 18, 16, 21, 32, 22, 13, 20, 25Rockets-Blazers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 10, 12, 15, 5, 17, 7, 7, 23Pistons-Lakers · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 10, 8, 16, 7, 18, 2, 11, 22, 23Blazers-Rockets · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 26, 21, 19, 34, 17, 46, 34, 22Lakers-Pistons · L
25.4 PPG season to date · −3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST