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Friday, January 29, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Pacers105
Hornets108
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Wizards100
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Bucks126
Pelicans131
Q1 NOP +14; Q2 NOP +23; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Cavs81
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +21
Final · Box score
Kings126
Raptors124
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Sixers118
Wolves94
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +24
Final · Box score
Nets147
Thunder125
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 BKN +17; Q3 BKN +21; Q4 BKN +22
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Magic90
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +26
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Jazz120
Q1 UTA +25; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +26; Q4 UTA +19
On this day · 2019–20Jan 29, 2020: 6 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Rockets-Blazers), 39 points.
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The lead · Kings-Raptors

Sacramento holds off Toronto, 126–124

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 38 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+10+13+2SAC AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36323622126
Raptors24343333124
Who led
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 30, 11, 14, 7, 5, 21, 21, 26SAC26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 21, 29, 14, 43, 25, 22, 16, 24SAC24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 22, 15, 9, 19, 18, 15, 11, 32TOR32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 15, 6, 24, 13, 21, 25, 10, 26TOR26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pacers-Hornets

Charlotte leads Indiana wire to wire

Charlotte was ahead at every break and won 108–105. Best quarter: the first, 32–28. P.J. Washington led Charlotte with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over TOR2CHA over IND3NOP over MIL5SAS over DEN10ATL over WAS16UTA over DAL19NYK over CLE21BKN over OKC22PHI over MIN24LAC over ORL26Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over IND.
Lead changes
Pacers-Hornets11
Sixers-Wolves9
Cavs-Knicks5
Hawks-Wizards3
Bucks-Pelicans2
Mavs-Jazz2
The night in charts
Nets-Thunder combined for 272, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-ThunderNets 147, Thunder 125
272
Bucks-PelicansBucks 126, Pelicans 131
257
Kings-RaptorsKings 126, Raptors 124
250
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 109, Spurs 119
228
Mavs-JazzMavs 101, Jazz 120
221
Hawks-WizardsHawks 116, Wizards 100
216
Pacers-HornetsPacers 105, Hornets 108
213
Sixers-WolvesSixers 118, Wolves 94
212
Clippers-MagicClippers 116, Magic 90
206
Cavs-KnicksCavs 81, Knicks 102
183
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-RaptorsKings 126, Raptors 124
+2 SAC
Pacers-HornetsPacers 105, Hornets 108
+3 CHA
Bucks-PelicansBucks 126, Pelicans 131
+5 NOP
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 109, Spurs 119
+10 SAS
Hawks-WizardsHawks 116, Wizards 100
+16 ATL
Mavs-JazzMavs 101, Jazz 120
+19 UTA
Cavs-KnicksCavs 81, Knicks 102
+21 NYK
Nets-ThunderNets 147, Thunder 125
+22 BKN
Sixers-WolvesSixers 118, Wolves 94
+24 PHI
Clippers-MagicClippers 116, Magic 90
+26 LAC
Bruce Brown shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Bruce BrownBKN · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
DeRozanSAS · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 1 REB
79% (11-14)
SGAOKC · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
RossORL · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
HardenBKN · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 126Raptors 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36323622126
Raptors24343333124
The story
Harrison Barnes had 26 points as Sacramento beat Toronto 126-124

Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 32 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 8-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 36-24, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +12+10+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Fred VanVleet led the game in fantasy with 53.5 FPTS (26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 105Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28322025105
Hornets32322519108
The story
P.J. Washington's 19 points carried Charlotte past Indiana, 108-105

For Indiana, Myles Turner had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 7-8 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-20, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +4+4+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pelicans
Bucks 126Pelicans 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks21244437126
Pelicans35333528131
The story
New Orleans beat Milwaukee 131-126 behind 27 points and 8 assists from Lonzo Ball

Jrue Holiday paced Milwaukee: 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 10-20 FG, 7-13 3PT

The swing

A 35-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
300 +14+23+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.2Season avg37.6Last 5

37.6 points a game over his last five games, against 26.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.9Season avg21Today

21 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 41

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 4, 26, 20, 38, 43, 38, 28, 41Hawks-Wizards · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gary Payton SEA, Feb 15, 2000: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 22, 22, 31, 34, 25, 27, 24, 38Bucks-Pelicans · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 38, 20, 24, 45, 9, 42, 38, 33, 28, 37Sixers-Wolves · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 23, 35, 27, 31, 29, 20, 21, 35Nuggets-Spurs · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 22, 15, 9, 19, 18, 15, 11, 32Raptors-Kings · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 17, 17, 11, 16, 14, 11, 6, 32Jazz-Mavs · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jeff GreenBKN+3.2 11.5 last 10 · 8.3 season
DeAndre JordanBKN+2.4 8.9 last 10 · 6.5 season
Cole AnthonyORL+1.3 11.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
RJ BarrettNYK+1.2 19.0 last 10 · 17.8 season
Nikola VucevicORL+0.9 23.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Cold
Elfrid PaytonNYK−2.8 8.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Dennis SchroderLAL−1.3 12.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Julius RandleNYK−1.0 21.1 last 10 · 22.1 season
Khem BirchORL−0.8 6.3 last 10 · 7.1 season
Nicolas BatumLAC−0.7 9.1 last 10 · 9.8 season