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Sunday, January 31, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed IND by 13 after three quarters and won 119–110.

Final · Box score
Clippers129
Knicks115
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Jazz117
Nuggets128
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +25; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Sixers119
Pacers110
Q1 PHI -10; Q2 PHI -9; Q3 PHI -13; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Magic102
Raptors115
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Nets146
Wizards149
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS -7; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Wolves109
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +5
On this day · 2019–20Jan 31, 2020: 7 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Nets-Bulls), 54 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Pacers

Philadelphia fights back late to top Indiana

Nikola Jokic goes for 47 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-9-13+9PHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers18362837119
Pacers28353215110
Who led
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 17, 25, 24, 17, 27PHI27 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 11, 11, 15, 20, 11, 17, 11, 21PHI21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 16, 26, 23, 12, 36, 25, 21, 25IND25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 19, 25, 18, 10, 11, 22, 22, 21IND21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Wolves12
Clippers-Knicks11
Nets-Wizards3
Jazz-Nuggets2
Sixers-Pacers2
Magic-Raptors2
Shot of the night

Westbrook's three with 4.3 seconds left puts the Wizards ahead, 149-146 final

The night in charts
Nets-Wizards combined for 295, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-WizardsNets 146, Wizards 149
295
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 117, Nuggets 128
245
Clippers-KnicksClippers 129, Knicks 115
244
Sixers-PacersSixers 119, Pacers 110
229
Magic-RaptorsMagic 102, Raptors 115
217
Cavs-WolvesCavs 104, Wolves 109
213
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-WizardsNets 146, Wizards 149
+3 WAS
Cavs-WolvesCavs 104, Wolves 109
+5 MIN
Sixers-PacersSixers 119, Pacers 110
+9 PHI
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 117, Nuggets 128
+11 DEN
Magic-RaptorsMagic 102, Raptors 115
+13 TOR
Clippers-KnicksClippers 129, Knicks 115
+14 LAC
PHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-PacersPHI won · Sixers 119, Pacers 110
13 pts
Nets-WizardsWAS won · Nets 146, Wizards 149
10 pts
Cavs-WolvesMIN won · Cavs 104, Wolves 109
6 pts
Clippers-KnicksLAC won · Clippers 129, Knicks 115
2 pts
Simmons shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsPHI · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
75% (9-12)
Jeff GreenBKN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 47 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
65% (17-26)
Joe HarrisBKN · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
65% (11-17)
RJNYK · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 146Wizards 149
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets38333738146
Wizards28373648149
The story
Russell Westbrook had 41 points and 10 rebounds as Washington beat Brooklyn 149-146

Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 37 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 41 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 16-28 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 48-38.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −10−6−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wolves
Cavs 104Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs35262518104
Wolves30253321109
The story
Anthony Edwards' 23 points carried Minnesota past Cleveland, 109-104

For Cleveland, Larry Nance Jr. had 16 REB, 4 AST, 2 PTS 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 33-25.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −5−6+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Drummond was the fantasy play: 60.4 FPTS on 25 PTS, 22 REB, 4 AST

Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 117Nuggets 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz29253726117
Nuggets43362425128
The story
Denver beat Utah 128-117 behind 18 points from Will Barton

Mike Conley paced Utah: 12 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 6-11 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 43-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +14+25+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 17 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.9Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 6.9 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Clippers by 14.

WAS over BKN3MIN over CLE5PHI over IND9DEN over UTA11TOR over ORL13LAC over NYK14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 47

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 35, 27, 31, 29, 20, 21, 35, 47Nuggets-Jazz · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Apr 18, 2018: 46 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Ties career high47 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 22, 24, 20, 12, 9, 19, 26, 41Wizards-Nets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 11, 2005: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Season high41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 26, 42, 30, 38, 31, 20, 32, 37Nets-Wizards · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 60, 41, 34, 31, 33, 47, 26, 37Wizards-Nets · W
34.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 15, 9, 19, 18, 15, 11, 32, 30Raptors-Magic · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 20, 6, 8, 23, 12, 6, 20, 30Nets-Wizards · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jeff GreenBKN+4.0 13.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Devonte' GrahamCHA+3.0 16.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
DeAndre JordanBKN+2.7 9.3 last 10 · 6.6 season
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+2.6 17.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Nikola JokicDEN+2.4 29.1 last 10 · 26.8 season
Cold
Elfrid PaytonNYK−3.3 8.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Fred VanVleetTOR−2.1 16.6 last 10 · 18.8 season
Terrence RossORL−1.8 12.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Terry RozierCHA−1.8 16.8 last 10 · 18.6 season
Domantas SabonisIND−1.7 18.9 last 10 · 20.6 season