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Thursday, January 4, 2024Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed GSW by 13 after three quarters and won 130–127.

Final · Box score
Bucks125
Spurs121
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets130
Warriors127
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN -13; Q4 DEN +3
On this day · 2022–23Jan 4, 2023: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Bulls), 44 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Warriors

Nikola Jokic scores 34, Denver rallies past Golden State

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 44 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+7-13+3DEN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34362436130
Warriors33304420127
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 31, 31, 18, 26, 26, 19, 13, 34DEN34 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 16, 21, 12, 18, 14, 16, 10, 30DEN30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 37, 7, 33, 30, 27, 18, 13, 25, 36, 30GSW30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 24, 20, 28, 9, 13, 3, 15, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bucks-Spurs

Milwaukee handles San Antonio by 4

The Bucks won the first quarter 38–31. Final: 125–121. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 44 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Spurs
Giannis Antetokounmpo · MILDevin Vassell · SASPTS4434REB146AST74Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Warriors11
Shot of the night

Jokic's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 130-127 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 257, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 130, Warriors 127
257
Bucks-SpursBucks 125, Spurs 121
246
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 130, Warriors 127
+3 DEN
Bucks-SpursBucks 125, Spurs 121
+4 MIL
Jokic shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 34 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 2 STL
81% (13-16)
GiannisMIL · 44 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
68% (19-28)
VassellSAS · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
Aaron GordonDEN · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
WatsonDEN · 19 PTS, 5 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 130Warriors 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34362436130
Warriors33304420127
The story
Aaron Gordon's 30 points carried Denver past Golden State, 130-127

For Golden State, Klay Thompson had 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 11-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 13 going into the fourth, then won it 36-20.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1+7−13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Spurs
Bucks 125Spurs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks38262932125
Spurs31283428121
The story
Damian Lillard had 25 points and 10 assists as Milwaukee beat San Antonio 125-121

Devin Vassell led San Antonio with 34 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 10-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

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

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 44

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 37, 28, 32, 32, 34, 30, 26, 44Bucks-Spurs · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Apr 14, 1998: 44 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
44 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 31, 31, 18, 26, 26, 19, 13, 34Nuggets-Warriors · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 21, 9, 22, 17, 22, 22, 11, 34Spurs-Bucks · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 16, 21, 12, 18, 14, 16, 10, 30Nuggets-Warriors · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 37, 7, 33, 30, 27, 18, 13, 25, 36, 30Warriors-Nuggets · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 13, 17, 7, 15, 30, 21, 20, 27Spurs-Bucks · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony EdwardsMIN+6.1 32.7 last 10 · 26.6 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+5.2 29.8 last 10 · 24.6 season
Collin SextonUTA+5.2 21.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Paolo BancheroORL+4.9 27.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.6 29.0 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cold
Jordan HawkinsNOP−5.8 4.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cam ThomasBKN−4.9 15.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL−4.3 10.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Reggie JacksonDEN−4.1 8.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Ausar ThompsonDET−4.1 4.8 last 10 · 8.9 season