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Thursday, January 11, 2024Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Nets102
Cavs111
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +20; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Bucks135
Q1 MIL +18; Q2 MIL +37; Q3 MIL +41; Q4 MIL +33
Final · Box score
Blazers77
Thunder139
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +36; Q3 OKC +62; Q4 OKC +62
Final · Box score
Knicks124
Mavs128
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Suns127
Lakers109
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +27; Q4 PHX +18
On this day · 2022–23Jan 11, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (Celtics-Pelicans), 41 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Mavs

Kyrie Irving hits six threes, Dallas tops New York

Donovan Mitchell goes for 45 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+19+15+4DAL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26293138124
Mavs44302727128
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 26, 11, 14, 29, 24, 35, 33, 44DAL44 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 18, 14, 32, 16, 6, 14, 19, 12, 9, 32DAL32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 38, 28, 39, 35, 8, 39, 20, 32NYK32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 20, 28, 16, 31, 29, 33, 12, 30NYK30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Nets-Cavs

Cleveland never trails at a break against Brooklyn

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–102. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 45 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over NYK4CLE over BKN9PHX over LAL18MIL over BOS33OKC over POR62Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over BKN.
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers2
Blazers-Thunder1
Celtics-Bucks0
Knicks-Mavs0
The night in charts
Knicks-Mavs combined for 252, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MavsKnicks 124, Mavs 128
252
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 135
237
Suns-LakersSuns 127, Lakers 109
236
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 77, Thunder 139
216
Nets-CavsNets 102, Cavs 111
213
DAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Knicks-MavsKnicks 124, Mavs 128
+4 DAL
Nets-CavsNets 102, Cavs 111
+9 CLE
Suns-LakersSuns 127, Lakers 109
+18 PHX
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 135
+33 MIL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 77, Thunder 139
+62 OKC
J-Dub shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
J-DubOKC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
GiannisMIL · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
SGAOKC · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
ChetOKC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BealPHX · 37 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Knicks-Mavs
Knicks 124Mavs 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26293138124
Mavs44302727128
The story
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 32 points as Dallas beat New York 128-124

Julius Randle led New York with 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 44-26, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +18+19+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 102Cavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets16182642102
Cavs26282433111
The story
Jarrett Allen's 12 points and 12 rebounds carried Cleveland past Brooklyn, 111-102

For Brooklyn, Cam Thomas had 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 3-5 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-16, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +10+20+18+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 77Thunder 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2415172177
Thunder36394321139
The story
Oklahoma City beat Portland 139-77 behind 31 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Scoot Henderson paced Portland: 13 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 43-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
700 +12+36+62+62 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Giddey topped the game at 51.0 FPTS: 13 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.9Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 45

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 22, 37, 34, 26, 22, 26, 17, 45Cavs-Nets · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady HOU, Jan 9, 2005: 45 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Season high45 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 26, 11, 14, 29, 24, 35, 33, 44Mavs-Knicks · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 20, 2002: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Season high44 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 6, 25, 21, 21, 25, 12, 15, 37Suns-Lakers · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 38, 28, 39, 35, 8, 39, 20, 32Knicks-Mavs · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 18, 14, 32, 16, 6, 14, 19, 12, 9, 32Mavs-Knicks · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 35, 21, 10, 35, 20, 24, 20, 31Suns-Lakers · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paolo BancheroORL+6.0 28.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Alperen SengunHOU+4.6 26.2 last 10 · 21.6 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.4 28.8 last 10 · 24.4 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+4.2 19.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tari EasonHOU+3.8 13.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−6.7 13.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Ausar ThompsonDET−4.8 3.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
Killian HayesDET−4.7 2.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Reggie JacksonDEN−4.4 7.5 last 10 · 11.9 season