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Monday, January 15, 2024Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BKN by 14 at halftime and won 96–95.

Final · Box score
Rockets115
Sixers124
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +21; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans120
Mavs125
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Magic98
Knicks94
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Pistons129
Wizards117
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +19; Q2 ATL +35; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Grizzlies116
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Cavs109
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +18
Final · OT · Box score
Heat96
Nets95
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -14; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Raptors96
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Jazz132
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +26; Q4 UTA +27
Final · Box score
Thunder105
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2022–23Jan 15, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: Nikola Vucevic (Bulls-Warriors), 43 points.
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The lead · Heat-Nets

Jimmy Butler scores 31, Miami wins in overtime

Trae Young goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-14-10+1MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat16153720896
Nets22232419795
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 16, 23, 15, 20, 28, 15, 8, 31MIA31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 25, 12, 21, 9, 28, 17, 21, 29MIA29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 19, 22, 13, 15, 17, 42, 26, 26BKN26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 15, 20, 0, 4, 19, 9, 26, 23BKN23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Mavs

Dallas handles New Orleans by 5

The Mavericks won the first quarter 33–17. Final: 125–120. Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 42 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over BKN1ORL over NYK4DAL over NOP5LAL over OKC7PHI over HOU9MEM over GSW9BOS over TOR9ATL over SAS10DET over WAS12CLE over CHI18UTA over IND27Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over NOP.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Mavs18
Heat-Nets18
Warriors-Grizzlies13
Pistons-Wizards11
Celtics-Raptors10
Magic-Knicks8
Rockets-Sixers2
Bulls-Cavs2
Spurs-Hawks0
Pacers-Jazz0
The night in charts
Pistons-Wizards combined for 246, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-WizardsPistons 129, Wizards 117
246
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 120, Mavs 125
245
Rockets-SixersRockets 115, Sixers 124
239
Pacers-JazzPacers 105, Jazz 132
237
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 107, Grizzlies 116
223
Thunder-LakersThunder 105, Lakers 112
217
Spurs-HawksSpurs 99, Hawks 109
208
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 105, Raptors 96
201
Bulls-CavsBulls 91, Cavs 109
200
Magic-KnicksMagic 98, Knicks 94
192
Heat-NetsHeat 96, Nets 95 · OT
191
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-NetsHeat 96, Nets 95 · OT
+1 MIA
Magic-KnicksMagic 98, Knicks 94
+4 ORL
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 120, Mavs 125
+5 DAL
Thunder-LakersThunder 105, Lakers 112
+7 LAL
Rockets-SixersRockets 115, Sixers 124
+9 PHI
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 107, Grizzlies 116
+9 MEM
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 105, Raptors 96
+9 BOS
Spurs-HawksSpurs 99, Hawks 109
+10 ATL
Pistons-WizardsPistons 129, Wizards 117
+12 DET
Bulls-CavsBulls 91, Cavs 109
+18 CLE
Pacers-JazzPacers 105, Jazz 132
+27 UTA
MIA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 96, Nets 95 · OT
14 pts
Pelicans-MavsDAL won · Pelicans 120, Mavs 125
7 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesMEM won · Warriors 107, Grizzlies 116
6 pts
Magic-KnicksORL won · Magic 98, Knicks 94
5 pts
Zion shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 30 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
WembySAS · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
67% (12-18)
MarkkanenUTA · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
JimmyMIA · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
BurksDET · 34 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 96Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat16153720896
Nets22232419795
The story
Tyler Herro had 29 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat Brooklyn 96-95 in OT

Royce O'Neale led Brooklyn with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Heat took the third 37-24.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6−14−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Mikal Bridges led the game in fantasy with 57.8 FPTS (26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Pelicans-Mavs
Pelicans 120Mavs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans17424021120
Mavs33263333125
The story
Tim Hardaway Jr.'s 41 points carried Dallas past New Orleans, 125-120

For New Orleans, CJ McCollum had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 41 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 11-23 FG, 9-15 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-17, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +160−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Hawks
Spurs 99Hawks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1618333299
Hawks35341822109
The story
Atlanta beat San Antonio 109-99 behind 16 points and 10 rebounds from Jalen Johnson

Jeremy Sochan paced San Antonio: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 6 STL · 7-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
400 +19+35+20+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.1Season avg37.4Last 5

37.4 points a game over his last five games, against 25.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 36 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 42

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 14, 29, 24, 35, 33, 44, 33, 42Mavs-Pelicans · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Feb 24, 2016: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 34, 41, 35, 42, 40, 51, 31, 31, 30, 41Sixers-Rockets · W
34.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 24, 2012: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 32, 16, 6, 14, 19, 12, 9, 32, 24, 41Mavs-Pelicans · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 10, 1997: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Season high41 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 40, 24, 13, 31, 28, 13, 21, 36Hawks-Spurs · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 37, 34, 26, 22, 26, 17, 45, 34Cavs-Bulls · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 21, 27, 13, 18, 16, 15, 19, 34Pistons-Wizards · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paolo BancheroORL+4.9 27.7 last 10 · 22.8 season
Tobias HarrisPHI+4.6 22.3 last 10 · 17.7 season
Collin SextonUTA+3.9 20.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+3.8 15.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tari EasonHOU+3.8 13.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−6.5 14.1 last 10 · 20.6 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−5.3 22.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
Brandon IngramNOP−4.6 16.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Killian HayesDET−4.3 3.1 last 10 · 7.4 season