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Saturday, January 20, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MIN by 9 after three quarters and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Bucks141
Pistons135
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Hornets89
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Spurs131
Wizards127
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Hawks95
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +21
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Knicks126
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +26
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Bulls125
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +29
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz126
Rockets127
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Wolves97
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC -9; Q4 OKC +5
On this day · 2022–23Jan 20, 2023: 9 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Nets-Jazz), 48 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Wolves

SGA pours in 33, OKC beats Minnesota

Damian Lillard goes for 45 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+3-9+5OKC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30271728102
Wolves2430291497
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 32, 28, 31, 37, 24, 19, 31, 33OKC33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 21, 19, 21, 16, 25, 25, 27, 20OKC20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 24, 28, 25, 23, 17, 27, 14, 19MIN19 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 36, 6, 29, 9, 33, 27, 28, 19MIN19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Chicago by 29.

HOU over UTA1SAS over WAS4OKC over MIN5MIL over DET6PHI over CHA8CLE over ATL21NYK over TOR26CHI over MEM29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Jazz-Rockets16
Bucks-Pistons15
Raptors-Knicks10
Thunder-Wolves8
Grizzlies-Bulls6
Sixers-Hornets4
Cavs-Hawks0
The night in charts
Bucks-Pistons combined for 276, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PistonsBucks 141, Pistons 135
276
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 131, Wizards 127
258
Jazz-RocketsJazz 126, Rockets 127 · OT
253
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 100, Knicks 126
226
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 96, Bulls 125
221
Cavs-HawksCavs 116, Hawks 95
211
Thunder-WolvesThunder 102, Wolves 97
199
Sixers-HornetsSixers 97, Hornets 89
186
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-RocketsJazz 126, Rockets 127 · OT
+1 HOU
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 131, Wizards 127
+4 SAS
Thunder-WolvesThunder 102, Wolves 97
+5 OKC
Bucks-PistonsBucks 141, Pistons 135
+6 MIL
Sixers-HornetsSixers 97, Hornets 89
+8 PHI
Cavs-HawksCavs 116, Hawks 95
+21 CLE
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 100, Knicks 126
+26 NYK
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 96, Bulls 125
+29 CHI
OKC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-WolvesOKC won · Thunder 102, Wolves 97
9 pts
Bucks-PistonsMIL won · Bucks 141, Pistons 135
4 pts
Sixers-HornetsPHI won · Sixers 97, Hornets 89
4 pts
Achiuwa shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AchiuwaNYK · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
SochanSAS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
DosunmuCHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Ausar ThompsonDET · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
AvdijaWAS · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 126Rockets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2427382611126
Rockets3133252612127
The story
Alperen Sengun had 37 points and 14 rebounds as Houston beat Utah 127-126 in OT

Jordan Clarkson led Utah with 33 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 15-26 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7+1300+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Wizards
Spurs 131Wizards 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs37352831131
Wizards36303427127
The story
San Antonio beat Washington 131-127 behind 24 points from Victor Wembanyama

Marvin Bagley III paced Washington: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST · 10-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-30 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 141Pistons 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks34363338141
Pistons38293137135
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 31 points and 10 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Detroit, 141-135

For Detroit, Alec Burks had 33 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 36-29.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4+3+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 34 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 45

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 23, 25, 18, 21, 27, 29, 17, 45Bucks-Pistons · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steve Francis HOU, Jan 17, 2003: 44 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Season high45 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 31, 29, 33, 12, 30, 30, 41, 38Knicks-Raptors · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 21, 22, 25, 29, 19, 19, 18, 37Rockets-Jazz · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 2, 18, 21, 27, 21, 21, 17, 18, 33Jazz-Rockets · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 42, 40, 51, 31, 31, 30, 41, 41, 36, 33Sixers-Hornets · W
35.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 13, 18, 16, 15, 19, 34, 12, 33Pistons-Bucks · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alec BurksDET+8.1 20.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Collin SextonUTA+6.3 23.7 last 10 · 17.4 season
Jaden IveyDET+4.5 18.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Victor WembanyamaSAS+4.2 24.1 last 10 · 19.9 season
Georges NiangCLE+3.9 13.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−5.2 22.7 last 10 · 27.9 season
Brandon IngramNOP−5.2 16.3 last 10 · 21.5 season
Cam ThomasBKN−4.9 15.7 last 10 · 20.6 season
Kevin DurantPHX−4.9 24.0 last 10 · 28.9 season