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Wednesday, January 24, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 132–109.

Final · Box score
Hornets106
Pistons113
Q1 DET -3; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Wolves118
Wizards107
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Heat96
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +9
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers137
Rockets131
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR +2; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +6
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Bucks126
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Suns132
Mavs109
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +23
Final · Box score
Thunder140
Spurs114
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +24; Q4 OKC +26
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Warriors134
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +22
On this day · 2022–23Jan 24, 2023: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Clippers), 46 points.
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The lead · Suns-Mavs

Devin Booker hits six threes, Phoenix tops Dallas

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-1+22+23PHX AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25324332132
Mavs34242031109
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 20, 31, 34, 16, 52, 26, 16, 46PHX46 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 15, 37, 23, 13, 13, 25, 18, 20PHX20 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 50, 39, 39, 19, 41, 34, 31, 33, 33, 34DAL34 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 19, 12, 9, 32, 24, 41, 12, 20, 17DAL17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

OKC posts the night's biggest win

OKC beat San Antonio by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

POR over HOU6DET over CHA7MEM over MIA9MIL over CLE10MIN over WAS11GSW over ATL22PHX over DAL23OKC over SAS26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Rockets23
Hornets-Pistons22
Wolves-Wizards11
Thunder-Spurs10
Grizzlies-Heat7
Hawks-Warriors6
Suns-Mavs1
Cavs-Bucks0
The night in charts
Blazers-Rockets combined for 268, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 137, Rockets 131 · OT
268
Thunder-SpursThunder 140, Spurs 114
254
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 112, Warriors 134
246
Cavs-BucksCavs 116, Bucks 126
242
Suns-MavsSuns 132, Mavs 109
241
Wolves-WizardsWolves 118, Wizards 107
225
Hornets-PistonsHornets 106, Pistons 113
219
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 105, Heat 96
201
POR won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 137, Rockets 131 · OT
+6 POR
Hornets-PistonsHornets 106, Pistons 113
+7 DET
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 105, Heat 96
+9 MEM
Cavs-BucksCavs 116, Bucks 126
+10 MIL
Wolves-WizardsWolves 118, Wizards 107
+11 MIN
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 112, Warriors 134
+22 GSW
Suns-MavsSuns 132, Mavs 109
+23 PHX
Thunder-SpursThunder 140, Spurs 114
+26 OKC
PHX rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-MavsPHX won · Suns 132, Mavs 109
9 pts
Blazers-RocketsPOR won · Blazers 137, Rockets 131 · OT
6 pts
Hornets-PistonsDET won · Hornets 106, Pistons 113
3 pts
Wolves-WizardsMIN won · Wolves 118, Wizards 107
2 pts
Grizzlies-HeatMEM won · Grizzlies 105, Heat 96
1 pt
Kuminga shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KumingaGSW · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
100% (11-11)
WigginsOKC · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Vince Williams Jr.MEM · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BookerPHX · 46 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
74% (17-23)
RichardsCHA · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 137Rockets 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers3027412613137
Rockets313233287131
The story
Anfernee Simons had 33 points as Portland beat Houston 137-131 in OT

Fred VanVleet led Houston with 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 33 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 13-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 41-33.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−6+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Alperen Sengun led the game in fantasy with 55.5 FPTS (30 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 116Bucks 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28232837116
Bucks32293233126
The story
Damian Lillard's 28 points carried Milwaukee past Cleveland, 126-116

For Cleveland, Jarrett Allen had 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 8-21 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-23, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+10+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 140Spurs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder35283740140
Spurs28242438114
The story
Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 140-114 behind 32 points and 10 assists from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Victor Wembanyama paced San Antonio: 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 37-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +7+11+24+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 46

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 20, 31, 34, 16, 52, 26, 16, 46Suns-Mavs · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 2, 1997: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
46 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 6, 29, 9, 33, 27, 28, 19, 9, 38Wolves-Wizards · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 44, 48, 25, 24, 33, 27, 31, 31, 35Bucks-Cavs · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Dec 10, 2004: 35 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
35 PTS · 18 REB · 10 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 50, 39, 39, 19, 41, 34, 31, 33, 33, 34Mavs-Suns · L
33.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 36, 12, 14, 26, 19, 20, 19, 15, 34Pistons-Hornets · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 38, 12, 14, 5, 28, 20, 19, 17, 33Blazers-Rockets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince Williams Jr.MEM+6.7 14.7 last 10 · 8.0 season
Collin SextonUTA+5.9 23.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Alec BurksDET+5.7 18.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+4.5 21.1 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jonathan KumingaGSW+4.5 18.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAC−6.5 20.9 last 10 · 27.4 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Brandon IngramNOP−5.9 15.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cam ThomasBKN−4.8 15.6 last 10 · 20.4 season
Dorian Finney-SmithBKN−3.9 5.0 last 10 · 8.9 season