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Thursday, January 25, 2024Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed BKN by 7 after the first quarter and won 96–94.

Final · Box score
Sixers122
Pacers134
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Jazz123
Wizards108
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Nets94
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Celtics143
Heat110
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +33
Final · Box score
Nuggets84
Knicks122
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +21; Q3 NYK +32; Q4 NYK +38
Final · Box score
Kings134
Warriors133
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Bulls132
Lakers141
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2022–23Jan 25, 2023: 10 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Jazz), 60 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Nets

Minnesota holds off Brooklyn, 96–94

DeMar DeRozan goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+12+7+2MIN AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2436211596
Nets3117262094
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 23, 17, 27, 14, 19, 62, 27, 27MIN27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 9, 33, 27, 28, 19, 9, 38, 24MIN24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 9, 26, 23, 8, 33, 20, 14, 25BKN25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 42, 26, 26, 21, 17, 26, 36, 21BKN21 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Lakers

Lakers beat Chicago, 141–132

Lakers led 112–93 after three and won by 9. D'Angelo Russell led Lakers with 29 points, 0 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over GSW1MIN over BKN2LAL over CHI9IND over PHI12UTA over WAS15BOS over MIA33NYK over DEN38Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over CHI.
Lead changes
Bulls-Lakers18
Kings-Warriors7
Wolves-Nets5
Jazz-Wizards1
Celtics-Heat1
Nuggets-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Sabonis's dunk with 22 seconds left puts the Kings ahead, 134-133 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Lakers combined for 273, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-LakersBulls 132, Lakers 141
273
Kings-WarriorsKings 134, Warriors 133
267
Sixers-PacersSixers 122, Pacers 134
256
Celtics-HeatCeltics 143, Heat 110
253
Jazz-WizardsJazz 123, Wizards 108
231
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 84, Knicks 122
206
Wolves-NetsWolves 96, Nets 94
190
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WarriorsKings 134, Warriors 133
+1 SAC
Wolves-NetsWolves 96, Nets 94
+2 MIN
Bulls-LakersBulls 132, Lakers 141
+9 LAL
Sixers-PacersSixers 122, Pacers 134
+12 IND
Jazz-WizardsJazz 123, Wizards 108
+15 UTA
Celtics-HeatCeltics 143, Heat 110
+33 BOS
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 84, Knicks 122
+38 NYK
MIN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NetsMIN won · Wolves 96, Nets 94
7 pts
Bulls-LakersLAL won · Bulls 132, Lakers 141
1 pt
KAT shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATMIN · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
80% (12-15)
ClaxtonBKN · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
VucevicCHI · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
John CollinsUTA · 22 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
OlynykUTA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 134Warriors 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings40352930134
Warriors32402932133
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 29 points as Sacramento beat Golden State 134-133

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 33 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 40-32, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +8+3+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 96Nets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2436211596
Nets3117262094
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Minnesota past Brooklyn, 96-94

For Brooklyn, Cam Thomas had 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 12-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 36-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −7+12+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nicolas Claxton was the fantasy play: 47.2 FPTS on 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 122Pacers 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25362833122
Pacers34393724134
The story
Indiana beat Philadelphia 134-122 behind a 26-13-10 triple-double from Pascal Siakam

Joel Embiid paced Philadelphia: 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 +9+12+21+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Harrison Barnes leads the day with 39

Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 0, 6, 4, 14, 8, 2, 32, 39Kings-Warriors · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +27.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 30, 26, 9, 15, 27, 26, 25, 33Warriors-Kings · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 19, 39, 20, 6, 24, 18, 21, 32Bulls-Lakers · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 4, 27, 27, 25, 25, 34, 42, 31, 31Nuggets-Knicks · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 51, 31, 31, 30, 41, 41, 36, 33, 70, 31Sixers-Pacers · L
36.0 PPG season to date · −5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jonathan KumingaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 11, 13, 12, 24, 28, 20, 25, 31Warriors-Kings · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 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
D'Angelo RussellLAL+6.6 23.5 last 10 · 16.9 season
Collin SextonUTA+5.8 23.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Alec BurksDET+5.7 18.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jonathan KumingaGSW+5.6 19.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Brandon IngramNOP−5.9 15.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−5.2 22.3 last 10 · 27.5 season
Cole AnthonyORL−3.8 9.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−3.8 19.2 last 10 · 23.0 season