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Friday, January 26, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed PHX by 10 at halftime and won 133–131.

Final · Box score
Mavs148
Hawks143
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets138
Hornets104
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +34
Final · Box score
Suns131
Pacers133
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND -9; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Clippers127
Raptors107
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Magic106
Grizzlies107
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Cavs112
Bucks100
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Thunder107
Pelicans83
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +24
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Spurs116
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +16
On this day · 2022–23Jan 26, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Nets-Pistons), 40 points.
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The lead · Suns-Pacers

Pascal Siakam scores 31, Indiana rallies past Phoenix

Luka Doncic goes for 73 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10-9+2IND AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns40403417131
Pacers31393528133
Who led
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 25, 27, 17, 21, 15, 16, 26, 31IND31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Obi ToppinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 11, 2, 10, 0, 13, 4, 13, 23IND23 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 31, 34, 16, 52, 26, 16, 46, 62PHX62 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 18, 21, 27, 26, 40, 43, 12, 20PHX20 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Blazers-Spurs

San Antonio handles Portland by 16

The Spurs won the second quarter 36–24. Final: 116–100. Jeremy Sochan led San Antonio with 31 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over ORL1IND over PHX2DAL over ATL5CLE over MIL12SAS over POR16LAC over TOR20OKC over NOP24HOU over CHA34Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over POR.
Lead changes
Magic-Grizzlies12
Mavs-Hawks11
Blazers-Spurs9
Rockets-Hornets7
Cavs-Bucks7
Thunder-Pelicans6
Suns-Pacers3
Clippers-Raptors1
Shot of the night

Toppin's layup with 3.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 133-131 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Hawks combined for 291, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HawksMavs 148, Hawks 143
291
Suns-PacersSuns 131, Pacers 133
264
Rockets-HornetsRockets 138, Hornets 104
242
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 127, Raptors 107
234
Blazers-SpursBlazers 100, Spurs 116
216
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 106, Grizzlies 107
213
Cavs-BucksCavs 112, Bucks 100
212
Thunder-PelicansThunder 107, Pelicans 83
190
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 106, Grizzlies 107
+1 MEM
Suns-PacersSuns 131, Pacers 133
+2 IND
Mavs-HawksMavs 148, Hawks 143
+5 DAL
Cavs-BucksCavs 112, Bucks 100
+12 CLE
Blazers-SpursBlazers 100, Spurs 116
+16 SAS
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 127, Raptors 107
+20 LAC
Thunder-PelicansThunder 107, Pelicans 83
+24 OKC
Rockets-HornetsRockets 138, Hornets 104
+34 HOU
IND erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-PacersIND won · Suns 131, Pacers 133
10 pts
Blazers-SpursSAS won · Blazers 100, Spurs 116
7 pts
Mavs-HawksDAL won · Mavs 148, Hawks 143
4 pts
Cavs-BucksCLE won · Cavs 112, Bucks 100
3 pts
Thunder-PelicansOKC won · Thunder 107, Pelicans 83
2 pts
Jalen Johnson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jalen JohnsonATL · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
LukaDAL · 73 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
76% (25-33)
Ziaire WilliamsMEM · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ToppinIND · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Suns-Pacers
Suns 131Pacers 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns40403417131
Pacers31393528133
The story
Devin Booker had 62 points in a 133-131 loss to Indiana

Obi Toppin led Indiana with 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 62 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 22-37 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 28-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −9−10−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Hawks
Mavs 148Hawks 143
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27394240148
Hawks31353641143
The story
Dereck Lively II's 11 rebounds and 9 points carried Dallas past Atlanta, 148-143

For Atlanta, Jalen Johnson had 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 11 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 4-7 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 42-36, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −40+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 100Spurs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33242122100
Spurs26362628116
The story
San Antonio beat Portland 116-100 behind 31 points and 14 rebounds from Jeremy Sochan

Deandre Ayton paced Portland: 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 12-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −7+5+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anfernee Simons topped the game at 58.9 FPTS: 40 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg40.4Last 5

40.4 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 35 earlier games. Today: 62 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 35 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 73

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 39, 19, 41, 34, 31, 33, 33, 34, 73Mavs-Hawks · W
34.6 PPG season to date · +39.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Devin Booker PHX, Mar 24, 2017: 70 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Career high73 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 31, 34, 16, 52, 26, 16, 46, 62Suns-Pacers · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +34.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Jan 3, 2021: 62 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high62 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 38, 12, 14, 5, 28, 20, 19, 17, 33, 40Blazers-Spurs · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Sam Cassell MIL, Mar 3, 2001: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
40 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 28, 10, 20, 15, 7, 16, 29, 36Rockets-Hornets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 17, 45, 34, 31, 18, 25, 23, 32Cavs-Bucks · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jeremy SochanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 11, 23, 5, 11, 23, 14, 2, 31Spurs-Blazers · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince Williams Jr.MEM+6.9 15.0 last 10 · 8.1 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−5.6 15.5 last 10 · 21.1 season
Cole AnthonyORL−5.4 7.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−5.2 22.3 last 10 · 27.5 season
Eric GordonPHX−4.1 8.4 last 10 · 12.5 season