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Saturday, January 27, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Wolves by 13 after the first quarter and won 113–112.

Final · Box score
Wizards118
Pistons104
Q1 Wizards +3; Q2 Wizards -2; Q3 Wizards +2; Q4 Wizards +14
Final · Box score
Heat109
Knicks125
Q1 Knicks -3; Q2 Knicks +10; Q3 Knicks +3; Q4 Knicks +16
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Nuggets111
Q1 Nuggets +4; Q2 Nuggets +2; Q3 Nuggets -2; Q4 Nuggets +6
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Nets106
Q1 Nets +20; Q2 Nets +20; Q3 Nets +18; Q4 Nets +2
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Celtics96
Q1 Clippers +5; Q2 Clippers +16; Q3 Clippers +31; Q4 Clippers +19
Final · Box score
Jazz134
Hornets122
Q1 Jazz +23; Q2 Jazz +35; Q3 Jazz +17; Q4 Jazz +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans117
Bucks141
Q1 Bucks +4; Q2 Bucks +12; Q3 Bucks +25; Q4 Bucks +24
Final · 2OT · Box score
Lakers145
Warriors144
Q1 Lakers +3; Q2 Lakers +5; Q3 Lakers -8; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers 0; OT2 Lakers +1
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Spurs113
Q1 Spurs -13; Q2 Spurs -12; Q3 Spurs -10; Q4 Spurs +1
Final · Box score
Kings120
Mavs115
Q1 Kings +4; Q2 Kings +14; Q3 Kings +19; Q4 Kings +5
On this day · 2022–23Jan 27, 2023: 5 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Pacers), 41 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Spurs

San Antonio climbs out of a 13-point hole against Minnesota

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-12-10+1Spurs AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves36282622112
Spurs23292833113
Who led
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 4, 21, 17, 21, 22, 21, 15, 25Spurs25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 26, 26, 27, 24, 33, 24, 23, 23Spurs23 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 33, 27, 28, 19, 9, 38, 24, 32Wolves32 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 17, 27, 14, 19, 62, 27, 27, 19Wolves19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Warriors22
Wizards-Pistons19
Heat-Knicks7
Wolves-Spurs6
Kings-Mavs5
Sixers-Nuggets4
Clippers-Celtics2
Pelicans-Bucks2
Jazz-Hornets0
The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 289, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 145, Warriors 144 · OT
289
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 117, Bucks 141
258
Jazz-HornetsJazz 134, Hornets 122
256
Kings-MavsKings 120, Mavs 115
235
Heat-KnicksHeat 109, Knicks 125
234
Wolves-SpursWolves 112, Spurs 113
225
Wizards-PistonsWizards 118, Pistons 104
222
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 105, Nuggets 111
216
Clippers-CelticsClippers 115, Celtics 96
211
Rockets-NetsRockets 104, Nets 106
210
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-SpursWolves 112, Spurs 113
+1 Spurs
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 145, Warriors 144 · OT
+1 Lakers
Rockets-NetsRockets 104, Nets 106
+2 Nets
Kings-MavsKings 120, Mavs 115
+5 Kings
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 105, Nuggets 111
+6 Nuggets
Jazz-HornetsJazz 134, Hornets 122
+12 Jazz
Wizards-PistonsWizards 118, Pistons 104
+14 Wizards
Heat-KnicksHeat 109, Knicks 125
+16 Knicks
Clippers-CelticsClippers 115, Celtics 96
+19 Clippers
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 117, Bucks 141
+24 Bucks
Spurs erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SpursSpurs won · Wolves 112, Spurs 113
13 pts
Lakers-WarriorsLakers won · Lakers 145, Warriors 144 · OT
8 pts
Heat-KnicksKnicks won · Heat 109, Knicks 125
3 pts
Wizards-PistonsWizards won · Wizards 118, Pistons 104
2 pts
Sixers-NuggetsNuggets won · Sixers 105, Nuggets 111
2 pts
Richards shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RichardsHornets · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
91% (10-11)
WashingtonHornets · 43 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
77% (17-22)
Brook LopezBucks · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GaffordWizards · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
SabonisKings · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 145Warriors 144
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Lakers333523271215145
Warriors303336191214144
The story
Anthony Davis had 29 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Golden State 145-144 in OT

Draymond Green led Golden State with 14 REB, 11 AST, 8 PTS 29 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 11-24 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 27-19.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +3+5−800+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 112Spurs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves36282622112
Spurs23292833113
The story
Victor Wembanyama's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Minnesota, 113-112

For Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 33-22.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −13−12−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 120Mavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29343126120
Mavs25242640115
The story
Sacramento beat Dallas 120-115 behind 34 points from De'Aaron Fox

Grant Williams paced Dallas: 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 34 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 13-24 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +4+14+19+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic topped the game at 72.0 FPTS: 28 PTS, 17 AST, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 41 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 2 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
27.32022–23 avg9.5Last 2

9.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.3 in 2022–23 (62 games). Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Paul ReedSixers
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat New Orleans by 24.

Lakers over Warriors1Spurs over Wolves1Nets over Rockets2Kings over Mavs5Nuggets over Sixers6Jazz over Hornets12Wizards over Pistons14Knicks over Heat16Clippers over Celtics19Bucks over Pelicans24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 46

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 26, 9, 15, 27, 26, 25, 33, 46Warriors-Lakers · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell Warriors, Oct 31, 1997: 45 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Season high46 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 0, 5, 7, 20, 9, 12, 12, 12, 43Hornets-Jazz · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +30.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady Magic, Mar 9, 2003: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ties career high43 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 26, 23, 8, 33, 20, 14, 25, 37Nets-Rockets · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 22, 10, 25, 25, 24, 28, 25, 36Lakers-Warriors · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic Nuggets, Feb 22, 2026: 35 PTS · 20 REB · 12 AST
36 PTS · 20 REB · 12 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 3, 26, 19, 21, 32, 33, 24, 12, 29, 34Kings-Mavs · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 22, 29, 32, 26, 22, 11, 29, 33Jazz-Hornets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D'Angelo RussellLakers+7.9 25.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
Vince Williams Jr.Grizzlies+6.9 15.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Collin SextonJazz+5.9 23.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Jonathan KumingaWarriors+5.7 20.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Alec BurksPistons+5.3 17.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Terry RozierHeat−5.7 16.2 last 10 · 21.9 season
Cole AnthonyMagic−5.4 7.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Brandon IngramPelicans−5.1 16.2 last 10 · 21.3 season
De'Aaron FoxKings−4.4 23.3 last 10 · 27.7 season