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Wednesday, January 1, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHI by 9 after three quarters and won 113–107.

Final · Box score
Magic96
Pistons105
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Wizards125
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Pelicans108
Heat119
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Knicks119
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Nets113
Raptors130
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Rockets110
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Hawks120
Nuggets139
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +19
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Kings113
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC -9; Q4 SAC +6
On this day · 2023–24Jan 1, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Knicks-Wolves), 39 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Kings

De'Aaron Fox goes for 35 in Sacramento win over Philadelphia

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-50-9+6SAC AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers30273218107
Kings25322333113
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 29, 26, 31, 23, 26, 29, 33, 35SAC35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 25, 17, 7, 14, 15, 20, 14, 20SAC20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 33, 5, 11, 19, 12, 13, 9, 30PHI30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 40, 23, 27, 32, 33, 32, 23, 27PHI27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Nets-Raptors

Brooklyn's skid reaches three

Toronto won 130–113; the Nets fall to 12–21. Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 33 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · BKN
Lvs MIL113–118L@ MEM119–135Lvs CLE101–130W@ TOR101–94Lvs UTA94–105L@ MIA95–110W@ MIL111–105Lvs SAS87–96L@ ORL101–102L@ TOR113–130
Lead changes
Nets-Raptors10
Bulls-Wizards6
Sixers-Kings6
Mavs-Rockets5
Jazz-Knicks4
Hawks-Nuggets4
Magic-Pistons0
Pelicans-Heat0
The night in charts
Hawks-Nuggets combined for 259, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 120, Nuggets 139
259
Nets-RaptorsNets 113, Raptors 130
243
Bulls-WizardsBulls 107, Wizards 125
232
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 108, Heat 119
227
Jazz-KnicksJazz 103, Knicks 119
222
Sixers-KingsSixers 107, Kings 113
220
Mavs-RocketsMavs 99, Rockets 110
209
Magic-PistonsMagic 96, Pistons 105
201
SAC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Sixers-KingsSixers 107, Kings 113
+6 SAC
Magic-PistonsMagic 96, Pistons 105
+9 DET
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 108, Heat 119
+11 MIA
Mavs-RocketsMavs 99, Rockets 110
+11 HOU
Jazz-KnicksJazz 103, Knicks 119
+16 NYK
Nets-RaptorsNets 113, Raptors 130
+17 TOR
Bulls-WizardsBulls 107, Wizards 125
+18 WAS
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 120, Nuggets 139
+19 DEN
SAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KingsSAC won · Sixers 107, Kings 113
9 pts
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 113, Raptors 130
7 pts
Mavs-RocketsHOU won · Mavs 99, Rockets 110
6 pts
Jazz-KnicksNYK won · Jazz 103, Knicks 119
1 pt
Duren shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenDET · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
FoxSAC · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
81% (13-16)
BarnesTOR · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
78% (14-18)
SextonUTA · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
77% (10-13)
IveyDET · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Sixers-Kings
Sixers 107Kings 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers30273218107
Kings25322333113
The story
Sacramento beat Philadelphia 113-107 behind 21 rebounds and 17 points from Domantas Sabonis

Paul George paced Philadelphia: 30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 21 REB, 17 PTS, 7 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 33-18 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −50−9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyrese Maxey topped the game at 55.4 FPTS: 27 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB

Final · Jazz-Knicks
Jazz 103Knicks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25213324103
Knicks24323132119
The story
Josh Hart had a 15-14-12 triple-double as New York beat Utah 119-103

Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 14 REB, 12 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Knicks took the second 32-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1+10+8+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nuggets
Hawks 120Nuggets 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks33382425120
Nuggets40344124139
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 23-17-15 triple-double carried Denver past Atlanta, 139-120

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 30 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 17 REB, 15 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 41-24, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +7+3+20+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 35

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 29, 26, 31, 23, 26, 29, 33, 35Kings-Sixers · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 16, 28, 26, 21, 21, 35, 18, 34Pelicans-Heat · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 15, 16, 6, 24, 26, 19, 16, 33Raptors-Nets · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 23, 28, 22, 17, 20, 28, 27, 32Heat-Pelicans · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 30, 13, 36, 14, 14, 37, 15, 32Bulls-Wizards · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 32, 11, 31, 21, 16, 30, 32, 31Knicks-Jazz · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jonathan KumingaGSW+4.0 20.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Trey Murphy IIINOP+3.7 24.5 last 10 · 20.8 season
Victor WembanyamaSAS+3.7 29.3 last 10 · 25.6 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+3.5 23.3 last 10 · 19.8 season
Jalen SuggsORL+3.4 20.2 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.6 11.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−4.2 16.4 last 10 · 20.6 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−3.6 21.2 last 10 · 24.8 season
Taurean PrinceMIL−3.2 4.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−3.1 17.2 last 10 · 20.3 season