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Thursday, January 2, 2025Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 116–98.

Final · Box score
Pacers128
Heat115
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +24; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Celtics118
Wolves115
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Nets113
Bucks110
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Thunder116
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Warriors139
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +34
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Lakers114
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2023–24Jan 2, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Celtics), 36 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Thunder

OKC climbs back to beat Clippers

Tyrese Haliburton goes for 33 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4+18+18OKC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers3022202698
Thunder22264226116
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 35, 25, 41, 45, 22, 35, 40, 29OKC29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 11, 33, 17, 20, 20, 14, 14, 18OKC18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Amir CoffeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 16, 16, 0, 5, 11, 6, 14, 26LAC26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Mo BambaPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 6, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2, 12LAC12 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Celtics-Wolves

Boston holds off Minnesota, 118–115

Boston led 91–85 after three and held on to win by three. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over MIN3BKN over MIL3LAL over POR8IND over MIA13OKC over LAC18GSW over PHI34Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MIN.
Lead changes
Clippers-Thunder6
Celtics-Wolves5
Blazers-Lakers4
Nets-Bucks2
Pacers-Heat1
Sixers-Warriors0
The night in charts
Sixers-Warriors combined for 244, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 105, Warriors 139
244
Pacers-HeatPacers 128, Heat 115
243
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 118, Wolves 115
233
Nets-BucksNets 113, Bucks 110
223
Blazers-LakersBlazers 106, Lakers 114
220
Clippers-ThunderClippers 98, Thunder 116
214
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 118, Wolves 115
+3 BOS
Nets-BucksNets 113, Bucks 110
+3 BKN
Blazers-LakersBlazers 106, Lakers 114
+8 LAL
Pacers-HeatPacers 128, Heat 115
+13 IND
Clippers-ThunderClippers 98, Thunder 116
+18 OKC
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 105, Warriors 139
+34 GSW
OKC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-ThunderOKC won · Clippers 98, Thunder 116
8 pts
Celtics-WolvesBOS won · Celtics 118, Wolves 115
7 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 106, Lakers 114
4 pts
Ware shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WareMIA · 25 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
StephGSW · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
KumingaGSW · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
CoffeyLAC · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
BamMIA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 118Wolves 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28342927118
Wolves35163430115
The story
Jayson Tatum had 33 points and 9 assists as Boston beat Minnesota 118-115

Julius Randle led Minnesota with 27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 33 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 13-27 FG, 6-17 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Celtics took the second 34-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7+11+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 113Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30362819113
Bucks23313125110
The story
Cam Thomas' 24 points carried Brooklyn past Milwaukee, 113-110

For Milwaukee, Damian Lillard had 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-22 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-23, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +7+12+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 62.1 FPTS on 27 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST

Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 128Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers38284121128
Heat25253332115
The story
Indiana beat Miami 128-115 behind 21 points from Myles Turner

Kel'el Ware paced Miami: 25 PTS 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 +13+16+24+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 39, 18, 19, 32, 28, 31, 23, 38Lakers-Blazers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 13, 14, 16, 4, 19, 31, 12, 33Pacers-Heat · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 28, 31, 43, 32, 22, 22, 23, 33Celtics-Wolves · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 26, 2, 31, 10, 38, 22, 11, 30Warriors-Sixers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 35, 25, 41, 45, 22, 35, 40, 29Thunder-Clippers · W
31.2 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 11, 35, 31, 12, 34, 9, 27, 32, 37, 28Sixers-Warriors · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Max ChristieLAL+4.3 12.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+4.2 17.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Keon JohnsonBKN+4.1 11.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jonathan KumingaGSW+3.9 20.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Trey Murphy IIINOP+3.7 24.5 last 10 · 20.8 season
Cold
Buddy HieldGSW−5.1 7.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−4.5 20.0 last 10 · 24.5 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−4.2 16.4 last 10 · 20.6 season
Dennis SchroderGSW−3.4 12.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Dalton KnechtLAL−3.2 6.7 last 10 · 9.9 season