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Friday, January 3, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHA by 13 at halftime and won 98–94.

Final · Box score
Hornets94
Pistons98
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -13; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Magic106
Raptors97
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Rockets86
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Wizards120
Pelicans132
Q1 NOP -8; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 NOP +12
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Thunder117
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC -12; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Cavs134
Mavs122
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Nuggets110
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies133
Kings138
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +17
On this day · 2023–24Jan 3, 2024: 12 games. Top scorer: Paolo Banchero (Magic-Kings), 43 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Pistons

Detroit climbs out of a 13-point hole against Charlotte

Nikola Jokic goes for 41 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-13+2+4DET AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3134171294
Pistons2626321498
Who led
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 9, 8, 10, 6, 4, 7, 17, 24DET24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 20, 33, 28, 20, 33, 17, 19, 18DET18 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 24, 16, 15, 24, 22, 19, 31, 20CHA20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Mark WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 15, 7, 16, 12, 16, 12, 20, 18CHA18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Knicks-Thunder

OKC fights back from 12 down against New York

Final: 117–107, after trailing by 12 at the half. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Knicks
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · OKCMikal Bridges · NYKPTS3324REB43AST72Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wizards-Pelicans24
Spurs-Nuggets13
Knicks-Thunder10
Grizzlies-Kings10
Hornets-Pistons9
Celtics-Rockets5
Magic-Raptors3
Cavs-Mavs3
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Kings combined for 271, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 133, Kings 138
271
Cavs-MavsCavs 134, Mavs 122
256
Wizards-PelicansWizards 120, Pelicans 132
252
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 107, Thunder 117
224
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 113, Nuggets 110
223
Hawks-LakersHawks 102, Lakers 119
221
Magic-RaptorsMagic 106, Raptors 97
203
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 109, Rockets 86
195
Hornets-PistonsHornets 94, Pistons 98
192
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 113, Nuggets 110
+3 SAS
Hornets-PistonsHornets 94, Pistons 98
+4 DET
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 133, Kings 138
+5 SAC
Magic-RaptorsMagic 106, Raptors 97
+9 ORL
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 107, Thunder 117
+10 OKC
Wizards-PelicansWizards 120, Pelicans 132
+12 NOP
Cavs-MavsCavs 134, Mavs 122
+12 CLE
Hawks-LakersHawks 102, Lakers 119
+17 LAL
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 109, Rockets 86
+23 BOS
DET erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PistonsDET won · Hornets 94, Pistons 98
13 pts
Knicks-ThunderOKC won · Knicks 107, Thunder 117
12 pts
Wizards-PelicansNOP won · Wizards 120, Pelicans 132
8 pts
Spurs-NuggetsSAS won · Spurs 113, Nuggets 110
3 pts
Poeltl shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlTOR · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
92% (11-12)
PritchardBOS · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Da SilvaORL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
WellsMEM · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
CJNOP · 50 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (18-27)
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 113Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32282726113
Nuggets30223820110
The story
Victor Wembanyama had 35 points and 18 rebounds as San Antonio beat Denver 113-110

Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 22 PTS, 4 REB 35 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST · 14-22 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+8−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 94Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3134171294
Pistons2626321498
The story
Tobias Harris' 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Detroit past Charlotte, 98-94

For Charlotte, Miles Bridges had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-16 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 32-17.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5−13+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Thunder
Knicks 107Thunder 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30362219107
Thunder33212637117
The story
Oklahoma City beat New York 117-107 behind 33 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jalen Brunson paced New York: 22 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 12-26 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 37-19 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3−12−8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns topped the game at 56.4 FPTS: 22 REB, 17 PTS, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.4Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
27.72023–24 avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 2023–24 (68 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.0Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 6.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 50

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 15, 18, 13, 24, 13, 32, 33, 22, 50Pelicans-Wizards · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +28.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 12, 2003: 51 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high50 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 27, 32, 25, 27, 37, 36, 23, 41Nuggets-Spurs · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James MIA, May 20, 2012: 40 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
41 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 42, 30, 26, 42, 19, 34, 27, 35Spurs-Nuggets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 4, 21, 15, 22, 22, 26, 7, 20, 34Cavs-Mavs · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 25, 41, 45, 22, 35, 40, 29, 33Thunder-Knicks · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 35, 23, 29, 27, 11, 34, 30, 33Hawks-Lakers · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Max ChristieLAL+4.8 12.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
LeBron JamesLAL+4.6 28.7 last 10 · 24.1 season
Victor WembanyamaSAS+4.4 30.3 last 10 · 25.9 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+4.2 17.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Keon JohnsonBKN+4.1 11.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Buddy HieldGSW−5.1 7.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−4.5 20.0 last 10 · 24.5 season
Dennis SchroderGSW−3.4 12.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.3 22.5 last 10 · 25.8 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−3.3 17.5 last 10 · 20.8 season