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Saturday, January 4, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAS by 11 after three quarters and won 122–111.

Final · Box score
Sixers123
Nets94
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +25; Q4 PHI +29
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Pistons119
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Suns108
Pacers126
Q1 IND +1; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Knicks126
Bulls139
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -9; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Jazz136
Heat100
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +21; Q3 UTA +32; Q4 UTA +36
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Bucks102
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +3
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets122
Spurs111
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -11; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Clippers131
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +26
On this day · 2023–24Jan 4, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Spurs), 44 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Spurs

Nikola Jokic scores 46 as Denver beats San Antonio

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 44 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-1-110+11DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets3024272714122
Spurs272837163111
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 32, 25, 27, 37, 36, 23, 41, 46DEN46 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 8, 24, 22, 18, 26, 21, 21, 22, 28DEN28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 9, 0, 3, 9, 24, 11, 8, 22SAS22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 42, 30, 26, 42, 19, 34, 27, 35, 20SAS20 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Miami by 36, the widest margin of 9 games.

POR over MIL3GSW over MEM8DEN over SAS11CHI over NYK13DET over MIN14IND over PHX18LAC over ATL26PHI over BKN29UTA over MIA36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Bucks18
Nuggets-Spurs14
Suns-Pacers10
Wolves-Pistons4
Hawks-Clippers4
Jazz-Heat2
Knicks-Bulls2
Sixers-Nets1
The night in charts
Knicks-Bulls combined for 265, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BullsKnicks 126, Bulls 139
265
Jazz-HeatJazz 136, Heat 100
236
Hawks-ClippersHawks 105, Clippers 131
236
Suns-PacersSuns 108, Pacers 126
234
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 113, Warriors 121
234
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 122, Spurs 111 · OT
233
Wolves-PistonsWolves 105, Pistons 119
224
Sixers-NetsSixers 123, Nets 94
217
Blazers-BucksBlazers 105, Bucks 102
207
POR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Blazers-BucksBlazers 105, Bucks 102
+3 POR
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 113, Warriors 121
+8 GSW
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 122, Spurs 111 · OT
+11 DEN
Knicks-BullsKnicks 126, Bulls 139
+13 CHI
Wolves-PistonsWolves 105, Pistons 119
+14 DET
Suns-PacersSuns 108, Pacers 126
+18 IND
Hawks-ClippersHawks 105, Clippers 131
+26 LAC
Sixers-NetsSixers 123, Nets 94
+29 PHI
Jazz-HeatJazz 136, Heat 100
+36 UTA
DEN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SpursDEN won · Nuggets 122, Spurs 111 · OT
11 pts
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 126, Bulls 139
9 pts
Blazers-BucksPOR won · Blazers 105, Bucks 102
3 pts
Zubac shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAC · 18 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
SensabaughUTA · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Coby WhiteCHI · 33 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
65% (11-17)
KDPHX · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
LaVineCHI · 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 105Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28262130105
Bucks31202526102
The story
Deni Avdija's 19 points and 14 rebounds carried Portland past Milwaukee, 105-102

For Milwaukee, Damian Lillard had 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 26-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3+3−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 55.2 FPTS on 31 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 122Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets3024272714122
Spurs272837163111
The story
Michael Porter Jr. had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Denver beat San Antonio 122-111 in OT

Harrison Barnes led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 3 AST 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 27-16.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3−1−110+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 126Bulls 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks33391737126
Bulls29344135139
The story
Chicago beat New York 139-126 behind 33 points from Zach LaVine

Josh Hart paced New York: 16 REB, 10 AST, 2 PTS 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 13-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 41-17 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4−9+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 32 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 53

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 19, 16, 26, 24, 14, 20, 15, 53Wolves-Pistons · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +28.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Andre Miller POR, Jan 30, 2010: 52 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Career high53 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 32, 25, 27, 37, 36, 23, 41, 46Nuggets-Spurs · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 30, 2000: 46 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
46 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 31, 21, 16, 30, 32, 31, 17, 44Knicks-Bulls · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Apr 8, 2005: 44 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 33, 28, 20, 33, 17, 19, 18, 40Pistons-Wolves · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Robert Horry HOU, Nov 16, 1995: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Brice SensabaughPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 5, 8, 2, 6, 20, 5, 4, 34Jazz-Heat · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 13, 36, 14, 14, 37, 15, 32, 33Bulls-Knicks · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Max ChristieLAL+4.8 12.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+4.7 18.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
LeBron JamesLAL+4.6 28.7 last 10 · 24.1 season
Keon JohnsonBKN+4.2 12.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Tristan Da SilvaORL+4.1 13.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Buddy HieldGSW−5.2 7.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Dennis SchroderGSW−5.2 11.1 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
Stephon CastleSAS−3.0 7.9 last 10 · 10.9 season