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Sunday, January 5, 2025Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 105–92.

Final · Box score
Celtics92
Thunder105
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -10; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans110
Wizards98
Q1 NOP +11; Q2 NOP +15; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +12
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Magic92
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Rockets119
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Kings129
Warriors99
Q1 SAC +15; Q2 SAC +24; Q3 SAC +30; Q4 SAC +30
On this day · 2023–24Jan 5, 2024: 14 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Nets), 34 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Thunder

SGA pours in 33, OKC beats Boston

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 33 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10-4+13OKC AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3530151292
Thunder32232129105
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 41, 45, 22, 35, 40, 29, 33, 33OKC33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Aaron WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 7, 2, 17, 16, 7, 9, 19, 15OKC15 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 43, 32, 22, 22, 23, 33, 20, 26BOS26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 19, 19, 35, 23, 44, 31, 12, 21BOS21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Sacramento by 30.

HOU over LAL4CLE over CHA10NOP over WAS12OKC over BOS13UTA over ORL13SAC over GSW30Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Lakers-Rockets10
Jazz-Magic7
Celtics-Thunder6
Pelicans-Wizards6
Hornets-Cavs2
Kings-Warriors0
The night in charts
Lakers-Rockets combined for 234, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RocketsLakers 115, Rockets 119
234
Kings-WarriorsKings 129, Warriors 99
228
Hornets-CavsHornets 105, Cavs 115
220
Pelicans-WizardsPelicans 110, Wizards 98
208
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 92, Thunder 105
197
Jazz-MagicJazz 105, Magic 92
197
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 115, Rockets 119
+4 HOU
Hornets-CavsHornets 105, Cavs 115
+10 CLE
Pelicans-WizardsPelicans 110, Wizards 98
+12 NOP
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 92, Thunder 105
+13 OKC
Jazz-MagicJazz 105, Magic 92
+13 UTA
Kings-WarriorsKings 129, Warriors 99
+30 SAC
OKC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-ThunderOKC won · Celtics 92, Thunder 105
10 pts
Jazz-MagicUTA won · Jazz 105, Magic 92
3 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
SabonisSAC · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST
77% (10-13)
StephGSW · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MonkSAC · 26 PTS, 12 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 115Rockets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22274026115
Rockets36312428119
The story
Jalen Green's 33 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 119-115

For Los Angeles, LeBron James had 21 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST 33 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 12-24 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-22, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +14+18+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis was the fantasy play: 60.6 FPTS on 30 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pelicans-Wizards
Pelicans 110Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans33272426110
Wizards2223252898
The story
New Orleans beat Washington 110-98 behind 22 points from Trey Murphy III

Kyle Kuzma paced Washington: 28 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +11+15+14+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Thunder
Celtics 92Thunder 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3530151292
Thunder32232129105
The story
Isaiah Hartenstein had 10 rebounds and 8 points as Oklahoma City beat Boston 105-92

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 10 REB, 8 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 4-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 29-12.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3−10−4+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.7Season avg32.4Last 5

32.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 33

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 41, 45, 22, 35, 40, 29, 33, 33Thunder-Celtics · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 22, 6, 30, 14, 19, 22, 27, 33Rockets-Lakers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 21, 10, 19, 0, 36, 28, 18, 30Lakers-Rockets · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 21, 10, 23, 0, 9, 5, 14, 28Wizards-Pelicans · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brice SensabaughPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 8, 2, 6, 20, 5, 4, 34, 27Jazz-Magic · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 7, 14, 15, 20, 14, 20, 31, 26Kings-Warriors · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Deni AvdijaPOR+4.7 18.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Max ChristieLAL+4.5 12.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Keon JohnsonBKN+4.2 12.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Tristan Da SilvaORL+4.2 13.1 last 10 · 8.9 season
Trae YoungATL+3.9 26.4 last 10 · 22.5 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−5.9 9.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Buddy HieldGSW−5.3 6.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−4.7 15.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.5 22.5 last 10 · 26.0 season
Payton PritchardBOS−3.4 11.8 last 10 · 15.2 season