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Tuesday, January 7, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Wizards by 10 after the first quarter and won 135–112.

Final · Box score
Suns104
Hornets115
Q1 Hornets -7; Q2 Hornets +13; Q3 Hornets +5; Q4 Hornets +11
Final · Box score
Rockets135
Wizards112
Q1 Rockets -10; Q2 Rockets +2; Q3 Rockets +18; Q4 Rockets +23
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Mavs118
Q1 Mavs -3; Q2 Mavs +5; Q3 Mavs +13; Q4 Mavs +21
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Pelicans97
Q1 Wolves +1; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 Wolves +8; Q4 Wolves +7
Final · Box score
Hawks124
Jazz121
Q1 Hawks +4; Q2 Hawks +3; Q3 Hawks +4; Q4 Hawks +3
Final · Box score
Celtics118
Nuggets106
Q1 Celtics +12; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 Celtics +5; Q4 Celtics +12
Final · Box score
Heat114
Warriors98
Q1 Heat +6; Q2 Heat +13; Q3 Heat +6; Q4 Heat +16
On this day · 2023–24Jan 7, 2024: 9 games. Top scorer: Mikal Bridges (Nets-Blazers), 42 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Wizards

Houston rallies from 10 down to beat Washington

LaMelo Ball goes for 32 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+2+18+23Rockets AHEAD ↑Wizards AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20374038135
Wizards30252433112
Who led
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 6, 30, 14, 19, 22, 27, 33, 29Rockets29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 16, 10, 38, 18, 23, 14, 14, 26Rockets26 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Corey KispertPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 8, 13, 11, 16, 13, 8, 5, 23Wizards23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 12, 14, 8, 22, 14, 9, 6, 18Wizards18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Suns-Hornets

Charlotte upsets Phoenix

Charlotte (7–27) beat Phoenix (16–18) 115–104. LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Hawks over Jazz3Wolves over Pelicans7Hornets over Suns11Celtics over Nuggets12Heat over Warriors16Mavs over Lakers21Rockets over Wizards23Final margin, points. Pink = Hornets over Suns.
Lead changes
Hawks-Jazz12
Celtics-Nuggets10
Rockets-Wizards9
Heat-Warriors8
Lakers-Mavs7
Suns-Hornets1
Shot of the night

Trae's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 124-121 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Wizards combined for 247, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WizardsRockets 135, Wizards 112
247
Hawks-JazzHawks 124, Jazz 121
245
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 118, Nuggets 106
224
Suns-HornetsSuns 104, Hornets 115
219
Lakers-MavsLakers 97, Mavs 118
215
Heat-WarriorsHeat 114, Warriors 98
212
Wolves-PelicansWolves 104, Pelicans 97
201
Hawks won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hawks-JazzHawks 124, Jazz 121
+3 Hawks
Wolves-PelicansWolves 104, Pelicans 97
+7 MIN
Suns-HornetsSuns 104, Hornets 115
+11 Hornets
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 118, Nuggets 106
+12 Celtics
Heat-WarriorsHeat 114, Warriors 98
+16 Heat
Lakers-MavsLakers 97, Mavs 118
+21 Mavs
Rockets-WizardsRockets 135, Wizards 112
+23 Rockets
Rockets erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WizardsRockets won · Rockets 135, Wizards 112
10 pts
Suns-HornetsHornets won · Suns 104, Hornets 115
7 pts
Lakers-MavsMavs won · Lakers 97, Mavs 118
3 pts
Capela shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHawks · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
Jackson-DavisWarriors · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
KesslerJazz · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KispertWizards · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
WashingtonMavs · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Hawks-Jazz
Hawks 124Jazz 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks36292831124
Jazz32302732121
The story
Trae Young had 24 points and 20 assists as Atlanta beat Utah 124-121

Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 35 PTS, 2 REB 24 PTS, 20 AST, 2 REB · 6-16 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 36-32, their biggest quarter edge.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +4+3+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Hornets
Suns 104Hornets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29173721104
Hornets22372927115
The story
Charlotte beat Phoenix 115-104 behind 21 points from Miles Bridges

Kevin Durant paced Phoenix: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-17 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Hornets.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −7+13+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 135Wizards 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20374038135
Wizards30252433112
The story
Alperen Sengun's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Washington, 135-112

For Washington, Corey Kispert had 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 12-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 40-24, was where the Rockets built it.

Rockets lead by quarter
300 −10+2+18+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Amen Thompson was the fantasy play: 53.0 FPTS on 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 34 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 39

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 25, 34, 28, 17, 16, 20, 10, 39Suns-Hornets · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 21, 26, 25, 23, 17, 16, 15, 35Jazz-Hawks · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 35, 50, 44, 32, 15, 34, 23, 31, 24, 32Hornets-Suns · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 26, 24, 14, 20, 15, 53, 37, 32Wolves-Pelicans · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 2, 31, 10, 38, 22, 11, 30, 26, 31Warriors-Heat · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 6, 30, 14, 19, 22, 27, 33, 29Rockets-Wizards · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Max ChristieLakers+4.9 13.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Keon JohnsonNets+4.8 12.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Victor WembanyamaSpurs+4.2 29.8 last 10 · 25.6 season
Deni AvdijaBlazers+4.2 17.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Trae YoungHawks+4.0 26.6 last 10 · 22.6 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderWarriors−5.6 9.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Buddy HieldWarriors−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Payton PritchardCeltics−4.1 10.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
DeMar DeRozanKings−3.7 17.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Anthony DavisLakers−3.5 22.3 last 10 · 25.8 season