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Friday, January 10, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed BKN by 4 after the first quarter and won 124–105.

Final · Box score
Warriors96
Pacers108
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Magic106
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans123
Sixers115
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Kings114
Celtics97
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Thunder126
Knicks101
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +27; Q3 OKC +28; Q4 OKC +25
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Bulls138
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +33
Final · Box score
Nets105
Nuggets124
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +19
On this day · 2023–24Jan 10, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Wolves), 45 points.
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The lead · Nets-Nuggets

Nikola Jokic posts 35-12-15 as Denver tops Brooklyn

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 41 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+6+15+19DEN AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets36232026105
Nuggets32332930124
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 25, 27, 37, 36, 23, 41, 46, 35DEN35 PTS · 12 REB · 15 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 8, 16, 16, 9, 9, 26, 19, 25DEN25 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Keon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 25, 14, 17, 9, 15, 12, 10, 22BKN22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 13, 4, 2, 0, 16, 15, 12, 19BKN19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bucks-Magic

Milwaukee takes over late to edge Orlando

Down 3 after three, Milwaukee won the fourth 31–25. Final: 109–106. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 41 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over ORL3NOP over PHI8IND over GSW12SAC over BOS17DEN over BKN19OKC over NYK25CHI over WAS33Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over ORL.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Sixers13
Bucks-Magic12
Kings-Celtics9
Warriors-Pacers4
Wizards-Bulls3
Nets-Nuggets3
Thunder-Knicks1
The night in charts
Wizards-Bulls combined for 243, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BullsWizards 105, Bulls 138
243
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 123, Sixers 115
238
Nets-NuggetsNets 105, Nuggets 124
229
Thunder-KnicksThunder 126, Knicks 101
227
Bucks-MagicBucks 109, Magic 106
215
Kings-CelticsKings 114, Celtics 97
211
Warriors-PacersWarriors 96, Pacers 108
204
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bucks-MagicBucks 109, Magic 106
+3 MIL
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 123, Sixers 115
+8 NOP
Warriors-PacersWarriors 96, Pacers 108
+12 IND
Kings-CelticsKings 114, Celtics 97
+17 SAC
Nets-NuggetsNets 105, Nuggets 124
+19 DEN
Thunder-KnicksThunder 126, Knicks 101
+25 OKC
Wizards-BullsWizards 105, Bulls 138
+33 CHI
DEN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-NuggetsDEN won · Nets 105, Nuggets 124
4 pts
Bucks-MagicMIL won · Bucks 109, Magic 106
3 pts
Kings-CelticsSAC won · Kings 114, Celtics 97
2 pts
Haliburton shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaliburtonIND · 25 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
SiakamIND · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
VucevicCHI · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
SGAOKC · 39 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (15-21)
JoeOKC · 31 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
69% (11-16)
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 109Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks29212831109
Magic31203025106
The story
Damian Lillard had 29 points as Milwaukee beat Orlando 109-106

Cole Anthony led Orlando with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 31-25.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2−1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Celtics
Kings 114Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings34192338114
Celtics2728212197
The story
Sacramento beat Boston 114-97 behind 28 rebounds and 23 points from Domantas Sabonis

Jaylen Brown paced Boston: 28 PTS, 5 AST 28 REB, 23 PTS, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 38-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +7−20+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 105Nuggets 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets36232026105
Nuggets32332930124
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 25-11-10 triple-double carried Denver past Brooklyn, 124-105

For Brooklyn, Keon Johnson had 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 33-23.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4+6+15+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg32.8Last 5

32.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 18 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 41

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 26, 33, 30, 27, 31, 11, 25, 41Bucks-Magic · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Apr 27, 2013: 41 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 41, 45, 22, 35, 40, 29, 33, 33, 31, 39Thunder-Knicks · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 32, 33, 22, 50, 25, 5, 23, 38Pelicans-Sixers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 25, 27, 37, 36, 23, 41, 46, 35Nuggets-Nets · W
31.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Apr 9, 2017: 35 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
35 PTS · 12 REB · 15 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 6 games: 33, 15, 16, 50, 31, 34Magic-Bucks · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 36, 14, 14, 37, 15, 32, 33, 35, 31, 33Bulls-Wizards · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Keon JohnsonBKN+6.7 15.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Max ChristieLAL+4.9 13.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Zach LaVineCHI+4.4 28.0 last 10 · 23.6 season
Desmond BaneMEM+4.2 20.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.9 17.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.8 10.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Gradey DickTOR−4.2 12.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Buddy HieldGSW−4.1 8.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Payton PritchardBOS−3.7 11.0 last 10 · 14.7 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.5 22.3 last 10 · 25.8 season