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Saturday, January 11, 2025Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIN by 4 after three quarters and won 127–125.

Final · Box score
Jazz106
Suns114
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Raptors114
Pistons123
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies127
Wolves125
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Heat119
Blazers98
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +21
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The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

Jaren Jackson Jr. scores 33 as Memphis wins in Minnesota

Cade Cunningham posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-1-4+2MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies35293528127
Wolves33323822125
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 21, 33, 13, 38, 28, 23, 35, 21, 33MEM33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 19, 18, 22, 31, 22, 22, 16, 21MEM21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 26, 10, 12, 5, 15, 10, 12, 27MIN27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 12, 7, 19, 8, 11, 5, 7, 21MIN21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Raptors-Pistons

Toronto's skid reaches five

Detroit won 123–114; the Raptors fall to 8–31. Tim Hardaway Jr. led Detroit with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · TOR
L@ NYK125–139L@ MEM126–155Lvs ATL107–136L@ BOS71–125Wvs BKN130–113Lvs ORL97–106Lvs MIL104–128L@ NYK98–112L@ CLE126–132L@ DET114–123
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wolves25
Raptors-Pistons16
Heat-Blazers2
Shot of the night

Ja's floater with 18 seconds left breaks the tie, 127-125 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Wolves combined for 252, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 127, Wolves 125
252
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 114, Pistons 123
237
Jazz-SunsJazz 106, Suns 114
220
Heat-BlazersHeat 119, Blazers 98
217
MEM won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 127, Wolves 125
+2 MEM
Jazz-SunsJazz 106, Suns 114
+8 PHX
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 114, Pistons 123
+9 DET
Heat-BlazersHeat 119, Blazers 98
+21 MIA
MEM rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WolvesMEM won · Grizzlies 127, Wolves 125
4 pts
Raptors-PistonsDET won · Raptors 114, Pistons 123
1 pt
McDaniels shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDanielsMIN · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
ReidMIN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
HardawayDET · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
JovicMIA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DiVincenzoMIN · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 127Wolves 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies35293528127
Wolves33323822125
The story
Desmond Bane had 21 points as Memphis beat Minnesota 127-125

Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 21 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 28-22.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +2−1−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donte DiVincenzo led the game in fantasy with 55.5 FPTS (27 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Jazz-Suns
Jazz 106Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27272527106
Suns31342227114
The story
Phoenix beat Utah 114-106 behind 25 points from Kevin Durant

Walker Kessler paced Utah: 16 PTS, 13 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+11+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 114Pistons 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors32342721114
Pistons32333424123
The story
Tobias Harris' 17 points carried Detroit past Toronto, 123-114

For Toronto, Jakob Poeltl had 12 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 34-27.

DET lead by quarter
200 0−1+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.6Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.6 in 34 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 32 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 34

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 28, 17, 16, 20, 10, 39, 20, 34Suns-Jazz · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 21, 33, 13, 38, 28, 23, 35, 21, 33Grizzlies-Wolves · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 27, 32, 17, 15, 26, 14, 23, 32Heat-Blazers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 22, 25, 23, 28, 36, 17, 22, 28Blazers-Heat · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 26, 10, 12, 5, 15, 10, 12, 27Wolves-Grizzlies · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 15, 6, 8, 12, 11, 7, 26, 10, 27Pistons-Raptors · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 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
Desmond BaneMEM+4.7 21.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+4.6 18.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.5 15.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.8 10.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Gradey DickTOR−4.7 11.8 last 10 · 16.5 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