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Sunday, January 12, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed DAL by 15 after the first quarter and won 112–101.

Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Mavs101
Q1 DEN -15; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN -10; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Knicks140
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +34
Final · Box score
Kings124
Bulls119
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans119
Celtics120
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Cavs93
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -13; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Magic104
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Thunder136
Wizards95
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +24; Q3 OKC +35; Q4 OKC +41
Final · OT · Box score
Nets111
Jazz112
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Suns120
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 PHX +7
On this day · 2023–24Jan 12, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Bulls-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Mavs

Denver storms back from 15 down to beat Dallas

Jalen Brunson goes for 44 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-3-10+11DEN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets17412133112
Mavs32292812101
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 16, 16, 9, 9, 26, 19, 25, 21DEN21 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 27, 37, 36, 23, 41, 46, 35, 19DEN19 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 11, 12, 16, 16, 15, 13, 3, 25DAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 17, 30, 8, 2, 6, 19, 17, 16DAL16 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

OKC posts the night's biggest win

OKC beat Washington by 41, the widest margin of 9 games.

BOS over NOP1UTA over BKN1SAC over CHI5ORL over PHI5PHX over CHA7DEN over DAL11IND over CLE15NYK over MIL34OKC over WAS41Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Kings-Bulls28
Nets-Jazz23
Pelicans-Celtics21
Sixers-Magic9
Pacers-Cavs7
Bucks-Knicks5
Nuggets-Mavs5
Hornets-Suns5
Thunder-Wizards2
Shot of the night

Collier's layup with 2.1 seconds left in OT puts the Jazz ahead, 112-111 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Knicks combined for 246, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-KnicksBucks 106, Knicks 140
246
Kings-BullsKings 124, Bulls 119
243
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 119, Celtics 120
239
Hornets-SunsHornets 113, Suns 120
233
Thunder-WizardsThunder 136, Wizards 95
231
Nets-JazzNets 111, Jazz 112 · OT
223
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 112, Mavs 101
213
Sixers-MagicSixers 99, Magic 104
203
Pacers-CavsPacers 108, Cavs 93
201
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 119, Celtics 120
+1 BOS
Nets-JazzNets 111, Jazz 112 · OT
+1 UTA
Kings-BullsKings 124, Bulls 119
+5 SAC
Sixers-MagicSixers 99, Magic 104
+5 ORL
Hornets-SunsHornets 113, Suns 120
+7 PHX
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 112, Mavs 101
+11 DEN
Pacers-CavsPacers 108, Cavs 93
+15 IND
Bucks-KnicksBucks 106, Knicks 140
+34 NYK
Thunder-WizardsThunder 136, Wizards 95
+41 OKC
DEN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-MavsDEN won · Nuggets 112, Mavs 101
15 pts
Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 108, Cavs 93
13 pts
Pelicans-CelticsBOS won · Pelicans 119, Celtics 120
6 pts
Hornets-SunsPHX won · Hornets 113, Suns 120
6 pts
Sixers-MagicORL won · Sixers 99, Magic 104
4 pts
Sabonis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST
80% (8-10)
Mark WilliamsCHA · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
AnthonyORL · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
NembhardIND · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
WigginsOKC · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Jazz
Nets 111Jazz 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets272130249111
Jazz2623361710112
The story
Isaiah Collier had 23 points as Utah beat Brooklyn 112-111 in OT

Ben Simmons led Brooklyn with 14 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 9-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the third 36-30, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1+1+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Celtics
Pelicans 119Celtics 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans35262731119
Celtics29332830120
The story
Jayson Tatum's 38 points and 11 rebounds carried Boston past New Orleans, 120-119

For New Orleans, Trey Murphy III had 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 38 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 14-30 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 33-26.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −6+1+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dejounte Murray was the fantasy play: 56.8 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST

Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 112Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets17412133112
Mavs32292812101
The story
Denver beat Dallas 112-101 behind 19 points and 18 rebounds from Nikola Jokic

Klay Thompson paced Dallas: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 18 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 6-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-12 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −15−3−10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 37 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 44

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 55, 18, 22, 33, 24, 13, 27, 44Knicks-Bucks · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Bradley Beal WAS, Nov 13, 2019: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
44 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 22, 23, 33, 20, 26, 29, 15, 38Celtics-Pelicans · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 37, 15, 32, 33, 35, 31, 33, 36Bulls-Kings · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 30, 32, 31, 17, 44, 27, 23, 30Knicks-Bucks · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 17, 16, 20, 10, 39, 20, 34, 30Suns-Hornets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 21, 21, 35, 18, 34, 17, 22, 30Pelicans-Celtics · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Keon JohnsonBKN+6.0 14.4 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
Anthony DavisLAL−3.5 22.3 last 10 · 25.8 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−3.5 7.1 last 10 · 10.6 season