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Tuesday, January 14, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed CHI by 6 at halftime and won 119–113.

Final · Box score
Cavs127
Pacers117
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Thunder118
Sixers102
Q1 OKC +16; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Suns117
Hawks122
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans119
Bulls113
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Kings115
Bucks130
Q1 MIL +21; Q2 MIL +21; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets118
Mavs99
Q1 DEN +15; Q2 DEN +26; Q3 DEN +24; Q4 DEN +19
Final · Box score
Nets132
Blazers114
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +18
On this day · 2023–24Jan 14, 2024: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Blazers), 34 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Bulls

Trey Murphy III scores 32 in New Orleans win over Chicago

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-60+6NOP AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29243333119
Bulls33262727113
Who led
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 21, 35, 18, 34, 17, 22, 30, 32NOP32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 9 games: 16, 14, 31, 12, 34, 29, 22, 16, 21NOP21 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 14, 37, 15, 32, 33, 35, 31, 33, 36, 25CHI25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 16, 12, 22, 24, 10, 23, 18, 22CHI22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Suns-Hawks

Atlanta never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 122–117. Trae Young led Atlanta with 43 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over PHX5NOP over CHI6CLE over IND10MIL over SAC15OKC over PHI16BKN over POR18DEN over DAL19Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over PHX.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Bulls15
Suns-Hawks4
Cavs-Pacers2
Nuggets-Mavs1
Thunder-Sixers0
Nets-Blazers0
The night in charts
Nets-Blazers combined for 246, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BlazersNets 132, Blazers 114
246
Kings-BucksKings 115, Bucks 130
245
Cavs-PacersCavs 127, Pacers 117
244
Suns-HawksSuns 117, Hawks 122
239
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 119, Bulls 113
232
Thunder-SixersThunder 118, Sixers 102
220
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 118, Mavs 99
217
ATL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Suns-HawksSuns 117, Hawks 122
+5 ATL
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 119, Bulls 113
+6 NOP
Cavs-PacersCavs 127, Pacers 117
+10 CLE
Kings-BucksKings 115, Bucks 130
+15 MIL
Thunder-SixersThunder 118, Sixers 102
+16 OKC
Nets-BlazersNets 132, Blazers 114
+18 BKN
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 118, Mavs 99
+19 DEN
SGA shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SGAOKC · 32 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
HendersonPOR · 39 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
ZionNOP · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Cason WallaceOKC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ClowneyBKN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Suns-Hawks
Suns 117Hawks 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31253130117
Hawks33312533122
The story
Trae Young had 43 points as Atlanta beat Phoenix 122-117

Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 31 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 43 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 13-31 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the second 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2+8+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Bucks
Kings 115Bucks 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26282833115
Bucks47282728130
The story
Milwaukee beat Sacramento 130-115 behind 24 points from Damian Lillard

De'Aaron Fox paced Sacramento: 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 8-15 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 47-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +21+21+20+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 118Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets36352027118
Mavs2124223299
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 10-14-10 triple-double carried Denver past Dallas, 118-99

For Dallas, Daniel Gafford had 13 PTS, 4 REB 14 REB, 10 PTS, 10 AST · 4-7 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-21, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +15+26+24+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.0Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.0 in 34 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 37 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 45

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 21, 14, 13, 19, 21, 7, 17, 45Nuggets-Mavs · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +26.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Martin SAC, Jan 3, 2009: 45 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Season high45 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 11, 34, 30, 33, 20, 24, 21, 43Hawks-Suns · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 17, 2001: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Season high43 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Scoot HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 6, 12, 9, 0, 13, 20, 3, 39Blazers-Nets · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +28.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 33, 23, 26, 15, 19, 11, 19, 35Cavs-Pacers · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 16, 20, 10, 39, 20, 34, 30, 35Suns-Hawks · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 30, 27, 31, 11, 25, 41, 24, 33Bucks-Kings · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Julius Randle NYK, May 15, 2021: 33 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
33 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Keon JohnsonBKN+6.5 15.2 last 10 · 8.7 season
Zach LaVineCHI+5.1 29.1 last 10 · 24.0 season
Max ChristieLAL+5.0 13.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.6 15.2 last 10 · 10.6 season
Desmond BaneMEM+4.6 21.7 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Gradey DickTOR−4.7 11.6 last 10 · 16.3 season
Anthony DavisLAL−4.6 21.3 last 10 · 25.9 season
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.6 10.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Buddy HieldGSW−3.7 8.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Brandon Boston Jr.NOP−3.6 7.1 last 10 · 10.7 season