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Thursday, January 16, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Pacers111
Pistons100
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Suns130
Wizards123
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Thunder134
Q1 OKC +18; Q2 OKC +26; Q3 OKC +38; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Clippers118
Blazers89
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +29
Final · Box score
Rockets127
Kings132
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +5
On this day · 2023–24Jan 16, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Nuggets), 41 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Kings

Sacramento beats Houston, 132–127

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 40 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+9+5+5SAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25273342127
Kings26352942132
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 18, 29, 12, 30, 24, 21, 28, 33SAC33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 14, 20, 31, 26, 23, 22, 18, 26SAC26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 22, 27, 33, 29, 27, 42, 34, 28HOU28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 38, 18, 23, 14, 14, 26, 32, 17, 20, 21HOU21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Suns-Wizards

Phoenix leads Washington wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 130–123. Best quarter: the second, 35–34. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 37 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over HOU5PHX over WAS7IND over DET11OKC over CLE20LAC over POR29Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over WAS.
Lead changes
Rockets-Kings22
Cavs-Thunder5
Pacers-Pistons4
Suns-Wizards0
Clippers-Blazers0
The night in charts
Rockets-Kings combined for 259, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-KingsRockets 127, Kings 132
259
Suns-WizardsSuns 130, Wizards 123
253
Cavs-ThunderCavs 114, Thunder 134
248
Pacers-PistonsPacers 111, Pistons 100
211
Clippers-BlazersClippers 118, Blazers 89
207
SAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Rockets-KingsRockets 127, Kings 132
+5 SAC
Suns-WizardsSuns 130, Wizards 123
+7 PHX
Pacers-PistonsPacers 111, Pistons 100
+11 IND
Cavs-ThunderCavs 114, Thunder 134
+20 OKC
Clippers-BlazersClippers 118, Blazers 89
+29 LAC
George shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeorgeWAS · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
DortOKC · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GarlandCLE · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Keegan MurraySAC · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
DunnPHX · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Suns-Wizards
Suns 130Wizards 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns34353526130
Wizards21342840123
The story
Devin Booker had 37 points as Phoenix beat Washington 130-123

Alexandre Sarr led Washington with 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 10-24 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 34-21, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +13+14+21+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Pistons
Pacers 111Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29402319111
Pistons26302519100
The story
Indiana beat Detroit 111-100 behind 26 points from Pascal Siakam

Cade Cunningham paced Detroit: 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 10-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 40-30 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3+13+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Thunder
Cavs 114Thunder 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs14353233114
Thunder32434415134
The story
Jalen Williams' 19 points carried Oklahoma City past Cleveland, 134-114

For Cleveland, Darius Garland had 20 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-14, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
400 +18+26+38+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.3Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.3 in 39 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 40

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 40, 29, 33, 33, 31, 39, 27, 32, 40Thunder-Cavs · W
31.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Feb 17, 2021: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 20, 10, 39, 20, 34, 30, 35, 37Suns-Wizards · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 18, 29, 12, 30, 24, 21, 28, 33Kings-Rockets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 22, 27, 33, 29, 27, 42, 34, 28Rockets-Kings · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 16, 21, 20, 10, 11, 15, 17, 28Pacers-Pistons · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 18, 15, 19, 26, 25, 18, 23, 26Pacers-Pistons · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+6.0 27.5 last 10 · 21.5 season
Max ChristieLAL+5.9 14.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Zach LaVineCHI+5.4 29.2 last 10 · 23.8 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Keon JohnsonBKN+4.7 13.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Gradey DickTOR−5.0 11.2 last 10 · 16.2 season
Anthony DavisLAL−4.4 21.4 last 10 · 25.8 season
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.0 11.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Tyus JonesPHX−3.8 7.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Ochai AgbajiTOR−3.5 7.1 last 10 · 10.6 season