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Friday, January 17, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed CHI by 5 after three quarters and won 125–123.

Final · Box score
Magic94
Celtics121
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +27
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Knicks99
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Hornets125
Bulls123
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets133
Heat113
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Raptors112
Bucks130
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Jazz123
Pelicans136
Q1 NOP +20; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +16; Q4 NOP +13
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Mavs106
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies140
Spurs112
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +28
Final · Box score
Nets101
Lakers102
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2023–24Jan 17, 2024: 9 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Lakers), 33 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Bulls

Charlotte takes over late to edge Chicago

Nikola Vucevic goes for 40 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+2-5+2CHA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets36372527125
Bulls29423220123
Who led
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 34, 23, 31, 24, 32, 25, 27, 26CHA26 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 19, 31, 20, 11, 21, 21, 25, 21CHA21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 22, 24, 10, 23, 18, 22, 14, 40CHI40 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 33, 35, 31, 33, 36, 25, 15, 19CHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Thunder-Mavs

Dallas upsets OKC

Dallas (22–19) beat OKC (34–6) 106–98. Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over BKN1CHA over CHI2DAL over OKC8NOP over UTA13MIN over NYK17MIL over TOR18DEN over MIA20BOS over ORL27MEM over SAS28Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over OKC.
Lead changes
Nets-Lakers22
Grizzlies-Spurs16
Hornets-Bulls10
Thunder-Mavs8
Magic-Celtics6
Wolves-Knicks4
Nuggets-Heat3
Jazz-Pelicans1
The night in charts
Jazz-Pelicans combined for 259, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PelicansJazz 123, Pelicans 136
259
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 140, Spurs 112
252
Hornets-BullsHornets 125, Bulls 123
248
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 133, Heat 113
246
Raptors-BucksRaptors 112, Bucks 130
242
Magic-CelticsMagic 94, Celtics 121
215
Wolves-KnicksWolves 116, Knicks 99
215
Thunder-MavsThunder 98, Mavs 106
204
Nets-LakersNets 101, Lakers 102
203
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-LakersNets 101, Lakers 102
+1 LAL
Hornets-BullsHornets 125, Bulls 123
+2 CHA
Thunder-MavsThunder 98, Mavs 106
+8 DAL
Jazz-PelicansJazz 123, Pelicans 136
+13 NOP
Wolves-KnicksWolves 116, Knicks 99
+17 MIN
Raptors-BucksRaptors 112, Bucks 130
+18 MIL
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 133, Heat 113
+20 DEN
Magic-CelticsMagic 94, Celtics 121
+27 BOS
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 140, Spurs 112
+28 MEM
CHA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BullsCHA won · Hornets 125, Bulls 123
5 pts
Thunder-MavsDAL won · Thunder 98, Mavs 106
4 pts
Grizzlies-SpursMEM won · Grizzlies 140, Spurs 112
2 pts
Jokic shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ReidMIN · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WellsMEM · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
LeBronLAL · 29 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
PorzingisBOS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Nets-Lakers
Nets 101Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets23222333101
Lakers24272130102
The story
Austin Reaves' 38 points carried Los Angeles past Brooklyn, 102-101

For Brooklyn, D'Angelo Russell had 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 38 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 13-23 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-22, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+6+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 125Bulls 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets36372527125
Bulls29423220123
The story
Mark Williams had 19 points and 19 rebounds as Charlotte beat Chicago 125-123

Zach LaVine led Chicago with 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The Hornets won the first 36-29, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +7+2−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Heat
Nuggets 133Heat 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30373135133
Heat24313127113
The story
Denver beat Miami 133-113 behind 30 points and 8 assists from Jamal Murray

Bam Adebayo paced Miami: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 12-24 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-27 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+12+12+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Vucevic leads the day with 40

Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 22, 24, 10, 23, 18, 22, 14, 40Bulls-Hornets · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Alonzo Mourning MIA, Mar 12, 1996: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Season high40 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 35, 15, 20, 21, 15, 12, 14, 38Lakers-Nets · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 53, 37, 32, 21, 15, 41, 28, 36Wolves-Knicks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 31, 11, 25, 41, 24, 33, 26, 35Bucks-Raptors · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 13, 19, 21, 7, 17, 45, 22, 30Nuggets-Heat · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 33, 20, 26, 29, 15, 38, 16, 30Celtics-Magic · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 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
Jalen GreenHOU+6.0 27.5 last 10 · 21.5 season
Max ChristieLAL+5.0 13.3 last 10 · 8.3 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Desmond BaneMEM+4.7 22.0 last 10 · 17.3 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+4.6 18.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Gradey DickTOR−5.0 11.1 last 10 · 16.1 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