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Saturday, January 18, 2025Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 12 after the first quarter and won 119–115.

Final · Box score
Suns125
Pistons121
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +4
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks119
Celtics115
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Pacers115
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Wizards114
Warriors122
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -7; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Cavs124
Wolves117
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Rockets125
Blazers103
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +22
On this day · 2023–24Jan 18, 2024: 5 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Wizards), 41 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Celtics

Atlanta needs overtime to survive Boston

Kevin Durant goes for 36 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12+4-50+4ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hawks2131213115119
Celtics3315302611115
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 34, 30, 33, 20, 24, 21, 43, 28ATL28 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Dyson DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 9, 13, 11, 16, 13, 9, 18, 23ATL23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 44, 31, 12, 21, 14, 28, 16, 10, 20, 24BOS24 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 20, 26, 29, 15, 38, 16, 30, 23BOS23 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Wizards-Warriors

Washington's skid reaches nine

Golden State won 122–114; the Wizards fall to 6–34. Andrew Wiggins led Golden State with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · WAS
Wvs CHI125–107L@ NOP120–132Lvs NOP98–110Lvs HOU112–135L@ PHI103–109L@ CHI105–138Lvs OKC95–136Lvs MIN106–120Lvs PHX123–130L@ GSW114–122
Lead changes
Suns-Pistons22
Hawks-Celtics17
Wizards-Warriors14
Cavs-Wolves10
Sixers-Pacers9
Rockets-Blazers7
The night in charts
Suns-Pistons combined for 246, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PistonsSuns 125, Pistons 121
246
Cavs-WolvesCavs 124, Wolves 117
241
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 114, Warriors 122
236
Hawks-CelticsHawks 119, Celtics 115 · OT
234
Rockets-BlazersRockets 125, Blazers 103
228
Sixers-PacersSixers 102, Pacers 115
217
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-PistonsSuns 125, Pistons 121
+4 PHX
Hawks-CelticsHawks 119, Celtics 115 · OT
+4 ATL
Cavs-WolvesCavs 124, Wolves 117
+7 CLE
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 114, Warriors 122
+8 GSW
Sixers-PacersSixers 102, Pacers 115
+13 IND
Rockets-BlazersRockets 125, Blazers 103
+22 HOU
ATL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsATL won · Hawks 119, Celtics 115 · OT
12 pts
Wizards-WarriorsGSW won · Wizards 114, Warriors 122
7 pts
Cavs-WolvesCLE won · Cavs 124, Wolves 117
3 pts
Daniels shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DanielsATL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
Tobias HarrisDET · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
OkongwuATL · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
EasonHOU · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
Jalen GreenHOU · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 119Celtics 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks2131213115119
Celtics3315302611115
The story
Trae Young had 28 points and 11 assists as Atlanta beat Boston 119-115 in OT

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 24 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 28 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 10-23 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Hawks took the second 31-15.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −12+4−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Pistons
Suns 125Pistons 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30313727125
Pistons29313526121
The story
Devin Booker's 35 points carried Phoenix past Detroit, 125-121

For Detroit, Cade Cunningham had 20 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 35 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 11-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-35, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1+1+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Warriors
Wizards 114Warriors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29312727114
Warriors25283633122
The story
Golden State beat Washington 122-114 behind 31 points and 11 rebounds from Andrew Wiggins

Kyle Kuzma paced Washington: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 12-22 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4−7+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.5Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.5 in 40 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jordan Poole leads the day with 38

Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 25, 30, 26, 22, 13, 20, 18, 38Wizards-Warriors · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 26, 15, 19, 11, 19, 35, 8, 36Cavs-Wolves · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 23, 26, 23, 25, 27, 31, 23, 36Suns-Pistons · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 10, 39, 20, 34, 30, 35, 37, 35Suns-Pistons · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 11, 15, 24, 18, 9, 20, 24, 31Warriors-Wizards · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 16, 25, 18, 40, 20, 24, 20, 29Cavs-Wolves · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+7.1 28.7 last 10 · 21.6 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
Ochai AgbajiTOR−3.5 7.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Tyus JonesPHX−3.5 7.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Brandon Boston Jr.NOP−3.3 7.3 last 10 · 10.6 season