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Monday, January 20, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed UTA by 20 at halftime and won 123–119.

Final · Box score
Mavs105
Hornets110
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Rockets96
Q1 DET +11; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -11; Q3 MEM -5; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Knicks119
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Suns92
Cavs118
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +26
Final · Box score
Celtics125
Warriors85
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +34; Q4 BOS +40
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz119
Pelicans123
Q1 NOP -19; Q2 NOP -20; Q3 NOP -7; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Bulls112
Clippers99
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +13
On this day · 2023–24Jan 20, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Bucks-Pistons), 45 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Pelicans

CJ McCollum scores 45 as New Orleans beats Utah

Daniel Gafford goes for 31 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-19-20-70+4NOP AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz383120219119
Pelicans1930332813123
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 50, 25, 5, 23, 38, 13, 8, 11, 26, 45NOP45 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 29, 20, 17, 26, 15, 30, 8, 26NOP26 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 9, 28, 7, 15, 11, 26, 26, 23UTA23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Isaiah CollierPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 2, 3, 8, 5, 23, 11, 8, 20UTA20 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Boston by 40.

MEM over MIN2NOP over UTA4CHA over DAL5NYK over ATL9DET over HOU11CHI over LAC13CLE over PHX26BOS over GSW40Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Mavs-Hornets19
Pistons-Rockets10
Jazz-Pelicans7
Hawks-Knicks5
Bulls-Clippers5
Suns-Cavs4
Celtics-Warriors4
Wolves-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Jazz-Pelicans combined for 242, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PelicansJazz 119, Pelicans 123 · OT
242
Hawks-KnicksHawks 110, Knicks 119
229
Mavs-HornetsMavs 105, Hornets 110
215
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 106, Grizzlies 108
214
Bulls-ClippersBulls 112, Clippers 99
211
Suns-CavsSuns 92, Cavs 118
210
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 125, Warriors 85
210
Pistons-RocketsPistons 107, Rockets 96
203
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 106, Grizzlies 108
+2 MEM
Jazz-PelicansJazz 119, Pelicans 123 · OT
+4 NOP
Mavs-HornetsMavs 105, Hornets 110
+5 CHA
Hawks-KnicksHawks 110, Knicks 119
+9 NYK
Pistons-RocketsPistons 107, Rockets 96
+11 DET
Bulls-ClippersBulls 112, Clippers 99
+13 CHI
Suns-CavsSuns 92, Cavs 118
+26 CLE
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 125, Warriors 85
+40 BOS
NOP erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-PelicansNOP won · Jazz 119, Pelicans 123 · OT
20 pts
Wolves-GrizzliesMEM won · Wolves 106, Grizzlies 108
11 pts
Hawks-KnicksNYK won · Hawks 110, Knicks 119
8 pts
Mavs-HornetsCHA won · Mavs 105, Hornets 110
3 pts
Bulls-ClippersCHI won · Bulls 112, Clippers 99
2 pts
Gafford shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GaffordDAL · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST
80% (12-15)
KesslerUTA · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Mikal BridgesNYK · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
71% (12-17)
OkongwuATL · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BrunsonNYK · 34 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 106Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28262230106
Grizzlies21222837108
The story
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s 24 points and 11 rebounds carried Memphis past Minnesota, 108-106

For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards had 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB · 9-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 37-30.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −7−11−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Pelicans
Jazz 119Pelicans 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz383120219119
Pelicans1930332813123
The story
Dejounte Murray had 26 points and 11 assists as New Orleans beat Utah 123-119 in OT

Walker Kessler led Utah with 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB, 3 STL · 8-24 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 20 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 33-20.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −19−20−70+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 105Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27282822105
Hornets24312728110
The story
Charlotte beat Dallas 110-105 behind 23 points and 9 assists from LaMelo Ball

Kyrie Irving paced Dallas: 33 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 8-21 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −30−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.4Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.4 in 32 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 45

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 50, 25, 5, 23, 38, 13, 8, 11, 26, 45Pelicans-Jazz · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Oct 30, 2007: 45 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
45 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 31, 33, 36, 25, 15, 19, 27, 35Bulls-Clippers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 24, 13, 27, 44, 31, 38, 26, 34Knicks-Hawks · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 15, 19, 11, 19, 35, 8, 36, 33Cavs-Suns · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 20, 39, 20, 46, 16, 11, 25, 33Mavs-Hornets · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 32, 13, 32, 22, 36, 20, 20, 32Pistons-Rockets · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+7.2 28.7 last 10 · 21.5 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+6.0 32.3 last 10 · 26.3 season
Desmond BaneMEM+4.9 22.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Zach LaVineCHI+4.9 28.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Gradey DickTOR−5.0 11.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Julius RandleMIN−4.0 14.9 last 10 · 18.9 season
Jaylen BrownBOS−3.8 19.3 last 10 · 23.1 season
Bilal CoulibalyWAS−3.8 8.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Julian ChampagnieSAS−3.8 7.5 last 10 · 11.3 season