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Tuesday, January 21, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Raptors trailed Magic by 13 after the first quarter and won 109–93.

Final · Box score
Knicks99
Nets95
Q1 Knicks -2; Q2 Knicks +8; Q3 Knicks +9; Q4 Knicks +4
Final · Box score
Blazers116
Heat107
Q1 Blazers -4; Q2 Blazers +6; Q3 Blazers +20; Q4 Blazers +9
Final · Box score
Magic93
Raptors109
Q1 Raptors -13; Q2 Raptors -5; Q3 Raptors +15; Q4 Raptors +16
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Nuggets144
Q1 Nuggets +8; Q2 Nuggets +10; Q3 Nuggets +23; Q4 Nuggets +35
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Lakers111
Q1 Lakers +6; Q2 Lakers +10; Q3 Lakers +12; Q4 Lakers +23
On this day · 2023–24Jan 21, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Wizards), 42 points.
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The lead · Magic-Raptors

Toronto climbs out of a 13-point hole against Orlando

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-5+15+16Raptors AHEAD ↑Magic AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3713202393
Raptors24214024109
Who led
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 25, 16, 20, 10, 15, 22, 21, 19Raptors19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 21, 18, 24, 16, 23, 18, 10, 17Raptors17 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 50, 31, 34, 20, 22, 21, 10, 26Magic26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 2, 15, 13, 3, 8, 5, 12, 20Magic20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Nets8
Blazers-Heat3
Magic-Raptors1
Sixers-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Sixers-Nuggets combined for 253, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 109, Nuggets 144
253
Blazers-HeatBlazers 116, Heat 107
223
Magic-RaptorsMagic 93, Raptors 109
202
Wizards-LakersWizards 88, Lakers 111
199
Knicks-NetsKnicks 99, Nets 95
194
Knicks won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Knicks-NetsKnicks 99, Nets 95
+4 Knicks
Blazers-HeatBlazers 116, Heat 107
+9 Blazers
Magic-RaptorsMagic 93, Raptors 109
+16 Raptors
Wizards-LakersWizards 88, Lakers 111
+23 Lakers
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 109, Nuggets 144
+35 Nuggets
Raptors erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-RaptorsRaptors won · Magic 93, Raptors 109
13 pts
Blazers-HeatBlazers won · Blazers 116, Heat 107
4 pts
Knicks-NetsKnicks won · Knicks 99, Nets 95
2 pts
Ayton shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonBlazers · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
BraunNuggets · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
JokicNuggets · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 4 STL
67% (10-15)
KCPMagic · 20 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
ADLakers · 29 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
64% (14-22)
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 99Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2435251599
Nets2625242095
The story
New York beat Brooklyn 99-95 behind 25 points and 16 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

D'Angelo Russell paced Brooklyn: 23 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 11-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Knicks.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −2+8+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 88Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2326281188
Lakers29303022111
The story
LeBron James' a 21-10-13 triple-double carried Los Angeles past Washington, 111-88

For Washington, Bilal Coulibaly had 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB · 8-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 22-11, was where the Lakers built it.

Lakers lead by quarter
300 +6+10+12+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 109Nuggets 144
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27402715109
Nuggets35424027144
The story
Julian Strawther had 23 points as Denver beat Philadelphia 144-109

Guerschon Yabusele led Philadelphia with 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 40-27, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
400 +8+10+23+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 35 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Heat

Portland handles Miami by 9

The Trail Blazers won the third quarter 36–22. Final: 116–107. Anfernee Simons led Portland with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Knicks over Nets4Blazers over Heat9Raptors over Magic16Lakers over Wizards23Nuggets over Sixers35Final margin, points. Pink = Blazers over Heat.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 29

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 36, 28, 18, 30, 21, 30, 22, 16, 29Lakers-Wizards · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 31, 29, 30, 29, 33, 28, 37, 28Sixers-Nuggets · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 41, 46, 35, 19, 10, 24, 20, 27Nuggets-Sixers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Terrence Williams Nets, Apr 9, 2010: 27 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 50, 31, 34, 20, 22, 21, 10, 26Magic-Raptors · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 17, 44, 27, 23, 30, 26, 13, 25Knicks-Nets · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 36, 17, 22, 28, 11, 0, 13, 24Blazers-Heat · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenRockets+7.2 28.7 last 10 · 21.5 season
Anthony EdwardsWolves+6.0 32.3 last 10 · 26.3 season
Desmond BaneGrizzlies+4.9 22.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Zach LaVineBulls+4.9 28.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Donte DiVincenzoWolves+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Julius RandleWolves−4.0 14.9 last 10 · 18.9 season
Gradey DickRaptors−3.9 12.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jaylen BrownCeltics−3.8 19.3 last 10 · 23.1 season
Julian ChampagnieSpurs−3.8 7.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Royce O'NealeSuns−3.6 6.1 last 10 · 9.7 season