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Friday, January 24, 2025Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed NOP by 9 at halftime and won 139–126.

Final · Box score
Blazers102
Hornets97
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Cavs129
Sixers132
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans126
Grizzlies139
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -9; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +13
On this day · 2023–24Jan 24, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Mavs), 46 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Grizzlies

Memphis rallies from 9 down to beat New Orleans

Donovan Mitchell goes for 37 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-9+5+13MEM AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29422926126
Grizzlies33294334139
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 23, 35, 21, 33, 17, 19, 19, 24, 22, 29MEM29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 11, 11, 4, 15, 17, 7, 23, 27MEM27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 20, 17, 26, 15, 30, 8, 26, 26NOP26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 17, 22, 30, 32, 24, 19, 24, 22NOP22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Blazers-Hornets

Portland fights back from 8 down against Charlotte

Final: 102–97, after trailing by 8 after one. Anfernee Simons led Portland with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Hornets
Anfernee Simons · PORNick Smith Jr. · CHAPTS2717REB55AST25Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Sixers30
Pelicans-Grizzlies12
Blazers-Hornets6
The night in charts
Pelicans-Grizzlies combined for 265, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 126, Grizzlies 139
265
Cavs-SixersCavs 129, Sixers 132
261
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 102, Hornets 97
199
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-SixersCavs 129, Sixers 132
+3 PHI
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 102, Hornets 97
+5 POR
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 126, Grizzlies 139
+13 MEM
MEM rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-GrizzliesMEM won · Pelicans 126, Grizzlies 139
9 pts
Blazers-HornetsPOR won · Blazers 102, Hornets 97
8 pts
Cavs-SixersPHI won · Cavs 129, Sixers 132
3 pts
Jerome shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeromeCLE · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
KennardMEM · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ClarkeMEM · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
JJJMEM · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Dejounte MurrayNOP · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
63% (10-16)
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 129Sixers 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs33342933129
Sixers39253434132
The story
Tyrese Maxey had 29 points as Philadelphia beat Cleveland 132-129

Ty Jerome led Cleveland with 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 9-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 39-33, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6−3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 102Hornets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers22282329102
Hornets3024212297
The story
Anfernee Simons' 27 points carried Portland past Charlotte, 102-97

For Charlotte, Mark Williams had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 29-22.

POR lead by quarter
200 −8−4−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Grizzlies
Pelicans 126Grizzlies 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29422926126
Grizzlies33294334139
The story
Memphis beat New Orleans 139-126 behind 29 points from Jaren Jackson Jr.

Dejounte Murray paced New Orleans: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 10-16 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 43-29 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4−9+5+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 31 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
25.62023–24 avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 2023–24 (48 games). Today: 10 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 37

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 11, 19, 35, 8, 36, 33, 19, 37Cavs-Sixers · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Ty JeromePoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 8, 15, 8, 12, 15, 8, 18, 33Cavs-Sixers · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 9, 30, 19, 17, 13, 25, 25, 26, 11, 30Sixers-Cavs · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 23, 35, 21, 33, 17, 19, 19, 24, 22, 29Grizzlies-Pelicans · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 29, 30, 29, 33, 28, 37, 28, 29Sixers-Cavs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 11, 11, 4, 15, 17, 7, 23, 27Grizzlies-Pelicans · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+6.2 27.5 last 10 · 21.3 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Malik MonkSAC+4.8 22.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+4.5 9.5 last 10 · 5.0 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+4.3 14.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.6 10.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Gradey DickTOR−4.6 11.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Payton PritchardBOS−4.6 9.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Derrick WhiteBOS−4.5 11.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Tyus JonesPHX−4.3 7.0 last 10 · 11.3 season