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Tuesday, January 28, 2025Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by HOU (vs ATL) and POR (vs MIL).

Final · Box score
Rockets100
Hawks96
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Sixers118
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Warriors114
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Blazers125
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +13
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The lead · Rockets-Hawks

Houston makes it four straight

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 39 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-1+9+4HOU AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22273318100
Hawks2723232396
Who led
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 42, 34, 28, 26, 19, 10, 26, 12, 25HOU25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 20, 21, 23, 11, 18, 26, 11, 18HOU18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 21, 43, 28, 27, 13, 18, 16, 21ATL21 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 17, 12, 16, 22, 10, 8, 35, 16ATL16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bucks-Blazers

Portland beats Milwaukee, 125–112

Portland led 97–89 after three and won by 13. Deni Avdija led Portland with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over ATL4GSW over UTA11POR over MIL13PHI over LAL14Final margin, points. Pink = POR over MIL.
Lead changes
Rockets-Hawks8
Bucks-Blazers5
Lakers-Sixers1
Jazz-Warriors1
The night in charts
Bucks-Blazers combined for 237, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-BlazersBucks 112, Blazers 125
237
Lakers-SixersLakers 104, Sixers 118
222
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 103, Warriors 114
217
Rockets-HawksRockets 100, Hawks 96
196
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Rockets-HawksRockets 100, Hawks 96
+4 HOU
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 103, Warriors 114
+11 GSW
Bucks-BlazersBucks 112, Blazers 125
+13 POR
Lakers-SixersLakers 104, Sixers 118
+14 PHI
HOU rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-HawksHOU won · Rockets 100, Hawks 96
5 pts
Bucks-BlazersPOR won · Bucks 112, Blazers 125
5 pts
Giannis shot 17-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 39 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST
71% (17-24)
SextonUTA · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
LeBronLAL · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
KnechtLAL · 24 PTS, 5 REB
62% (8-13)
CouncilPHI · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Rockets-Hawks
Rockets 100Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22273318100
Hawks2723232396
The story
Jalen Green's 25 points carried Houston past Atlanta, 100-96

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB · 11-24 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 33-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5−1+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dyson Daniels was the fantasy play: 47.5 FPTS on 12 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bucks-Blazers
Bucks 112Blazers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks36252823112
Blazers31333328125
The story
Portland beat Milwaukee 125-112 behind 30 points from Deni Avdija

Damian Lillard paced Milwaukee: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5+3+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Sixers
Lakers 104Sixers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25321928104
Sixers25482619118
The story
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 20 points as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 118-104

Austin Reaves led Los Angeles with 13 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the second 48-32, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
300 0+16+23+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.6Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 26.6 in 37 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 43

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 29, 33, 28, 37, 28, 29, 31, 43Sixers-Lakers · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Jan 31, 1997: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
43 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 41, 24, 33, 26, 35, 34, 25, 36, 35, 39Bucks-Blazers · L
31.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 22, 29, 25, 21, 20, 25, 22, 31Lakers-Sixers · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 9, 15, 20, 16, 13, 18, 28, 30Blazers-Bucks · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 23, 20, 21, 24, 18, 20, 19, 30Jazz-Warriors · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 11, 0, 13, 24, 21, 27, 14, 25Blazers-Bucks · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.0 11.5 last 10 · 5.5 season
Vit KrejciATL+5.0 11.5 last 10 · 6.5 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI+4.6 31.7 last 10 · 27.1 season
Darius GarlandCLE+4.5 26.2 last 10 · 21.7 season
Cold
Scotty Pippen Jr.MEM−4.8 4.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Derrick WhiteBOS−4.6 11.3 last 10 · 15.9 season
Gradey DickTOR−4.5 11.2 last 10 · 15.7 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−4.2 21.0 last 10 · 25.2 season
Jayson TatumBOS−4.2 22.7 last 10 · 26.9 season