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Wednesday, January 29, 2025Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed OKC by 14 after the first quarter and won 116–109.

Final · Box score
Nets104
Hornets83
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +21; Q4 BKN +21
Final · Box score
Pistons119
Pacers133
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Wizards82
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +24
Final · Box score
Bulls100
Celtics122
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +22
Final · Box score
Cavs126
Heat106
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Knicks122
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Kings104
Sixers117
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Mavs137
Pelicans136
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Clippers128
Spurs116
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Wolves121
Suns113
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Warriors116
Q1 GSW -14; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2023–24Jan 29, 2024: 12 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Magic), 45 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Warriors

Golden State climbs out of a 14-point hole against OKC

Kevin Durant goes for 33 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-100+7GSW AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder34242625109
Warriors20283632116
Who led
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 24, 31, 4, 25, 17, 20, 19, 27GSW27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 26, 31, 26, 18, 14, 21, 13, 21GSW21 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 39, 27, 32, 40, 27, 54, 31, 35, 52OKC52 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 17, 24, 19, 19, 25, 33, 24, 26OKC26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Toronto by 24.

DAL over NOP1GSW over OKC7MIN over PHX8NYK over DEN10LAC over SAS12PHI over SAC13IND over DET14CLE over MIA20BKN over CHA21BOS over CHI22TOR over WAS24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Mavs-Pelicans17
Clippers-Spurs13
Kings-Sixers11
Nuggets-Knicks5
Bulls-Celtics2
Wolves-Suns2
Nets-Hornets0
Pistons-Pacers0
Raptors-Wizards0
Cavs-Heat0
The night in charts
Mavs-Pelicans combined for 273, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-PelicansMavs 137, Pelicans 136
273
Pistons-PacersPistons 119, Pacers 133
252
Clippers-SpursClippers 128, Spurs 116
244
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 112, Knicks 122
234
Wolves-SunsWolves 121, Suns 113
234
Cavs-HeatCavs 126, Heat 106
232
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 109, Warriors 116
225
Bulls-CelticsBulls 100, Celtics 122
222
Kings-SixersKings 104, Sixers 117
221
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 106, Wizards 82
188
Nets-HornetsNets 104, Hornets 83
187
DAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Mavs-PelicansMavs 137, Pelicans 136
+1 DAL
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 109, Warriors 116
+7 GSW
Wolves-SunsWolves 121, Suns 113
+8 MIN
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 112, Knicks 122
+10 NYK
Clippers-SpursClippers 128, Spurs 116
+12 LAC
Kings-SixersKings 104, Sixers 117
+13 PHI
Pistons-PacersPistons 119, Pacers 133
+14 IND
Cavs-HeatCavs 126, Heat 106
+20 CLE
Nets-HornetsNets 104, Hornets 83
+21 BKN
Bulls-CelticsBulls 100, Celtics 122
+22 BOS
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 106, Wizards 82
+24 TOR
GSW erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-WarriorsGSW won · Thunder 109, Warriors 116
14 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 121, Suns 113
7 pts
Mavs-PelicansDAL won · Mavs 137, Pelicans 136
6 pts
Kings-SixersPHI won · Kings 104, Sixers 117
2 pts
Clippers-SpursLAC won · Clippers 128, Spurs 116
2 pts
Murphy shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurphyNOP · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
SiakamIND · 37 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
71% (15-21)
KDPHX · 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 BLK, 2 REB
68% (13-19)
MobleyCLE · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
BrunsonNYK · 30 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Mavs-Pelicans
Mavs 137Pelicans 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35224040137
Pelicans32313043136
The story
P.J. Washington had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Dallas beat New Orleans 137-136

Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST · 10-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 40-30.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3−6+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 109Warriors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder34242625109
Warriors20283632116
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 27 points carried Golden State past Oklahoma City, 116-109

For Oklahoma City, Isaiah Hartenstein had 18 REB, 6 AST, 4 PTS 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 36-26.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −14−100+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Sixers
Kings 104Sixers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30263117104
Sixers28322928117
The story
Philadelphia beat Sacramento 117-104 behind 30 points and 8 assists from Tyrese Maxey

Domantas Sabonis paced Sacramento: 14 REB, 13 PTS, 11 AST 30 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 12-24 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2+4+2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 40 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 41 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 52

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 39, 27, 32, 40, 27, 54, 31, 35, 52Thunder-Warriors · L
32.5 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 21, 2001: 51 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
52 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 25, 18, 23, 26, 21, 18, 23, 37Pacers-Pistons · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 19, 18, 23, 18, 22, 18, 17, 34Celtics-Bulls · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 8, 36, 33, 19, 37, 33, 21, 34Cavs-Heat · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 41, 28, 36, 28, 32, 21, 34, 23, 33Wolves-Suns · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 45, 22, 30, 19, 9, 18, 25, 18, 33Nuggets-Knicks · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 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+4.7 31.8 last 10 · 27.1 season
Daniel GaffordDAL+4.5 17.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAC−5.7 19.4 last 10 · 25.1 season
Nikola JokicDEN−5.7 24.0 last 10 · 29.7 season
Scotty Pippen Jr.MEM−4.8 4.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Royce O'NealePHX−4.7 4.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Gradey DickTOR−4.5 11.2 last 10 · 15.7 season