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Thursday, January 30, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed HOU by 10 at halftime and won 120–119.

Final · Box score
Hawks115
Cavs137
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Lakers134
Wizards96
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +33; Q3 LAL +35; Q4 LAL +38
Final · Box score
Wolves138
Jazz113
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +26; Q4 MIN +25
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Grizzlies120
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -10; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Magic90
Blazers119
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +29
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The lead · Rockets-Grizzlies

Memphis climbs back to beat Houston

Anthony Edwards goes for 36 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10-4+1MEM AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets38283023119
Grizzlies33233628120
Who led
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 21, 22, 22, 24, 20, 17, 16, 24MEM24 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 15, 17, 7, 23, 27, 4, 7, 22MEM22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 34, 28, 26, 19, 10, 26, 12, 25, 25HOU25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 12, 22, 5, 4, 13, 36, 11, 22HOU22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Magic-Blazers

Portland routs Orlando by 29

Portland led by 9 at halftime and won 119–90. Scoot Henderson led Portland with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over HOU1CLE over ATL22MIN over UTA25POR over ORL29LAL over WAS38Final margin, points. Pink = POR over ORL.
Lead changes
Rockets-Grizzlies13
Wolves-Jazz3
Magic-Blazers3
The night in charts
Hawks-Cavs combined for 252, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CavsHawks 115, Cavs 137
252
Wolves-JazzWolves 138, Jazz 113
251
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 119, Grizzlies 120
239
Lakers-WizardsLakers 134, Wizards 96
230
Magic-BlazersMagic 90, Blazers 119
209
MEM won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 119, Grizzlies 120
+1 MEM
Hawks-CavsHawks 115, Cavs 137
+22 CLE
Wolves-JazzWolves 138, Jazz 113
+25 MIN
Magic-BlazersMagic 90, Blazers 119
+29 POR
Lakers-WizardsLakers 134, Wizards 96
+38 LAL
MEM erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-GrizzliesMEM won · Rockets 119, Grizzlies 120
10 pts
Magic-BlazersPOR won · Magic 90, Blazers 119
7 pts
Wolves-JazzMIN won · Wolves 138, Jazz 113
4 pts
Ayton shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPOR · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
83% (10-12)
JeromeCLE · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
RisacherATL · 30 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
HachimuraLAL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
DillinghamMIN · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 119Grizzlies 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets38283023119
Grizzlies33233628120
The story
Desmond Bane had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Memphis beat Houston 120-119

Jalen Green led Houston with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 11-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 36-30.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −5−10−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Amen Thompson led the game in fantasy with 49.4 FPTS (21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 115Cavs 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29342131115
Cavs39323927137
The story
Darius Garland's 26 points carried Cleveland past Atlanta, 137-115

For Atlanta, Zaccharie Risacher had 30 PTS 26 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 11-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 39-21, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +10+8+26+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 138Jazz 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27304437138
Jazz31222238113
The story
Minnesota beat Utah 138-113 behind 16 points from Rudy Gobert

Keyonte George paced Utah: 23 PTS, 3 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 6-8 FG

The swing

A 44-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 −4+4+26+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 44 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 43 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 36

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 36, 28, 32, 21, 34, 23, 33, 36Wolves-Jazz · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Zaccharie RisacherPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 13, 7, 13, 14, 5, 2, 11, 30Hawks-Cavs · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 20, 29, 16, 26, 26, 39, 22, 26Cavs-Hawks · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 34, 28, 26, 19, 10, 26, 12, 25, 25Rockets-Grizzlies · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 12, 16, 22, 10, 8, 35, 16, 25Hawks-Cavs · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 21, 22, 22, 24, 20, 17, 16, 24Grizzlies-Rockets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.2 11.8 last 10 · 5.6 season
Scoot HendersonPOR+5.0 17.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI+4.7 31.8 last 10 · 27.1 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+4.6 31.2 last 10 · 26.6 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
Royce O'NealePHX−4.7 4.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Gradey DickTOR−4.5 11.2 last 10 · 15.7 season
RJ BarrettTOR−4.4 17.3 last 10 · 21.7 season