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Friday, January 31, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed DAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 117–102.

Final · Box score
Clippers112
Hornets104
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Pistons117
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets137
Sixers134
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Bulls122
Raptors106
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Celtics118
Pelicans116
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Bucks118
Spurs144
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Suns130
Warriors105
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +25
On this day · 2023–24Jan 31, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Cavs-Pistons), 45 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Pistons

Cade Cunningham scores 40 as Detroit beats Dallas

Victor Wembanyama goes for 30 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+4+8+15DET AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32262717102
Pistons28343124117
Who led
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 20, 20, 32, 29, 35, 22, 32, 40DET40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 10, 21, 4, 9, 2, 2, 19, 17DET17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 25, 33, 36, 24, 22, 13, 25, 28DAL28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 16, 13, 30, 22, 17, 19, 25, 22DAL22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Pelicans

Boston holds off New Orleans, 118–116

Boston led 91–86 after three and held on to win by two. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over NOP2DEN over PHI3LAC over CHA8DET over DAL15CHI over TOR16PHX over GSW25SAS over MIL26Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over NOP.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Sixers16
Clippers-Hornets11
Bucks-Spurs11
Mavs-Pistons8
Suns-Warriors8
Bulls-Raptors4
The night in charts
Nuggets-Sixers combined for 271, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 137, Sixers 134
271
Bucks-SpursBucks 118, Spurs 144
262
Suns-WarriorsSuns 130, Warriors 105
235
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 118, Pelicans 116
234
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 122, Raptors 106
228
Mavs-PistonsMavs 102, Pistons 117
219
Clippers-HornetsClippers 112, Hornets 104
216
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 118, Pelicans 116
+2 BOS
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 137, Sixers 134
+3 DEN
Clippers-HornetsClippers 112, Hornets 104
+8 LAC
Mavs-PistonsMavs 102, Pistons 117
+15 DET
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 122, Raptors 106
+16 CHI
Suns-WarriorsSuns 130, Warriors 105
+25 PHX
Bucks-SpursBucks 118, Spurs 144
+26 SAS
DET rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-PistonsDET won · Mavs 102, Pistons 117
4 pts
Celtics-PelicansBOS won · Celtics 118, Pelicans 116
3 pts
Bucks-SpursSAS won · Bucks 118, Spurs 144
1 pt
Murphy shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurphyNOP · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (15-20)
BealPHX · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
PowellLAC · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
MPJDEN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
YabuselePHI · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
Final · Celtics-Pelicans
Celtics 118Pelicans 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31283227118
Pelicans34193330116
The story
Jayson Tatum's 27 points and 10 assists carried Boston past New Orleans, 118-116

For New Orleans, Jose Alvarado had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 10-21 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 28-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3+6+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trey Murphy III was the fantasy play: 55.0 FPTS on 40 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Final · Nuggets-Sixers
Nuggets 137Sixers 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38353034137
Sixers36333134134
The story
Nikola Jokic had 28 points and 13 assists as Denver beat Philadelphia 137-134

Guerschon Yabusele led Philadelphia with 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB · 11-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 38-36, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2+4+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Spurs
Bucks 118Spurs 144
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks35363017118
Spurs35354529144
The story
San Antonio won 144-118 despite 35 points and 14 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Stephon Castle paced San Antonio: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 13-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 45-30 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 0−1+14+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.1Season avg35.0Last 5

35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 44 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 42

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 28, 37, 28, 29, 31, 43, 30, 42Sixers-Nuggets · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tony Parker SAS, Feb 4, 2012: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
42 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 20, 20, 32, 29, 35, 22, 32, 40Pistons-Mavs · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Dickerson VAN, Feb 10, 2000: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 24, 19, 24, 22, 16, 14, 32, 40Pelicans-Celtics · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 13, 2001: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 26, 35, 34, 25, 36, 35, 39, 35Bucks-Spurs · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 45, 22, 30, 19, 9, 18, 25, 18, 33, 31Nuggets-Sixers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 37, 35, 15, 32, 18, 26, 28, 31Suns-Warriors · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.2 11.8 last 10 · 5.6 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI+5.5 33.0 last 10 · 27.5 season
Daniel GaffordDAL+5.3 18.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Scoot HendersonPOR+5.0 17.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Nikola JokicDEN−6.3 23.3 last 10 · 29.6 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−5.7 19.4 last 10 · 25.1 season
Jayson TatumBOS−5.0 21.7 last 10 · 26.7 season
Julian ChampagnieSAS−4.6 6.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
RJ BarrettTOR−4.4 17.2 last 10 · 21.6 season