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Sunday, January 1, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 12 at halftime and won 95–89.

Final · OT
SAS112
ATL114
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL 0; OT1 ATL +2
Final
ORL104
IND117
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +13
Final
DET107
MIA98
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -8; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +9
Final
POR95
MIN89
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +6
Final
TOR123
LAL114
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +9
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2015–16Jan 1, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Hassan Whiteside (MIA vs DAL), 25 points.
The lead · POR @ MIN

CJ McCollum scores 43, Portland rallies past Minnesota

Portland trailed by 12 at the half and won 95–89.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-12+5+6POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2413322695
MIN2326152589
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 10, 36, 13, 16, 29, 20, 29, 43POR43 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mason PlumleePoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 4, 27, 10, 9, 13, 12, 8, 18POR18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 26, 19, 15, 23, 21, 25, 31, 24MIN24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 23, 18, 40, 16, 21, 17, 24, 13MIN13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DET @ MIA

Detroit climbs back to beat Miami

Miami led by 8 at the half. Detroit won it 107–98. Reggie Jackson led Detroit with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DET vs MIA
Reggie Jackson · DETJames Johnson · MIAPTS2720REB27AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.7Season avg20.7Today

21 minutes today, against 5.7 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 43

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 10, 36, 13, 16, 29, 20, 29, 43POR @ MIN · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Redd MIL, Apr 18, 2006: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Career high43 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 27, 16, 23, 36, 27, 27, 24, 41TOR @ LAL · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Amen Thompson HOU, Apr 10, 2026: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Season high41 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 20, 30, 18, 20, 7, 12, 26, 32ATL vs SAS · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 34, 31, 15, 24, 20, 29, 24, 31TOR @ LAL · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 7, 18, 12, 14, 21, 7, 2, 0, 4, 29ATL vs SAS · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 15, 15, 17, 15, 14, 4, 15, 28LAL vs TOR · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+4.1 27.9 last 10 · 23.8 season
Ryan AndersonHOU+3.4 17.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Garrett TempleSAC+3.3 10.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+3.2 23.7 last 10 · 20.5 season
Cold
T.J. WarrenPHX−5.9 8.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN−4.8 11.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.8 20.1 last 10 · 23.9 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.5 4.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.4 25.8 last 10 · 29.2 season