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Tuesday, January 16, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIN by 2 after three quarters and won 108–102.

Final
MIN102
ORL108
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +6
Final · OT
NOP116
BOS113
Q1 NOP +7; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP 0; OT1 NOP +3
Final
DAL102
DEN105
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +3
Final
PHX111
POR118
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +7
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 · 2016–17Jan 16, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (BOS vs CHA), 35 points.
The lead · MIN @ ORL

Evan Fournier hits six threes, Orlando tops Minnesota

32 points for Evan Fournier. Final: 108–102.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-1-2+6ORL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN25232727102
ORL25222635108
Who led
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 23, 13, 10, 18, 12, 21, 10, 32ORL32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 5, 3, 3, 9, 18, 4, 1, 18ORL18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 30, 14, 21, 21, 26, 13, 24, 28MIN28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 5, 8, 15, 16, 9, 17, 12, 18MIN18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · NOP @ BOS

New Orleans goes to overtime again, beats Boston

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Pelicans. 104–104 after 48 minutes, 116–113 final. Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 45 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · NOP vs BOS
Anthony Davis · NOPKyrie Irving · BOSPTS4527REB167AST22Top 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
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.7Season avg35.0Last 5

35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 26.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg31.8Today

32 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 45

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 33, 31, 29, 16, 30, 36, 48, 45NOP @ BOS · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: David Robinson SAS, Dec 10, 1995: 45 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
45 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 32, 34, 17, 21, 26, 27, 15, 43PHX @ POR · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant PHX, Jan 22, 2024: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 23, 13, 10, 18, 12, 21, 10, 32ORL vs MIN · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 17, 25, 14, 29, 23, 21, 31POR vs PHX · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 14, 8, 8, 22, 9, 14, 23, 29DEN vs DAL · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 30, 14, 21, 21, 26, 13, 24, 28MIN @ ORL · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 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
Lou WilliamsLAC+8.3 31.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Reggie BullockDET+4.7 12.6 last 10 · 7.9 season
Anthony DavisNOP+4.6 31.8 last 10 · 27.2 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI+4.3 19.8 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jarrett JackNYK+4.2 12.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Jonathon SimmonsORL−5.1 8.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−4.0 9.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Rodney HoodUTA−3.9 12.5 last 10 · 16.4 season
LeBron JamesCLE−3.7 23.6 last 10 · 27.3 season