7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed HOU by 7 after the first quarter and won 121–116.
Final
WAS113
CLE116
Final
MIL115
DET105
Final
OKC126
ORL117
Final
CHI117
BKN122
Final
NOP121
HOU116
Final
PHX124
SAS126
Final
PHI121
LAL105
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 · 2017–18Jan 29, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL vs PHI), 31 points.
The lead · NOP @ HOU
New Orleans beats Houston, 121–116
New Orleans led 94–91 after three and won by 5. Jahlil Okafor led New Orleans with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists. James Harden scored 37 for Houston in the loss.
Game flow · NOP margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 28 | 31 | 35 | 27 | 121 |
| HOU | 35 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 116 |
Who led
Jahlil OkaforNOP27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayNOP19 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
James HardenHOU37 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kenneth FariedHOU19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CHI @ BKN
Brooklyn handles Chicago by 5
The Nets won the fourth quarter 39–38. Final: 122–117. D'Angelo Russell led Brooklyn with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+14.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
Chris PaulHOU
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 26 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Devin Booker leads the day with 38
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.
Devin BookerPHX @ SAS · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTJames HardenHOU vs NOP · L
36.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 6 ASTPaul GeorgeOKC @ ORL · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTBrandon IngramLAL vs PHI · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTBradley BealWAS @ CLE · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTD'Angelo RussellBKN vs CHI · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTHot 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
Cold