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Sunday, January 17, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DEN by 5 at halftime and won 109–105.

Final
NYK105
BOS75
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +25; Q4 NYK +30
Final
CHI117
DAL101
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +16
Final
UTA109
DEN105
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +4
Final
NOP128
SAC123
Q1 NOP +9; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +5
Final
IND96
LAC129
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +25; Q4 LAC +33
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 · 2019–20Jan 17, 2020: 7 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL vs POR), 35 points.
The lead · UTA @ DEN

Utah makes it five straight

Utah beat Denver 109–105 and moved to 9–4. Jordan Clarkson led Utah with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Nikola Jokic scored 35 for Denver in the loss.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0+1-5+2+4UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA32212828109
DEN31272126105
Who led
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 18, 12, 19, 26, 18, 21, 16, 23UTA23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 22, 31, 18, 32, 28, 27, 26, 18UTA18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 19, 35, 38, 15, 22, 23, 23, 35DEN35 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 36, 13, 21, 14, 9, 20, 17, 30DEN30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · NOP @ SAC

New Orleans never trails at a break against Sacramento

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 128–123. Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over DEN4NOP over SAC5CHI over DAL16NYK over BOS30LAC over IND33Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over SAC.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox 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.
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 18, 3, 23, 10, 21, 29, 14, 43SAC vs NOP · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: D'Angelo Russell BKN, Mar 19, 2019: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Career high43 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 12, 27, 33, 38, 20, 34, 28, 36DAL vs CHI · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Nov 10, 2024: 37 PTS · 18 REB · 15 AST
36 PTS · 16 REB · 15 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 19, 35, 38, 15, 22, 23, 23, 35DEN vs UTA · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 20, 12, 21, 24, 29, 26, 21, 31NOP @ SAC · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 36, 13, 21, 14, 9, 20, 17, 30DEN vs UTA · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 6 games: 21, 16, 23, 9, 16, 29CHI @ DAL · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST