5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 122–114.
Final
MEM110
CLE106
Final
SAS104
TOR129
Final
IND94
NYK104
Final
PHX123
NOP110
Final
SAC114
LAL122
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 · 2020–21Jan 4, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL vs DET), 43 points.
The lead · SAC @ LAL
Lakers beat Sacramento, 122–114
Lakers led 85–83 after three and won by 8. LeBron James led Lakers with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · LAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 31 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 114 |
| LAL | 26 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 122 |
Who led
LeBron JamesLAL31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Malik MonkLAL24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxSAC30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Buddy HieldSAC26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MEM @ CLE
Memphis extends win streak to 6
110–106 over Cleveland. Record: 25–14. Ja Morant led Memphis with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
Streak strip · MEM
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 32 minutes.
Losing minutes
Dean WadeCLE
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Devin Booker leads the day with 33
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 @ NOP · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTFred VanVleetTOR vs SAS · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 7 ASTRJ BarrettNYK vs IND · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTLeBron JamesLAL vs SAC · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTJulius RandleNYK vs IND · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 4 ASTDe'Aaron FoxSAC @ LAL · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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