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Thursday, January 4, 2024Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed GSW by 13 after three quarters and won 130–127.

Final
MIL125
SAS121
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL +4
Final
DEN130
GSW127
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN -13; Q4 DEN +3
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 · 2022–23Jan 4, 2023: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (BKN @ CHI), 44 points.
The lead · DEN @ GSW

Nikola Jokic scores 34, Denver rallies past Golden State

Denver trailed by 13 after three and won 130–127.

Game flow · DEN 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+7-13+3DEN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN34362436130
GSW33304420127
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 31, 31, 18, 26, 26, 19, 13, 34DEN34 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 16, 21, 12, 18, 14, 16, 10, 30DEN30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 37, 7, 33, 30, 27, 18, 13, 25, 36, 30GSW30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 24, 20, 28, 9, 13, 3, 15, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIL @ SAS

Milwaukee handles San Antonio by 4

The Bucks won the first quarter 38–31. Final: 125–121. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 44 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIL vs SAS
Giannis Antetokounmpo · MILDevin Vassell · SASPTS4434REB146AST74Top 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
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 44

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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 37, 28, 32, 32, 34, 30, 26, 44MIL @ SAS · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl Malone UTA, Apr 14, 1998: 44 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
44 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 31, 31, 18, 26, 26, 19, 13, 34DEN @ GSW · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 21, 9, 22, 17, 22, 22, 11, 34SAS vs MIL · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 16, 21, 12, 18, 14, 16, 10, 30DEN @ GSW · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 37, 7, 33, 30, 27, 18, 13, 25, 36, 30GSW vs DEN · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 13, 17, 7, 15, 30, 21, 20, 27SAS vs MIL · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 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
Anthony EdwardsMIN+6.1 32.7 last 10 · 26.6 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+5.2 29.8 last 10 · 24.6 season
Collin SextonUTA+5.2 21.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Paolo BancheroORL+4.9 27.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.6 29.0 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cold
Jordan HawkinsNOP−5.8 4.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cam ThomasBKN−4.9 15.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL−4.3 10.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Reggie JacksonDEN−4.1 8.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Ausar ThompsonDET−4.1 4.8 last 10 · 8.9 season