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Thursday, January 30, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed HOU by 10 at halftime and won 120–119.

Final
ATL115
CLE137
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +22
Final
LAL134
WAS96
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +33; Q3 LAL +35; Q4 LAL +38
Final
MIN138
UTA113
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +26; Q4 MIN +25
Final
HOU119
MEM120
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -10; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +1
Final
ORL90
POR119
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +29
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 · 2023–24Jan 30, 2024: 5 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs PHI), 37 points.
The lead · HOU @ MEM

Memphis climbs back to beat Houston

Houston led by 10 at the half. Memphis won it 120–119. Desmond Bane led Memphis with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · MEM 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 Q3Final0-5-10-4+1MEM AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU38283023119
MEM33233628120
Who led
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 21, 22, 22, 24, 20, 17, 16, 24MEM24 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 15, 17, 7, 23, 27, 4, 7, 22MEM22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 34, 28, 26, 19, 10, 26, 12, 25, 25HOU25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 12, 22, 5, 4, 13, 36, 11, 22HOU22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · ORL @ POR

Portland routs Orlando by 29

Portland led by 9 at halftime and won 119–90. Scoot Henderson led Portland with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over HOU1CLE over ATL22MIN over UTA25POR over ORL29LAL over WAS38Final margin, points. Pink = POR over ORL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 44 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 43 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 36

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 EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 36, 28, 32, 21, 34, 23, 33, 36MIN @ UTA · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Zaccharie RisacherPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 13, 7, 13, 14, 5, 2, 11, 30ATL @ CLE · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 20, 29, 16, 26, 26, 39, 22, 26CLE vs ATL · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 34, 28, 26, 19, 10, 26, 12, 25, 25HOU @ MEM · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 12, 16, 22, 10, 8, 35, 16, 25ATL @ CLE · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 21, 22, 22, 24, 20, 17, 16, 24MEM vs HOU · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 6 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
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.2 11.8 last 10 · 5.6 season
Scoot HendersonPOR+5.0 17.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI+4.7 31.8 last 10 · 27.1 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+4.6 31.2 last 10 · 26.6 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAC−5.7 19.4 last 10 · 25.1 season
Nikola JokicDEN−5.7 24.0 last 10 · 29.7 season
Royce O'NealePHX−4.7 4.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Gradey DickTOR−4.5 11.2 last 10 · 15.7 season
RJ BarrettTOR−4.4 17.3 last 10 · 21.7 season