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Friday, January 22, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed PHX by 14 at halftime and won 130–126.

Final · Box score
Bulls123
Hornets110
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Pistons102
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +1
Final · OT · Box score
Magic118
Pacers120
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +1; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +2
Final · Box score
Nets113
Cavs125
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Celtics110
Sixers122
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Heat81
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +17; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +20
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Wolves98
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +19; Q3 ATL +25; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Mavs122
Spurs117
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Thunder106
Clippers120
Q1 LAC +18; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +14
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets130
Suns126
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN -14; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Kings103
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +9
On this day · 2019–20Jan 22, 2020: 12 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Bulls), 40 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Suns

Nikola Jokic scores 31, Denver wins in overtime

Clint Capela goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-14-40+4DEN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets2529372316130
Suns3434271912126
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 38, 15, 22, 23, 23, 35, 27, 31DEN31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 2, 10, 15, 21, 14, 8, 11, 19DEN19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 25, 24, 23, 25, 33, 12, 24, 31PHX31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 24, 11, 14, 8, 8, 18, 26, 27PHX27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Sixers14
Knicks-Kings12
Hawks-Wolves8
Rockets-Pistons6
Nuggets-Suns6
Bulls-Hornets5
Mavs-Spurs2
Thunder-Clippers1
Heat-Raptors0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Suns combined for 256, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 130, Suns 126 · OT
256
Mavs-SpursMavs 122, Spurs 117
239
Magic-PacersMagic 118, Pacers 120 · OT
238
Nets-CavsNets 113, Cavs 125
238
Bulls-HornetsBulls 123, Hornets 110
233
Celtics-SixersCeltics 110, Sixers 122
232
Thunder-ClippersThunder 106, Clippers 120
226
Hawks-WolvesHawks 116, Wolves 98
214
Rockets-PistonsRockets 103, Pistons 102
205
Knicks-KingsKnicks 94, Kings 103
197
Heat-RaptorsHeat 81, Raptors 101
182
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-PistonsRockets 103, Pistons 102
+1 HOU
Magic-PacersMagic 118, Pacers 120 · OT
+2 IND
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 130, Suns 126 · OT
+4 DEN
Mavs-SpursMavs 122, Spurs 117
+5 DAL
Knicks-KingsKnicks 94, Kings 103
+9 SAC
Nets-CavsNets 113, Cavs 125
+12 CLE
Celtics-SixersCeltics 110, Sixers 122
+12 PHI
Bulls-HornetsBulls 123, Hornets 110
+13 CHI
Thunder-ClippersThunder 106, Clippers 120
+14 LAC
Hawks-WolvesHawks 116, Wolves 98
+18 ATL
Heat-RaptorsHeat 81, Raptors 101
+20 TOR
DEN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SunsDEN won · Nuggets 130, Suns 126 · OT
14 pts
Celtics-SixersPHI won · Celtics 110, Sixers 122
8 pts
Knicks-KingsSAC won · Knicks 94, Kings 103
5 pts
Rockets-PistonsHOU won · Rockets 103, Pistons 102
4 pts
Ayton shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
EmbiidPHI · 38 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
SimmonsPHI · 15 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
LaVineCHI · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Pistons
Rockets 103Pistons 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets34212226103
Pistons21263421102
The story
Houston beat Detroit 103-102 behind 13 points from David Nwaba

Delon Wright paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +13+8−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jerami Grant topped the game at 39.6 FPTS: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 118Pacers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2832272110118
Pacers3725262012120
The story
Domantas Sabonis' 18 points and 11 rebounds carried Indiana past Orlando, 120-118 in OT

For Orlando, Evan Fournier had 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 5 STL · 7-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-28, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +9+2+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 130Suns 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2529372316130
Suns3434271912126
The story
Jamal Murray had 18 points and 9 assists as Denver beat Phoenix 130-126 in OT

Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 27 PTS, 13 REB 18 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 37-27.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −9−14−40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
29.62019–20 avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 2019–20 (62 games). Today: 10 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Raptors rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Toronto beat Miami by 20.

HOU over DET1IND over ORL2DEN over PHX4DAL over SAS5SAC over NYK9CLE over BKN12PHI over BOS12CHI over CHA13LAC over OKC14ATL over MIN18TOR over MIA20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 43

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 7, 15, 26, 4, 26, 20, 38, 43Hawks-Wolves · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 20, 2008: 43 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Season high43 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 42, 25, 31, 19, 21, 27, 21, 25, 26, 42Celtics-Sixers · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, May 10, 1997: 42 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Ties career high42 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 14, 38, 20, 24, 45, 9, 42, 38Sixers-Celtics · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 9 games: 26, 37, 25, 25, 18, 30, 29, 37, 38Nets-Cavs · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 38, 20, 34, 28, 36, 15, 13, 36Mavs-Spurs · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 18, 44, 26, 13, 34, 16, 25, 34Hornets-Bulls · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST