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Saturday, January 1, 2022Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WAS by 12 at halftime and won 120–119.

Final · Box score
Pelicans113
Bucks136
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +23
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs116
Pistons117
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET +4; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +1
Final · Box score
Bulls120
Wizards119
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -12; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Clippers120
Nets116
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -7; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets124
Rockets111
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Warriors123
Jazz116
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2020–21Jan 1, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Lakers-Spurs), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Wizards

Zach LaVine scores 35, Chicago rallies past Washington

Hamidou Diallo goes for 34 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-12-2+1CHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25273434120
Wizards32322431119
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 32, 23, 33, 32, 30, 25, 17, 35CHI35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 29, 38, 26, 24, 35, 20, 28, 28CHI28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 6, 4, 8, 18, 12, 22, 25, 29WAS29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 25, 21, 19, 30, 26, 37, 29, 27WAS27 PTS · 2 REB · 17 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat New Orleans by 23.

DET over SAS1CHI over WAS1LAC over BKN4GSW over UTA7DEN over HOU13MIL over NOP23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Pistons11
Bulls-Wizards10
Clippers-Nets10
Warriors-Jazz10
Pelicans-Bucks6
Nuggets-Rockets1
Shot of the night

Bey's three with 2.1 seconds left in OT puts the Pistons ahead, 117-116 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Bucks combined for 249, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 113, Bucks 136
249
Bulls-WizardsBulls 120, Wizards 119
239
Warriors-JazzWarriors 123, Jazz 116
239
Clippers-NetsClippers 120, Nets 116
236
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 124, Rockets 111
235
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 116, Pistons 117 · OT
233
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 116, Pistons 117 · OT
+1 DET
Bulls-WizardsBulls 120, Wizards 119
+1 CHI
Clippers-NetsClippers 120, Nets 116
+4 LAC
Warriors-JazzWarriors 123, Jazz 116
+7 GSW
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 124, Rockets 111
+13 DEN
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 113, Bucks 136
+23 MIL
CHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WizardsCHI won · Bulls 120, Wizards 119
12 pts
Spurs-PistonsDET won · Spurs 116, Pistons 117 · OT
9 pts
Clippers-NetsLAC won · Clippers 120, Nets 116
7 pts
Warriors-JazzGSW won · Warriors 123, Jazz 116
5 pts
Nuggets-RocketsDEN won · Nuggets 124, Rockets 111
1 pt
Gafford shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GaffordWAS · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
GobertUTA · 20 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
NworaMIL · 23 PTS, 4 REB
82% (9-11)
HayesNOP · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
GiannisMIL · 35 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Spurs-Pistons
Spurs 116Pistons 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2930222411116
Pistons2032332012117
The story
Saddiq Bey had 21 points and 17 rebounds as Detroit beat San Antonio 117-116 in OT

Derrick White led San Antonio with 18 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 7-23 FG, 2-12 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Pistons took the third 33-22.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9−7+40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 120Wizards 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25273434120
Wizards32322431119
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 28 points carried Chicago past Washington, 120-119

For Washington, Kyle Kuzma had 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 10-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 34-24.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −7−12−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bradley Beal was the fantasy play: 64.9 FPTS on 27 PTS, 17 AST, 2 REB

Final · Clippers-Nets
Clippers 120Nets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29203140120
Nets30233429116
The story
LA beat Brooklyn 120-116 behind 27 points from Eric Bledsoe

Kevin Durant paced Brooklyn: 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 8-12 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 40-29 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1−4−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden topped the game at 68.4 FPTS: 34 PTS, 13 AST, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 26 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
24.02020–21 avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 2020–21 (41 games). Today: 10 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.1minutes, today vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
3.92020–21 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 3.9 a game in 2020–21 (24 games). Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 35

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 40, 27, 15, 41, 20, 20, 36, 28, 33, 35Bucks-Pelicans · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Dec 23, 2009: 34 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
35 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 32, 23, 33, 32, 30, 25, 17, 35Bulls-Wizards · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 14, 23, 25, 20, 36, 39, 33, 34Nets-Clippers · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James LAL, Mar 1, 2020: 34 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
34 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
Hamidou DialloPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 12, 8, 15, 10, 12, 28, 31, 34Pistons-Spurs · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 6, 4, 8, 18, 12, 22, 25, 29Wizards-Bulls · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 21, 16, 9, 11, 20, 24, 16, 29Rockets-Nuggets · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hamidou DialloDET+6.8 17.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kevin LoveCLE+6.1 20.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Saddiq BeyDET+5.9 20.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Gary HarrisORL+5.7 16.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Caris LeVertIND+5.1 22.9 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.0 9.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Luguentz DortOKC−2.9 13.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−2.8 9.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
T.J. McConnellIND−2.8 5.6 last 10 · 8.4 season