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Sunday, January 2, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ORL by 12 after three quarters and won 116–111.

Final · Box score
Knicks105
Raptors120
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +15
Final · OT · Box score
Magic111
Celtics116
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -12; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Cavs108
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Heat113
Kings115
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Suns133
Hornets99
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +26; Q3 PHX +32; Q4 PHX +34
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Thunder86
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2020–21Jan 2, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Terry Rozier (Hornets-Sixers), 35 points.
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The lead · Magic-Celtics

Jaylen Brown scores 50 as Boston beats Orlando

Josh Giddey posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+9+3-120+5BOS AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Magic1923352311111
Celtics2817203516116
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 23, 30, 34, 25, 26, 30, 24, 50BOS50 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 31, 10, 19, 15, 7, 8, 3, 21BOS21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 10, 18, 8, 17, 22, 15, 18, 33ORL33 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 20, 17, 17, 22, 20, 13, 17, 23ORL23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Charlotte by 34, the widest margin of 7 games.

SAC over MIA2CLE over IND4BOS over ORL5LAL over MIN5DAL over OKC9TOR over NYK15PHX over CHA34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Cavs16
Heat-Kings14
Wolves-Lakers10
Magic-Celtics4
Mavs-Thunder4
Knicks-Raptors2
Suns-Hornets0
The night in charts
Suns-Hornets combined for 232, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HornetsSuns 133, Hornets 99
232
Heat-KingsHeat 113, Kings 115
228
Magic-CelticsMagic 111, Celtics 116 · OT
227
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 105, Raptors 120
225
Pacers-CavsPacers 104, Cavs 108
212
Wolves-LakersWolves 103, Lakers 108
211
Mavs-ThunderMavs 95, Thunder 86
181
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-KingsHeat 113, Kings 115
+2 SAC
Pacers-CavsPacers 104, Cavs 108
+4 CLE
Magic-CelticsMagic 111, Celtics 116 · OT
+5 BOS
Wolves-LakersWolves 103, Lakers 108
+5 LAL
Mavs-ThunderMavs 95, Thunder 86
+9 DAL
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 105, Raptors 120
+15 TOR
Suns-HornetsSuns 133, Hornets 99
+34 PHX
BOS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 111, Celtics 116 · OT
12 pts
Wolves-LakersLAL won · Wolves 103, Lakers 108
2 pts
Damian Jones shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Damian JonesSAC · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
NowellMIN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MobleyCLE · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
69% (11-16)
SabonisIND · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 50 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
66% (19-29)
Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 113Kings 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat18393323113
Kings26352925115
The story
De'Aaron Fox's 24 points carried Sacramento past Miami, 115-113

For Miami, Omer Yurtseven had 22 PTS, 16 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 5-12 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-18, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +8+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 111Celtics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic1923352311111
Celtics2817203516116
The story
Marcus Smart had 17 points as Boston beat Orlando 116-111 in OT

Terrence Ross led Orlando with 33 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 3-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 35-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +9+3−120+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 95Thunder 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2625222295
Thunder2217252286
The story
Dallas beat Oklahoma City 95-86 behind 14 points and 10 assists from Luka Doncic

Marquese Chriss backed him with 15 PTS, 7 REB 14 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB · 6-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+12+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 50

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 23, 30, 34, 25, 26, 30, 24, 50Celtics-Magic · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +26.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Jan 2, 2005: 50 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Career high50 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 10, 19, 17, 12, 31, 27, 31, 35Raptors-Knicks · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 10, 18, 8, 17, 22, 15, 18, 33Magic-Celtics · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 30, 16, 12, 12, 14, 15, 24, 32Pacers-Cavs · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 31, 34, 36, 39, 32, 37, 43, 26Lakers-Wolves · W
28.5 PPG season to date · −2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 29, 18, 16, 2, 21, 3, 8, 26Kings-Heat · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 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 20.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Gary HarrisORL+6.0 16.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Saddiq BeyDET+5.9 20.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Caleb MartinMIA+5.5 13.9 last 10 · 8.4 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