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Wednesday, January 5, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed IND by 13 at halftime and won 129–121.

Final · Box score
Pistons111
Hornets140
Q1 CHA +18; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +25; Q4 CHA +29
Final · Box score
Sixers116
Magic106
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Wizards111
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Celtics97
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Warriors82
Mavs99
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Nets129
Pacers121
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN -13; Q3 BKN -7; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors117
Bucks111
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Thunder90
Wolves98
Q1 MIN +20; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Nuggets109
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Heat115
Blazers109
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Hawks108
Kings102
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +6
On this day · 2020–21Jan 5, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Wolves), 35 points.
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The lead · Nets-Pacers

Kevin Durant scores 39 as Brooklyn wins in Indiana

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-13-7+8BKN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets32283435129
Pacers37362820121
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 31, 51, 34, 34, 33, 28, 26, 39BKN39 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingBKN22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 12, 12, 14, 15, 24, 32, 15, 32IND32 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 9 games: 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 6, 5, 30IND30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Raptors-Bucks

Toronto rallies from 9 down to beat Milwaukee

Trailing by 9 at the half, Toronto outscored the Bucks 49–34 the rest of the way. Final: 117–111. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Bucks
Pascal Siakam · TORKhris Middleton · MILPTS3325REB66AST64Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Spurs-Celtics11
Warriors-Mavs11
Sixers-Magic9
Nets-Pacers7
Rockets-Wizards6
Raptors-Bucks3
Heat-Blazers3
Hawks-Kings2
Pistons-Hornets0
Thunder-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Jr.'s three with 0.9 seconds left breaks the tie, 114-111 final

The night in charts
Pistons-Hornets combined for 251, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-HornetsPistons 111, Hornets 140
251
Nets-PacersNets 129, Pacers 121
250
Raptors-BucksRaptors 117, Bucks 111
228
Rockets-WizardsRockets 114, Wizards 111
225
Heat-BlazersHeat 115, Blazers 109
224
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 115, Nuggets 109
224
Sixers-MagicSixers 116, Magic 106
222
Hawks-KingsHawks 108, Kings 102
210
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 99, Celtics 97
196
Thunder-WolvesThunder 90, Wolves 98
188
Warriors-MavsWarriors 82, Mavs 99
181
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 99, Celtics 97
+2 SAS
Rockets-WizardsRockets 114, Wizards 111
+3 HOU
Raptors-BucksRaptors 117, Bucks 111
+6 TOR
Heat-BlazersHeat 115, Blazers 109
+6 MIA
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 115, Nuggets 109
+6 UTA
Hawks-KingsHawks 108, Kings 102
+6 ATL
Nets-PacersNets 129, Pacers 121
+8 BKN
Thunder-WolvesThunder 90, Wolves 98
+8 MIN
Sixers-MagicSixers 116, Magic 106
+10 PHI
Warriors-MavsWarriors 82, Mavs 99
+17 DAL
Pistons-HornetsPistons 111, Hornets 140
+29 CHA
BKN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-PacersBKN won · Nets 129, Pacers 121
13 pts
Raptors-BucksTOR won · Raptors 117, Bucks 111
9 pts
Sixers-MagicPHI won · Sixers 116, Magic 106
1 pt
Rockets-WizardsHOU won · Rockets 114, Wizards 111
1 pt
Sabonis shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisIND · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST
77% (10-13)
Aaron GordonDEN · 17 PTS, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
BambaORL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
WoodHOU · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
HaywardCHA · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Celtics
Spurs 99Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3028221999
Celtics3026212097
The story
San Antonio beat Boston 99-97 behind 22 points and 12 assists from Dejounte Murray

Jaylen Brown paced Boston: 30 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB, 3 STL · 11-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 115Nuggets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26313127115
Nuggets26302231109
The story
Bojan Bogdanovic's 36 points and 13 rebounds carried Utah past Denver, 115-109

For Denver, Will Barton had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 36 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 12-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-22, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0+1+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 129Pacers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets32283435129
Pacers37362820121
The story
Kyrie Irving had 22 points as Brooklyn beat Indiana 129-121

Lance Stephenson led Indiana with 30 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 35-20.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −5−13−7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 31, 51, 34, 34, 33, 28, 26, 39Nets-Pacers · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 18, 25, 19, 15, 24, 20, 21, 36Jazz-Nuggets · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 13, 16, 25, 28, 25, 20, 18, 33Raptors-Bucks · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 12, 12, 14, 15, 24, 32, 15, 32Pacers-Nets · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd PHX, Dec 17, 1999: 32 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 3, 18, 18, 5, 23, 18, 13, 15, 7, 32Hornets-Pistons · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 32, 41, 23, 36, 36, 34, 31, 31Sixers-Magic · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Saddiq BeyDET+8.5 23.6 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kevin LoveCLE+6.7 21.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
Gary HarrisORL+6.6 17.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Hamidou DialloDET+6.6 17.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Max StrusMIA+5.7 17.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−3.4 7.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.1 8.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Luguentz DortOKC−2.9 13.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−2.8 9.8 last 10 · 12.6 season