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Thursday, January 6, 2022Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 16 at halftime and won 108–105.

Final · Box score
Celtics105
Knicks108
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -16; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Pistons88
Grizzlies118
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +30
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Pelicans101
Q1 NOP -6; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Suns106
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +17
On this day · 2020–21Jan 6, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Sixers), 60 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Knicks

Evan Fournier drops 41 in 16-point comeback win over Boston

Jayson Tatum goes for 36 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-16-7+3NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25382121105
Knicks18293031108
Who led
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 22, 8, 15, 13, 3, 20, 0, 41NYK41 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 20, 21, 23, 25, 13, 5, 30, 22NYK22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 42, 27, 25, 17, 18, 25, 19, 36BOS36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 19, 15, 7, 8, 3, 21, 15, 20BOS20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Warriors-Pelicans

New Orleans upsets Golden State

New Orleans (13–25) beat Golden State (29–8) 101–96. Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over BOS3NOP over GSW5PHX over LAC17MEM over DET30Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over GSW.
Lead changes
Clippers-Suns5
Celtics-Knicks3
Pistons-Grizzlies2
Shot of the night

RJ's three with 0.5 seconds left breaks the tie, 108-105 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 213, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 105, Knicks 108
213
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 88, Grizzlies 118
206
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 96, Pelicans 101
197
Clippers-SunsClippers 89, Suns 106
195
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 105, Knicks 108
+3 NYK
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 96, Pelicans 101
+5 NOP
Clippers-SunsClippers 89, Suns 106
+17 PHX
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 88, Grizzlies 118
+30 MEM
NYK erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KnicksNYK won · Celtics 105, Knicks 108
16 pts
Warriors-PelicansNOP won · Warriors 96, Pelicans 101
6 pts
Schroder shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SchroderBOS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Cameron JohnsonPHX · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
FournierNYK · 41 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (15-25)
TatumBOS · 36 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
57% (12-21)
IngramNOP · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST
57% (12-21)
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 105Knicks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25382121105
Knicks18293031108
The story
Julius Randle had 22 points as New York beat Boston 108-105

Dennis Schroder led Boston with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 31-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−16−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 96Pelicans 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2224262496
Pelicans16312826101
The story
New Orleans beat Golden State 101-96 behind 32 points and 11 rebounds from Brandon Ingram

Andrew Wiggins paced Golden State: 21 PTS, 4 REB 32 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 12-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −6+1+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 89Suns 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2020262389
Suns21351931106
The story
Chris Paul's a 14-13-10 triple-double carried Phoenix past LA, 106-89

For LA, Marcus Morris had 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST · 5-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-20, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1+16+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Evan Fournier leads the day with 41

Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 22, 8, 15, 13, 3, 20, 0, 41Knicks-Celtics · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +28.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rashard Lewis SEA, Nov 13, 2005: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Career high41 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 42, 27, 25, 17, 18, 25, 19, 36Celtics-Knicks · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 34, 22, 28, 31, 0, 10, 16, 32Pelicans-Warriors · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 2, 24, 24, 24, 23, 20, 12, 26Clippers-Suns · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 21, 11, 19, 12, 20, 14, 18, 24Suns-Clippers · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 21, 18, 33, 41, 30, 36, 26, 22Grizzlies-Pistons · W
25.0 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin LoveCLE+6.7 21.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
Gary HarrisORL+6.6 17.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Hamidou DialloDET+6.5 17.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Saddiq BeyDET+6.3 21.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Max StrusMIA+5.7 17.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Nicolas BatumLAC−3.5 4.6 last 10 · 8.1 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