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Friday, January 7, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed UTA by 15 after the first quarter and won 122–108.

Final · Box score
Spurs100
Sixers119
Q1 PHI +20; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +19
Final · Box score
Bucks121
Nets109
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Raptors122
Q1 TOR -15; Q2 TOR -13; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Wizards122
Bulls130
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Mavs130
Rockets106
Q1 DAL +20; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +24; Q4 DAL +24
Final · Box score
Wolves135
Thunder105
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +30
Final · Box score
Kings111
Nuggets121
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Hawks118
Lakers134
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +16
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Blazers101
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +13
On this day · 2020–21Jan 7, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Wolves), 39 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Raptors

Fred VanVleet posts 37-10-10 as Toronto tops Utah

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-13+2+14TOR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz40223016108
Raptors25244528122
Who led
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 12, 31, 27, 31, 35, 33, 19, 37TOR37 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 17, 29, 7, 26, 14, 14, 22, 22TOR22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Eric PaschallPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 3, 3, 0, 3, 1, 0, 3, 29UTA29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Elijah HughesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 26UTA26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wizards-Bulls

Chicago leads Washington wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 130–122. Best quarter: the first, 37–32. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 27 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over WAS8DEN over SAC10MIL over BKN12CLE over POR13TOR over UTA14LAL over ATL16PHI over SAS19DAL over HOU24MIN over OKC30Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over WAS.
Lead changes
Wizards-Bulls10
Cavs-Blazers7
Jazz-Raptors6
Spurs-Sixers0
Bucks-Nets0
The night in charts
Wizards-Bulls combined for 252
Points by game
Wizards-BullsWizards 122, Bulls 130
252
Hawks-LakersHawks 118, Lakers 134
252
Wolves-ThunderWolves 135, Thunder 105
240
Mavs-RocketsMavs 130, Rockets 106
236
Kings-NuggetsKings 111, Nuggets 121
232
Bucks-NetsBucks 121, Nets 109
230
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 108, Raptors 122
230
Spurs-SixersSpurs 100, Sixers 119
219
Cavs-BlazersCavs 114, Blazers 101
215
CHI won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Wizards-BullsWizards 122, Bulls 130
+8 CHI
Kings-NuggetsKings 111, Nuggets 121
+10 DEN
Bucks-NetsBucks 121, Nets 109
+12 MIL
Cavs-BlazersCavs 114, Blazers 101
+13 CLE
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 108, Raptors 122
+14 TOR
Hawks-LakersHawks 118, Lakers 134
+16 LAL
Spurs-SixersSpurs 100, Sixers 119
+19 PHI
Mavs-RocketsMavs 130, Rockets 106
+24 DAL
Wolves-ThunderWolves 135, Thunder 105
+30 MIN
Russell shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RussellMIN · 27 PTS, 12 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
92% (11-12)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
75% (9-12)
BradleyLAL · 21 PTS, 6 REB
73% (8-11)
JokicDEN · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
GiannisMIL · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB
65% (11-17)
Final · Cavs-Blazers
Cavs 114Blazers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24332532114
Blazers21263123101
The story
Darius Garland's 26 points carried Cleveland past Portland, 114-101

For Portland, Robert Covington had 17 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 10-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-23, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+10+4+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jusuf Nurkic was the fantasy play: 42.4 FPTS on 14 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Jazz-Raptors
Jazz 108Raptors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz40223016108
Raptors25244528122
The story
OG Anunoby had 22 points as Toronto beat Utah 122-108

Eric Paschall led Utah with 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Raptors took the third 45-30.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −15−13+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Lakers
Hawks 118Lakers 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28332631118
Lakers34303733134
The story
Los Angeles beat Atlanta 134-118 behind 29 points from Malik Monk

John Collins paced Atlanta: 21 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

A 37-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+3+14+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 36 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+38.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.2Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 2.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Fred VanVleet leads the day with 37

Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 12, 31, 27, 31, 35, 33, 19, 37Raptors-Jazz · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mitch Richmond SAC, Jan 22, 1997: 38 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 13, 29, 26, 22, 24, 27, 26, 33Nuggets-Kings · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 36, 39, 32, 37, 43, 26, 31, 32Lakers-Hawks · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 41, 23, 36, 36, 34, 31, 31, 31Sixers-Spurs · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 41, 20, 20, 36, 28, 33, 35, 31, 31Bucks-Nets · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 12, 12, 16, 10, 24, 30, 30, 30Kings-Nuggets · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
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
Jrue HolidayMIL+5.5 23.9 last 10 · 18.4 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
Harrison BarnesSAC−3.1 13.2 last 10 · 16.2 season