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Saturday, January 8, 2022Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Grizzlies trailed Clippers by 8 after the first quarter and won 123–108.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies123
Clippers108
Q1 Grizzlies -8; Q2 Grizzlies +10; Q3 Grizzlies +10; Q4 Grizzlies +15
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Hornets114
Q1 Hornets -2; Q2 Hornets +6; Q3 Hornets +14; Q4 Hornets +8
Final · Box score
Magic92
Pistons97
Q1 Pistons +5; Q2 Pistons +7; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 Pistons +5
Final · Box score
Jazz113
Pacers125
Q1 Pacers +6; Q2 Pacers +9; Q3 Pacers +4; Q4 Pacers +12
Final · Box score
Knicks75
Celtics99
Q1 Celtics -5; Q2 Celtics +2; Q3 Celtics +16; Q4 Celtics +24
Final · Box score
Heat123
Suns100
Q1 Heat +4; Q2 Heat +21; Q3 Heat +19; Q4 Heat +23
On this day · 2020–21Jan 8, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Caris LeVert (Nets-Grizzlies), 43 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Clippers

Memphis climbs out of an 8-point hole against Clippers

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 43 points

Game flow · Grizzlies margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+10+10+15Grizzlies AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28382829123
Clippers36202824108
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 20, 21, 11, 15, 12, 5, 22, 11, 26Grizzlies26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 12, 28, 32, 20, 17, 29, 11, 23Grizzlies23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 24, 24, 24, 23, 20, 12, 26, 29Clippers29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 15, 16, 10, 17, 19, 5, 16, 18Clippers18 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Knicks-Celtics

Boston routs New York by 24

Boston led by 2 at halftime and won 99–75. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pistons over Magic5Hornets over Bucks8Pacers over Jazz12Grizzlies over Clippers15Heat over Suns23Celtics over Knicks24Final margin, points. Pink = Celtics over Knicks.
Lead changes
Magic-Pistons4
Knicks-Celtics4
Jazz-Pacers3
Heat-Suns3
Bucks-Hornets2
The night in charts
Jazz-Pacers combined for 238, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PacersJazz 113, Pacers 125
238
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 123, Clippers 108
231
Heat-SunsHeat 123, Suns 100
223
Bucks-HornetsBucks 106, Hornets 114
220
Magic-PistonsMagic 92, Pistons 97
189
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 75, Celtics 99
174
Pistons won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 92, Pistons 97
+5 Pistons
Bucks-HornetsBucks 106, Hornets 114
+8 Hornets
Jazz-PacersJazz 113, Pacers 125
+12 Pacers
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 123, Clippers 108
+15 Grizzlies
Heat-SunsHeat 123, Suns 100
+23 Heat
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 75, Celtics 99
+24 Celtics
Grizzlies rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 123, Clippers 108
8 pts
Knicks-CelticsCeltics won · Knicks 75, Celtics 99
5 pts
Bucks-HornetsHornets won · Bucks 106, Hornets 114
2 pts
Sabonis shot 18-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisPacers · 42 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (18-22)
Mikal BridgesSuns · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LylesPistons · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
QuickleyKnicks · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
HerroHeat · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 106Hornets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks29123431106
Hornets27204225114
The story
Terry Rozier had 28 points as Charlotte beat Milwaukee 114-106

Bobby Portis led Milwaukee with 19 PTS, 13 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 11-19 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Hornets took the second 20-12.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −2+6+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Pacers
Jazz 113Pacers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27253427113
Pacers33282935125
The story
Domantas Sabonis' 42 points carried Indiana past Utah, 125-113

For Utah, Donovan Mitchell had 36 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 42 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 18-22 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 35-27, was where the Pacers built it.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +6+9+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 75Celtics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2616181575
Celtics2123322399
The story
Boston beat New York 99-75 behind a 22-11-11 triple-double from Jaylen Brown

RJ Barrett paced New York: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
300 −5+2+16+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 38 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 43

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 20, 36, 28, 33, 35, 31, 31, 43Bucks-Hornets · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal Lakers, Apr 17, 1997: 42 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
43 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 12, 14, 15, 24, 32, 15, 32, 42Pacers-Jazz · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen Sonics, Jan 22, 2006: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Career high42 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 21, 28, 33, 39, 20, 29, 17, 36Jazz-Pacers · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 29, 2, 32, 16, 22, 18, 16, 33Heat-Suns · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 24, 24, 24, 23, 20, 12, 26, 29Clippers-Grizzlies · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 22, 20, 13, 17, 23, 19, 10, 28Magic-Pistons · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hamidou DialloPistons+7.2 17.9 last 10 · 10.7 season
Gary HarrisMagic+6.9 18.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Caleb MartinHeat+5.7 14.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Saddiq BeyPistons+5.6 20.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Terrence RossMagic+5.5 17.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWizards−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Dennis SchroderCeltics−3.8 12.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Pat ConnaughtonBucks−3.4 7.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Nicolas BatumClippers−3.1 5.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Grayson AllenBucks−3.1 8.8 last 10 · 11.9 season