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Tuesday, January 11, 2022Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 13 at halftime and won 87–85.

Final · Box score
Thunder118
Wizards122
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Suns99
Raptors95
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Bulls133
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +31; Q4 CHI +46
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Grizzlies116
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Wolves125
Pelicans128
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 NOP +8; Q4 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets85
Clippers87
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -13; Q3 LAC -11; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2020–21Jan 11, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Suns), 34 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Clippers

Clippers fight back from 13 down against Denver

Stephen Curry posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-13-11+2LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1823251985
Clippers1612273287
Who led
Amir CoffeyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 8, 15, 14, 9, 8, 7, 21, 18LAC18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 17, 19, 5, 16, 18, 12, 13LAC13 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 16, 12, 16, 15, 17, 10, 4, 30DEN30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 26, 22, 24, 27, 26, 33, 22, 21DEN21 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Wizards16
Suns-Raptors10
Pistons-Bulls8
Warriors-Grizzlies7
Nuggets-Clippers5
The night in charts
Wolves-Pelicans combined for 253, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-PelicansWolves 125, Pelicans 128
253
Thunder-WizardsThunder 118, Wizards 122
240
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 108, Grizzlies 116
224
Pistons-BullsPistons 87, Bulls 133
220
Suns-RaptorsSuns 99, Raptors 95
194
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 85, Clippers 87
172
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 85, Clippers 87
+2 LAC
Wolves-PelicansWolves 125, Pelicans 128
+3 NOP
Suns-RaptorsSuns 99, Raptors 95
+4 PHX
Thunder-WizardsThunder 118, Wizards 122
+4 WAS
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 108, Grizzlies 116
+8 MEM
Pistons-BullsPistons 87, Bulls 133
+46 CHI
LAC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 85, Clippers 87
13 pts
Suns-RaptorsPHX won · Suns 99, Raptors 95
8 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesMEM won · Warriors 108, Grizzlies 116
3 pts
Thunder-WizardsWAS won · Thunder 118, Wizards 122
3 pts
Wolves-PelicansNOP won · Wolves 125, Pelicans 128
1 pt
Kuzma shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KuzmaWAS · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Aaron GordonDEN · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
JokicDEN · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
DeRozanCHI · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST
62% (8-13)
BeasleyMIN · 18 PTS, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 85Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1823251985
Clippers1612273287
The story
Amir Coffey had 18 points as LA beat Denver 87-85

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 30 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 6-11 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 32-19.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −2−13−11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic led the game in fantasy with 47.1 FPTS (21 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Wolves-Pelicans
Wolves 125Pelicans 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves36233036125
Pelicans35303231128
The story
Josh Hart's 21 points carried New Orleans past Minnesota, 128-125

For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards had 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 30-23.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −1+6+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 108Grizzlies 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24273918108
Grizzlies28312829116
The story
Memphis beat Golden State 116-108 behind 29 points and 8 assists from Ja Morant

Gary Payton II paced Golden State: 13 PTS, 5 REB 29 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 11-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4+8−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
31.22020–21 avg14.5Last 2

14.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.2 in 2020–21 (58 games). Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Detroit by 46, the widest margin of 6 games.

LAC over DEN2NOP over MIN3WAS over OKC4PHX over TOR4MEM over GSW8CHI over DET46Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Brandon Ingram leads the day with 33

Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 28, 31, 0, 10, 16, 32, 22, 33Pelicans-Wolves · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 23, 19, 12, 8, 32Thunder-Wizards · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 16, 12, 16, 15, 17, 10, 4, 30Nuggets-Clippers · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 33, 41, 30, 36, 26, 22, 16, 29Grizzlies-Warriors · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 22, 25, 29, 36, 24, 21, 27, 29Wizards-Thunder · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 38, 26, 18, 28, 22, 24, 19, 28Wolves-Pelicans · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyle KuzmaWAS+8.7 24.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Hamidou DialloDET+6.6 17.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Gary HarrisORL+6.4 18.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Terrence RossORL+6.3 19.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jordan NworaMIL+6.3 15.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−5.1 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.3 12.6 last 10 · 16.9 season
Dennis SchroderBOS−4.0 11.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−3.9 12.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Al HorfordBOS−3.5 7.4 last 10 · 10.9 season