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Wednesday, January 12, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by MIA (vs ATL) and SAC (vs LAL).

Final · Box score
Celtics119
Pacers100
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Sixers98
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Magic106
Wizards112
Q1 WAS +17; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Heat115
Hawks91
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +24
Final · Box score
Mavs85
Knicks108
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +23
Final · Box score
Rockets128
Spurs124
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Jazz91
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +20
Final · Box score
Nets138
Bulls112
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN +22; Q4 BKN +26
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Kings125
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +9
On this day · 2020–21Jan 12, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Heat), 45 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Kings

Sacramento beats Lakers, 125–116

Dejounte Murray posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6+11+9SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers34332326116
Kings29324024125
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 24, 30, 30, 30, 14, 12, 29SAC29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 11, 10, 14, 8, 9, 13, 14, 23SAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 39, 32, 37, 43, 26, 31, 32, 35, 34LAL34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 25, 15, 18, 22, 24, 29, 7, 22LAL22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Spurs12
Hornets-Sixers10
Heat-Hawks7
Nets-Bulls5
Mavs-Knicks2
Celtics-Pacers0
Magic-Wizards0
Cavs-Jazz0
The night in charts
Rockets-Spurs combined for 252, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SpursRockets 128, Spurs 124
252
Nets-BullsNets 138, Bulls 112
250
Lakers-KingsLakers 116, Kings 125
241
Celtics-PacersCeltics 119, Pacers 100
219
Magic-WizardsMagic 106, Wizards 112
218
Hornets-SixersHornets 109, Sixers 98
207
Heat-HawksHeat 115, Hawks 91
206
Cavs-JazzCavs 111, Jazz 91
202
Mavs-KnicksMavs 85, Knicks 108
193
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Rockets-SpursRockets 128, Spurs 124
+4 HOU
Magic-WizardsMagic 106, Wizards 112
+6 WAS
Lakers-KingsLakers 116, Kings 125
+9 SAC
Hornets-SixersHornets 109, Sixers 98
+11 CHA
Celtics-PacersCeltics 119, Pacers 100
+19 BOS
Cavs-JazzCavs 111, Jazz 91
+20 CLE
Mavs-KnicksMavs 85, Knicks 108
+23 NYK
Heat-HawksHeat 115, Hawks 91
+24 MIA
Nets-BullsNets 138, Bulls 112
+26 BKN
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-HawksMIA won · Heat 115, Hawks 91
6 pts
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 116, Kings 125
6 pts
Rockets-SpursHOU won · Rockets 128, Spurs 124
4 pts
Hornets-SixersCHA won · Hornets 109, Sixers 98
1 pt
Eric Gordon shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eric GordonHOU · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
Mitchell RobinsonNYK · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
HaywardCHA · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
81% (13-16)
MarkkanenCLE · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
PaschallUTA · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 128Spurs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets39242837128
Spurs36312334124
The story
Eric Gordon had 31 points as Houston beat San Antonio 128-124

Jakob Poeltl led San Antonio with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-10 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Rockets took the third 28-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3−4+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 106Wizards 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic16272934106
Wizards33193228112
The story
Washington beat Orlando 112-106 behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Kyle Kuzma

Franz Wagner paced Orlando: 14 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 7-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +17+9+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cole Anthony topped the game at 45.7 FPTS: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST

Final · Cavs-Jazz
Cavs 111Jazz 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27313023111
Jazz2428162391
The story
Lamar Stevens' 23 points carried Cleveland past Utah, 111-91

For Utah, Donovan Mitchell had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-16, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+6+20+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darius Garland was the fantasy play: 45.5 FPTS on 14 AST, 11 PTS, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 34 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
31.22020–21 avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 2020–21 (58 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Brooklyn by 26.

HOU over SAS4WAS over ORL6SAC over LAL9CHA over PHI11BOS over IND19CLE over UTA20NYK over DAL23MIA over ATL24BKN over CHI26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 34

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 39, 32, 37, 43, 26, 31, 32, 35, 34Lakers-Kings · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 30, 24, 50, 30, 16, 22, 26, 34Celtics-Pacers · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 17, 18, 25, 19, 36, 19, 24, 33Celtics-Pacers · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 25, 24, 9, 22, 27, 19, 24, 32Spurs-Rockets · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, May 7, 2003: 32 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Career high32 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 15, 26, 19, 32, 13, 19, 31, 32Knicks-Mavs · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 41, 23, 36, 36, 34, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31Sixers-Hornets · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyle KuzmaWAS+8.7 24.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
Terrence RossORL+7.1 20.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Hamidou DialloDET+6.6 17.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jordan NworaMIL+6.3 15.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Malik MonkLAL+6.1 18.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−5.1 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Dennis SchroderBOS−3.8 12.3 last 10 · 16.1 season
Al HorfordBOS−3.5 7.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−3.2 15.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.1 8.8 last 10 · 11.9 season