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Friday, January 14, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed HOU by 9 after the first quarter and won 126–114.

Final · Box score
Magic116
Hornets109
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Pistons103
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Suns112
Pacers94
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Sixers111
Q1 PHI +18; Q2 PHI +20; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Warriors138
Bulls96
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +31; Q3 GSW +40; Q4 GSW +42
Final · Box score
Hawks118
Heat124
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Spurs109
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Grizzlies85
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +27
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Kings126
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +12
On this day · 2020–21Jan 14, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Nuggets), 35 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Kings

Sacramento rallies from 9 down to beat Houston

Dejounte Murray goes for 30 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+5+9+12SAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets40202925114
Kings31343328126
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 24, 30, 30, 30, 14, 12, 29, 27SAC27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Marvin Bagley IIIPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 6, 4, 6, 12, 6, 8, 16, 26SAC26 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 18, 0, 22, 20, 22, 14, 23, 26HOU26 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jae'Sean TatePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 8, 14, 13, 15, 10, 9, 13, 17HOU17 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Hawks-Heat

Atlanta's skid reaches four

Miami won 124–118; the Hawks fall to 17–24. Tyler Herro led Miami with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
L@ NYK87–101Lvs CHI118–130L@ CHI117–131W@ CLE121–118L@ POR131–136W@ SAC108–102L@ LAL118–134L@ LAC93–106Lvs MIA91–115L@ MIA118–124
The night in charts
Hawks-Heat combined for 242, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-HeatHawks 118, Heat 124
242
Rockets-KingsRockets 114, Kings 126
240
Warriors-BullsWarriors 138, Bulls 96
234
Magic-HornetsMagic 116, Hornets 109
225
Cavs-SpursCavs 114, Spurs 109
223
Celtics-SixersCeltics 99, Sixers 111
210
Suns-PacersSuns 112, Pacers 94
206
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 112, Grizzlies 85
197
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 87, Pistons 103
190
CLE won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Cavs-SpursCavs 114, Spurs 109
+5 CLE
Hawks-HeatHawks 118, Heat 124
+6 MIA
Magic-HornetsMagic 116, Hornets 109
+7 ORL
Celtics-SixersCeltics 99, Sixers 111
+12 PHI
Rockets-KingsRockets 114, Kings 126
+12 SAC
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 87, Pistons 103
+16 DET
Suns-PacersSuns 112, Pacers 94
+18 PHX
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 112, Grizzlies 85
+27 DAL
Warriors-BullsWarriors 138, Bulls 96
+42 GSW
SAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-KingsSAC won · Rockets 114, Kings 126
9 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 118, Heat 124
6 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesDAL won · Mavs 112, Grizzlies 85
5 pts
Magic-HornetsORL won · Magic 116, Hornets 109
3 pts
Cavs-SpursCLE won · Cavs 114, Spurs 109
2 pts
Kuminga shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KumingaGSW · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
83% (10-12)
WigginsGSW · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
73% (8-11)
WagnerORL · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
De'Andre HunterATL · 20 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
PritchardBOS · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Spurs
Cavs 114Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs35292030114
Spurs26332723109
The story
Darius Garland had 32 points and 8 assists as Cleveland beat San Antonio 114-109

Jakob Poeltl led San Antonio with 12 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 11-25 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 35-26, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +9+5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 118Heat 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks30402919118
Heat40243030124
The story
Miami beat Atlanta 124-118 behind 23 points and 10 assists from Jimmy Butler

Trae Young paced Atlanta: 24 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 30-19 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10−6−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 112Grizzlies 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25253428112
Grizzlies2926181285
The story
Luka Doncic's a 27-13-10 triple-double carried Dallas past Memphis, 112-85

For Memphis, Ja Morant had 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST · 12-22 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 34-18.

DAL lead by quarter
300 −4−5+11+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 35

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 38, 22, 24, 33, 11, 26, 16, 35Suns-Pacers · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 28, 22, 27, 26, 9, 12, 11, 32Cavs-Spurs · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 24, 9, 22, 27, 19, 24, 32, 30Spurs-Cavs · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 26, 27, 14, 21, 26, 22, 21, 27Mavs-Grizzlies · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Terrence Williams NJN, Apr 9, 2010: 27 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 24, 30, 30, 30, 14, 12, 29, 27Kings-Rockets · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 15, 15, 19, 19, 18, 12, 16, 27Suns-Pacers · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyle KuzmaWAS+8.7 24.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
Max StrusMIA+7.1 18.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Fred VanVleetTOR+6.9 29.0 last 10 · 22.1 season
Hamidou DialloDET+6.9 17.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Terrence RossORL+6.5 19.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−5.5 5.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Dennis SchroderBOS−4.8 10.9 last 10 · 15.7 season
Al HorfordBOS−3.8 6.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Zach LaVineCHI−3.6 21.3 last 10 · 24.9 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−3.3 13.1 last 10 · 16.4 season