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Saturday, January 15, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed OKC by 10 at halftime and won 107–102.

Final · Box score
Raptors103
Bucks96
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Wizards110
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Knicks117
Hawks108
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans105
Nets120
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +28; Q3 BKN +18; Q4 BKN +15
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Heat98
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Thunder102
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 CLE -10; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Bulls112
Celtics114
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Spurs101
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Nuggets133
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +37
Final · Box score
Magic92
Mavs108
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +16
On this day · 2020–21Jan 15, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Zach LaVine (Bulls-Thunder), 35 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Thunder

Cleveland climbs out of a 10-point hole against OKC

Darius Garland goes for 27 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10-2+5CLE AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24223724107
Thunder32242917102
Who led
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 22, 27, 26, 9, 12, 11, 32, 27CLE27 PTS · 5 REB · 18 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 24, 17, 18, 11, 17, 15, 15, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 33, 23, 19, 12, 8, 32, 33, 21OKC21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Darius BazleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 17, 8, 10, 3, 10, 14, 16, 17OKC17 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Raptors-Bucks

Toronto turns it around against Milwaukee

From 9 down after one to a 7-point win: 103–96. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Bucks
Pascal Siakam · TORGiannis Antetokounmpo · MILPTS3030REB86AST104Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Knicks-Hawks14
Clippers-Spurs8
Blazers-Wizards7
Bulls-Celtics7
Lakers-Nuggets4
Raptors-Bucks1
Cavs-Thunder1
Pelicans-Nets0
Magic-Mavs0
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 229, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 96, Nuggets 133
229
Bulls-CelticsBulls 112, Celtics 114
226
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 115, Wizards 110
225
Knicks-HawksKnicks 117, Hawks 108
225
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 105, Nets 120
225
Cavs-ThunderCavs 107, Thunder 102
209
Sixers-HeatSixers 109, Heat 98
207
Magic-MavsMagic 92, Mavs 108
200
Raptors-BucksRaptors 103, Bucks 96
199
Clippers-SpursClippers 94, Spurs 101
195
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-CelticsBulls 112, Celtics 114
+2 BOS
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 115, Wizards 110
+5 POR
Cavs-ThunderCavs 107, Thunder 102
+5 CLE
Raptors-BucksRaptors 103, Bucks 96
+7 TOR
Clippers-SpursClippers 94, Spurs 101
+7 SAS
Knicks-HawksKnicks 117, Hawks 108
+9 NYK
Sixers-HeatSixers 109, Heat 98
+11 PHI
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 105, Nets 120
+15 BKN
Magic-MavsMagic 92, Mavs 108
+16 DAL
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 96, Nuggets 133
+37 DEN
CLE erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-ThunderCLE won · Cavs 107, Thunder 102
10 pts
Raptors-BucksTOR won · Raptors 103, Bucks 96
9 pts
Sixers-HeatPHI won · Sixers 109, Heat 98
9 pts
Clippers-SpursSAS won · Clippers 94, Spurs 101
1 pt
Dosunmu shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DosunmuCHI · 21 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB
90% (9-10)
YurtsevenMIA · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
HarrellWAS · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BrunsonDAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Jeff GreenDEN · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 112Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22273429112
Celtics32223030114
The story
Jayson Tatum's 23 points and 12 rebounds carried Boston past Chicago, 114-112

For Chicago, DeMar DeRozan had 23 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 8-24 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-22, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +10+5+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic was the fantasy play: 52.2 FPTS on 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Cavs-Thunder
Cavs 107Thunder 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24223724107
Thunder32242917102
The story
Evan Mobley had 20 points as Cleveland beat Oklahoma City 107-102

Josh Giddey led Oklahoma City with 11 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 37-29.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −8−10−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Wizards
Blazers 115Wizards 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29392621115
Wizards24332330110
The story
Portland beat Washington 115-110 behind 31 points and 11 assists from Anfernee Simons

Spencer Dinwiddie paced Washington: 27 PTS, 7 AST 31 PTS, 11 AST · 11-21 FG, 7-14 3PT

The swing

A 39-33 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+11+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.1Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 35 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 32

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 34, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 25, 32Sixers-Heat · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 11, 7, 43, 28, 14, 31, 23, 31Blazers-Wizards · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 11 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 20, 18, 33, 17, 29, 22, 23, 30Raptors-Bucks · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 33, 35, 31, 31, 43, 26, 30, 30Bucks-Raptors · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 26, 35, 56, 25, 19, 15, 24, 29Hawks-Knicks · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 22, 27, 26, 9, 12, 11, 32, 27Cavs-Thunder · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 18 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyle KuzmaWAS+9.1 24.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Max StrusMIA+7.3 19.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Hamidou DialloDET+6.9 17.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Malik MonkLAL+6.5 18.6 last 10 · 12.1 season
Fred VanVleetTOR+5.7 27.6 last 10 · 21.9 season
Cold
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−5.2 5.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Al HorfordBOS−4.0 6.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−3.9 12.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dennis SchroderBOS−3.9 11.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Russell WestbrookLAL−3.8 14.9 last 10 · 18.7 season