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Sunday, January 16, 2022Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Kings by 5 at halftime and won 118–112.

Final · Box score
Suns135
Pistons108
Q1 Suns +4; Q2 Suns +10; Q3 Suns +21; Q4 Suns +27
Final · Box score
Rockets118
Kings112
Q1 Rockets +8; Q2 Rockets -5; Q3 Rockets -3; Q4 Rockets +6
Final · Box score
Jazz125
Nuggets102
Q1 Jazz +4; Q2 Jazz +10; Q3 Jazz +3; Q4 Jazz +23
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Wolves119
Q1 Wolves +8; Q2 Wolves +6; Q3 Wolves +10; Q4 Wolves +20
On this day · 2020–21Jan 16, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Magic), 42 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Kings

Houston handles Sacramento by 6

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-5-3+6Rockets AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29263033118
Kings21392824112
Who led
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 0, 22, 20, 22, 14, 23, 26, 23Rockets23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 22, 7, 8, 9, 11, 9, 8, 18, 16, 23Rockets23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 26, 11, 7, 10, 19, 10, 19, 27Kings27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Terence DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 5, 15, 11, 2, 2, 3, 14, 17Kings17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Warriors-Wolves

Minnesota leads Golden State wire to wire

Minnesota was ahead at every break and won 119–99. Best quarter: the third, 35–31. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Rockets over Kings6Wolves over Warriors20Jazz over Nuggets23Suns over Pistons27Final margin, points. Pink = Wolves over Warriors.
Lead changes
Warriors-Wolves11
Rockets-Kings10
Jazz-Nuggets5
Suns-Pistons3
The night in charts
Suns-Pistons combined for 243, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PistonsSuns 135, Pistons 108
243
Rockets-KingsRockets 118, Kings 112
230
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 125, Nuggets 102
227
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 99, Wolves 119
218
Rockets won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Rockets-KingsRockets 118, Kings 112
+6 Rockets
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 99, Wolves 119
+20 MIN
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 125, Nuggets 102
+23 Jazz
Suns-PistonsSuns 135, Pistons 108
+27 Suns
McGee shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeSuns · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
PayneSuns · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
67% (8-12)
BookerSuns · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
61% (11-18)
CadePistons · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Jalen GreenRockets · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 118Kings 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29263033118
Kings21392824112
The story
Christian Wood's 23 points and 14 rebounds carried Houston past Sacramento, 118-112

For Sacramento, Buddy Hield had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 33-24.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +8−5−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 99Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2228311899
Wolves30263528119
The story
Minnesota beat Golden State 119-99 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

Otto Porter Jr. paced Golden State: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 11-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +8+6+10+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 125Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz37312334125
Nuggets33253014102
The story
Rudy Gobert had 19 rebounds and 18 points as Utah beat Denver 125-102

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 19 REB, 18 PTS, 2 AST · 7-7 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the fourth 34-14, their biggest quarter edge.

Jazz lead by quarter
300 +4+10+3+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.9Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 9 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 31

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 39, 20, 29, 17, 36, 31, 17, 31Jazz-Nuggets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 22, 24, 33, 11, 26, 16, 35, 30Suns-Pistons · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 26, 11, 7, 10, 19, 10, 19, 27Kings-Rockets · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 24, 26, 17, 19, 40, 26, 25, 26Wolves-Warriors · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 27, 26, 33, 22, 21, 20, 17, 25Nuggets-Jazz · L
25.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook Wizards, Apr 12, 2021: 25 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
25 PTS · 15 REB · 14 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 0, 22, 20, 22, 14, 23, 26, 23Rockets-Kings · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyle KuzmaWizards+9.1 24.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Max StrusHeat+7.3 19.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Malik MonkLakers+6.5 18.6 last 10 · 12.1 season
Fred VanVleetRaptors+5.7 27.6 last 10 · 21.9 season
Coby WhiteBulls+5.6 18.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Pat ConnaughtonBucks−5.2 5.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Al HorfordCeltics−4.0 6.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Reggie JacksonClippers−3.9 12.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Richaun HolmesKings−3.9 8.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Dennis SchroderCeltics−3.9 11.8 last 10 · 15.7 season