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Tuesday, January 18, 2022Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Knicks by 5 after three quarters and won 112–110.

Final · Box score
Wolves112
Knicks110
Q1 Wolves +7; Q2 Wolves +10; Q3 Wolves -5; Q4 Wolves +2
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Warriors102
Q1 Warriors +11; Q2 Warriors +28; Q3 Warriors +20; Q4 Warriors +16
On this day · 2020–21Jan 18, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Knicks

Minnesota takes over late to edge New York

Julius Randle goes for 21 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+10-5+2Wolves AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30312526112
Knicks23284019110
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 28, 22, 24, 19, 28, 30, 9, 21Wolves21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 26, 17, 19, 40, 26, 25, 26, 20Wolves20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 20, 0, 41, 18, 13, 18, 6, 27Knicks27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 30, 22, 13, 2, 17, 24, 18, 21Knicks21 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Pistons-Warriors

Golden State controls Detroit start to finish

Golden State won 102–86, leading by as many as 28 at a break. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Pistons
Klay Thompson · WarriorsRodney McGruder · PistonsPTS2119REB35AST41Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wolves-Knicks14
Pistons-Warriors1
The night in charts
Wolves-Knicks combined for 222, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KnicksWolves 112, Knicks 110
222
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 86, Warriors 102
188
Wolves won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wolves-KnicksWolves 112, Knicks 110
+2 MIN
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 86, Warriors 102
+16 Warriors
Stewart shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StewartPistons · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
McGruderPistons · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WigginsWarriors · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
FournierKnicks · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
StephWarriors · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Wolves-Knicks
Wolves 112Knicks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30312526112
Knicks23284019110
The story
Anthony Edwards had 21 points as Minnesota beat New York 112-110

Kemba Walker led New York with 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +7+10−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Warriors
Pistons 86Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2216252386
Warriors33331719102
The story
Stephen Curry's 18 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Detroit, 102-86

For Detroit, Hamidou Diallo had 16 PTS, 13 REB 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-11 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-16, was where the Warriors built it.

Warriors lead by quarter
300 +11+28+20+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 30 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Evan Fournier leads the day with 27

Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 20, 0, 41, 18, 13, 18, 6, 27Knicks-Wolves · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 30, 22, 13, 2, 17, 24, 18, 21Knicks-Wolves · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 5 games: 17, 14, 11, 13, 21Warriors-Pistons · W
15.2 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 28, 22, 24, 19, 28, 30, 9, 21Wolves-Knicks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 26, 17, 19, 40, 26, 25, 26, 20Wolves-Knicks · W
24.5 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 17, 29, 21, 44, 10, 10, 2, 19Knicks-Wolves · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyle KuzmaWizards+8.4 24.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
RJ BarrettKnicks+6.4 23.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Amir CoffeyClippers+5.9 13.3 last 10 · 7.4 season
Malik MonkLakers+5.9 18.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers+5.7 20.3 last 10 · 14.6 season
Cold
Stephen CurryWarriors−4.9 21.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Pat ConnaughtonBucks−4.8 5.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Richaun HolmesKings−3.9 8.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Al HorfordCeltics−3.8 7.0 last 10 · 10.8 season
Zach LaVineBulls−3.6 21.3 last 10 · 24.9 season