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Saturday, January 22, 2022Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed SAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 133–127.

Final · Box score
Kings127
Bucks133
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Thunder87
Cavs94
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Suns113
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +10
On this day · 2020–21Jan 22, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Wolves), 43 points.
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The lead · Kings-Bucks

Khris Middleton scores 34 in Milwaukee win over Sacramento

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+8+8+6MIL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35193241127
Bucks27353239133
Who led
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 27, 27, 23, 16, 34, 27, 16, 34MIL34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 18, 25, 21, 29, 15, 9, 13, 26MIL26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 9, 13, 14, 23, 16, 12, 20, 29SAC29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 7, 24, 14, 17, 21, 14, 9, 24SAC24 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Pacers-Suns

Phoenix makes it six straight

Phoenix beat Indiana 113–103 and moved to 36–9. Mikal Bridges led Phoenix with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · PHX
W@ CHA133–99W@ NOP123–110Wvs LAC106–89Lvs MIA100–123W@ TOR99–95W@ IND112–94W@ DET135–108W@ SAS121–107W@ DAL109–101Wvs IND113–103
Lead changes
Thunder-Cavs6
Pacers-Suns6
Kings-Bucks1
The night in charts
Kings-Bucks combined for 260, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BucksKings 127, Bucks 133
260
Pacers-SunsPacers 103, Suns 113
216
Thunder-CavsThunder 87, Cavs 94
181
MIL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Kings-BucksKings 127, Bucks 133
+6 MIL
Thunder-CavsThunder 87, Cavs 94
+7 CLE
Pacers-SunsPacers 103, Suns 113
+10 PHX
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-BucksMIL won · Kings 127, Bucks 133
8 pts
Pacers-SunsPHX won · Pacers 103, Suns 113
1 pt
Biyombo shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BiyomboPHX · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
CP3PHX · 18 PTS, 16 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
73% (8-11)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
BarnesSAC · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
61% (11-18)
MiddletonMIL · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Kings-Bucks
Kings 127Bucks 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35193241127
Bucks27353239133
The story
Jrue Holiday's 26 points carried Milwaukee past Sacramento, 133-127

For Sacramento, Harrison Barnes had 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 35-19.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −8+8+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Cavs
Thunder 87Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2223231987
Cavs2423311694
The story
Darius Garland had 23 points and 11 assists as Cleveland beat Oklahoma City 94-87

Evan Mobley added 17 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 11 AST, 1 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+2+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 103Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25292029103
Suns24353321113
The story
Phoenix beat Indiana 113-103 behind 18 points and 16 assists from Chris Paul

Goga Bitadze paced Indiana: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 16 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1+5+18+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 36 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Khris Middleton leads the day with 34

Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 27, 27, 23, 16, 34, 27, 16, 34Bucks-Kings · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 8, 32, 33, 21, 34, 13, 29, 29Thunder-Cavs · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 9, 13, 14, 23, 16, 12, 20, 29Kings-Bucks · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 18, 25, 21, 29, 15, 9, 13, 26Bucks-Kings · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 7, 24, 14, 17, 21, 14, 9, 24Kings-Bucks · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 9, 12, 11, 32, 27, 22, 20, 23Cavs-Thunder · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anfernee SimonsPOR+8.7 23.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kyle KuzmaWAS+7.5 23.2 last 10 · 15.7 season
Caris LeVertIND+6.1 24.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
RJ BarrettNYK+5.5 22.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.0 33.4 last 10 · 28.4 season
Cold
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.6 6.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.7 21.6 last 10 · 26.3 season
Jordan PooleGSW−4.2 12.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Russell WestbrookLAL−4.2 14.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season