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Sunday, January 23, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed DET by 1 after the first quarter and won 117–111.

Final · Box score
Clippers102
Knicks110
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Wizards87
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +29
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Heat113
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Magic114
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +19
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Raptors105
Q1 POR +18; Q2 POR +30; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Hornets91
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Sixers115
Spurs109
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Pistons111
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Nets125
Wolves136
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Warriors94
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +2
On this day · 2020–21Jan 23, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Bam Adebayo (Heat-Nets), 41 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Nuggets

Denver beats Detroit, 117–111

Jayson Tatum goes for 51 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+16+6DEN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons30301635111
Nuggets29313225117
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 22, 21, 20, 17, 25, 49, 26, 34DEN34 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 10, 14, 21, 12, 16, 7, 27, 14DEN14 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 29, 8, 18, 21, 8, 13, 25, 18DET18 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 8, 16, 9, 21, 2, 19, 8, 18DET18 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Wolves14
Jazz-Warriors7
Sixers-Spurs6
Bulls-Magic4
Hawks-Hornets1
Clippers-Knicks0
Celtics-Wizards0
Blazers-Raptors0
The night in charts
Nets-Wolves combined for 261, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-WolvesNets 125, Wolves 136
261
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 111, Nuggets 117
228
Sixers-SpursSixers 115, Spurs 109
224
Lakers-HeatLakers 107, Heat 113
220
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 114, Raptors 105
219
Clippers-KnicksClippers 102, Knicks 110
212
Bulls-MagicBulls 95, Magic 114
209
Hawks-HornetsHawks 113, Hornets 91
204
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 116, Wizards 87
203
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 91, Mavs 104
195
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 92, Warriors 94
186
GSW won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 92, Warriors 94
+2 GSW
Lakers-HeatLakers 107, Heat 113
+6 MIA
Sixers-SpursSixers 115, Spurs 109
+6 PHI
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 111, Nuggets 117
+6 DEN
Clippers-KnicksClippers 102, Knicks 110
+8 NYK
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 114, Raptors 105
+9 POR
Nets-WolvesNets 125, Wolves 136
+11 MIN
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 91, Mavs 104
+13 DAL
Bulls-MagicBulls 95, Magic 114
+19 ORL
Hawks-HornetsHawks 113, Hornets 91
+22 ATL
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 116, Wizards 87
+29 BOS
Little shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LittlePOR · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DeRozanCHI · 41 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (15-21)
WagnerORL · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PoeltlSAS · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Pistons-Nuggets
Pistons 111Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons30301635111
Nuggets29313225117
The story
Nikola Jokic had 34 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Detroit 117-111

Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 18 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 34 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 12-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 32-16, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −10+16+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 107Heat 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25271837107
Heat39302024113
The story
Miami beat Los Angeles 113-107 behind a 20-10-12 triple-double from Jimmy Butler

LeBron James paced Los Angeles: 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 7-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 39-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +14+17+19+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 95Magic 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1918372195
Magic23303229114
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 41 points, but Orlando won 114-95

For Orlando, Jalen Suggs had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 41 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 15-21 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 30-18, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+16+11+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.4Season avg38.4Last 5

38.4 points a game over his last five games, against 28.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.7 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Washington by 29, the widest margin of 11 games.

GSW over UTA2MIA over LAL6PHI over SAS6DEN over DET6NYK over LAC8POR over TOR9MIN over BKN11DAL over MEM13ORL over CHI19ATL over CHA22BOS over WAS29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 51

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 24, 33, 20, 23, 27, 12, 27, 51Celtics-Wizards · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +25.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Khris Middleton MIL, Jan 28, 2020: 51 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Season high51 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 20, 19, 17, 23, 24, 30, 35, 41Bulls-Magic · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 23, 2003: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 31, 31, 25, 32, 32, 50, 40, 38Sixers-Spurs · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 22, 21, 27, 23, 20, 41, 28, 37Mavs-Grizzlies · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 16, 29, 16, 19, 25, 33, 38, 35Grizzlies-Mavs · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 22, 21, 20, 17, 25, 49, 26, 34Nuggets-Pistons · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anfernee SimonsPOR+9.8 25.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
RJ BarrettNYK+6.1 23.3 last 10 · 17.2 season
Caris LeVertIND+6.1 24.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Kyle KuzmaWAS+5.9 21.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.4 34.1 last 10 · 28.7 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−5.9 20.1 last 10 · 26.0 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.6 6.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cole AnthonyORL−4.7 13.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP−3.9 8.7 last 10 · 12.6 season