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Monday, January 24, 2022Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed UTA by 2 after three quarters and won 115–109.

Final · Box score
Knicks93
Cavs95
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Pacers113
Pelicans117
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP -1; Q3 NOP +4; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Thunder110
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Suns115
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +6
On this day · 2020–21Jan 24, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Knicks), 39 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Suns

D-Book pours in 33, Phoenix beats Utah

Nikola Vucevic goes for 26 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+2-2+6PHX AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz21353122109
Suns31272730115
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 11, 26, 16, 35, 30, 48, 28, 11, 33PHX33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 9, 15, 12, 10, 15, 20, 18, 27PHX27 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 16, 22, 16, 6, 19, 20, 9, 22UTA22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Trent ForrestPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 6, 0, 0, 1, 4, 8, 9, 17UTA17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pacers-Pelicans

New Orleans takes care of Indiana

A 4-point win, 117–113. Devonte' Graham led New Orleans with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over OKC1CLE over NYK2NOP over IND4PHX over UTA6Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over IND.
Lead changes
Pacers-Pelicans12
Bulls-Thunder3
The night in charts
Pacers-Pelicans combined for 230, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-PelicansPacers 113, Pelicans 117
230
Jazz-SunsJazz 109, Suns 115
224
Bulls-ThunderBulls 111, Thunder 110
221
Knicks-CavsKnicks 93, Cavs 95
188
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-ThunderBulls 111, Thunder 110
+1 CHI
Knicks-CavsKnicks 93, Cavs 95
+2 CLE
Pacers-PelicansPacers 113, Pelicans 117
+4 NOP
Jazz-SunsJazz 109, Suns 115
+6 PHX
PHX rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SunsPHX won · Jazz 109, Suns 115
2 pts
Pacers-PelicansNOP won · Pacers 113, Pelicans 117
1 pt
Dosunmu shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DosunmuCHI · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
BiyomboPHX · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ForrestUTA · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
HayesNOP · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
CP3PHX · 27 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Bulls-Thunder
Bulls 111Thunder 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls35233419111
Thunder27213032110
The story
Zach LaVine had 23 points as Chicago beat Oklahoma City 111-110

Luguentz Dort led Oklahoma City with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 6-19 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+10+14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 93Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2327192493
Cavs2822261995
The story
Kevin Love's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Cleveland past New York, 95-93

For New York, Julius Randle had 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-19, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +50+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

RJ Barrett was the fantasy play: 41.5 FPTS on 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Final · Jazz-Suns
Jazz 109Suns 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz21353122109
Suns31272730115
The story
Phoenix beat Utah 115-109 behind 27 points and 13 assists from Chris Paul

Danuel House Jr. paced Utah: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB · 10-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10+2−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.9Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 3.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 38 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 33

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 11, 26, 16, 35, 30, 48, 28, 11, 33Suns-Jazz · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 32, 33, 21, 34, 13, 29, 29, 31Thunder-Bulls · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 9, 15, 12, 10, 15, 20, 18, 27Suns-Jazz · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 14, 19, 27, 7, 24, 19, 13, 26Bulls-Thunder · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Devonte' GrahamPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 7, 11, 11, 13, 10, 11, 15, 25Pelicans-Pacers · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 5, 0, 21, 15, 18, 5, 7, 24Bulls-Thunder · W
7.5 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 5 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
Kyle KuzmaWAS+5.9 21.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.4 34.1 last 10 · 28.7 season
Cory JosephDET+5.3 13.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
RJ BarrettNYK+5.1 22.5 last 10 · 17.4 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
Zach LaVineCHI−4.3 20.6 last 10 · 24.9 season
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season