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Tuesday, January 25, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed WAS by 30 at halftime and won 116–115.

Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Pistons105
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans107
Sixers117
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Raptors125
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Wizards115
Q1 LAC -9; Q2 LAC -30; Q3 LAC -17; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Nets96
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Kings75
Celtics128
Q1 BOS +25; Q2 BOS +33; Q3 BOS +42; Q4 BOS +53
Final · Box score
Spurs134
Rockets104
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +30
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Warriors130
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +38
Final · Box score
Wolves109
Blazers107
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +2
On this day · 2020–21Jan 25, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Cavs), 46 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Wizards

Clippers erase 30-point lead, steal one from Washington

Joel Embiid goes for 42 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-30-17+1LAC AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23134040116
Wizards32342722115
Who led
Amir CoffeyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 18, 5, 20, 16, 8, 12, 2, 29LAC29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 5, 8, 10, 17, 13, 7, 10, 14, 25LAC25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 27, 26, 20, 13, 23, 25, 19, 23WAS23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 27, 29, 19, 16, 15, 16, 12, 19WAS19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Boston by 53.

LAC over WAS1MIN over POR2DEN over DET5PHI over NOP10LAL over BKN10TOR over CHA12SAS over HOU30GSW over DAL38BOS over SAC53Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Blazers9
Pelicans-Sixers8
Lakers-Nets8
Spurs-Rockets8
Nuggets-Pistons5
Mavs-Warriors3
Hornets-Raptors1
Clippers-Wizards1
Kings-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Russell's jumper with 2.9 seconds left breaks the tie, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Raptors combined for 238
Points by game
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 113, Raptors 125
238
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 134, Rockets 104
238
Clippers-WizardsClippers 116, Wizards 115
231
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 107, Sixers 117
224
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 92, Warriors 130
222
Wolves-BlazersWolves 109, Blazers 107
216
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 110, Pistons 105
215
Kings-CelticsKings 75, Celtics 128
203
Lakers-NetsLakers 106, Nets 96
202
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-WizardsClippers 116, Wizards 115
+1 LAC
Wolves-BlazersWolves 109, Blazers 107
+2 MIN
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 110, Pistons 105
+5 DEN
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 107, Sixers 117
+10 PHI
Lakers-NetsLakers 106, Nets 96
+10 LAL
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 113, Raptors 125
+12 TOR
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 134, Rockets 104
+30 SAS
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 92, Warriors 130
+38 GSW
Kings-CelticsKings 75, Celtics 128
+53 BOS
LAC erased a 30-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-WizardsLAC won · Clippers 116, Wizards 115
30 pts
Pelicans-SixersPHI won · Pelicans 107, Sixers 117
8 pts
Wolves-BlazersMIN won · Wolves 109, Blazers 107
8 pts
Hernangomez shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HernangomezNOP · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PoeltlSAS · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
LeBronLAL · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Clippers-Wizards
Clippers 116Wizards 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23134040116
Wizards32342722115
The story
Amir Coffey's 29 points carried LA past Washington, 116-115

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 10-21 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 17 going into the fourth, then won it 40-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −9−30−17+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luke Kennard was the fantasy play: 49.1 FPTS on 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 109Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26292925109
Blazers29341925107
The story
Anthony Edwards had 40 points as Minnesota beat Portland 109-107

Jusuf Nurkic led Portland with 20 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 40 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 14-27 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 29-19.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −3−8+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Pistons
Nuggets 110Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34352813110
Pistons32272620105
The story
Denver beat Detroit 110-105 behind 28 points and 21 rebounds from Nikola Jokic

Saddiq Bey paced Detroit: 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 21 REB, 9 AST · 9-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 35-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2+10+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cade Cunningham topped the game at 72.6 FPTS: 34 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.7Season avg40.4Last 5

40.4 points a game over his last five games, against 28.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 41 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 42

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 31, 25, 32, 32, 50, 40, 38, 42Sixers-Pelicans · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tim Duncan SAS, Dec 9, 1999: 42 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 19, 28, 30, 9, 21, 20, 25, 40Wolves-Blazers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rik Smits IND, Mar 30, 1997: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 33, 20, 23, 27, 12, 27, 51, 36Celtics-Kings · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 8, 18, 21, 8, 13, 25, 18, 34Pistons-Nuggets · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 25, 26, 27, 22, 18, 37, 13, 33Nets-Lakers · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Nov 18, 2022: 33 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
33 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 35, 34, 25, 25, 30, 29, 33, 33Lakers-Nets · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.2 22.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.2 35.2 last 10 · 29.0 season
Amir CoffeyLAC+5.8 13.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
RJ BarrettNYK+5.1 22.5 last 10 · 17.4 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.8 24.9 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−4.8 21.0 last 10 · 25.8 season
Cole AnthonyORL−4.7 13.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−4.7 7.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Zach LaVineCHI−4.3 20.6 last 10 · 24.9 season
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season