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Wednesday, January 26, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 121–104.

Final · Box score
Bucks99
Cavs115
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Hornets158
Pacers126
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +32
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Magic102
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Kings104
Hawks121
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Heat110
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +25; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets124
Nets118
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -11; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +17; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies118
Spurs110
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Mavs132
Blazers112
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Suns105
Jazz97
Q1 PHX +21; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +8
On this day · 2020–21Jan 26, 2021: 3 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Clippers), 38 points.
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The lead · Kings-Hawks

Atlanta climbs out of a 12-point hole against Sacramento

Ja Morant goes for 41 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+17+20+17ATL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings33172430104
Hawks21462727121
Who led
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 15, 8, 20, 15, 19, 15, 7, 18ATL18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Onyeka OkongwuPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 6, 5, 12, 12, 17, 6, 5, 18ATL18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 14, 23, 16, 12, 20, 29, 4, 28SAC28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Davion MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 4, 6, 4, 16, 13, 9, 6, 20SAC20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Nets15
Hornets-Pacers11
Grizzlies-Spurs7
Kings-Hawks4
Raptors-Bulls2
Bucks-Cavs1
Knicks-Heat0
The night in charts
Hornets-Pacers combined for 284, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-PacersHornets 158, Pacers 126
284
Mavs-BlazersMavs 132, Blazers 112
244
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 124, Nets 118
242
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 118, Spurs 110
228
Kings-HawksKings 104, Hawks 121
225
Raptors-BullsRaptors 105, Bulls 111
216
Bucks-CavsBucks 99, Cavs 115
214
Clippers-MagicClippers 111, Magic 102
213
Knicks-HeatKnicks 96, Heat 110
206
Suns-JazzSuns 105, Jazz 97
202
DEN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 124, Nets 118
+6 DEN
Raptors-BullsRaptors 105, Bulls 111
+6 CHI
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 118, Spurs 110
+8 MEM
Suns-JazzSuns 105, Jazz 97
+8 PHX
Clippers-MagicClippers 111, Magic 102
+9 LAC
Knicks-HeatKnicks 96, Heat 110
+14 MIA
Bucks-CavsBucks 99, Cavs 115
+16 CLE
Kings-HawksKings 104, Hawks 121
+17 ATL
Mavs-BlazersMavs 132, Blazers 112
+20 DAL
Hornets-PacersHornets 158, Pacers 126
+32 CHA
ATL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HawksATL won · Kings 104, Hawks 121
12 pts
Nuggets-NetsDEN won · Nuggets 124, Nets 118
11 pts
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 99, Cavs 115
9 pts
Hornets-PacersCHA won · Hornets 158, Pacers 126
3 pts
Clippers-MagicLAC won · Clippers 111, Magic 102
2 pts
Miles Bridges shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Miles BridgesCHA · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
WagnerORL · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RiversDEN · 25 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
VucevicCHI · 17 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST
73% (8-11)
WhitesideUTA · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Nuggets-Nets
Nuggets 124Nets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29254228124
Nets28372627118
The story
Nikola Jokic's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Denver past Brooklyn, 124-118

For Brooklyn, James Johnson had 12 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 8-13 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 42-26.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1−11+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 118Spurs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies34273324118
Spurs25332824110
The story
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 22 points as Memphis beat San Antonio 118-110

Dejounte Murray led San Antonio with 16 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 6 BLK · 9-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +9+3+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 105Jazz 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns39112431105
Jazz1830163397
The story
Phoenix beat Utah 105-97 behind 21 points from Chris Paul

Hassan Whiteside paced Utah: 16 PTS, 11 REB 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 39-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +21+2+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.3Season avg34.4Last 5

34.4 points a game over his last five games, against 25.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Nets

Denver climbs back to beat Brooklyn

Brooklyn led by 11 at the half. Denver won it 124–118. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Nets
Nikola Jokic · DENCam Thomas · BKNPTS2625REB101AST81Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 43

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 16, 35, 30, 48, 28, 11, 33, 43Suns-Jazz · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: David West NOH, Dec 29, 2009: 44 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
43 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 29, 16, 19, 25, 33, 38, 35, 41Grizzlies-Spurs · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Feb 19, 1997: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Ties season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 15, 7, 32, 18, 18, 8, 12, 9, 39Hornets-Pacers · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 19, 10, 5, 21, 22, 10, 13, 13, 32, 32Raptors-Bulls · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 23, 13, 23, 15, 10, 19, 25, 29Hornets-Pacers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Oct 25, 2017: 29 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
29 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 17, 23, 24, 30, 35, 41, 29Bulls-Raptors · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amir CoffeyLAC+6.7 15.0 last 10 · 8.3 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+6.5 21.9 last 10 · 15.4 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.2 35.2 last 10 · 29.0 season
RJ BarrettNYK+5.5 22.9 last 10 · 17.4 season
Cory JosephDET+4.5 12.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Cold
Cole AnthonyORL−5.4 12.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.8 21.0 last 10 · 25.8 season
Zach LaVineCHI−4.5 20.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−3.8 8.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Russell WestbrookLAL−3.8 14.7 last 10 · 18.5 season