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Friday, January 28, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed OKC by 7 after three quarters and won 113–110.

Final · Box score
Pistons103
Magic119
Q1 ORL +20; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Hawks108
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Hornets117
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +16; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Blazers125
Rockets110
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Grizzlies119
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Heat121
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Pelicans105
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +11
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers113
Thunder110
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND -7; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +3
Final · Box score
Bulls122
Spurs131
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Wolves124
Suns134
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Bucks123
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +15
On this day · 2020–21Jan 28, 2021: 4 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Rockets), 30 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Thunder

Domantas Sabonis posts 24-18-10 as Indiana tops OKC

Anthony Edwards goes for 27 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-3-70+3IND AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers2922222713113
Thunder3024262010110
Who led
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 32, 42, 11, 17, 14, 19, 20, 24IND24 PTS · 18 REB · 10 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 25, 18, 11, 16, 10, 8, 10, 22IND22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 27, 17, 18, 15, 3, 10, 16, 27OKC27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 19, 11, 10, 9, 21, 8, 9, 15OKC15 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bulls-Spurs

San Antonio upsets Chicago

San Antonio (18–31) beat Chicago (30–17) 131–122. Dejounte Murray led San Antonio with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over LAL3IND over OKC3MIA over LAC7SAS over CHI9MEM over UTA10PHX over MIN10DEN over NOP11POR over HOU15MIL over NYK15ORL over DET16ATL over BOS16Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over CHI.
Lead changes
Bulls-Spurs12
Celtics-Hawks9
Jazz-Grizzlies8
Pistons-Magic4
Wolves-Suns4
Blazers-Rockets2
Clippers-Heat1
Lakers-Hornets0
Knicks-Bucks0
The night in charts
Wolves-Suns combined for 258, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SunsWolves 124, Suns 134
258
Bulls-SpursBulls 122, Spurs 131
253
Clippers-HeatClippers 114, Heat 121
235
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 125, Rockets 110
235
Lakers-HornetsLakers 114, Hornets 117
231
Knicks-BucksKnicks 108, Bucks 123
231
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 109, Grizzlies 119
228
Pacers-ThunderPacers 113, Thunder 110 · OT
223
Pistons-MagicPistons 103, Magic 119
222
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 116, Pelicans 105
221
Celtics-HawksCeltics 92, Hawks 108
200
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-HornetsLakers 114, Hornets 117
+3 CHA
Pacers-ThunderPacers 113, Thunder 110 · OT
+3 IND
Clippers-HeatClippers 114, Heat 121
+7 MIA
Bulls-SpursBulls 122, Spurs 131
+9 SAS
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 109, Grizzlies 119
+10 MEM
Wolves-SunsWolves 124, Suns 134
+10 PHX
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 116, Pelicans 105
+11 DEN
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 125, Rockets 110
+15 POR
Knicks-BucksKnicks 108, Bucks 123
+15 MIL
Pistons-MagicPistons 103, Magic 119
+16 ORL
Celtics-HawksCeltics 92, Hawks 108
+16 ATL
IND rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-ThunderIND won · Pacers 113, Thunder 110 · OT
7 pts
Bulls-SpursSAS won · Bulls 122, Spurs 131
6 pts
Ish Smith shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ish SmithCHA · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
BambaORL · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
ClarkeMEM · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PoeltlSAS · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
JJJMEM · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Pacers-Thunder
Pacers 113Thunder 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2922222713113
Thunder3024262010110
The story
Justin Holiday had 22 points as Indiana beat Oklahoma City 113-110 in OT

Josh Giddey led Oklahoma City with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-12 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 27-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1−3−70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 114Hornets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21283629114
Hornets31342230117
The story
Miles Bridges' 26 points carried Charlotte past Los Angeles, 117-114

For Los Angeles, Russell Westbrook had 35 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 9-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-21, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +10+16+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 124Suns 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves32342731124
Suns40342634134
The story
Phoenix beat Minnesota 134-124 behind a 21-10-14 triple-double from Chris Paul

Karl-Anthony Towns paced Minnesota: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB · 5-9 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 40-32 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +8+8+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.8Season avg35.4Last 5

35.4 points a game over his last five games, against 25.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 38

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 43, 26, 30, 30, 27, 33, 30, 26, 38Bucks-Knicks · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 19, 15, 14, 18, 24, 15, 20, 35Lakers-Hornets · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 17, 23, 24, 30, 35, 41, 29, 32Bulls-Spurs · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 16, 19, 25, 33, 38, 35, 41, 30Grizzlies-Jazz · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd NJN, Mar 19, 2002: 30 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 27, 20, 10, 22, 0, 23, 23, 30Bulls-Spurs · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 25, 49, 26, 34, 28, 26, 29Nuggets-Pelicans · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Mar 18, 2019: 29 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
29 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 23.2 last 10 · 15.7 season
Amir CoffeyLAC+5.9 14.4 last 10 · 8.5 season
RJ BarrettNYK+5.8 23.3 last 10 · 17.5 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.8 34.7 last 10 · 28.9 season
Devin BookerPHX+4.8 29.9 last 10 · 25.1 season
Cold
Cole AnthonyORL−6.0 11.9 last 10 · 17.9 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−3.8 8.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Dennis SchroderBOS−3.8 11.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−3.8 14.7 last 10 · 18.5 season
Jimmy ButlerMIA−3.7 17.8 last 10 · 21.5 season