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Sunday, October 23, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ATL by 8 after the first quarter and won 126–109.

Final · Box score
Blazers106
Lakers104
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Hornets126
Hawks109
Q1 CHA -8; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +20; Q4 CHA +17
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards107
Cavs117
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +10
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz122
Pelicans121
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Thunder106
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Kings125
Warriors130
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Suns112
Clippers95
Q1 PHX +15; Q2 PHX +20; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +17
On this day · 2021–22Oct 23, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Clippers-Grizzlies), 41 points.
Oct 23 in other seasons20252024201920182017
The lead · Hornets-Hawks

Charlotte climbs out of an 8-point hole against Atlanta

LeBron James goes for 31 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+20+17CHA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets22374522126
Hawks30252925109
Who led
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 3 games: 13, 15, 24CHA24 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Nick RichardsPoints, last 3 games: 19, 6, 20CHA20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 3 games: 23, 25, 28ATL28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 3 games: 20, 20, 19ATL19 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Pelicans17
Blazers-Lakers7
Wizards-Cavs5
Hornets-Hawks3
Wolves-Thunder0
Kings-Warriors0
Suns-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Olynyk's jumper with 3.1 seconds left in OT puts the Jazz ahead, 122-121 final

The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 255, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 125, Warriors 130
255
Jazz-PelicansJazz 122, Pelicans 121 · OT
243
Hornets-HawksHornets 126, Hawks 109
235
Wizards-CavsWizards 107, Cavs 117 · OT
224
Wolves-ThunderWolves 116, Thunder 106
222
Blazers-LakersBlazers 106, Lakers 104
210
Suns-ClippersSuns 112, Clippers 95
207
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-PelicansJazz 122, Pelicans 121 · OT
+1 UTA
Blazers-LakersBlazers 106, Lakers 104
+2 POR
Kings-WarriorsKings 125, Warriors 130
+5 GSW
Wizards-CavsWizards 107, Cavs 117 · OT
+10 CLE
Wolves-ThunderWolves 116, Thunder 106
+10 MIN
Hornets-HawksHornets 126, Hawks 109
+17 CHA
Suns-ClippersSuns 112, Clippers 95
+17 PHX
CHA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-HawksCHA won · Hornets 126, Hawks 109
8 pts
Blazers-LakersPOR won · Blazers 106, Lakers 104
5 pts
Wizards-CavsCLE won · Wizards 107, Cavs 117 · OT
1 pt
Marcus Morris shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marcus MorrisLAC · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
BealWAS · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
AntMIN · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
ZionNOP · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
BookerPHX · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Jazz-Pelicans
Jazz 122Pelicans 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2637301712122
Pelicans2429312611121
The story
Lauri Markkanen had 31 points and 12 rebounds as Utah beat New Orleans 122-121 in OT

CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 28 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the second 37-29, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+10+90+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 106Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32232328106
Lakers24243521104
The story
Josh Hart's 16 rebounds and 9 points carried Portland past Los Angeles, 106-104

For Los Angeles, Lonnie Walker IV had 15 PTS, 4 REB 16 REB, 9 PTS, 5 AST · 3-5 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-24, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +8+7−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 107Cavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards312025274107
Cavs3027262014117
The story
Cleveland beat Washington 117-107 in OT behind 37 points from Donovan Mitchell

Kristaps Porzingis paced Washington: 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 37 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 12-29 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers settled it in overtime, 14-4.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1+6+70+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Points per game
3.02021–22 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 points a game over his last three games, against 3.0 in 2021–22 (50 games). Today: 20 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 2 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
23.82021–22 avg4.0Last 2

4.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.8 in 2021–22 (66 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
14.02021–22 avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 2021–22 (62 games). Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Charlotte by 17.

UTA over NOP1POR over LAL2GSW over SAC5CLE over WAS10MIN over OKC10CHA over ATL17PHX over LAC17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 41

Damian LillardPoints, last 3 games: 20, 41, 41Blazers-Lakers · W
34.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 1, 2009: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 3 games: 31, 32, 37Cavs-Wizards · W
33.3 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 3 games: 28, 33, 35Suns-Clippers · W
32.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 3 games: 33, 34, 33Warriors-Kings · W
33.3 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 31, 20, 31Lakers-Blazers · L
27.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 3 games: 17, 24, 31Jazz-Pelicans · W
24.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST