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Sunday, January 1, 2023Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Celtics111
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Kings108
Grizzlies118
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Wizards118
Bucks95
Q1 WAS +17; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +23
On this day · 2021–22Jan 1, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Pelicans), 35 points.
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The lead · Kings-Grizzlies

Ja Morant goes for 35 in Memphis win over Sacramento

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+1+4+10MEM AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26322921108
Grizzlies27323227118
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 6, 35, 12, 36, 34, 19, 32, 35MEM35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tyus JonesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 15, 5, 2, 13, 1, 4, 8, 18MEM18 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 24, 37, 22, 26, 26, 31, 24, 19SAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 21, 23, 28, 13, 20, 31, 28, 18SAC18 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Nuggets

Denver leads Boston wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 123–111. Best quarter: the first, 37–28. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over SAC10DEN over BOS12WAS over MIL23Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over BOS.
Lead changes
Kings-Grizzlies11
Wizards-Bucks2
The night in charts
Celtics-Nuggets combined for 234, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 111, Nuggets 123
234
Kings-GrizzliesKings 108, Grizzlies 118
226
Wizards-BucksWizards 118, Bucks 95
213
MEM won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Kings-GrizzliesKings 108, Grizzlies 118
+10 MEM
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 111, Nuggets 123
+12 DEN
Wizards-BucksWizards 118, Bucks 95
+23 WAS
Jokic shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 12 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
GaffordWAS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HachimuraWAS · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
HylandDEN · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 108Grizzlies 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26322921108
Grizzlies27323227118
The story
Memphis beat Sacramento 118-108 behind 23 rebounds and 11 points from Steven Adams

Domantas Sabonis paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 23 REB, 11 PTS, 3 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

A 27-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +1+1+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nuggets
Celtics 111Nuggets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28263126111
Nuggets37253625123
The story
Aaron Gordon had 18 points as Denver beat Boston 123-111

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 37-28, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+8+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bucks
Wizards 118Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards34342030118
Bucks1733202595
The story
Kristaps Porzingis' 22 points carried Washington past Milwaukee, 118-95

For Milwaukee, Bobby Portis had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB · 9-16 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-17, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +17+18+18+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rui Hachimura was the fantasy play: 38.8 FPTS on 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 35

Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 6, 35, 12, 36, 34, 19, 32, 35Grizzlies-Kings · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 43, 25, 40, 13, 29, 41, 20, 40, 19, 30Nuggets-Celtics · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Porter Jr. HOU, Mar 30, 2022: 30 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
30 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 26, 24, 19, 36, 29, 39, 29, 30Celtics-Nuggets · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 14, 13, 7, 21, 14, 30, 16, 26Wizards-Bucks · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 44, 31, 41, 30, 41, 38, 29, 25Celtics-Nuggets · L
30.9 PPG season to date · −6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 20, 19, 21, 7, 24, 22, 30, 22Wizards-Bucks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+6.9 27.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
LeBron JamesLAL+5.1 33.6 last 10 · 28.5 season
CJ McCollumNOP+5.0 24.8 last 10 · 19.8 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.8 28.9 last 10 · 24.1 season
Quentin GrimesNYK+4.7 14.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−3.4 19.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
Terry RozierCHA−3.3 16.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−3.2 10.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jalen SmithIND−3.1 6.9 last 10 · 10.0 season