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Thursday, January 5, 2023Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies123
Magic115
Q1 Grizzlies +2; Q2 Grizzlies +22; Q3 Grizzlies +14; Q4 Grizzlies +8
Final · Box score
Celtics124
Mavs95
Q1 Celtics +9; Q2 Celtics +18; Q3 Celtics +24; Q4 Celtics +29
Final · Box score
Jazz131
Rockets114
Q1 Jazz +8; Q2 Jazz +8; Q3 Jazz +9; Q4 Jazz +17
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Nuggets122
Q1 Nuggets +17; Q2 Nuggets +34; Q3 Nuggets +43; Q4 Nuggets +31
On this day · 2021–22Jan 5, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Pacers), 39 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Magic

Ja Morant scores 32 in Memphis win over Orlando

Jayson Tatum posts a triple-double

Game flow · Grizzlies margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+22+14+8Grizzlies AHEAD ↑Magic AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies22432731123
Magic20233537115
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 6, 35, 12, 36, 34, 19, 32, 35, 23, 32Grizzlies32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 8, 24, 11, 6, 15, 17, 14, 17, 31Grizzlies31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 18, 23, 18, 4, 15, 21, 25, 30Magic30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 12, 19, 25, 21, 15, 19, 28, 22Magic22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Rockets

Utah controls Houston start to finish

Utah won 131–114, leading by as many as 17 at a break. Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 49 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Grizzlies over Magic8Jazz over Rockets17Celtics over Mavs29Nuggets over Clippers31Final margin, points. Pink = Jazz over Rockets.
Lead changes
Jazz-Rockets5
Grizzlies-Magic2
Celtics-Mavs2
Clippers-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 245, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 131, Rockets 114
245
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 123, Magic 115
238
Celtics-MavsCeltics 124, Mavs 95
219
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 91, Nuggets 122
213
Grizzlies won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 123, Magic 115
+8 Grizzlies
Jazz-RocketsJazz 131, Rockets 114
+17 Jazz
Celtics-MavsCeltics 124, Mavs 95
+29 Celtics
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 91, Nuggets 122
+31 Nuggets
JJJ shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JJJGrizzlies · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
MurrayNuggets · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
JaGrizzlies · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
WagnerMagic · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Wendell Carter Jr.Magic · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Grizzlies-Magic
Grizzlies 123Magic 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies22432731123
Magic20233537115
The story
Memphis beat Orlando 123-115 behind 31 points and 10 rebounds from Jaren Jackson Jr.

Paolo Banchero paced Orlando: 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 12-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 43-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
300 +2+22+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 131Rockets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz31333136131
Rockets23333028114
The story
Jordan Clarkson's 19 points carried Utah past Houston, 131-114

For Houston, Jalen Green had 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 7-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the Jazz built it.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +8+8+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Mavs
Celtics 124Mavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29352535124
Mavs2026193095
The story
Jaylen Brown had 19 points as Boston beat Dallas 124-95

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Celtics lead by quarter
300 +9+18+24+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.9Season avg34.2Last 5

34.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 49 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Lauri Markkanen leads the day with 49

Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 38, 21, 32, 29, 36, 29, 28, 49Jazz-Rockets · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell Knicks, Dec 11, 2001: 49 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Career high49 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 6, 35, 12, 36, 34, 19, 32, 35, 23, 32Grizzlies-Magic · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 8, 24, 11, 6, 15, 17, 14, 17, 31Grizzlies-Magic · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 18, 23, 18, 4, 15, 21, 25, 30Magic-Grizzlies · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 23, 24, 28, 23, 16, 20, 16, 30Rockets-Jazz · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 44, 31, 41, 30, 41, 38, 29, 25, 27, 29Celtics-Mavs · W
30.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James Cavs, Mar 9, 2017: 29 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
29 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleWarriors+8.0 28.6 last 10 · 20.6 season
Immanuel QuickleyKnicks+6.0 17.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Lauri MarkkanenJazz+5.9 30.4 last 10 · 24.5 season
CJ McCollumPelicans+5.8 26.0 last 10 · 20.2 season
LeBron JamesLakers+5.4 34.4 last 10 · 29.0 season
Cold
Terry RozierHornets−4.1 16.0 last 10 · 20.1 season
Stephen CurryWarriors−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Chris BoucherRaptors−3.6 6.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers−3.1 19.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Gabe VincentHeat−2.9 5.3 last 10 · 8.2 season