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Friday, January 6, 2023Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed NOP by 11 at halftime and won 108–102.

Final · Box score
Blazers99
Pacers108
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Bulls126
Sixers112
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Nets108
Pelicans102
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN -11; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Knicks112
Raptors108
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Hornets138
Bucks109
Q1 CHA +23; Q2 CHA +24; Q3 CHA +25; Q4 CHA +29
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Thunder127
Q1 OKC +18; Q2 OKC +26; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +17
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Spurs121
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Nuggets121
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Wolves128
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +21; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Heat104
Suns96
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Lakers130
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2021–22Jan 6, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Evan Fournier (Knicks-Celtics), 41 points.
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The lead · Nets-Pelicans

Kevin Durant scores 33, Brooklyn rallies past New Orleans

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-11+3+6BKN AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27263520108
Pelicans28362117102
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 23, 24, 32, 26, 23, 25, 44, 33BKN33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 38, 18, 32, 28, 28, 27, 25, 19BKN19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 17, 19, 20, 42, 10, 26, 28, 28NOP28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Naji MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 17, 22, 12, 5, 12, 10, 16, 23NOP23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Charlotte by 29.

NYK over TOR4BKN over NOP6MIA over PHX8IND over POR9SAS over DET12DEN over CLE13MIN over LAC13CHI over PHI14LAL over ATL16OKC over WAS17CHA over MIL29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Blazers-Pacers15
Nets-Pelicans10
Pistons-Spurs8
Cavs-Nuggets8
Bulls-Sixers3
Wizards-Thunder2
Hornets-Bucks1
Heat-Suns1
Clippers-Wolves0
Hawks-Lakers0
The night in charts
Hornets-Bucks combined for 247, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-BucksHornets 138, Bucks 109
247
Hawks-LakersHawks 114, Lakers 130
244
Clippers-WolvesClippers 115, Wolves 128
243
Bulls-SixersBulls 126, Sixers 112
238
Wizards-ThunderWizards 110, Thunder 127
237
Pistons-SpursPistons 109, Spurs 121
230
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 108, Nuggets 121
229
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 112, Raptors 108
220
Nets-PelicansNets 108, Pelicans 102
210
Blazers-PacersBlazers 99, Pacers 108
207
Heat-SunsHeat 104, Suns 96
200
NYK won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 112, Raptors 108
+4 NYK
Nets-PelicansNets 108, Pelicans 102
+6 BKN
Heat-SunsHeat 104, Suns 96
+8 MIA
Blazers-PacersBlazers 99, Pacers 108
+9 IND
Pistons-SpursPistons 109, Spurs 121
+12 SAS
Clippers-WolvesClippers 115, Wolves 128
+13 MIN
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 108, Nuggets 121
+13 DEN
Bulls-SixersBulls 126, Sixers 112
+14 CHI
Hawks-LakersHawks 114, Lakers 130
+16 LAL
Wizards-ThunderWizards 110, Thunder 127
+17 OKC
Hornets-BucksHornets 138, Bucks 109
+29 CHA
BKN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-PelicansBKN won · Nets 108, Pelicans 102
11 pts
Bulls-SixersCHI won · Bulls 126, Sixers 112
5 pts
Blazers-PacersIND won · Blazers 99, Pacers 108
3 pts
Cavs-NuggetsDEN won · Cavs 108, Nuggets 121
2 pts
LaVine shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaVineCHI · 41 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
GobertMIN · 25 PTS, 21 REB, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
PortisMIL · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
OladipoMIA · 26 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
BamMIA · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Nets-Pelicans
Nets 108Pelicans 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27263520108
Pelicans28362117102
The story
Kyrie Irving's 19 points carried Brooklyn past New Orleans, 108-102

For New Orleans, Naji Marshall had 23 PTS, 9 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 7-22 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 35-21.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −1−11+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nuggets
Cavs 108Nuggets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28302426108
Nuggets26363227121
The story
Denver beat Cleveland 121-108 behind 18 points from Jamal Murray

Darius Garland paced Cleveland: 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2+4+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 126Sixers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25344027126
Sixers30252928112
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 12 points as Chicago beat Philadelphia 126-112

Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 22 PTS, 11 REB 12 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 4-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the third 40-29, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −5+4+15+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 34 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.9Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 6.9 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 41

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 33, 22, 24, 43, 15, 26, 13, 41Bulls-Sixers · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 21, 2003: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 23, 7, 19, 10, 16, 27, 21, 39Hornets-Bucks · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 23, 24, 32, 26, 23, 25, 44, 33Nets-Pelicans · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 29, 35, 29, 41, 35, 28, 25, 32Knicks-Raptors · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 37, 34, 26, 22, 29, 30, 21, 32Hawks-Lakers · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 35, 27, 44, 28, 28, 14, 33, 30Thunder-Wizards · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+8.0 28.6 last 10 · 20.6 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+6.8 18.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+5.9 30.4 last 10 · 24.5 season
CJ McCollumNOP+5.7 26.1 last 10 · 20.4 season
Julius RandleNYK+5.5 29.9 last 10 · 24.4 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 17.4 last 10 · 20.7 season
Chris BoucherTOR−3.3 6.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−2.9 10.8 last 10 · 13.7 season