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Saturday, January 7, 2023Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Jazz by 5 after three quarters and won 126–118.

Final · Box score
Celtics121
Spurs116
Q1 Celtics +3; Q2 Celtics +11; Q3 Celtics +4; Q4 Celtics +5
Final · Box score
Jazz118
Bulls126
Q1 Bulls +4; Q2 Bulls +4; Q3 Bulls -5; Q4 Bulls +8
Final · Box score
Pelicans117
Mavs127
Q1 Mavs +19; Q2 Mavs +17; Q3 Mavs +16; Q4 Mavs +10
Final · Box score
Magic115
Warriors101
Q1 Magic -1; Q2 Magic +3; Q3 Magic +10; Q4 Magic +14
Final · Box score
Lakers136
Kings134
Q1 Lakers -1; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 Lakers +2
On this day · 2021–22Jan 7, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Fred VanVleet (Raptors-Jazz), 37 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Bulls

Zach LaVine hits six threes, Chicago tops Utah

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+4-5+8Bulls AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24254029118
Bulls28253142126
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 22, 24, 43, 15, 26, 13, 41, 36Bulls36 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 31, 42, 22, 21, 44, 22, 12, 35Bulls35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 21, 32, 29, 36, 29, 28, 49, 28Jazz28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ochai AgbajiPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 0, 4, 0, 3, 0, 0, 11, 19Jazz19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Lakers-Kings

Lakers win a tight one over Sacramento

136–134. Neither team led by more than 2 at any break. LeBron James led Lakers with 37 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Lakers over Kings2Celtics over Spurs5Bulls over Jazz8Mavs over Pelicans10Magic over Warriors14Final margin, points. Pink = Lakers over Kings.
Lead changes
Lakers-Kings18
Jazz-Bulls6
Magic-Warriors6
Pelicans-Mavs1
Celtics-Spurs0
The night in charts
Lakers-Kings combined for 270, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KingsLakers 136, Kings 134
270
Jazz-BullsJazz 118, Bulls 126
244
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 117, Mavs 127
244
Celtics-SpursCeltics 121, Spurs 116
237
Magic-WarriorsMagic 115, Warriors 101
216
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-KingsLakers 136, Kings 134
+2 Lakers
Celtics-SpursCeltics 121, Spurs 116
+5 Celtics
Jazz-BullsJazz 118, Bulls 126
+8 Bulls
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 117, Mavs 127
+10 Mavs
Magic-WarriorsMagic 115, Warriors 101
+14 Magic
Bulls rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BullsBulls won · Jazz 118, Bulls 126
5 pts
Magic-WarriorsMagic won · Magic 115, Warriors 101
1 pt
Lakers-KingsLakers won · Lakers 136, Kings 134
1 pt
Bryant shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BryantLakers · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
86% (12-14)
ValanciunasPelicans · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
SchroderLakers · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
BrogdonCeltics · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
WoodMavs · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 136Kings 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers37363627136
Kings38353625134
The story
Thomas Bryant had 29 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 136-134

Domantas Sabonis led Sacramento with 25 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST 29 PTS, 14 REB · 12-14 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 27-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Mavs
Pelicans 117Mavs 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans15313536117
Mavs34293430127
The story
Dallas beat New Orleans 127-117 behind 28 points from Christian Wood

Herbert Jones paced New Orleans: 16 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +19+17+16+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Warriors
Magic 115Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28343023115
Warriors29302319101
The story
Markelle Fultz's 16 points carried Orlando past Golden State, 115-101

For Golden State, Donte DiVincenzo had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 7 AST, 6 STL, 5 REB · 8-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-23, was where the Magic built it.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −1+3+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Lamb was the fantasy play: 50.1 FPTS on 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.5Season avg34.0Last 5

34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 34, 38, 28, 27, 47, 43, 25, 37Lakers-Kings · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 22, 24, 43, 15, 26, 13, 41, 36Bulls-Jazz · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 31, 42, 22, 21, 44, 22, 12, 35Bulls-Jazz · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 50, 32, 60, 35, 51, 39, 23, 34Mavs-Pelicans · W
34.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki Mavs, Mar 29, 2010: 34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 37, 22, 26, 26, 31, 24, 19, 37, 25, 34Kings-Lakers · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 31, 41, 30, 41, 38, 29, 25, 27, 29, 34Celtics-Spurs · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleWarriors+7.2 27.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Immanuel QuickleyKnicks+6.8 18.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Lauri MarkkanenJazz+6.8 31.4 last 10 · 24.6 season
CJ McCollumPelicans+5.7 26.1 last 10 · 20.4 season
Julius RandleKnicks+5.5 29.9 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cold
Stephen CurryWarriors−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers−3.4 19.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
Terry RozierHornets−3.3 17.4 last 10 · 20.7 season
Chris BoucherRaptors−3.3 6.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Kelly OlynykJazz−2.9 9.1 last 10 · 12.0 season