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Sunday, January 8, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHA by 12 after the first quarter and won 116–111.

Final · Box score
Sixers123
Pistons111
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Raptors117
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Pacers116
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Jazz118
Grizzlies123
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Nets102
Heat101
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +1
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Rockets96
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Thunder120
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Cavs112
Suns98
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Clippers108
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +4
On this day · 2021–22Jan 8, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Hornets), 43 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Pacers

Indiana climbs out of a 12-point hole against Charlotte

Damian Lillard goes for 34 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+2-6+5IND AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27183432111
Pacers15322643116
Who led
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 14, 18, 14, 34, 18, 14, 17, 29IND29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 12, 28, 25, 18, 19, 24, 11, 21IND21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 22, 14, 25, 12, 12, 15, 23, 22CHA22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 2, 23, 7, 19, 10, 16, 27, 21, 39, 19CHA19 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Wolves-Rockets

Minnesota climbs back to beat Houston

Houston led by 9 after one. Minnesota won it 104–96. D'Angelo Russell led Minnesota with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Rockets
D'Angelo Russell · MINKevin Porter Jr. · HOUPTS2225REB36AST65Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hornets-Pacers14
Nets-Heat14
Wolves-Rockets12
Mavs-Thunder7
Jazz-Grizzlies6
Blazers-Raptors5
Cavs-Suns5
Hawks-Clippers5
Sixers-Pistons2
Shot of the night

O'Neale's jumper with 3 seconds left puts the Nets ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Grizzlies combined for 241, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 118, Grizzlies 123
241
Sixers-PistonsSixers 123, Pistons 111
234
Mavs-ThunderMavs 109, Thunder 120
229
Hornets-PacersHornets 111, Pacers 116
227
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 105, Raptors 117
222
Hawks-ClippersHawks 112, Clippers 108
220
Cavs-SunsCavs 112, Suns 98
210
Nets-HeatNets 102, Heat 101
203
Wolves-RocketsWolves 104, Rockets 96
200
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 102, Heat 101
+1 BKN
Hawks-ClippersHawks 112, Clippers 108
+4 ATL
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 118, Grizzlies 123
+5 MEM
Hornets-PacersHornets 111, Pacers 116
+5 IND
Wolves-RocketsWolves 104, Rockets 96
+8 MIN
Mavs-ThunderMavs 109, Thunder 120
+11 OKC
Sixers-PistonsSixers 123, Pistons 111
+12 PHI
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 105, Raptors 117
+12 TOR
Cavs-SunsCavs 112, Suns 98
+14 CLE
IND erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PacersIND won · Hornets 111, Pacers 116
12 pts
Wolves-RocketsMIN won · Wolves 104, Rockets 96
9 pts
Nets-HeatBKN won · Nets 102, Heat 101
3 pts
Hawks-ClippersATL won · Hawks 112, Clippers 108
2 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesMEM won · Jazz 118, Grizzlies 123
1 pt
Harrell shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellPHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
MobleyCLE · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
GobertMIN · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
HayesDET · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 102Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets31351323102
Heat30341819101
The story
Kyrie Irving's 29 points carried Brooklyn past Miami, 102-101

For Miami, Jimmy Butler had 26 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 10-21 FG, 6-15 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 23-19.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +1+2−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 111Pacers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27183432111
Pacers15322643116
The story
Myles Turner had 29 points as Indiana beat Charlotte 116-111

P.J. Washington led Charlotte with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK · 10-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Pacers took the second 32-18.

IND lead by quarter
200 −12+2−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 123Pistons 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers35362923123
Pistons27272829111
The story
Philadelphia beat Detroit 123-111 behind a 20-11-11 triple-double from James Harden

Killian Hayes paced Detroit: 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+17+18+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 34

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 16, 34, 17, 34, 19, 27, 19, 34Blazers-Raptors · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 27, 44, 28, 28, 14, 33, 30, 33Thunder-Mavs · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 34, 26, 22, 29, 30, 21, 32, 30Hawks-Clippers · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 31, 16, 28, 15, 26, 24, 6, 29Clippers-Hawks · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 14, 18, 14, 34, 18, 14, 17, 29Pacers-Hornets · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 32, 38, 18, 32, 28, 28, 27, 25, 19, 29Nets-Heat · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+7.2 27.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+6.8 18.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+6.6 31.1 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
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−3.4 18.1 last 10 · 21.5 season
Chris BoucherTOR−3.3 6.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−3.2 13.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−3.1 8.2 last 10 · 11.3 season