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Monday, January 9, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed NYK by 5 at halftime and won 111–107.

Final · Box score
Pelicans132
Wizards112
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +12; Q3 NOP +12; Q4 NOP +20
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Knicks107
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Grizzlies121
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Magic111
Kings136
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +20; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +25
On this day · 2021–22Jan 9, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Rockets), 40 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Knicks

Milwaukee handles New York by 4

Jalen Brunson goes for 44 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-5-5+4MIL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22242738111
Knicks22292729107
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 42, 45, 26, 27, 45, 43, 55, 30, 9, 22MIL22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 16, 14, 13, 8, 21, 9, 9, 17MIL17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 21, 7, 12, 23, 24, 38, 26, 44NYK44 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 35, 29, 41, 35, 28, 25, 32, 25NYK25 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Orlando by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

MIL over NYK4BOS over CHI8MEM over SAS8DEN over LAL13NOP over WAS20SAC over ORL25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bucks-Knicks18
Pelicans-Wizards9
Spurs-Grizzlies8
Magic-Kings7
Lakers-Nuggets4
Bulls-Celtics3
The night in charts
Magic-Kings combined for 247, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-KingsMagic 111, Kings 136
247
Pelicans-WizardsPelicans 132, Wizards 112
244
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 113, Grizzlies 121
234
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 109, Nuggets 122
231
Bucks-KnicksBucks 111, Knicks 107
218
Bulls-CelticsBulls 99, Celtics 107
206
MIL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bucks-KnicksBucks 111, Knicks 107
+4 MIL
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 113, Grizzlies 121
+8 MEM
Bulls-CelticsBulls 99, Celtics 107
+8 BOS
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 109, Nuggets 122
+13 DEN
Pelicans-WizardsPelicans 132, Wizards 112
+20 NOP
Magic-KingsMagic 111, Kings 136
+25 SAC
MIL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-KnicksMIL won · Bucks 111, Knicks 107
5 pts
Pelicans-WizardsNOP won · Pelicans 132, Wizards 112
2 pts
Barnes shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarnesSAC · 30 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
FultzORL · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
ValanciunasNOP · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
QuickleyNYK · 23 PTS, 4 REB
64% (9-14)
VucevicCHI · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 111Knicks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22242738111
Knicks22292729107
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Milwaukee beat New York 111-107

Immanuel Quickley led New York with 23 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 38-29.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0−5−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 109Nuggets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23253130109
Nuggets29333228122
The story
Jamal Murray's 34 points carried Denver past Los Angeles, 122-109

For Los Angeles, Russell Westbrook had 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 34 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 13-29 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+14+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Kings
Magic 111Kings 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31213227111
Kings41313529136
The story
Sacramento beat Orlando 136-111 behind 30 points from Harrison Barnes

Wendell Carter Jr. paced Orlando: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 11-13 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

A 41-31 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +10+20+23+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paolo Banchero topped the game at 41.6 FPTS: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.9Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 44

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 21, 7, 12, 23, 24, 38, 26, 44Knicks-Bucks · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Larry Johnson CHH, Nov 22, 1995: 44 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Career high44 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 25, 26, 25, 14, 14, 18, 18, 34Nuggets-Lakers · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 40, 17, 19, 20, 42, 10, 26, 28, 28, 34Pelicans-Wizards · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 41, 30, 41, 38, 29, 25, 27, 29, 34, 32Celtics-Bulls · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 13, 8, 10, 16, 19, 22, 18, 30Kings-Magic · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 12, 10, 6, 12, 16, 12, 25, 27Pelicans-Wizards · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 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+6.6 18.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+6.6 31.1 last 10 · 24.5 season
Julius RandleNYK+6.5 30.9 last 10 · 24.4 season
Naji MarshallNOP+5.9 15.9 last 10 · 10.0 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
Reggie JacksonLAC−3.1 8.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Kyle LowryMIA−3.1 10.0 last 10 · 13.1 season