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Tuesday, January 10, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Pistons116
Sixers147
Q1 Sixers +7; Q2 Sixers +22; Q3 Sixers +32; Q4 Sixers +31
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Heat112
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat +7; Q3 Heat +1; Q4 Heat +1
Final · Box score
Hornets120
Raptors132
Q1 Raptors +1; Q2 Raptors +6; Q3 Raptors +2; Q4 Raptors +12
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Jazz116
Q1 Jazz +7; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 Jazz +4; Q4 Jazz +2
Final · Box score
Suns125
Warriors113
Q1 Suns +5; Q2 Suns +14; Q3 Suns +19; Q4 Suns +12
Final · Box score
Magic109
Blazers106
Q1 Magic +13; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic +9; Q4 Magic +3
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Clippers113
Q1 Clippers +6; Q2 Clippers +22; Q3 Clippers +10; Q4 Clippers +12
On this day · 2021–22Jan 10, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Rockets), 31 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Heat

Jimmy Butler scores 35, Miami holds off Thunder

Donovan Mitchell goes for 46 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+7+1+1Heat AHEAD ↑Thunder AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26303223111
Heat31322623112
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 20, 27, 17, 9, 27, 20, 26, 35Heat35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 7, 19, 13, 13, 8, 19, 10, 22Heat22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 44, 28, 28, 14, 33, 30, 33, 26Thunder26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 7, 21, 20, 25, 16, 20, 10, 18Thunder18 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Philadelphia by 31.

Heat over Thunder1Jazz over Cavs2Magic over Blazers3Raptors over Hornets12Suns over Warriors12Clippers over Mavs12Sixers over Pistons31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Cavs-Jazz20
Hornets-Raptors16
Suns-Warriors11
Thunder-Heat10
Pistons-Sixers2
Magic-Blazers0
The night in charts
Pistons-Sixers combined for 263, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-SixersPistons 116, Sixers 147
263
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 120, Raptors 132
252
Suns-WarriorsSuns 125, Warriors 113
238
Cavs-JazzCavs 114, Jazz 116
230
Thunder-HeatThunder 111, Heat 112
223
Magic-BlazersMagic 109, Blazers 106
215
Mavs-ClippersMavs 101, Clippers 113
214
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-HeatThunder 111, Heat 112
+1 Heat
Cavs-JazzCavs 114, Jazz 116
+2 Jazz
Magic-BlazersMagic 109, Blazers 106
+3 Magic
Mavs-ClippersMavs 101, Clippers 113
+12 Clippers
Suns-WarriorsSuns 125, Warriors 113
+12 Suns
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 120, Raptors 132
+12 Raptors
Pistons-SixersPistons 116, Sixers 147
+31 Sixers
Plumlee shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PlumleeHornets · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
90% (9-10)
KawhiClippers · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
75% (9-12)
RozierHornets · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
OGRaptors · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Wendell Carter Jr.Magic · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Thunder-Heat
Thunder 111Heat 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26303223111
Heat31322623112
The story
Max Strus' 22 points carried Miami past Oklahoma City, 112-111

For Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-26, was where the Heat built it.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +5+7+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Jazz
Cavs 114Jazz 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24312930114
Jazz31243328116
The story
Jordan Clarkson had 32 points as Utah beat Cleveland 116-114

Evan Mobley led Cleveland with 12 PTS, 7 REB 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-19 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +70+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Blazers
Magic 109Blazers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic33173227109
Blazers20302333106
The story
Orlando beat Portland 109-106 behind 29 points from Franz Wagner

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 12-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +130+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jusuf Nurkic topped the game at 49.0 FPTS: 22 PTS, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg34.6Last 5

34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 31 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.7Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 46

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 12, 15, 28, 15, 71, 20, 22, 46Cavs-Jazz · L
29.3 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant Lakers, Apr 6, 2007: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
46 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 50, 32, 60, 35, 51, 39, 23, 34, 43Mavs-Clippers · L
34.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gary Payton Sonics, Apr 16, 2000: 43 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
43 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 22, 44, 35, 48, 37, 16, 42, 36Sixers-Pistons · W
33.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 20, 27, 17, 9, 27, 20, 26, 35Heat-Thunder · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 16, 28, 15, 26, 24, 6, 29, 33Clippers-Mavs · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 19, 10, 16, 27, 21, 39, 19, 33Hornets-Raptors · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Immanuel QuickleyKnicks+6.6 18.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Julius RandleKnicks+6.5 30.9 last 10 · 24.4 season
Naji MarshallPelicans+5.9 15.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
CJ McCollumPelicans+5.6 26.4 last 10 · 20.8 season
Jordan PooleWarriors+5.4 26.2 last 10 · 20.8 season
Cold
Anfernee SimonsBlazers−3.4 18.8 last 10 · 22.2 season
Chris BoucherRaptors−3.3 6.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Stephen CurryWarriors−3.2 26.5 last 10 · 29.7 season
Reggie JacksonClippers−3.1 8.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Kyle LowryHeat−3.1 10.0 last 10 · 13.1 season