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Wednesday, January 11, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHI by 13 at halftime and won 100–97.

Final · Box score
Wolves118
Pistons135
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Wizards100
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -13; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Bucks114
Hawks105
Q1 MIL +20; Q2 MIL +21; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Celtics125
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Pacers113
Knicks119
Q1 NYK +16; Q2 NYK +21; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Spurs129
Grizzlies135
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Suns97
Nuggets126
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +29
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Kings135
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +20
On this day · 2021–22Jan 11, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: Brandon Ingram (Pelicans-Wolves), 33 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Wizards

Washington rallies from 13 down to beat Chicago

Jaylen Brown goes for 41 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-13+7+3WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2930211797
Wizards25214113100
Who led
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 14, 22, 23, 10, 20, 23, 19, 21WAS21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony GillPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 3, 0, 0, 2, 2, 0, 2, 18WAS18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 43, 15, 26, 13, 41, 36, 27, 38CHI38 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 19, 11, 20, 21, 19, 15, 21, 15CHI15 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Spurs-Grizzlies

Memphis makes it eight straight

Memphis beat San Antonio 135–129 and moved to 28–13. Ja Morant led Memphis with 38 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
L@ GSW109–123Lvs PHX108–125W@ TOR119–106Wvs NOP116–101Wvs SAC118–108W@ CHA131–107W@ ORL123–115Wvs UTA123–118Wvs SAS121–113Wvs SAS135–129
Lead changes
Pelicans-Celtics7
Rockets-Kings5
Spurs-Grizzlies4
Wolves-Pistons3
Bulls-Wizards2
Bucks-Hawks2
Suns-Nuggets2
Pacers-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Kuzma's three with 6 seconds left breaks the tie, 100-97 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Grizzlies combined for 264, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 129, Grizzlies 135
264
Wolves-PistonsWolves 118, Pistons 135
253
Rockets-KingsRockets 115, Kings 135
250
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 114, Celtics 125
239
Pacers-KnicksPacers 113, Knicks 119
232
Suns-NuggetsSuns 97, Nuggets 126
223
Bucks-HawksBucks 114, Hawks 105
219
Bulls-WizardsBulls 97, Wizards 100
197
WAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bulls-WizardsBulls 97, Wizards 100
+3 WAS
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 129, Grizzlies 135
+6 MEM
Pacers-KnicksPacers 113, Knicks 119
+6 NYK
Bucks-HawksBucks 114, Hawks 105
+9 MIL
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 114, Celtics 125
+11 BOS
Wolves-PistonsWolves 118, Pistons 135
+17 DET
Rockets-KingsRockets 115, Kings 135
+20 SAC
Suns-NuggetsSuns 97, Nuggets 126
+29 DEN
WAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WizardsWAS won · Bulls 97, Wizards 100
13 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesMEM won · Spurs 129, Grizzlies 135
5 pts
Wolves-PistonsDET won · Wolves 118, Pistons 135
3 pts
Rockets-KingsSAC won · Rockets 115, Kings 135
1 pt
Sabonis shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST
75% (9-12)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 41 PTS, 12 REB, 1 BLK
71% (15-21)
Kenyon Martin Jr.HOU · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
JokicDEN · 21 PTS, 18 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
GillWAS · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 97Wizards 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2930211797
Wizards25214113100
The story
Zach LaVine had 38 points in a 100-97 loss to Washington

Deni Avdija led Washington with 20 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST 38 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 15-28 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Wizards took the third 41-21.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4−13+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Celtics
Pelicans 114Celtics 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans32262729114
Celtics35293328125
The story
Jayson Tatum's 31 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past New Orleans, 125-114

For New Orleans, Trey Murphy III had 15 PTS, 6 REB 31 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 10-22 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-27, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3+6+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Pistons
Wolves 118Pistons 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves34302331118
Pistons31343634135
The story
Detroit beat Minnesota 135-118 behind 27 points from Bojan Bogdanovic

Rudy Gobert paced Minnesota: 16 PTS, 14 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3+1+14+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg33.2Last 5

33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 38 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 41

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 39, 29, 30, 29, 19, 29, 19, 41Celtics-Pelicans · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Nov 18, 2009: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Season high41 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 12, 36, 34, 19, 32, 35, 23, 32, 38Grizzlies-Spurs · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 20, 42, 10, 26, 28, 28, 34, 38Pelicans-Celtics · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 43, 15, 26, 13, 41, 36, 27, 38Bulls-Wizards · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 7, 12, 23, 24, 38, 26, 44, 34Knicks-Pacers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 41, 38, 29, 25, 27, 29, 34, 32, 31Celtics-Pelicans · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Naji MarshallNOP+5.8 16.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+5.8 17.9 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jordan PooleGSW+5.4 26.2 last 10 · 20.8 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+5.3 29.8 last 10 · 24.5 season
LeBron JamesLAL+5.2 34.3 last 10 · 29.1 season
Cold
Desmond BaneMEM−3.8 17.4 last 10 · 21.2 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−3.4 13.3 last 10 · 16.7 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−3.4 18.8 last 10 · 22.2 season
Chris BoucherTOR−3.3 6.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.2 26.5 last 10 · 29.7 season