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Friday, January 13, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed IND by 5 after three quarters and won 113–111.

Final · Box score
Pelicans116
Pistons110
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Pacers111
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Knicks112
Wizards108
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Warriors144
Spurs113
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +31
Final · Box score
Thunder124
Bulls110
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Suns116
Wolves121
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Magic108
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Clippers103
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Kings139
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +25
On this day · 2021–22Jan 13, 2022: 5 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Nets), 33 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Pacers

Atlanta takes over late to edge Indiana

Domantas Sabonis posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-3-5+2ATL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks36192929113
Pacers27313122111
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 26, 22, 29, 30, 21, 32, 30, 26ATL26 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 10, 9, 17, 22, 16, 20, 16, 25ATL25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 23, 15, 21, 19, 19, 4, 20, 26IND26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 25, 18, 19, 24, 11, 21, 31, 18IND18 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Warriors rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat San Antonio by 31.

ATL over IND2NYK over WAS4UTA over ORL4MIN over PHX5NOP over DET6DEN over LAC12OKC over CHI14SAC over HOU25GSW over SAS31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Clippers20
Rockets-Kings17
Knicks-Wizards11
Pelicans-Pistons10
Magic-Jazz10
Warriors-Spurs2
Thunder-Bulls2
Suns-Wolves1
The night in charts
Warriors-Spurs combined for 257, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SpursWarriors 144, Spurs 113
257
Rockets-KingsRockets 114, Kings 139
253
Suns-WolvesSuns 116, Wolves 121
237
Thunder-BullsThunder 124, Bulls 110
234
Pelicans-PistonsPelicans 116, Pistons 110
226
Hawks-PacersHawks 113, Pacers 111
224
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 112, Wizards 108
220
Magic-JazzMagic 108, Jazz 112
220
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 115, Clippers 103
218
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-PacersHawks 113, Pacers 111
+2 ATL
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 112, Wizards 108
+4 NYK
Magic-JazzMagic 108, Jazz 112
+4 UTA
Suns-WolvesSuns 116, Wolves 121
+5 MIN
Pelicans-PistonsPelicans 116, Pistons 110
+6 NOP
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 115, Clippers 103
+12 DEN
Thunder-BullsThunder 124, Bulls 110
+14 OKC
Rockets-KingsRockets 114, Kings 139
+25 SAC
Warriors-SpursWarriors 144, Spurs 113
+31 GSW
ATL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-PacersATL won · Hawks 113, Pacers 111
5 pts
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 112, Wizards 108
3 pts
Nuggets-ClippersDEN won · Nuggets 115, Clippers 103
2 pts
J-Dub shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
J-DubOKC · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
DialloDET · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
ValanciunasNOP · 33 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
OkongwuATL · 20 REB, 18 PTS, 4 AST, 4 BLK
75% (9-12)
HayesDET · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 113Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks36192929113
Pacers27313122111
The story
Atlanta beat Indiana 113-111 behind 20 rebounds and 18 points from Onyeka Okongwu

Buddy Hield paced Indiana: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 20 REB, 18 PTS, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 36-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +9−3−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 112Wizards 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks19313032112
Wizards21322332108
The story
Jalen Brunson's 34 points and 8 assists carried New York past Washington, 112-108

For Washington, Corey Kispert had 13 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 12-24 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 30-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2−3+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 114Kings 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32342622114
Kings36334327139
The story
Harrison Barnes had 27 points as Sacramento beat Houston 139-114

Alperen Sengun led Houston with 14 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the third 43-26, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +4+3+20+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.9Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Kuzma leads the day with 40

Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 22, 23, 10, 20, 23, 19, 21, 40Wizards-Knicks · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nick Van Exel DAL, May 10, 2003: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 12, 23, 24, 38, 26, 44, 34, 34Knicks-Wizards · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 6, 12, 16, 12, 25, 27, 13, 33Pelicans-Pistons · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 30, 30, 29, 32, 5, 21, 20, 31Wolves-Suns · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Damion LeePoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 6, 10, 2, 5, 7, 22, 11, 31Suns-Wolves · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 36, 29, 28, 49, 28, 21, 25, 28Jazz-Magic · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Luka DoncicDAL+5.9 40.2 last 10 · 34.3 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+5.9 18.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+5.9 30.5 last 10 · 24.6 season
Jordan PooleGSW+5.2 26.1 last 10 · 20.9 season
CJ McCollumNOP+5.2 26.4 last 10 · 21.2 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−4.5 24.7 last 10 · 29.2 season
Chris BoucherTOR−3.9 5.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Desmond BaneMEM−3.8 17.4 last 10 · 21.2 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−3.6 18.4 last 10 · 22.0 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−3.4 13.3 last 10 · 16.7 season