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Saturday, January 14, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CLE by 5 at halftime and won 110–102.

Final · Box score
Bucks95
Heat111
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Celtics122
Hornets106
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies130
Pacers112
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Raptors103
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Wolves110
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Sixers118
Jazz117
Q1 PHI +17; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Mavs119
Blazers136
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +17
On this day · 2021–22Jan 14, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Pacers), 35 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Wolves

Minnesota takes care of Cleveland

Damian Lillard goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5-3+8MIN AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25292622102
Wolves27222833110
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 30, 29, 32, 5, 21, 20, 31, 26MIN26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 13, 16, 6, 10, 6, 8, 13, 17MIN17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 6, 21, 2, 13, 13, 0, 24, 19CLE19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 12, 13, 6, 12, 14, 12, 17, 19CLE19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Hornets13
Cavs-Wolves4
Sixers-Jazz4
Bucks-Heat3
Grizzlies-Pacers3
Mavs-Blazers3
Hawks-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Embiid's jumper with 5.1 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 118-117 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 255, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 119, Blazers 136
255
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 130, Pacers 112
242
Sixers-JazzSixers 118, Jazz 117
235
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 122, Hornets 106
228
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 114, Raptors 103
217
Cavs-WolvesCavs 102, Wolves 110
212
Bucks-HeatBucks 95, Heat 111
206
PHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Sixers-JazzSixers 118, Jazz 117
+1 PHI
Cavs-WolvesCavs 102, Wolves 110
+8 MIN
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 114, Raptors 103
+11 ATL
Bucks-HeatBucks 95, Heat 111
+16 MIA
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 122, Hornets 106
+16 BOS
Mavs-BlazersMavs 119, Blazers 136
+17 POR
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 130, Pacers 112
+18 MEM
MIN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WolvesMIN won · Cavs 102, Wolves 110
5 pts
Celtics-HornetsBOS won · Celtics 122, Hornets 106
4 pts
Bullock shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BullockDAL · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
VincentMIA · 27 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
DinwiddieDAL · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
BrogdonBOS · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Sixers-Jazz
Sixers 118Jazz 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers41252230118
Jazz24322932117
The story
James Harden had 31 points and 11 assists as Philadelphia beat Utah 118-117

Walker Kessler led Utah with 15 PTS, 12 REB 31 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 11-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 41-24, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +17+10+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Hornets
Celtics 122Hornets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31313327122
Hornets34321921106
The story
Boston beat Charlotte 122-106 behind 33 points from Jayson Tatum

LaMelo Ball paced Charlotte: 31 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 33 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 12-27 FG, 4-14 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3−4+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 119Blazers 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30263429119
Blazers31403530136
The story
Jusuf Nurkic's 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Portland past Dallas, 136-119

For Dallas, Reggie Bullock had 24 PTS, 2 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 40-26, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1+15+16+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 2 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
28.62021–22 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.6 in 2021–22 (34 games). Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Memphis by 18.

PHI over UTA1MIN over CLE8ATL over TOR11MIA over MIL16BOS over CHA16POR over DAL17MEM over IND18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Jordan Clarkson leads the day with 38

Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 22, 24, 19, 18, 17, 32, 23, 38Jazz-Sixers · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 34, 19, 27, 19, 34, 30, 50, 36Blazers-Mavs · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 25, 27, 29, 34, 32, 31, 20, 33Celtics-Hornets · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 20, 27, 26, 17, 20, 16, 24, 31Sixers-Jazz · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 23, 24, 23, 24, 13, 24, 32, 31Hornets-Celtics · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 22, 44, 35, 48, 37, 16, 42, 36, 30, 30Sixers-Jazz · W
33.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
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
Naji MarshallNOP+5.1 15.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−4.5 24.7 last 10 · 29.2 season
Desmond BaneMEM−3.9 17.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−3.4 13.3 last 10 · 16.7 season
Larry Nance Jr.NOP−3.1 4.7 last 10 · 7.8 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−3.1 8.2 last 10 · 11.3 season