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Sunday, January 15, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed BKN by 5 after three quarters and won 112–102.

Final · Box score
Knicks117
Pistons104
Q1 NYK +17; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Clippers121
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +21
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Bulls132
Q1 CHI +15; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Thunder112
Nets102
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Kings132
Spurs119
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Magic116
Nuggets119
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Mavs123
Blazers140
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Sixers113
Lakers112
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +1
On this day · 2021–22Jan 15, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Heat), 32 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Nets

OKC tops Brooklyn in Brooklyn

Nikola Vucevic goes for 43 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-2-5+10OKC AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28202737112
Nets24263022102
Who led
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 25, 16, 20, 10, 18, 20, 25, 28OKC28 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 14, 33, 30, 33, 26, 37, 21, 28OKC28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 2, 8, 16, 22, 8, 14, 11, 23BKN23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas ClaxtonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 17, 14, 10, 11, 9, 13, 9, 17BKN17 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Warriors-Bulls

Chicago beats Golden State, 132–118

Chicago led 92–86 after three and won by 14. Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 43 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over LAL1DEN over ORL3OKC over BKN10NYK over DET13SAC over SAS13CHI over GSW14POR over DAL17LAC over HOU21Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over GSW.
Lead changes
Sixers-Lakers23
Kings-Spurs18
Thunder-Nets16
Rockets-Clippers15
Magic-Nuggets13
Mavs-Blazers9
Knicks-Pistons0
Shot of the night

Jokic's jumper with 1 second left breaks the tie, 119-116 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 263, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 123, Blazers 140
263
Kings-SpursKings 132, Spurs 119
251
Warriors-BullsWarriors 118, Bulls 132
250
Magic-NuggetsMagic 116, Nuggets 119
235
Sixers-LakersSixers 113, Lakers 112
225
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 117, Pistons 104
221
Rockets-ClippersRockets 100, Clippers 121
221
Thunder-NetsThunder 112, Nets 102
214
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-LakersSixers 113, Lakers 112
+1 PHI
Magic-NuggetsMagic 116, Nuggets 119
+3 DEN
Thunder-NetsThunder 112, Nets 102
+10 OKC
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 117, Pistons 104
+13 NYK
Kings-SpursKings 132, Spurs 119
+13 SAC
Warriors-BullsWarriors 118, Bulls 132
+14 CHI
Mavs-BlazersMavs 123, Blazers 140
+17 POR
Rockets-ClippersRockets 100, Clippers 121
+21 LAC
OKC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-NetsOKC won · Thunder 112, Nets 102
5 pts
Warriors-BullsCHI won · Warriors 118, Bulls 132
3 pts
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 100, Clippers 121
1 pt
Kings-SpursSAC won · Kings 132, Spurs 119
1 pt
Sixers-LakersPHI won · Sixers 113, Lakers 112
1 pt
Poeltl shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlSAS · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
FultzORL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
MannLAC · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
75% (12-16)
JokicDEN · 17 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BarnesSAC · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Sixers-Lakers
Sixers 113Lakers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers33242927113
Lakers32262529112
The story
Joel Embiid had 35 points and 11 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 113-112

Russell Westbrook led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST 35 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 12-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the 76ers took the third 29-25.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +1−1+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 63.1 FPTS (35 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB)

Final · Magic-Nuggets
Magic 116Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25293428116
Nuggets31382525119
The story
Aaron Gordon's 25 points carried Denver past Orlando, 119-116

For Orlando, Markelle Fultz had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 38-29, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+15+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 117Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks39232827117
Pistons22332524104
The story
New York beat Detroit 117-104 behind 42 points and 15 rebounds from Julius Randle

Jaden Ivey paced Detroit: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 42 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 15-24 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 39-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +17+7+10+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 1 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Vucevic leads the day with 43

Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 20, 21, 19, 15, 21, 15, 19, 43Bulls-Warriors · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +26.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Dec 4, 2007: 42 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Ties career high43 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 29, 41, 35, 28, 25, 32, 25, 14, 23, 42Knicks-Pistons · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tim Duncan SAS, Dec 9, 1999: 42 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Season high42 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 19, 27, 19, 34, 30, 50, 36, 40Blazers-Mavs · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Jan 6, 2017: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 38, 28, 27, 47, 43, 25, 37, 24, 35Lakers-Sixers · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 44, 35, 48, 37, 16, 42, 36, 30, 30, 35Sixers-Lakers · W
33.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Terance MannPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 2, 9, 12, 10, 14, 12, 8, 31Clippers-Rockets · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+6.4 18.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+5.9 30.5 last 10 · 24.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.8 26.7 last 10 · 20.9 season
Jordan PooleGSW+5.6 26.3 last 10 · 20.7 season
CJ McCollumNOP+5.2 26.4 last 10 · 21.2 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−4.7 24.2 last 10 · 28.9 season
Desmond BaneMEM−3.9 17.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−3.5 7.6 last 10 · 11.1 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