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Tuesday, January 17, 2023Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed TOR by 7 at halftime and won 130–122.

Final · Box score
Raptors122
Bucks130
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Nets98
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Sixers120
Clippers110
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +10
On this day · 2021–22Jan 17, 2022: 12 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Spurs), 48 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Bucks

Jrue Holiday goes for 37 in Milwaukee win over Toronto

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-7+8+8MIL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors34402325122
Bucks44233825130
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 6, 12, 15, 27, 24, 12, 35, 37MIL37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 3, 16, 12, 11, 6, 12, 17, 25MIL25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 28, 28, 14, 11, 11, 3, 33, 39TOR39 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 35, 32, 22, 27, 19, 24, 19, 7, 18, 28TOR28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Nuggets9
Nets-Spurs5
Raptors-Bucks4
Sixers-Clippers4
The night in charts
Raptors-Bucks combined for 252, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-BucksRaptors 122, Bucks 130
252
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 113, Nuggets 122
235
Sixers-ClippersSixers 120, Clippers 110
230
Nets-SpursNets 98, Spurs 106
204
SAS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Nets-SpursNets 98, Spurs 106
+8 SAS
Raptors-BucksRaptors 122, Bucks 130
+8 MIL
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 113, Nuggets 122
+9 DEN
Sixers-ClippersSixers 120, Clippers 110
+10 PHI
Jokic shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 36 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
93% (13-14)
MPJDEN · 23 PTS, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL
67% (8-12)
ClaxtonBKN · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
64% (7-11)
JrueMIL · 37 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
62% (16-26)
Final · Nets-Spurs
Nets 98Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1536173098
Spurs27242530106
The story
Keldon Johnson's 36 points and 11 rebounds carried San Antonio past Brooklyn, 106-98

For Brooklyn, Ben Simmons had 11 AST, 10 PTS, 10 REB 36 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 11-26 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-15, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +120+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 113Nuggets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31362224113
Nuggets34392821122
The story
Jamal Murray had 17 points as Denver beat Portland 122-113

Jerami Grant led Portland with 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 6-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+6+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Clippers
Sixers 120Clippers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers34292730120
Clippers27253721110
The story
Philadelphia beat LA 120-110 behind 41 points from Joel Embiid

Kawhi Leonard paced LA: 27 PTS, 4 REB 41 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 12-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +7+11+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.8Season avg40.0Last 5

40.0 points a game over his last five games, against 28.8 in 31 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Nets-Spurs

San Antonio upsets Brooklyn

San Antonio (13–31) beat Brooklyn (27–15) 106–98. Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over TOR8SAS over BKN8DEN over POR9PHI over LAC10Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over BKN.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 44

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 27, 19, 34, 30, 50, 36, 40, 44Blazers-Nuggets · L
29.3 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nick Van Exel DEN, Apr 15, 2000: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
44 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 35, 48, 37, 16, 42, 36, 30, 30, 35, 41Sixers-Clippers · W
33.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire NYK, Mar 4, 2011: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 28, 28, 14, 11, 11, 3, 33, 39Raptors-Bucks · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 6, 12, 15, 27, 24, 12, 35, 37Bucks-Raptors · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 19, 30, 24, 12, 28, 14, 21, 17, 36Nuggets-Blazers · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 19, 2005: 36 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
36 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 30, 22, 26, 8, 24, 17, 20, 36Spurs-Nets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+6.5 18.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK+6.4 28.8 last 10 · 22.4 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+5.9 30.5 last 10 · 24.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.8 26.7 last 10 · 20.9 season
CJ McCollumNOP+5.7 27.0 last 10 · 21.3 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−4.2 25.1 last 10 · 29.3 season
Larry Nance Jr.NOP−4.1 3.6 last 10 · 7.7 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−3.6 12.9 last 10 · 16.5 season
OG AnunobyTOR−3.6 14.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Chris BoucherTOR−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season