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Wednesday, January 18, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 11 after the first quarter and won 116–111.

Final · Box score
Hawks130
Mavs122
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Wizards116
Knicks105
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
Hornets122
Rockets117
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA -7; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Grizzlies115
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Heat124
Pelicans98
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Thunder126
Q1 OKC +16; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +27; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Jazz126
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +23
Final · Box score
Wolves118
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Kings116
Lakers111
Q1 SAC -11; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +5
On this day · 2021–22Jan 18, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Evan Fournier (Knicks-Wolves), 27 points.
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The lead · Kings-Lakers

De'Aaron Fox scores 31 as Sacramento wins in Los Angeles

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+1+8+5SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28332926116
Lakers39212229111
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 37, 25, 34, 11, 24, 24, 23, 31SAC31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 19, 22, 18, 30, 16, 27, 29, 20SAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 47, 43, 25, 37, 24, 35, 48, 32LAL32 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 21, 18, 23, 25, 28, 20, 24, 19LAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Wolves-Nuggets

Denver makes it eight straight

Denver beat Minnesota 122–118 and moved to 32–13. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
Wvs BOS123–111L@ MIN111–124Wvs LAC122–91Wvs CLE121–108Wvs LAL122–109Wvs PHX126–97W@ LAC115–103Wvs ORL119–116Wvs POR122–113Wvs MIN122–118
Lead changes
Cavs-Grizzlies17
Hornets-Rockets13
Kings-Lakers13
Hawks-Mavs6
Wolves-Nuggets6
Heat-Pelicans0
Pacers-Thunder0
Clippers-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Adams's tip-in with 16 seconds left puts the Grizzlies ahead, 115-114 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Mavs combined for 252, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-MavsHawks 130, Mavs 122
252
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 118, Nuggets 122
240
Hornets-RocketsHornets 122, Rockets 117
239
Pacers-ThunderPacers 106, Thunder 126
232
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 114, Grizzlies 115
229
Clippers-JazzClippers 103, Jazz 126
229
Kings-LakersKings 116, Lakers 111
227
Heat-PelicansHeat 124, Pelicans 98
222
Wizards-KnicksWizards 116, Knicks 105
221
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 114, Grizzlies 115
+1 MEM
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 118, Nuggets 122
+4 DEN
Kings-LakersKings 116, Lakers 111
+5 SAC
Hornets-RocketsHornets 122, Rockets 117
+5 CHA
Hawks-MavsHawks 130, Mavs 122
+8 ATL
Wizards-KnicksWizards 116, Knicks 105
+11 WAS
Pacers-ThunderPacers 106, Thunder 126
+20 OKC
Clippers-JazzClippers 103, Jazz 126
+23 UTA
Heat-PelicansHeat 124, Pelicans 98
+26 MIA
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-LakersSAC won · Kings 116, Lakers 111
11 pts
Hornets-RocketsCHA won · Hornets 122, Rockets 117
7 pts
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 118, Nuggets 122
7 pts
Cavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Cavs 114, Grizzlies 115
2 pts
Mark Williams shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mark WilliamsCHA · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK
80% (8-10)
BamMIA · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
ValanciunasNOP · 18 PTS, 10 REB
73% (8-11)
McDanielsMIN · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
CapelaATL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 118Nuggets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27333523118
Nuggets30253334122
The story
Jamal Murray's 28 points carried Denver past Minnesota, 122-118

For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards had 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 34-23.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3−5−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 116Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28332926116
Lakers39212229111
The story
Kevin Huerter had 18 points and 8 assists as Sacramento beat Los Angeles 116-111

Russell Westbrook led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Kings took the second 33-21.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −11+1+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 61.1 FPTS (32 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB)

Final · Hornets-Rockets
Hornets 122Rockets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets36173039122
Rockets31292433117
The story
Charlotte beat Houston 122-117 behind 26 points from Terry Rozier

P.J. Washington backed him with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 11-24 FG, 3-12 3PT

The swing

A 30-24 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +5−7−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 31 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Green leads the day with 41

Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 20, 16, 30, 9, 26, 27, 23, 41Rockets-Hornets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 16, 2006: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Ties career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 29, 28, 49, 28, 21, 25, 28, 34Jazz-Clippers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 47, 43, 25, 37, 24, 35, 48, 32Lakers-Kings · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 38, 26, 44, 34, 34, 27, 26, 32Knicks-Wizards · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 24, 12, 28, 14, 21, 17, 36, 31Nuggets-Wolves · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Jan 27, 2018: 31 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
31 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 37, 25, 34, 11, 24, 24, 23, 31Kings-Lakers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen BrunsonNYK+8.2 30.8 last 10 · 22.6 season
Naji MarshallNOP+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+5.9 30.7 last 10 · 24.8 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.8 26.7 last 10 · 20.9 season
CJ McCollumNOP+5.8 27.1 last 10 · 21.3 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−4.2 25.1 last 10 · 29.3 season
Larry Nance Jr.NOP−4.2 3.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
OG AnunobyTOR−3.6 14.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−3.4 7.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−3.3 13.0 last 10 · 16.3 season