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Thursday, January 19, 2023Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed TOR by 10 at halftime and won 128–126.

Final · Box score
Bulls126
Pistons108
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +18
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors118
Celtics121
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -7; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Raptors126
Wolves128
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Nets112
Suns117
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Blazers95
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +23; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +10
On this day · 2021–22Jan 19, 2022: 13 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Magic), 50 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Wolves

Minnesota rallies from 10 down to beat Toronto

Jayson Tatum goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-10-8+2MIN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors37393317126
Wolves31353527128
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 25, 22, 19, 17, 9, 21, 13, 25MIN25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 5, 21, 20, 31, 26, 29, 16, 23MIN23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 7, 22, 7, 21, 27, 26, 14, 29TOR29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 28, 14, 11, 11, 3, 33, 39, 25TOR25 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Warriors-Celtics

Boston needs overtime to survive Golden State

Tied 106–106 after regulation. Boston won the final period 15–12 for a 121–118 win. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 34 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Warriors
Jayson Tatum · BOSStephen Curry · GSWPTS3429REB194AST67Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Warriors-Celtics13
Raptors-Wolves9
Sixers-Blazers0
The night in charts
Raptors-Wolves combined for 254, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 126, Wolves 128
254
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 118, Celtics 121 · OT
239
Bulls-PistonsBulls 126, Pistons 108
234
Nets-SunsNets 112, Suns 117
229
Sixers-BlazersSixers 105, Blazers 95
200
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 126, Wolves 128
+2 MIN
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 118, Celtics 121 · OT
+3 BOS
Nets-SunsNets 112, Suns 117
+5 PHX
Sixers-BlazersSixers 105, Blazers 95
+10 PHI
Bulls-PistonsBulls 126, Pistons 108
+18 CHI
MIN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-WolvesMIN won · Raptors 126, Wolves 128
10 pts
Warriors-CelticsBOS won · Warriors 118, Celtics 121 · OT
7 pts
Claxton shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClaxtonBKN · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
BarnesTOR · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
HorfordBOS · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK
62% (8-13)
CurryBKN · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
MaxeyPHI · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Raptors-Wolves
Raptors 126Wolves 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors37393317126
Wolves31353527128
The story
Anthony Edwards' 23 points carried Minnesota past Toronto, 128-126

For Toronto, Fred VanVleet had 25 PTS, 10 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 5-16 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 27-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −6−10−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Scottie Barnes was the fantasy play: 50.6 FPTS on 29 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Final · Warriors-Celtics
Warriors 118Celtics 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2629341712118
Celtics2529282415121
The story
Marcus Smart had 18 points as Boston beat Golden State 121-118 in OT

Jordan Poole led Golden State with 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 24-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1−1−70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Suns
Nets 112Suns 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29222338112
Suns35302923117
The story
Phoenix beat Brooklyn 117-112 behind 24 points and 14 rebounds from Deandre Ayton

Nicolas Claxton paced Brooklyn: 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG

The swing

A 30-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+14+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving topped the game at 66.9 FPTS: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.3Season avg39.0Last 5

39.0 points a game over his last five games, against 29.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 45 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 34

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 29, 34, 32, 31, 20, 33, 51, 34Celtics-Warriors · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 48, 37, 16, 42, 36, 30, 30, 35, 41, 32Sixers-Blazers · W
33.6 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 28, 27, 25, 19, 29, 24, 15, 30Nets-Suns · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 13, 41, 36, 27, 38, 25, 27, 30Bulls-Pistons · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 7, 22, 7, 21, 27, 26, 14, 29Raptors-Wolves · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 32, 20, 38, 24, 15, 20, 41, 29Warriors-Celtics · L
29.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen BrunsonNYK+8.2 30.8 last 10 · 22.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.5 27.4 last 10 · 20.9 season
Naji MarshallNOP+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+5.9 30.7 last 10 · 24.8 season
CJ McCollumNOP+5.8 27.1 last 10 · 21.3 season
Cold
Larry Nance Jr.NOP−4.2 3.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
De'Anthony MeltonPHI−3.7 7.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
OG AnunobyTOR−3.6 13.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Pascal SiakamTOR−3.5 21.6 last 10 · 25.1 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−3.4 7.6 last 10 · 11.0 season