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Friday, January 20, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 8 after three quarters and won 122–121.

Final · Box score
Pelicans110
Magic123
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Knicks124
Hawks139
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Warriors120
Cavs114
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Heat90
Mavs115
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +25
Final · Box score
Clippers131
Spurs126
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Nuggets134
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +23
Final · Box score
Nets117
Jazz106
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN -4; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 BKN +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies121
Lakers122
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Thunder113
Kings118
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC -7; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +5
On this day · 2021–22Jan 20, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Pacers), 39 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Lakers

Lakers climb out of an 8-point hole against Memphis

Kyrie Irving goes for 48 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4-8+1LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies23303632121
Lakers26233241122
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 2, 21, 18, 23, 25, 28, 20, 24, 19, 29LAL29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 47, 43, 25, 37, 24, 35, 48, 32, 23LAL23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 35, 23, 32, 38, 23, 29, 24, 22MEM22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Brandon ClarkePoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 9, 8, 4, 12, 11, 13, 7, 20MEM20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Spurs

Clippers handle San Antonio by 5

The Clippers won the first quarter 41–36. Final: 131–126. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 36 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over MEM1LAC over SAS5SAC over OKC5GSW over CLE6BKN over UTA11ORL over NOP13ATL over NYK15DEN over IND23DAL over MIA25Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over SAS.
Lead changes
Nets-Jazz12
Pelicans-Magic9
Warriors-Cavs7
Clippers-Spurs7
Thunder-Kings7
Grizzlies-Lakers5
Knicks-Hawks4
Pacers-Nuggets2
Heat-Mavs1
Shot of the night

Schroder's jumper with 7.1 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 122-121 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Hawks combined for 263, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HawksKnicks 124, Hawks 139
263
Clippers-SpursClippers 131, Spurs 126
257
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 111, Nuggets 134
245
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 121, Lakers 122
243
Warriors-CavsWarriors 120, Cavs 114
234
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 110, Magic 123
233
Thunder-KingsThunder 113, Kings 118
231
Nets-JazzNets 117, Jazz 106
223
Heat-MavsHeat 90, Mavs 115
205
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 121, Lakers 122
+1 LAL
Thunder-KingsThunder 113, Kings 118
+5 SAC
Clippers-SpursClippers 131, Spurs 126
+5 LAC
Warriors-CavsWarriors 120, Cavs 114
+6 GSW
Nets-JazzNets 117, Jazz 106
+11 BKN
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 110, Magic 123
+13 ORL
Knicks-HawksKnicks 124, Hawks 139
+15 ATL
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 111, Nuggets 134
+23 DEN
Heat-MavsHeat 90, Mavs 115
+25 DAL
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-LakersLAL won · Grizzlies 121, Lakers 122
8 pts
Thunder-KingsSAC won · Thunder 113, Kings 118
7 pts
Pelicans-MagicORL won · Pelicans 110, Magic 123
7 pts
Clippers-SpursLAC won · Clippers 131, Spurs 126
7 pts
Nets-JazzBKN won · Nets 117, Jazz 106
4 pts
Keegan Murray shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Keegan MurraySAC · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
PowellLAC · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
OladipoMIA · 20 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Aaron GordonDEN · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
73% (11-15)
KawhiLAC · 36 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 121Lakers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies23303632121
Lakers26233241122
The story
LeBron James' 23 points carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 122-121

For Memphis, Steven Adams had 17 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 8-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 41-32.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3−4−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 113Kings 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32342225113
Kings33263227118
The story
Keegan Murray had 29 points and 14 rebounds as Sacramento beat Oklahoma City 118-113

Josh Giddey led Oklahoma City with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 10-12 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Kings took the third 32-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1−7+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the game in fantasy with 55.7 FPTS (37 PTS, 7 AST)

Final · Nets-Jazz
Nets 117Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28233234117
Jazz22332823106
The story
Brooklyn beat Utah 117-106 behind 20 points from Nicolas Claxton

Lauri Markkanen paced Utah: 22 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 8-9 FG

The swing

A 34-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +6−40+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 1 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 48

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 27, 25, 19, 29, 24, 15, 30, 48Nets-Jazz · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Nov 6, 2023: 48 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Season high48 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 30, 33, 26, 37, 21, 28, 23, 37Thunder-Kings · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 24, 6, 29, 33, 24, 30, 27, 36Clippers-Spurs · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 51, 39, 23, 34, 43, 35, 15, 30, 34Mavs-Heat · W
33.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 32, 25, 14, 23, 42, 21, 14, 32Knicks-Hawks · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 24, 21, 27, 25, 15, 32, 24, 32Warriors-Cavs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen BrunsonNYK+7.9 30.4 last 10 · 22.5 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.5 27.4 last 10 · 20.9 season
Naji MarshallNOP+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jordan PooleGSW+5.6 26.9 last 10 · 21.3 season
Harrison BarnesSAC+5.6 20.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Larry Nance Jr.NOP−4.9 2.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−4.7 11.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Malik MonkSAC−4.6 8.7 last 10 · 13.3 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−4.2 6.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Jalen SuggsORL−3.7 6.4 last 10 · 10.1 season