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Saturday, January 21, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ATL by 16 at halftime and won 122–118.

Final · Box score
Celtics106
Raptors104
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Magic118
Wizards138
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +20
Final · Box score
Hornets122
Hawks118
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -16; Q3 CHA -8; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Cavs114
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Wolves113
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Suns112
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Sixers129
Kings127
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +2
On this day · 2021–22Jan 21, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Clippers), 40 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Hawks

Terry Rozier drops 34 in 16-point comeback win over Atlanta

Anthony Edwards goes for 44 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-16-8+4CHA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25243637122
Hawks31342825118
Who led
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 39, 19, 33, 21, 21, 14, 26, 34CHA34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Mason PlumleePoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 17, 18, 21, 16, 9, 19, 17, 25CHA25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 16, 9, 18, 27, 28, 30, 29, 26ATL26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 32, 30, 26, 29, 24, 18, 27, 25ATL25 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Wizards rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Washington beat Orlando by 20.

BOS over TOR2PHI over SAC2CHA over ATL4PHX over IND5MIN over HOU9CLE over MIL12WAS over ORL20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Suns16
Bucks-Cavs10
Celtics-Raptors9
Hornets-Hawks8
Sixers-Kings1
Magic-Wizards0
The night in charts
Sixers-Kings combined for 256
Points by game
Sixers-KingsSixers 129, Kings 127
256
Magic-WizardsMagic 118, Wizards 138
256
Hornets-HawksHornets 122, Hawks 118
240
Pacers-SunsPacers 107, Suns 112
219
Rockets-WolvesRockets 104, Wolves 113
217
Bucks-CavsBucks 102, Cavs 114
216
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 106, Raptors 104
210
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 106, Raptors 104
+2 BOS
Sixers-KingsSixers 129, Kings 127
+2 PHI
Hornets-HawksHornets 122, Hawks 118
+4 CHA
Pacers-SunsPacers 107, Suns 112
+5 PHX
Rockets-WolvesRockets 104, Wolves 113
+9 MIN
Bucks-CavsBucks 102, Cavs 114
+12 CLE
Magic-WizardsMagic 118, Wizards 138
+20 WAS
CHA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-HawksCHA won · Hornets 122, Hawks 118
16 pts
Sixers-KingsPHI won · Sixers 129, Kings 127
10 pts
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 106, Raptors 104
7 pts
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 102, Cavs 114
3 pts
Rockets-WolvesMIN won · Rockets 104, Wolves 113
2 pts
Plumlee shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PlumleeCHA · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
MobleyCLE · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
70% (19-27)
SabonisSAC · 16 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB
70% (7-10)
HuerterSAC · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
De'Andre HunterATL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Sixers-Kings
Sixers 129Kings 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27373827129
Kings35392231127
The story
Tyrese Maxey had 32 points as Philadelphia beat Sacramento 129-127

Kevin Huerter led Sacramento with 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 12-29 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the 76ers took the third 38-22.

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

De'Aaron Fox led the game in fantasy with 54.3 FPTS (31 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 122Hawks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25243637122
Hawks31342825118
The story
Mason Plumlee's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 122-118

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 25 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 37-25.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −6−16−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 107Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27302624107
Suns29302825112
The story
Phoenix beat Indiana 112-107 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Josh Okogie

T.J. McConnell paced Indiana: 18 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+2+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 45 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 44

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 5, 21, 20, 31, 26, 29, 16, 23, 44Wolves-Rockets · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Nov 23, 1996: 44 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 14, 12, 17, 19, 19, 18, 17, 38Cavs-Bucks · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 39, 19, 33, 21, 21, 14, 26, 34Hornets-Hawks · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 23, 16, 17, 21, 16, 22, 15, 32Sixers-Kings · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 34, 11, 24, 24, 23, 31, 25, 31Kings-Sixers · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 12, 5, 9, 10, 9, 16, 0, 30Wizards-Magic · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 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
Harrison BarnesSAC+6.4 21.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Naji MarshallNOP+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jordan PooleGSW+5.6 26.9 last 10 · 21.3 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−4.5 8.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jalen SuggsORL−4.3 5.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−4.2 6.9 last 10 · 11.1 season