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Sunday, January 22, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 25 at halftime and won 121–112.

Final · Box score
Clippers112
Mavs98
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Pelicans96
Heat100
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Knicks116
Raptors125
Q1 TOR +15; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Nuggets99
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Suns112
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +25; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Nets120
Warriors116
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN -12; Q3 BKN -4; Q4 BKN +4
Final · Box score
Lakers121
Blazers112
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL -25; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2021–22Jan 22, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (Bucks-Kings), 34 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Blazers

LeBron James posts 37 and 11 as Lakers beat Portland

Kyrie Irving goes for 38 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-25-5+9LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33134035121
Blazers26452021112
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 47, 43, 25, 37, 24, 35, 48, 32, 23, 37LAL37 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Thomas BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 29, 17, 11, 10, 6, 8, 8, 31LAL31 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 15, 15, 21, 20, 14, 16, 31POR31 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 34, 30, 50, 36, 40, 44, 25, 24POR24 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Clippers by 14.

OKC over DEN2PHX over MEM2MIA over NOP4BKN over GSW4TOR over NYK9LAL over POR9LAC over DAL14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Clippers-Mavs12
Pelicans-Heat9
Knicks-Raptors9
Nets-Warriors6
Lakers-Blazers4
Thunder-Nuggets2
Grizzlies-Suns0
Shot of the night

SGA's jumper with 9 seconds left breaks the tie, 101-99 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Raptors combined for 241, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 116, Raptors 125
241
Nets-WarriorsNets 120, Warriors 116
236
Lakers-BlazersLakers 121, Blazers 112
233
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 110, Suns 112
222
Clippers-MavsClippers 112, Mavs 98
210
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 101, Nuggets 99
200
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 96, Heat 100
196
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 101, Nuggets 99
+2 OKC
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 110, Suns 112
+2 PHX
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 96, Heat 100
+4 MIA
Nets-WarriorsNets 120, Warriors 116
+4 BKN
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 116, Raptors 125
+9 TOR
Lakers-BlazersLakers 121, Blazers 112
+9 LAL
Clippers-MavsClippers 112, Mavs 98
+14 LAC
LAL erased a 25-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 121, Blazers 112
25 pts
Nets-WarriorsBKN won · Nets 120, Warriors 116
12 pts
Pelicans-HeatMIA won · Pelicans 96, Heat 100
9 pts
Clippers-MavsLAC won · Clippers 112, Mavs 98
5 pts
Bryant shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BryantLAL · 31 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
ClaxtonBKN · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
SGAOKC · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
62% (13-21)
SimonsPOR · 31 PTS, 2 AST
60% (12-20)
KumingaGSW · 20 PTS, 3 REB
60% (9-15)
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 110Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies18193538110
Suns32302525112
The story
Chris Paul's 22 points and 11 assists carried Phoenix past Memphis, 112-110

For Memphis, Ja Morant had 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-18 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-18, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +14+25+15+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 101Nuggets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27252920101
Nuggets1829272599
The story
Oklahoma City beat Denver 101-99 behind 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jamal Murray paced Denver: 26 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 34 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 13-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +9+5+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Warriors
Nets 120Warriors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28322634120
Warriors33391826116
The story
Nicolas Claxton had 24 points and 15 rebounds as Brooklyn beat Golden State 120-116

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK · 9-13 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Nets took the third 26-18.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −5−12−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 38

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 25, 19, 29, 24, 15, 30, 48, 38Nets-Warriors · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 47, 43, 25, 37, 24, 35, 48, 32, 23, 37Lakers-Blazers · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 33, 26, 37, 21, 28, 23, 37, 34Thunder-Nuggets · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Thomas BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 29, 17, 11, 10, 6, 8, 8, 31Lakers-Blazers · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 15, 15, 21, 20, 14, 16, 31Blazers-Lakers · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 6, 29, 33, 24, 30, 27, 36, 30Clippers-Mavs · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen BrunsonNYK+7.6 30.1 last 10 · 22.5 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.7 27.3 last 10 · 20.6 season
Harrison BarnesSAC+6.4 21.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+6.0 26.5 last 10 · 20.5 season
Naji MarshallNOP+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Malik MonkSAC−4.5 8.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jalen SuggsORL−4.3 5.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.2 8.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.0 13.4 last 10 · 17.4 season