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Tuesday, January 24, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 16 at halftime and won 116–110.

Final · Box score
Bulls110
Pacers116
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -16; Q3 IND -7; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Heat98
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Knicks105
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Pelicans98
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Wizards127
Mavs126
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Suns128
Q1 PHX +21; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +31
Final · Box score
Clippers133
Lakers115
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +23; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +18
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The lead · Bulls-Pacers

Indiana erases 16-point lead, steals one from Chicago

LeBron James goes for 46 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-16-7+6IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls33292523110
Pacers21253436116
Who led
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 20, 26, 16, 12, 13, 19, 23, 26IND26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 14, 17, 29, 30, 7, 15, 16, 26IND26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 44, 22, 12, 35, 13, 26, 26, 33CHI33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 15, 21, 15, 19, 43, 16, 14, 20CHI20 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat17
Wizards-Mavs10
Bulls-Pacers5
Nuggets-Pelicans5
Cavs-Knicks4
Hornets-Suns1
Shot of the night

Jokic's jumper with 16 seconds left puts the Nuggets ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Mavs combined for 253, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-MavsWizards 127, Mavs 126
253
Clippers-LakersClippers 133, Lakers 115
248
Bulls-PacersBulls 110, Pacers 116
226
Hornets-SunsHornets 97, Suns 128
225
Cavs-KnicksCavs 103, Knicks 105
208
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 99, Pelicans 98
197
Celtics-HeatCeltics 95, Heat 98
193
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 99, Pelicans 98
+1 DEN
Wizards-MavsWizards 127, Mavs 126
+1 WAS
Cavs-KnicksCavs 103, Knicks 105
+2 NYK
Celtics-HeatCeltics 95, Heat 98
+3 MIA
Bulls-PacersBulls 110, Pacers 116
+6 IND
Clippers-LakersClippers 133, Lakers 115
+18 LAC
Hornets-SunsHornets 97, Suns 128
+31 PHX
IND erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 110, Pacers 116
16 pts
Celtics-HeatMIA won · Celtics 95, Heat 98
8 pts
Cameron Johnson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Cameron JohnsonPHX · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
JokicDEN · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
KawhiLAC · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
DeRozanCHI · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (14-21)
Final · Wizards-Mavs
Wizards 127Mavs 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards32333428127
Mavs28323729126
The story
Luka Doncic had 41 points and 15 rebounds in a 127-126 loss to Washington

Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 41 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST · 16-29 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 32-28, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+5+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Pelicans
Nuggets 99Pelicans 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2835201699
Pelicans2423272498
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 25-11-10 triple-double carried Denver past New Orleans, 99-98

For New Orleans, Jonas Valanciunas had 14 PTS, 9 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 11-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-23, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+16+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 110Pacers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls33292523110
Pacers21253436116
The story
Indiana beat Chicago 116-110 behind 19 points from Buddy Hield

DeMar DeRozan paced Chicago: 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 5-14 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −12−16−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 45 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Phoenix by 31.

DEN over NOP1WAS over DAL1NYK over CLE2MIA over BOS3IND over CHI6LAC over LAL18PHX over CHA31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 46

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 43, 25, 37, 24, 35, 48, 32, 23, 37, 46Lakers-Clippers · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Feb 8, 1999: 46 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
46 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 23, 34, 43, 35, 15, 30, 34, 29, 41Mavs-Wizards · L
33.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Hakeem Olajuwon HOU, Jan 25, 1997: 41 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 14, 23, 42, 21, 14, 32, 23, 36Knicks-Cavs · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 44, 22, 12, 35, 13, 26, 26, 33Bulls-Pacers · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 32, 31, 20, 33, 51, 34, 26, 31Celtics-Heat · L
31.0 PPG season to date · −0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 10, 24, 20, 20, 26, 18, 18, 30Heat-Celtics · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.7 27.3 last 10 · 20.6 season
Harrison BarnesSAC+6.4 22.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Naji MarshallNOP+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+5.7 26.4 last 10 · 20.7 season
Mason PlumleeCHA+5.6 17.7 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
Kyle LowryMIA−5.6 7.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Malik MonkSAC−5.0 8.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jalen SuggsORL−4.9 4.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jerami GrantPOR−4.5 16.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−4.4 11.5 last 10 · 15.9 season