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Thursday, January 26, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by CHA (vs CHI) and NYK (vs BOS).

Final · Box score
Pistons130
Nets122
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +8
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks120
Celtics117
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Hornets111
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA -8; Q3 CHA -2; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Rockets95
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +26; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Suns95
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Clippers138
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +21; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +38
On this day · 2021–22Jan 26, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Jazz), 43 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Celtics

Julius Randle scores 37, New York rallies past Boston

Kyrie Irving goes for 40 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-2+60+3NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks2632331910120
Celtics342625257117
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 23, 42, 21, 14, 32, 23, 36, 37NYK37 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 44, 34, 34, 27, 26, 32, 19, 21, 14, 29NYK29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 31, 20, 33, 51, 34, 26, 31, 35BOS35 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 19, 29, 19, 41, 16, 27, 26, 22BOS22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bulls-Hornets

Charlotte rallies from 8 down to beat Chicago

Trailing by 8 at the half, Charlotte outscored the Bulls 64–41 the rest of the way. Final: 111–96. Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hornets-Bulls
Terry Rozier · CHADeMar DeRozan · CHIPTS2828REB53AST25Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Knicks-Celtics19
Bulls-Hornets9
Cavs-Rockets3
Spurs-Clippers0
The night in charts
Pistons-Nets combined for 252, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NetsPistons 130, Nets 122
252
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 100, Clippers 138
238
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 120, Celtics 117 · OT
237
Cavs-RocketsCavs 113, Rockets 95
208
Bulls-HornetsBulls 96, Hornets 111
207
Mavs-SunsMavs 99, Suns 95
194
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 120, Celtics 117 · OT
+3 NYK
Mavs-SunsMavs 99, Suns 95
+4 DAL
Pistons-NetsPistons 130, Nets 122
+8 DET
Bulls-HornetsBulls 96, Hornets 111
+15 CHA
Cavs-RocketsCavs 113, Rockets 95
+18 CLE
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 100, Clippers 138
+38 LAC
CHA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HornetsCHA won · Bulls 96, Hornets 111
8 pts
Knicks-CelticsNYK won · Knicks 120, Celtics 117 · OT
8 pts
Pistons-NetsDET won · Pistons 130, Nets 122
1 pt
Claxton shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClaxtonBKN · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
GeorgeLAC · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
74% (14-19)
SumnerBKN · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Cameron JohnsonPHX · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
KawhiLAC · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 120Celtics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2632331910120
Celtics342625257117
The story
Jalen Brunson had 29 points as New York beat Boston 120-117 in OT

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 12-25 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Knicks took the third 33-25.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −8−2+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum led the game in fantasy with 61.8 FPTS (35 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 99Suns 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3222222399
Suns3216212695
The story
Dallas beat Phoenix 99-95 behind 36 points and 9 assists from Spencer Dinwiddie

Deandre Ayton paced Phoenix: 20 REB, 19 PTS, 2 AST 36 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 10-18 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 22-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0+6+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 130Nets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons30284329130
Nets27323132122
The story
Saddiq Bey's 25 points carried Detroit past Brooklyn, 130-122

For Brooklyn, Edmond Sumner had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 43-31.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3−1+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.8Season avg37.2Last 5

37.2 points a game over his last five games, against 26.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.5Season avg26.7Last 3

26.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 40

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 29, 24, 15, 30, 48, 38, 30, 40Nets-Pistons · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Donovan Mitchell UTA, Feb 2, 2018: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 23, 42, 21, 14, 32, 23, 36, 37Knicks-Celtics · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 17, 25, 28, 20, 19, 21, 20, 36Mavs-Suns · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 31, 20, 33, 51, 34, 26, 31, 35Celtics-Knicks · L
31.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 45, 25, 3, 13, 16, 21, 27, 35Clippers-Spurs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 44, 34, 34, 27, 26, 32, 19, 21, 14, 29Knicks-Celtics · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 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
Damian LillardPOR+7.9 38.0 last 10 · 30.1 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.6 27.3 last 10 · 20.7 season
Mason PlumleeCHA+5.9 18.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+5.8 26.7 last 10 · 20.9 season
Seth CurryBKN+5.6 16.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Kyle LowryMIA−5.6 7.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.1 10.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Luka DoncicDAL−4.6 28.4 last 10 · 33.0 season
Malik MonkSAC−4.3 8.7 last 10 · 13.0 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.2 13.1 last 10 · 17.2 season