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Friday, January 27, 2023Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed ORL by 9 at halftime and won 110–105.

Final · Box score
Bucks141
Pacers131
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +29; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Magic105
Heat110
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -9; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Thunder112
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Raptors117
Warriors129
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +12
On this day · 2021–22Jan 27, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Warriors), 31 points.
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The lead · Magic-Heat

Miami climbs out of a 9-point hole against Orlando

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 41 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9-6+5MIA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31282026105
Heat26242337110
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 35, 17, 16, 34, 18, 12, 18, 29MIA29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 24, 20, 20, 26, 18, 18, 30, 20MIA20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 6, 5, 7, 22, 6, 18, 8, 19ORL19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 29, 26, 19, 30, 20, 15, 13, 19ORL19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Thunder7
Raptors-Warriors7
Magic-Heat6
Bucks-Pacers1
The night in charts
Bucks-Pacers combined for 272, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PacersBucks 141, Pacers 131
272
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 117, Warriors 129
246
Magic-HeatMagic 105, Heat 110
215
Cavs-ThunderCavs 100, Thunder 112
212
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 100, Wolves 111
211
MIA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Magic-HeatMagic 105, Heat 110
+5 MIA
Bucks-PacersBucks 141, Pacers 131
+10 MIL
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 100, Wolves 111
+11 MIN
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 117, Warriors 129
+12 GSW
Cavs-ThunderCavs 100, Thunder 112
+12 OKC
MIA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HeatMIA won · Magic 105, Heat 110
9 pts
Cavs-ThunderOKC won · Cavs 100, Thunder 112
7 pts
Raptors-WarriorsGSW won · Raptors 117, Warriors 129
2 pts
McConnell shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McConnellIND · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
AchiuwaTOR · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
DuarteIND · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
StephGSW · 35 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 105Heat 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31282026105
Heat26242337110
The story
Jimmy Butler's 29 points carried Miami past Orlando, 110-105

For Orlando, Wendell Carter Jr. had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 10-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 37-26.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5−9−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 141Pacers 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks45402927141
Pacers30264332131
The story
Jrue Holiday had 20 points and 9 assists as Milwaukee beat Indiana 141-131

Myles Turner led Indiana with 24 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 45-30, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +15+29+15+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 100Wolves 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31222423100
Wolves38242524111
The story
Minnesota beat Memphis 111-100 behind 25 points from Anthony Edwards

Brandon Clarke paced Memphis: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 9-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-31 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +7+9+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ja Morant topped the game at 51.0 FPTS: 27 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.4Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Thunder

OKC handles Cleveland by 12

The Thunder won the fourth quarter 34–22. Final: 112–100. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over ORL5MIL over IND10MIN over MEM11OKC over CLE12GSW over TOR12Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over CLE.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 41

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 45, 43, 55, 30, 9, 22, 7, 29, 33, 41Bucks-Pacers · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carlos Boozer UTA, Apr 23, 2007: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 38, 24, 15, 20, 41, 29, 26, 34, 35Warriors-Raptors · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 37, 21, 28, 23, 37, 34, 36, 35Thunder-Cavs · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 15, 30, 24, 31, 21, 22, 26, 31Cavs-Thunder · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 35, 17, 16, 34, 18, 12, 18, 29Heat-Magic · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 54, 30, 29, 16, 26, 24, 10, 24, 29Warriors-Raptors · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 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+6.4 27.3 last 10 · 20.9 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−5.1 7.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.0 11.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Luka DoncicDAL−4.6 28.4 last 10 · 33.0 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−4.5 11.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Malik MonkSAC−4.3 8.7 last 10 · 13.0 season