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Saturday, January 28, 2023Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DEN by 15 at halftime and won 126–119.

Final · Box score
Nuggets119
Sixers126
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -15; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Knicks115
Nets122
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Rockets117
Pistons114
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Bulls128
Magic109
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +19
Final · Box score
Clippers120
Hawks113
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Kings110
Wolves117
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Wizards113
Pelicans103
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +10
Final · OT · Box score
Suns128
Spurs118
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +10
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers121
Celtics125
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Raptors123
Blazers105
Q1 TOR +23; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +18
On this day · 2021–22Jan 28, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Knicks), 38 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Sixers

Joel Embiid scores 47 as Philadelphia beats Denver

LeBron James goes for 41 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-15-3+7PHI AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38352620119
Sixers29293830126
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 16, 42, 36, 30, 30, 35, 41, 32, 26, 47PHI47 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 16, 24, 31, 24, 6, 16, 23, 17PHI17 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 28, 14, 21, 17, 36, 31, 25, 24DEN24 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 24, 18, 17, 28, 17, 26, 25, 22DEN22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 11 games went past regulation.

HOU over DET3BOS over LAL4PHI over DEN7BKN over NYK7LAC over ATL7MIN over SAC7UTA over DAL8WAS over NOP10PHX over SAS10TOR over POR18CHI over ORL19Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Lakers-Celtics19
Rockets-Pistons13
Wizards-Pelicans9
Clippers-Hawks4
Kings-Wolves4
Nuggets-Sixers2
Mavs-Jazz2
Knicks-Nets1
Bulls-Magic1
Suns-Spurs0
Raptors-Blazers0
The night in charts
Lakers-Celtics combined for 246
Points by game
Lakers-CelticsLakers 121, Celtics 125 · OT
246
Suns-SpursSuns 128, Spurs 118 · OT
246
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 119, Sixers 126
245
Knicks-NetsKnicks 115, Nets 122
237
Bulls-MagicBulls 128, Magic 109
237
Clippers-HawksClippers 120, Hawks 113
233
Rockets-PistonsRockets 117, Pistons 114
231
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 123, Blazers 105
228
Kings-WolvesKings 110, Wolves 117
227
Wizards-PelicansWizards 113, Pelicans 103
216
Mavs-JazzMavs 100, Jazz 108
208
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-PistonsRockets 117, Pistons 114
+3 HOU
Lakers-CelticsLakers 121, Celtics 125 · OT
+4 BOS
Kings-WolvesKings 110, Wolves 117
+7 MIN
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 119, Sixers 126
+7 PHI
Clippers-HawksClippers 120, Hawks 113
+7 LAC
Knicks-NetsKnicks 115, Nets 122
+7 BKN
Mavs-JazzMavs 100, Jazz 108
+8 UTA
Wizards-PelicansWizards 113, Pelicans 103
+10 WAS
Suns-SpursSuns 128, Spurs 118 · OT
+10 PHX
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 123, Blazers 105
+18 TOR
Bulls-MagicBulls 128, Magic 109
+19 CHI
PHI erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SixersPHI won · Nuggets 119, Sixers 126
15 pts
Rockets-PistonsHOU won · Rockets 117, Pistons 114
10 pts
Lakers-CelticsBOS won · Lakers 121, Celtics 125 · OT
6 pts
Clippers-HawksLAC won · Clippers 120, Hawks 113
6 pts
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 110, Wolves 117
2 pts
Aaron Gordon shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron GordonDEN · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
DeRozanCHI · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
GaffordWAS · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
WagnerORL · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BullockDAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Pistons
Rockets 117Pistons 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27322434117
Pistons37202928114
The story
Eric Gordon had 24 points as Houston beat Detroit 117-114

Hamidou Diallo led Detroit with 15 PTS, 2 REB 24 PTS, 7 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Rockets took the second 32-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −10+2−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jabari Smith Jr. led the game in fantasy with 39.4 FPTS (12 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST)

Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 121Celtics 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2727272416121
Celtics2820332420125
The story
Jaylen Brown's 37 points carried Boston past Los Angeles, 125-121 in OT

For Los Angeles, Patrick Beverley had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 37 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 13-23 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 33-27.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1−600+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Sixers
Nuggets 119Sixers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38352620119
Sixers29293830126
The story
Philadelphia beat Denver 126-119 behind 14 points from Tobias Harris

Jamal Murray paced Denver: 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 6-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 38-26 third quarter erased a 15-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −9−15−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg37.6Last 5

37.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 37 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 32 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 47

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 16, 42, 36, 30, 30, 35, 41, 32, 26, 47Sixers-Nuggets · W
33.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Jan 4, 2005: 47 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
47 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 35, 48, 32, 23, 37, 46, 20, 41Lakers-Celtics · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Richard Hamilton WAS, Mar 29, 2001: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 29, 19, 41, 16, 27, 26, 22, 37Celtics-Lakers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 25, 28, 20, 19, 21, 20, 36, 35Mavs-Jazz · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 29, 16, 23, 44, 31, 37, 25, 34Wolves-Kings · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 17, 20, 36, 23, 20, 25, 19, 34Spurs-Suns · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kawhi LeonardLAC+8.0 29.3 last 10 · 21.3 season
Damian LillardPOR+7.5 37.6 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
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+5.8 23.4 last 10 · 17.6 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−3.9 9.1 last 10 · 13.0 season