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Monday, January 1, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MIA by 12 after the first quarter and won 121–104.

Final · Box score
Wolves106
Knicks112
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Cavs121
Raptors124
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Pistons113
Rockets136
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Pacers122
Bucks113
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +18
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Suns109
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Jazz127
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +37
Final · Box score
Heat104
Clippers121
Q1 LAC -12; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +17
On this day · 2022–23Jan 1, 2023: 3 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (Grizzlies-Kings), 35 points.
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The lead · Heat-Clippers

Clippers rally from 12 down to beat Miami

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+1+10+17LAC AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat35232719104
Clippers23363626121
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 41, 34, 31, 27, 36, 28, 30, 24LAC24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 9, 25, 27, 22, 21, 25, 23, 23LAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 7, 22, 18, 18, 26, 17, 28, 21MIA21 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 16, 22, 9, 6, 8, 8, 12, 17MIA17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Raptors15
Pistons-Rockets11
Pacers-Bucks11
Wolves-Knicks9
Mavs-Jazz9
Heat-Clippers9
Hornets-Nuggets8
Blazers-Suns2
The night in charts
Pistons-Rockets combined for 249, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-RocketsPistons 113, Rockets 136
249
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 121, Raptors 124
245
Pacers-BucksPacers 122, Bucks 113
235
Heat-ClippersHeat 104, Clippers 121
225
Wolves-KnicksWolves 106, Knicks 112
218
Mavs-JazzMavs 90, Jazz 127
217
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 93, Nuggets 111
204
Blazers-SunsBlazers 88, Suns 109
197
TOR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 121, Raptors 124
+3 TOR
Wolves-KnicksWolves 106, Knicks 112
+6 NYK
Pacers-BucksPacers 122, Bucks 113
+9 IND
Heat-ClippersHeat 104, Clippers 121
+17 LAC
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 93, Nuggets 111
+18 DEN
Blazers-SunsBlazers 88, Suns 109
+21 PHX
Pistons-RocketsPistons 113, Rockets 136
+23 HOU
Mavs-JazzMavs 90, Jazz 127
+37 UTA
LAC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-ClippersLAC won · Heat 104, Clippers 121
12 pts
Wolves-KnicksNYK won · Wolves 106, Knicks 112
9 pts
Blazers-SunsPHX won · Blazers 88, Suns 109
9 pts
Pacers-BucksIND won · Pacers 122, Bucks 113
7 pts
Powell shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PowellLAC · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Miles BridgesCHA · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
SengunHOU · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
MiddletonMIL · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
SiakamTOR · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 121Raptors 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32273230121
Raptors41263126124
The story
Pascal Siakam had 36 points as Toronto beat Cleveland 124-121

Caris LeVert led Cleveland with 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 36 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 13-20 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 41-32, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +9+8+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donovan Mitchell led the game in fantasy with 55.9 FPTS (26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 122Bucks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25312838122
Bucks32302625113
The story
Tyrese Haliburton's 26 points and 11 assists carried Indiana past Milwaukee, 122-113

For Milwaukee, Brook Lopez had 21 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB · 11-22 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 38-25.

IND lead by quarter
200 −7−6−4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 104Clippers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat35232719104
Clippers23363626121
The story
LA beat Miami 121-104 behind 24 points from Kawhi Leonard

Bam Adebayo paced Miami: 21 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 10-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 second quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −12+1+10+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.1Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Knicks

New York climbs out of a 9-point hole against Minnesota

Down 9 after one, the Knicks won the second quarter 38–17 and the game 112–106. Julius Randle led New York with 39 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Wolves
Julius Randle · NYKAnthony Edwards · MINPTS3935REB94AST02Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 39

Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 27, 26, 26, 24, 25, 38, 28, 39Knicks-Wolves · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 27, 18, 31, 19, 22, 27, 35, 36Raptors-Cavs · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 37, 32, 27, 27, 34, 25, 44, 31, 35Wolves-Knicks · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 26, 14, 12, 23, 9, 29, 6, 31Cavs-Raptors · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 64, 22, 26, 11, 37, 28, 32, 32, 34, 30Bucks-Pacers · L
30.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Lamar Odom MIA, Mar 6, 2004: 30 PTS · 19 REB · 11 AST
30 PTS · 18 REB · 11 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 40, 18, 23, 21, 16, 10, 9, 29Wolves-Knicks · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin SextonUTA+5.7 21.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Anthony DavisLAL+5.1 30.1 last 10 · 25.0 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.4 28.8 last 10 · 24.4 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.2 39.2 last 10 · 35.0 season
Pascal SiakamTOR+3.9 26.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Jordan HawkinsNOP−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Mikal BridgesBKN−4.5 16.6 last 10 · 21.1 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL−4.3 10.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.2 23.1 last 10 · 27.3 season
Herbert JonesNOP−3.6 6.9 last 10 · 10.5 season