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Tuesday, January 2, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed SAC by 5 at halftime and won 111–104.

Final · Box score
Bulls97
Sixers110
Q1 PHI +25; Q2 PHI +31; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Grizzlies106
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Nets85
Pelicans112
Q1 NOP +14; Q2 NOP +25; Q3 NOP +27; Q4 NOP +27
Final · Box score
Celtics123
Thunder127
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Magic115
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Kings104
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA -5; Q3 CHA -3; Q4 CHA +7
On this day · 2022–23Jan 2, 2023: 11 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Cavs-Bulls), 71 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Kings

Terry Rozier scores 34 as Charlotte wins in Sacramento

Joel Embiid posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-5-3+7CHA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25203036111
Kings21292826104
Who led
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 30, 6, 22, 25, 18, 18, 42, 34CHA34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 9, 19, 22, 21, 20, 11, 26, 27CHA27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 14, 41, 30, 29, 23, 27, 43, 31, 24, 30SAC30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 28, 13, 28, 17, 34, 25, 13, 23SAC23 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Thunder

OKC makes it five straight

OKC beat Boston 127–123 and moved to 23–9. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
L@ SAC123–128W@ DEN118–117Wvs MEM116–97Wvs LAC134–115Lvs LAL120–129Wvs MIN129–106Wvs NYK129–120W@ DEN119–93Wvs BKN124–108Wvs BOS127–123
Lead changes
Magic-Warriors15
Hornets-Kings11
Spurs-Grizzlies10
Celtics-Thunder2
Bulls-Sixers0
The night in charts
Celtics-Thunder combined for 250, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 123, Thunder 127
250
Magic-WarriorsMagic 115, Warriors 121
236
Hornets-KingsHornets 111, Kings 104
215
Bulls-SixersBulls 97, Sixers 110
207
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 98, Grizzlies 106
204
Nets-PelicansNets 85, Pelicans 112
197
OKC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 123, Thunder 127
+4 OKC
Magic-WarriorsMagic 115, Warriors 121
+6 GSW
Hornets-KingsHornets 111, Kings 104
+7 CHA
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 98, Grizzlies 106
+8 MEM
Bulls-SixersBulls 97, Sixers 110
+13 PHI
Nets-PelicansNets 85, Pelicans 112
+27 NOP
CHA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-KingsCHA won · Hornets 111, Kings 104
5 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesMEM won · Spurs 98, Grizzlies 106
3 pts
Celtics-ThunderOKC won · Celtics 123, Thunder 127
3 pts
Tobias Harris shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tobias HarrisPHI · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
PorzingisBOS · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (12-18)
BaneMEM · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
SGAOKC · 36 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
StephGSW · 36 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
60% (12-20)
Final · Celtics-Thunder
Celtics 123Thunder 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29322537123
Thunder31274029127
The story
Oklahoma City beat Boston 127-123 behind 23 points from Josh Giddey

Jayson Tatum paced Boston: 30 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 8-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 40-25 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2−3+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Warriors
Magic 115Warriors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28272634115
Warriors30253234121
The story
Stephen Curry's 36 points carried Golden State past Orlando, 121-115

For Orlando, Paolo Banchero had 27 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 36 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 12-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-26, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +20+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 97Sixers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1824302597
Sixers43302512110
The story
Tobias Harris had 20 points as Philadelphia beat Chicago 110-97

Andre Drummond led Chicago with 17 REB, 11 PTS 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 43-18, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
400 +25+31+26+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 36

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 43, 25, 30, 31, 34, 34, 36, 40, 24, 36Thunder-Celtics · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 37, 7, 33, 30, 27, 18, 13, 25, 36Warriors-Magic · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 21, 18, 15, 24, 28, 35, 14, 34Celtics-Thunder · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 30, 6, 22, 25, 18, 18, 42, 34Hornets-Kings · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 50, 38, 34, 41, 35, 42, 40, 51, 31, 31Sixers-Bulls · W
34.8 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Mar 15, 2021: 31 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
31 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 30, 23, 15, 30, 25, 31, 25, 30Celtics-Thunder · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 8 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
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.5 39.3 last 10 · 34.8 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.4 28.8 last 10 · 24.4 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+4.0 12.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
Jordan HawkinsNOP−6.0 4.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL−4.3 10.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Mikal BridgesBKN−3.9 17.0 last 10 · 20.9 season
Nikola JokicDEN−3.5 22.2 last 10 · 25.7 season
Ausar ThompsonDET−3.5 5.6 last 10 · 9.1 season