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Monday, January 8, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 9 at halftime and won 133–131.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls119
Hornets112
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Celtics131
Pacers133
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Thunder136
Wizards128
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Heat120
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Jazz132
Bucks116
Q1 UTA +18; Q2 UTA +31; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Suns111
Clippers138
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +27
On this day · 2022–23Jan 8, 2023: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Raptors), 34 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pacers

Indiana rallies from 9 down to beat Boston

Terry Rozier goes for 39 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9+2+2IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34343330131
Pacers33264430133
Who led
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 10, 15, 20, 25, 16, 18, 20, 26IND26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 10, 12, 25, 4, 9, 15, 8, 17IND17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 24, 19, 31, 24, 15, 13, 31, 40BOS40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 20, 18, 12, 15, 7, 14, 8, 21BOS21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Bulls-Hornets

Chicago outlasts Charlotte in overtime

107–107 at the end of regulation. Chicago took the last extra period 12–5. Final: 119–112. Coby White led Chicago with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Hornets
Coby White · CHITerry Rozier · CHAPTS2739REB63AST58Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Celtics-Pacers26
Suns-Clippers6
Bulls-Hornets4
Rockets-Heat3
Thunder-Wizards1
The night in charts
Celtics-Pacers combined for 264
Points by game
Celtics-PacersCeltics 131, Pacers 133
264
Thunder-WizardsThunder 136, Wizards 128
264
Suns-ClippersSuns 111, Clippers 138
249
Jazz-BucksJazz 132, Bucks 116
248
Rockets-HeatRockets 113, Heat 120
233
Bulls-HornetsBulls 119, Hornets 112 · OT
231
IND won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 131, Pacers 133
+2 IND
Bulls-HornetsBulls 119, Hornets 112 · OT
+7 CHI
Rockets-HeatRockets 113, Heat 120
+7 MIA
Thunder-WizardsThunder 136, Wizards 128
+8 OKC
Jazz-BucksJazz 132, Bucks 116
+16 UTA
Suns-ClippersSuns 111, Clippers 138
+27 LAC
IND rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 131, Pacers 133
9 pts
Bulls-HornetsCHI won · Bulls 119, Hornets 112 · OT
1 pt
Chet shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChetOKC · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
DrummondCHI · 21 PTS, 15 REB
75% (9-12)
BamMIA · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Tyus JonesWAS · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
J-DubOKC · 21 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 131Pacers 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34343330131
Pacers33264430133
The story
Bennedict Mathurin had 26 points as Indiana beat Boston 133-131

Jrue Holiday led Boston with 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Pacers took the third 44-33.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1−9+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 119Hornets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2427322412119
Hornets251833315112
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 18 points carried Chicago past Charlotte, 119-112 in OT

For Charlotte, Nick Smith Jr. had 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 27-18.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+8+70+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Bucks
Jazz 132Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz41362332132
Bucks23234426116
The story
Utah beat Milwaukee 132-116 behind 21 points and 14 rebounds from Lauri Markkanen

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced Milwaukee: 25 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 5-15 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 41-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
400 +18+31+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 40

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 24, 19, 31, 24, 15, 13, 31, 40Celtics-Pacers · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Apr 29, 2006: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 30, 6, 22, 25, 18, 18, 42, 34, 15, 39Hornets-Bulls · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 18, 10, 33, 15, 21, 7, 14, 32Rockets-Heat · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 34, 36, 40, 24, 36, 33, 34, 32Thunder-Wizards · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 20, 22, 24, 18, 14, 12, 17, 31Thunder-Wizards · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 40, 28, 16, 27, 21, 31, 23, 30Suns-Clippers · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paolo BancheroORL+6.3 29.4 last 10 · 23.1 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.0 31.8 last 10 · 26.8 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.5 28.8 last 10 · 24.3 season
Alperen SengunHOU+4.4 25.9 last 10 · 21.5 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+4.0 18.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−6.8 13.5 last 10 · 20.3 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.8 5.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ausar ThompsonDET−4.6 4.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Killian HayesDET−4.5 3.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Reggie JacksonDEN−4.4 7.7 last 10 · 12.1 season