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Tuesday, January 9, 2024Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DET by 18 after the first quarter and won 131–110.

Final · Box score
Kings131
Pistons110
Q1 SAC -18; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +21
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Magic92
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +30; Q3 MIN +24; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Blazers84
Knicks112
Q1 NYK +16; Q2 NYK +22; Q3 NYK +36; Q4 NYK +28
Final · Box score
Grizzlies120
Mavs103
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Raptors131
Lakers132
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2022–23Jan 9, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Bucks), 44 points.
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The lead · Kings-Pistons

Domantas Sabonis drops 37 in 18-point comeback win over Detroit

Anthony Davis goes for 41 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18+3+3+21SAC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29393033131
Pistons47183015110
Who led
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 34, 25, 13, 23, 22, 24, 17, 37SAC37 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Keegan MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 5, 9, 10, 10, 28, 18, 8, 32SAC32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 23, 17, 19, 14, 36, 12, 14, 26DET26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jaden IveyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 9, 22, 12, 19, 11, 12, 13, 22DET22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Raptors-Lakers

Lakers take over late to edge Toronto

Down 1 after three, Lakers won the fourth 44–42. Final: 132–131. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 41 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over TOR1MEM over DAL17SAC over DET21MIN over ORL21NYK over POR28Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over TOR.
Lead changes
Kings-Pistons1
Grizzlies-Mavs1
Wolves-Magic0
Blazers-Knicks0
The night in charts
Raptors-Lakers combined for 263, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-LakersRaptors 131, Lakers 132
263
Kings-PistonsKings 131, Pistons 110
241
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 120, Mavs 103
223
Wolves-MagicWolves 113, Magic 92
205
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 84, Knicks 112
196
LAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Raptors-LakersRaptors 131, Lakers 132
+1 LAL
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 120, Mavs 103
+17 MEM
Kings-PistonsKings 131, Pistons 110
+21 SAC
Wolves-MagicWolves 113, Magic 92
+21 MIN
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 84, Knicks 112
+28 NYK
SAC erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-PistonsSAC won · Kings 131, Pistons 110
18 pts
Raptors-LakersLAL won · Raptors 131, Lakers 132
2 pts
Gobert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertMIN · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
RJTOR · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
Keegan MurraySAC · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
ADLAL · 41 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
SabonisSAC · 37 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB, 3 STL
76% (16-21)
Final · Raptors-Lakers
Raptors 131Lakers 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24293642131
Lakers28233744132
The story
LeBron James had 22 points and 12 assists as Los Angeles beat Toronto 132-131

RJ Barrett led Toronto with 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 28-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4−2−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 120Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29393517120
Mavs22313020103
The story
Memphis beat Dallas 120-103 behind 32 points from Desmond Bane

Luka Doncic paced Dallas: 31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 11-27 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

A 39-31 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +7+15+20+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving topped the game at 61.6 FPTS: 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 131Pistons 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29393033131
Pistons47183015110
The story
Keegan Murray's 32 points carried Sacramento past Detroit, 131-110

For Detroit, Bojan Bogdanovic had 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 13-17 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 18 going into the second, then won it 39-18.

SAC lead by quarter
300 −18+3+3+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.4Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 4.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 41

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 40, 26, 33, 20, 29, 31, 22, 41Lakers-Raptors · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Danny Granger IND, Dec 17, 2008: 41 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Ties season high41 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 34, 25, 13, 23, 22, 24, 17, 37Kings-Pistons · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Feb 10, 2010: 36 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 10, 26, 11, 14, 29, 24, 35, 33Mavs-Grizzlies · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 23, 18, 17, 24, 22, 24, 23, 32Grizzlies-Mavs · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Keegan MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 5, 9, 10, 10, 28, 18, 8, 32Kings-Pistons · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 39, 50, 39, 39, 19, 41, 34, 31Mavs-Grizzlies · L
33.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paolo BancheroORL+6.0 28.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Alperen SengunHOU+4.4 25.9 last 10 · 21.5 season
Anthony DavisLAL+4.2 29.9 last 10 · 25.7 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.0 28.2 last 10 · 24.2 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
Killian HayesDET−4.6 3.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−4.5 11.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Ausar ThompsonDET−4.5 3.8 last 10 · 8.3 season