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Wednesday, January 10, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by Celtics (vs Wolves) and Thunder (vs Heat).

Final · OT · Box score
Wolves120
Celtics127
Q1 Celtics +5; Q2 Celtics +1; Q3 Celtics -6; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics +7
Final · Box score
Kings123
Hornets98
Q1 Kings +5; Q2 Kings +12; Q3 Kings +15; Q4 Kings +25
Final · Box score
Spurs130
Pistons108
Q1 Spurs +12; Q2 Spurs +12; Q3 Spurs +18; Q4 Spurs +22
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Pacers112
Q1 Pacers +2; Q2 Pacers -1; Q3 Pacers +9; Q4 Pacers +8
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers132
Hawks139
Q1 Hawks +3; Q2 Hawks -3; Q3 Hawks -3; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 Hawks +7
Final · Box score
Thunder128
Heat120
Q1 Thunder -6; Q2 Thunder -4; Q3 Thunder +3; Q4 Thunder +8
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets119
Bulls124
Q1 Bulls +4; Q2 Bulls +8; Q3 Bulls +11; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans141
Warriors105
Q1 Pelicans +19; Q2 Pelicans +13; Q3 Pelicans +22; Q4 Pelicans +36
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Jazz124
Q1 Jazz +11; Q2 Jazz +18; Q3 Jazz +21; Q4 Jazz +13
Final · Box score
Raptors120
Clippers126
Q1 Clippers -1; Q2 Clippers +1; Q3 Clippers -1; Q4 Clippers +6
On this day · 2022–23Jan 10, 2023: 7 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Cavs-Jazz), 46 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Celtics

Jayson Tatum scores 45 as Boston beats Minnesota

Tyrese Maxey goes for 35 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+5+1-60+7Celtics AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves272632269120
Celtics3222253216127
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 30, 25, 31, 25, 30, 30, 38, 45Celtics45 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 19, 31, 24, 15, 13, 31, 40, 35Celtics35 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 44, 31, 35, 35, 24, 36, 6, 29Wolves29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 10, 9, 29, 22, 22, 24, 28, 25Wolves25 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New Orleans posts the night's biggest win

New Orleans beat Golden State by 36, the widest margin of 10 games.

Bulls over Rockets5Clippers over Raptors6Celtics over Wolves7Hawks over Sixers7Pacers over Wizards8Thunder over Heat8Jazz over Nuggets13Spurs over Pistons22Kings over Hornets25Pelicans over Warriors36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Raptors-Clippers36
Sixers-Hawks18
Wolves-Celtics14
Wizards-Pacers13
Thunder-Heat11
Rockets-Bulls7
Spurs-Pistons2
Nuggets-Jazz1
Pelicans-Warriors0
The night in charts
Sixers-Hawks combined for 271, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HawksSixers 132, Hawks 139 · OT
271
Thunder-HeatThunder 128, Heat 120
248
Wolves-CelticsWolves 120, Celtics 127 · OT
247
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 141, Warriors 105
246
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 120, Clippers 126
246
Rockets-BullsRockets 119, Bulls 124 · OT
243
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 130, Pistons 108
238
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 111, Jazz 124
235
Kings-HornetsKings 123, Hornets 98
221
Wizards-PacersWizards 104, Pacers 112
216
Bulls won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Rockets-BullsRockets 119, Bulls 124 · OT
+5 Bulls
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 120, Clippers 126
+6 Clippers
Wolves-CelticsWolves 120, Celtics 127 · OT
+7 Celtics
Sixers-HawksSixers 132, Hawks 139 · OT
+7 Hawks
Wizards-PacersWizards 104, Pacers 112
+8 Pacers
Thunder-HeatThunder 128, Heat 120
+8 Thunder
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 111, Jazz 124
+13 Jazz
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 130, Pistons 108
+22 Spurs
Kings-HornetsKings 123, Hornets 98
+25 Kings
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 141, Warriors 105
+36 Pelicans
Celtics rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-CelticsCeltics won · Wolves 120, Celtics 127 · OT
6 pts
Thunder-HeatThunder won · Thunder 128, Heat 120
6 pts
Sixers-HawksHawks won · Sixers 132, Hawks 139 · OT
3 pts
Wizards-PacersPacers won · Wizards 104, Pacers 112
1 pt
Raptors-ClippersClippers won · Raptors 120, Clippers 126
1 pt
Jackson-Davis shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jackson-DavisWarriors · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
McConnellPacers · 14 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
OkongwuHawks · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
SabonisKings · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
ValanciunasPelicans · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 119Bulls 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets243029297119
Bulls2834321812124
The story
Zach LaVine's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Chicago past Houston, 124-119 in OT

For Houston, Fred VanVleet had 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Bulls took it 12-7.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +4+8+110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 120Celtics 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves272632269120
Celtics3222253216127
The story
Jaylen Brown had 35 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat Minnesota 127-120 in OT

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 25 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the overtime 16-9.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +5+1−60+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Pistons
Spurs 130Pistons 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31323235130
Pistons19322631108
The story
San Antonio beat Detroit 130-108 behind a 16-12-10 triple-double from Victor Wembanyama

Jaden Ivey paced Detroit: 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 6-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
300 +12+12+18+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Alec BurksPistons
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 45

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 30, 25, 31, 25, 30, 30, 38, 45Celtics-Wolves · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan Bulls, Jan 15, 1996: 46 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ties season high45 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 12, 23, 42, 20, 21, 27, 25, 35Sixers-Hawks · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 19, 31, 24, 15, 13, 31, 40, 35Celtics-Wolves · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 33, 27, 22, 22, 15, 20, 5, 32Sixers-Hawks · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 19, 16, 20, 14, 26, 22, 27, 30Bulls-Rockets · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 25, 23, 23, 33, 24, 22, 25, 29Clippers-Raptors · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paolo BancheroMagic+6.0 28.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Alperen SengunRockets+4.6 26.2 last 10 · 21.6 season
Anthony DavisLakers+4.2 29.9 last 10 · 25.7 season
Julius RandleKnicks+4.0 28.2 last 10 · 24.2 season
Jarrett AllenCavs+4.0 18.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Cam ThomasNets−6.8 13.5 last 10 · 20.3 season
Ausar ThompsonPistons−4.8 3.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
Killian HayesPistons−4.7 2.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−4.5 11.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Reggie JacksonNuggets−4.4 7.5 last 10 · 11.9 season