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Tuesday, January 16, 2024Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAC by 17 at halftime and won 119–117.

Final · Box score
Nuggets121
Sixers126
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Kings117
Suns119
Q1 PHX -12; Q2 PHX -17; Q3 PHX -12; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Thunder117
Clippers128
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2022–23Jan 16, 2023: 9 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Hornets), 51 points.
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The lead · Kings-Suns

Phoenix erases 17-point lead, steals one from Sacramento

Joel Embiid goes for 41 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-17-12+2PHX AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings39292821117
Suns27243335119
Who led
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 12, 10, 31, 16, 8, 5, 20, 29PHX29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 27, 21, 31, 23, 30, 18, 21, 27PHX27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 15, 24, 3, 26, 19, 21, 32, 33SAC33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 22, 24, 17, 37, 24, 14, 21, 21SAC21 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Sixers

Philadelphia makes it three straight

Philadelphia beat Denver 126–121 and moved to 26–13. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
W@ ORL112–92W@ HOU131–127L@ CHI92–105Wvs CHI110–97Lvs NYK92–128Lvs UTA109–120L@ ATL132–139Wvs SAC112–93Wvs HOU124–115Wvs DEN126–121
Lead changes
Nuggets-Sixers16
Kings-Suns5
The night in charts
Nuggets-Sixers combined for 247, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 121, Sixers 126
247
Thunder-ClippersThunder 117, Clippers 128
245
Kings-SunsKings 117, Suns 119
236
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SunsKings 117, Suns 119
+2 PHX
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 121, Sixers 126
+5 PHI
Thunder-ClippersThunder 117, Clippers 128
+11 LAC
PHX erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SunsPHX won · Kings 117, Suns 119
17 pts
Nuggets-SixersPHI won · Nuggets 121, Sixers 126
5 pts
Sabonis shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
J-DubOKC · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
71% (10-14)
Aaron GordonDEN · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
GeorgeLAC · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
63% (15-24)
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 117Suns 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings39292821117
Suns27243335119
The story
Grayson Allen had 29 points as Phoenix beat Sacramento 119-117

Domantas Sabonis led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-17 FG, 9-14 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 35-21.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −12−17−12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Sixers
Nuggets 121Sixers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38402617121
Sixers36422127126
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 25 points and 9 assists carried Philadelphia past Denver, 126-121

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 17 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 9-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 27-17.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −20−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 117Clippers 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30312828117
Clippers35303429128
The story
LA beat Oklahoma City 128-117 behind 38 points from Paul George

Jalen Williams paced Oklahoma City: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 38 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 15-24 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

A 34-28 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+4+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.6Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.6 in 37 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg23.7Last 3

23.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 33 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 41

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 41, 35, 42, 40, 51, 31, 31, 30, 41, 41Sixers-Nuggets · W
35.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul HOU, May 8, 2018: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 33, 24, 22, 25, 29, 37, 16, 38Clippers-Thunder · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 15, 24, 3, 26, 19, 21, 32, 33Kings-Suns · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 12, 10, 31, 16, 8, 5, 20, 29Suns-Kings · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 27, 21, 31, 23, 30, 18, 21, 27Suns-Kings · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 13, 34, 29, 4, 27, 27, 25, 25Nuggets-Sixers · L
25.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paolo BancheroORL+4.9 27.7 last 10 · 22.8 season
Collin SextonUTA+3.9 20.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+3.8 15.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tari EasonHOU+3.8 13.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+3.7 18.3 last 10 · 14.6 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−6.5 14.1 last 10 · 20.6 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−5.3 22.7 last 10 · 28.0 season
Kevin DurantPHX−4.7 24.2 last 10 · 28.9 season
Brandon IngramNOP−4.6 16.8 last 10 · 21.4 season