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Sunday, January 21, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Nets by 15 after three quarters and won 125–114.

Final · Box score
Nets114
Clippers125
Q1 Clippers -3; Q2 Clippers -12; Q3 Clippers -15; Q4 Clippers +11
Final · Box score
Heat87
Magic105
Q1 Magic +3; Q2 Magic +2; Q3 Magic +12; Q4 Magic +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Wizards104
Q1 Nuggets +9; Q2 Nuggets +10; Q3 Nuggets +11; Q4 Nuggets +9
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Rockets107
Q1 Celtics +10; Q2 Celtics +15; Q3 Celtics +10; Q4 Celtics +9
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Suns117
Q1 Suns +8; Q2 Suns +4; Q3 Suns +8; Q4 Suns +7
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Lakers134
Q1 Lakers +5; Q2 Lakers +13; Q3 Lakers +16; Q4 Lakers +24
On this day · 2022–23Jan 21, 2023: 7 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Rockets), 44 points.
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The lead · Nets-Clippers

Clippers storm back from 15 down to beat Brooklyn

Nikola Jokic goes for 42 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-12-15+11Clippers AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27343815114
Clippers24253541125
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 8, 15, 19, 14, 11, 14, 16, 24Clippers24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 8, 7, 9, 6, 12, 12, 11, 23Clippers23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 15, 17, 42, 26, 26, 21, 17, 26Nets26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 0, 4, 19, 9, 26, 23, 8, 33, 20Nets20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pacers-Suns

Phoenix leads Indiana wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 117–110. Best quarter: the first, 33–25. Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Suns over Pacers7Nuggets over Wizards9Celtics over Rockets9Clippers over Nets11Magic over Heat18Lakers over Blazers24Final margin, points. Pink = Suns over Pacers.
Lead changes
Pacers-Suns7
Heat-Magic3
Nuggets-Wizards2
Celtics-Rockets2
Nets-Clippers1
Blazers-Lakers0
The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 244, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 110, Lakers 134
244
Nets-ClippersNets 114, Clippers 125
239
Pacers-SunsPacers 110, Suns 117
227
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 116, Rockets 107
223
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 113, Wizards 104
217
Heat-MagicHeat 87, Magic 105
192
Suns won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Pacers-SunsPacers 110, Suns 117
+7 Suns
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 113, Wizards 104
+9 Nuggets
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 116, Rockets 107
+9 Celtics
Nets-ClippersNets 114, Clippers 125
+11 Clippers
Heat-MagicHeat 87, Magic 105
+18 Magic
Blazers-LakersBlazers 110, Lakers 134
+24 Lakers
Jokic shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicNuggets · 42 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
75% (15-20)
KDSuns · 40 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
72% (18-25)
ClaxtonNets · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
GaffordWizards · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BealSuns · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 110Suns 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25362227110
Suns33322626117
The story
Kevin Durant's 40 points carried Phoenix past Indiana, 117-110

For Indiana, Buddy Hield had 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 40 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 18-25 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-25, was where the Suns built it.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +8+4+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wizards
Nuggets 113Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33292724113
Wizards24282626104
The story
Michael Porter Jr. had 19 points as Denver beat Washington 113-104

Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB · 8-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 33-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +9+10+11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 114Clippers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27343815114
Clippers24253541125
The story
LA beat Brooklyn 125-114 behind 24 points and 10 assists from James Harden

Mikal Bridges paced Brooklyn: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 6-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 41-15 fourth quarter erased a 15-point hole for the Clippers.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 −3−12−15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 39 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 42

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 29, 4, 27, 27, 25, 25, 34, 42Nuggets-Wizards · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo Bucks, May 7, 2022: 42 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Season high42 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 31, 23, 30, 18, 21, 27, 26, 40Suns-Pacers · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Patrick Ewing Knicks, Dec 23, 1995: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 13, 11, 19, 39, 14, 29, 20, 34Lakers-Blazers · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 19, 2, 19, 6, 17, 15, 21, 32Celtics-Rockets · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 32, 25, 22, 10, 25, 25, 24, 28Lakers-Blazers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 35, 20, 24, 20, 31, 34, 16, 52, 26Suns-Pacers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alec BurksPistons+8.1 20.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Collin SextonJazz+6.3 23.7 last 10 · 17.4 season
Jaden IveyPistons+4.5 18.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Victor WembanyamaSpurs+4.2 24.1 last 10 · 19.9 season
Georges NiangCavs+3.9 13.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
De'Aaron FoxKings−5.2 22.7 last 10 · 27.9 season
Brandon IngramPelicans−5.2 16.3 last 10 · 21.5 season
Cam ThomasNets−4.4 16.2 last 10 · 20.6 season
Stephen CurryWarriors−4.2 22.5 last 10 · 26.7 season