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Wednesday, January 22, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed GSW by 17 at halftime and won 123–117.

Final · Box score
Pistons114
Hawks104
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Suns108
Nets84
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
Wolves115
Mavs114
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Rockets109
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Hornets120
Grizzlies132
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +30; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Thunder123
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Kings123
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC -17; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +6
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics117
Clippers113
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +4
On this day · 2023–24Jan 22, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Spurs), 70 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Kings

DeMar DeRozan drops 32 in 17-point comeback win over Golden State

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 54 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-170+6SAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24412032117
Kings20283738123
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 12, 30, 24, 21, 28, 33, 24, 32SAC32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 22, 21, 23, 22, 16, 20, 29, 26SAC26 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 24, 18, 9, 20, 24, 31, 4, 25GSW25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 11, 19, 17, 8, 18, 6, 6, 17GSW17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Clippers25
Jazz-Thunder16
Warriors-Kings13
Wolves-Mavs9
Pistons-Hawks2
Suns-Nets0
Hornets-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Hornets-Grizzlies combined for 252, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 120, Grizzlies 132
252
Warriors-KingsWarriors 117, Kings 123
240
Jazz-ThunderJazz 114, Thunder 123
237
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 117, Clippers 113 · OT
230
Wolves-MavsWolves 115, Mavs 114
229
Pistons-HawksPistons 114, Hawks 104
218
Cavs-RocketsCavs 108, Rockets 109
217
Suns-NetsSuns 108, Nets 84
192
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-MavsWolves 115, Mavs 114
+1 MIN
Cavs-RocketsCavs 108, Rockets 109
+1 HOU
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 117, Clippers 113 · OT
+4 BOS
Warriors-KingsWarriors 117, Kings 123
+6 SAC
Jazz-ThunderJazz 114, Thunder 123
+9 OKC
Pistons-HawksPistons 114, Hawks 104
+10 DET
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 120, Grizzlies 132
+12 MEM
Suns-NetsSuns 108, Nets 84
+24 PHX
SAC erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-KingsSAC won · Warriors 117, Kings 123
17 pts
Wolves-MavsMIN won · Wolves 115, Mavs 114
5 pts
Celtics-ClippersBOS won · Celtics 117, Clippers 113 · OT
3 pts
Kessler shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KesslerUTA · 17 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Mark WilliamsCHA · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
John CollinsUTA · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
BaneMEM · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
KennardMEM · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 115Mavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves17383129115
Mavs22312932114
The story
Minnesota beat Dallas 115-114 behind 27 points from Jaden McDaniels

Kyrie Irving paced Dallas: 36 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-31 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −5+2+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Clippers
Celtics 117Clippers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics3327212214117
Clippers3425251910113
The story
Jayson Tatum had 24 points and 8 assists as Boston beat LA 117-113 in OT

Kevin Porter Jr. led LA with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 9-22 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the overtime 14-10.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1+1−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 117Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24412032117
Kings20283738123
The story
Domantas Sabonis' 26 points and 18 rebounds carried Sacramento past Golden State, 123-117

For Golden State, Andrew Wiggins had 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 17 going into the third, then won it 37-20.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4−170+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 2 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
25.62023–24 avg10.5Last 2

10.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.6 in 2023–24 (48 games). Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Suns rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Brooklyn by 24.

MIN over DAL1HOU over CLE1BOS over LAC4SAC over GSW6OKC over UTA9DET over ATL10MEM over CHA12PHX over BKN24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 54

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 33, 31, 39, 27, 32, 40, 27, 54Thunder-Jazz · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 18, 2004: 54 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Career high54 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Mark WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 18, 11, 9, 24, 31, 19, 13, 38Hornets-Grizzlies · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 39, 20, 46, 16, 11, 25, 33, 36Mavs-Wolves · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 39, 20, 34, 30, 35, 37, 35, 15, 32Suns-Nets · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 12, 30, 24, 21, 28, 33, 24, 32Kings-Warriors · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 22, 23, 8, 5, 14, 16, 13, 30Mavs-Wolves · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+6.2 27.5 last 10 · 21.3 season
Desmond BaneMEM+4.9 22.6 last 10 · 17.7 season
Zach LaVineCHI+4.9 28.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Malik MonkSAC+4.6 22.3 last 10 · 17.7 season
Cold
Jaylen BrownBOS−4.5 18.7 last 10 · 23.2 season
Tyus JonesPHX−4.3 7.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Royce O'NealePHX−4.2 5.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.1 10.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Zach EdeyMEM−4.1 5.1 last 10 · 9.2 season