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Monday, January 3, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHA by 8 at halftime and won 124–121.

Final
HOU113
PHI133
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +20
Final
CHA121
WAS124
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS -8; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +3
Final
MEM118
BKN104
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +23; Q4 MEM +14
Final
ORL98
CHI102
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +4
Final
DET115
MIL106
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +9
Final
UTA115
NOP104
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +11
Final
DEN89
DAL103
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +14
Final
MIA108
GSW115
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +7
Final
ATL131
POR136
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +5
Final
MIN122
LAC104
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +18; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +18
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2020–21Jan 3, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs POR), 62 points.
The lead · CHA @ WAS

Kyle Kuzma posts 36 and 14 as Washington beats Charlotte

36 points and 14 rebounds in a 124–121 win.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13-8-6+3WAS AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA25392631121
WAS38182840124
Who led
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 4, 8, 18, 12, 22, 25, 29, 36WAS36 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 21, 19, 30, 26, 37, 29, 27, 35WAS35 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 41, 6, 9, 6, 10, 18, 8, 27CHA27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 2, 4, 20, 17, 27, 35, 9, 25CHA25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Philadelphia by 20.

WAS over CHA3CHI over ORL4POR over ATL5GSW over MIA7DET over MIL9UTA over NOP11MEM over BKN14DAL over DEN14MIN over LAC18PHI over HOU20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 56

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 31, 41, 28, 34, 29, 26, 35, 56ATL @ POR · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +28.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Nov 5, 2017: 56 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Career high56 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 26, 8, 22, 8, 9, 2, 11, 7, 43POR vs ATL · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +31.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jaylen Brown BOS, Apr 1, 2026: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Career high43 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 4, 8, 18, 12, 22, 25, 29, 36WAS vs CHA · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 2, 16, 21, 18, 33, 41, 30, 36MEM @ BKN · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 21, 19, 30, 26, 37, 29, 27, 35WAS vs CHA · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 28, 23, 26, 15, 23, 23, 32, 21, 34DET @ MIL · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Saddiq BeyDET+7.6 22.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Hamidou DialloDET+6.7 17.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Gary HarrisORL+6.2 17.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Kevin LoveCLE+6.1 20.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Jrue HolidayMIL+5.9 24.4 last 10 · 18.5 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−3.4 7.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.1 8.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Luguentz DortOKC−2.9 13.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−2.8 9.8 last 10 · 12.6 season