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Monday, January 8, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 9 at halftime and won 133–131.

Final · OT
CHI119
CHA112
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI +7
Final
BOS131
IND133
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +2
Final
OKC136
WAS128
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +8
Final
HOU113
MIA120
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA 0; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +7
Final
UTA132
MIL116
Q1 UTA +18; Q2 UTA +31; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +16
Final
PHX111
LAC138
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +27
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 · 2022–23Jan 8, 2023: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (POR @ TOR), 34 points.
The lead · BOS @ IND

Indiana rallies from 9 down to beat Boston

Trailing by 9 at the half, Indiana outscored the Celtics 74–63 the rest of the way. Final: 133–131. Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Jaylen Brown scored 40 for Boston in the loss.

Game flow · IND 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9+2+2IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS34343330131
IND33264430133
Who led
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 10, 15, 20, 25, 16, 18, 20, 26IND26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 10, 12, 25, 4, 9, 15, 8, 17IND17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 24, 19, 31, 24, 15, 13, 31, 40BOS40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 20, 18, 12, 15, 7, 14, 8, 21BOS21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · CHI @ CHA

Chicago outlasts Charlotte in overtime

107–107 at the end of regulation. Chicago took the last extra period 12–5. Final: 119–112. Coby White led Chicago with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · CHI vs CHA
Coby White · CHITerry Rozier · CHAPTS2739REB63AST58Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 40

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.
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 24, 19, 31, 24, 15, 13, 31, 40BOS @ IND · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Redd MIL, Apr 29, 2006: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 30, 6, 22, 25, 18, 18, 42, 34, 15, 39CHA vs CHI · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 18, 10, 33, 15, 21, 7, 14, 32HOU @ MIA · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 34, 36, 40, 24, 36, 33, 34, 32OKC @ WAS · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 20, 22, 24, 18, 14, 12, 17, 31OKC @ WAS · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 40, 28, 16, 27, 21, 31, 23, 30PHX @ LAC · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 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
Paolo BancheroORL+6.3 29.4 last 10 · 23.1 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.0 31.8 last 10 · 26.8 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.5 28.8 last 10 · 24.3 season
Alperen SengunHOU+4.4 25.9 last 10 · 21.5 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+4.0 18.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−6.8 13.5 last 10 · 20.3 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.8 5.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ausar ThompsonDET−4.6 4.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Killian HayesDET−4.5 3.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Reggie JacksonDEN−4.4 7.7 last 10 · 12.1 season