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Monday, January 22, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CHI by 17 at halftime and won 115–113.

Final
MIL122
DET113
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +9
Final
CLE126
ORL99
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +25; Q3 CLE +33; Q4 CLE +27
Final
SAS123
PHI133
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +10
Final
MEM108
TOR100
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +8
Final
CHA128
MIN125
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA -5; Q3 CHA -15; Q4 CHA +3
Final
BOS119
DAL110
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +9
Final
CHI113
PHX115
Q1 PHX -15; Q2 PHX -17; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +2
Final
ATL107
SAC122
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +15
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 22, 2023: 7 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (BKN @ GSW), 38 points.
The lead · CHI @ PHX

Kevin Durant scores 43 as Phoenix beats Chicago

Phoenix won 115–113. Kevin Durant: 43 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-17-7+2PHX AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI37292423113
PHX22273432115
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 23, 30, 18, 21, 27, 26, 40, 43PHX43 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 12, 15, 37, 23, 13, 13, 25, 18PHX18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 27, 30, 25, 15, 18, 23, 17, 26CHI26 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 18, 19, 39, 20, 6, 24, 18, 21CHI21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two comebacks from 15 or more down

Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 8 games.

PHX over CHI2CHA over MIN3MEM over TOR8MIL over DET9BOS over DAL9PHI over SAS10SAC over ATL15CLE over ORL27Final margin, points. Pink = winner came back from 15+ down at a break.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 35 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 70

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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 40, 51, 31, 31, 30, 41, 41, 36, 33, 70PHI vs SAS · W
36.1 PPG season to date · +35.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Dec 13, 2023: 64 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Career high70 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 28, 25, 23, 17, 27, 14, 19, 62MIN vs CHA · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +40.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Mar 22, 2019: 61 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Career high62 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 23, 30, 18, 21, 27, 26, 40, 43PHX vs CHI · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Devin Booker PHX, Jan 16, 2018: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Season high43 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 45, 7, 27, 19, 24, 22, 18, 38BOS @ DAL · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 25, 29, 13, 13, 26, 22, 24, 35ATL @ SAC · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 40, 35, 10, 32, 21, 13, 13, 35BOS @ DAL · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 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
Alec BurksDET+7.0 19.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Collin SextonUTA+6.3 23.7 last 10 · 17.4 season
Vince Williams Jr.MEM+4.7 12.2 last 10 · 7.5 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.3 40.4 last 10 · 36.1 season
Tre JonesSAS+4.3 13.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAC−6.5 20.9 last 10 · 27.4 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Brandon IngramNOP−5.2 16.3 last 10 · 21.5 season
Cam ThomasBKN−4.4 16.2 last 10 · 20.6 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.2 22.5 last 10 · 26.7 season