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Sunday, December 25, 2011Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 8 after three quarters and won 106–104.

Final · Box score
Celtics104
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Heat105
Mavs94
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +32; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Lakers87
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Magic89
Thunder97
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Warriors86
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +19
On this day · 2010–11Dec 25, 2010: 5 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Nuggets), 44 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Knicks

Carmelo Anthony scores 37, New York rallies past Boston

LeBron James goes for 37 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+10-8+2NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23293517104
Knicks34281727106
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyNYK37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemireNYK21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoBOS31 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Brandon BassBOS20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Warriors

Clippers beat Golden State, 105–86

Clippers led 75–68 after three and won by 19. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over LAL1NYK over BOS2OKC over ORL8MIA over DAL11LAC over GSW19Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over GSW.
Lead changes
Bulls-Lakers13
Clippers-Warriors9
Celtics-Knicks3
Magic-Thunder1
Heat-Mavs0
Shot of the night

D-Rose's hook with 4.8 seconds left puts the Bulls ahead, 88-87 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 210, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 104, Knicks 106
210
Heat-MavsHeat 105, Mavs 94
199
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 105, Warriors 86
191
Magic-ThunderMagic 89, Thunder 97
186
Bulls-LakersBulls 88, Lakers 87
175
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-LakersBulls 88, Lakers 87
+1 CHI
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 104, Knicks 106
+2 NYK
Magic-ThunderMagic 89, Thunder 97
+8 OKC
Heat-MavsHeat 105, Mavs 94
+11 MIA
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 105, Warriors 86
+19 LAC
NYK rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KnicksNYK won · Celtics 104, Knicks 106
8 pts
Clippers-WarriorsLAC won · Clippers 105, Warriors 86
2 pts
Bulls-LakersCHI won · Bulls 88, Lakers 87
1 pt
Amar'e shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'eNYK · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BassBOS · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
D-RoseCHI · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
MarionDAL · 12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
MeloNYK · 37 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Bulls-Lakers
Bulls 88Lakers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2234122088
Lakers2029201887
The story
Luol Deng's 21 points carried Chicago past Los Angeles, 88-87

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 7-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-29, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+7−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 104Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23293517104
Knicks34281727106
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 21 points as New York beat Boston 106-104

Brandon Bass led Boston with 20 PTS, 11 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 34-23, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +11+10−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo led the game in fantasy with 66.5 FPTS (31 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 105Mavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3230358105
Mavs1724242994
The story
Miami beat Dallas 105-94 behind 26 points from Dwyane Wade

Jason Terry paced Dallas: 23 PTS, 3 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

A 32-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
400 +15+21+32+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+20.4points, today vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
10.62010–11 avg31Today

31 points today in 41 minutes, against 10.6 a game in 2010–11 (68 games).

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
22.22010–11 avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 2010–11 (72 games). Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−14.7points, today vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
18.72010–11 avg4Today

4 points today in 24 minutes, against 18.7 a game in 2010–11 (77 games).

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesHeat-Mavs · W
37.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyKnicks-Celtics · W
37.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rajon RondoCeltics-Knicks · L
31.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Kevin DurantThunder-Magic · W
30.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantLakers-Bulls · L
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadeHeat-Mavs · W
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST