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Friday, December 21, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Hawks80
Sixers99
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +19
Final · Box score
Magic90
Raptors93
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +3
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks99
Celtics94
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Cavs89
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Wizards68
Pistons100
Q1 DET +15; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +32
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Knicks106
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Mavs82
Grizzlies92
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats100
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +15
Final · Box score
Kings85
Clippers97
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +12
The lead · Bucks-Celtics

Milwaukee needs overtime to survive Boston

Chris Paul goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-3-80+5MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks172619261199
Celtics25212418694
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 24, 17, 33, 13, 19, 4, 27MIL27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Luc Mbah a MoutePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 9, 9, 17, 9, 11, 10, 4, 20MIL20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 27, 13, 34, 18, 18, 16, 40, 35BOS35 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 19, 16, 15, 9, 10, 3, 3, 14BOS14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Cavs14
Kings-Clippers4
Bobcats-Warriors4
Hawks-Sixers3
Magic-Raptors1
Hornets-Spurs1
Wizards-Pistons0
Mavs-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Bulls-Knicks combined for 216, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-KnicksBulls 110, Knicks 106
216
Bobcats-WarriorsBobcats 100, Warriors 115
215
Bucks-CelticsBucks 99, Celtics 94
193
Hornets-SpursHornets 94, Spurs 99
193
Pacers-CavsPacers 99, Cavs 89
188
Magic-RaptorsMagic 90, Raptors 93
183
Kings-ClippersKings 85, Clippers 97
182
Hawks-SixersHawks 80, Sixers 99
179
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 82, Grizzlies 92
174
Wizards-PistonsWizards 68, Pistons 100
168
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-RaptorsMagic 90, Raptors 93
+3 TOR
Bulls-KnicksBulls 110, Knicks 106
+4 CHI
Bucks-CelticsBucks 99, Celtics 94
+5 MIL
Hornets-SpursHornets 94, Spurs 99
+5 SAS
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 82, Grizzlies 92
+10 MEM
Pacers-CavsPacers 99, Cavs 89
+10 IND
Kings-ClippersKings 85, Clippers 97
+12 LAC
Bobcats-WarriorsBobcats 100, Warriors 115
+15 GSW
Hawks-SixersHawks 80, Sixers 99
+19 PHI
Wizards-PistonsWizards 68, Pistons 100
+32 DET
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-CelticsMIL won · Bucks 99, Celtics 94
8 pts
Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 99, Cavs 89
1 pt
Sanders shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SandersMIL · 20 REB, 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
David LeeGSW · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST
69% (11-16)
HibbertIND · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
VucevicORL · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
DuncanSAS · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 90Raptors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1524232890
Raptors2022292293
The story
Toronto beat Orlando 93-90 behind 13 points and 9 assists from Jose Calderon

Arron Afflalo paced Orlando: 26 PTS, 5 AST 13 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+3+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic topped the game at 42.4 FPTS: 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 99Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks172619261199
Celtics25212418694
The story
Larry Sanders had 20 rebounds and 17 points as Milwaukee beat Boston 99-94 in OT

Rajon Rondo led Boston with 11 AST, 6 PTS, 5 REB 20 REB, 17 PTS, 3 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 26-18.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −8−3−80+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Spurs
Hornets 94Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2121193394
Spurs2628182799
The story
Tim Duncan's 15 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past New Orleans, 99-94

For New Orleans, Anthony Davis had 18 PTS, 11 REB 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 28-21, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5+12+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Cavs

Cleveland's skid reaches six

Indiana won 99–89; the Cavaliers fall to 5–23. Roy Hibbert led Indiana with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · CLE
Lvs CHI85–95L@ MIN73–91Lvs DET97–104Wvs LAL100–94L@ IND81–96Lvs MIL86–90L@ NYK102–103Lvs TOR99–113L@ BOS91–103Lvs IND89–99
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 35

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 27, 13, 34, 18, 18, 16, 40, 35Celtics-Bucks · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 16, 22, 8, 19, 17, 11, 21, 29Bulls-Knicks · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 20, 34, 23, 34, 45, 30, 31, 29Knicks-Bulls · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 24, 17, 33, 13, 19, 4, 27Bucks-Celtics · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 22, 27, 9, 25, 18, 13, 32, 27Warriors-Bobcats · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 15, 15, 16, 18, 16, 17, 19, 26Knicks-Bulls · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marco BelinelliCHI+6.7 16.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Paul GeorgeIND+4.8 21.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
David LeeGSW+4.3 24.3 last 10 · 20.0 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.3 33.8 last 10 · 29.5 season
Jared DudleyPHX+4.1 14.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−3.1 12.9 last 10 · 16.0 season
Andre IguodalaDEN−3.1 10.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Al-Farouq AminuNOH−3.1 5.1 last 10 · 8.2 season
Chris BoshMIA−3.0 15.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Brandon BassBOS−2.5 5.8 last 10 · 8.3 season