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Thursday, December 19, 2013Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed GSW by 5 after the first quarter and won 104–102.

Final · Box score
Bulls95
Thunder107
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Warriors102
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +2
On this day · 2012–13Dec 19, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Hawks), 41 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Warriors

San Antonio holds off Golden State, 104–102

Stephen Curry goes for 30 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+8+2SAS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs18352922104
Warriors23282328102
Who led
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 9, 12, 11, 12, 11, 7, 7, 28SAS28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 18, 8, 13, 19, 13, 12, 14, 21SAS21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 11, 23, 14, 15, 23, 18, 21, 32GSW32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 22, 22, 43, 33, 20, 30, 28, 30GSW30 PTS · 2 REB · 15 AST
Second story · Bulls-Thunder

OKC leads Chicago wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 107–95. Best quarter: the first, 35–24. Kevin Durant led OKC with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Bulls
Kevin Durant · OKCJoakim Noah · CHIPTS3223REB912AST63Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Spurs-Warriors17
Bulls-Thunder0
Shot of the night

Splitter's jumper with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 104-102 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Warriors combined for 206, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 104, Warriors 102
206
Bulls-ThunderBulls 95, Thunder 107
202
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 104, Warriors 102
+2 SAS
Bulls-ThunderBulls 95, Thunder 107
+12 OKC
Reggie Jackson shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Reggie JacksonOKC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
KDOKC · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
65% (13-20)
BelinelliSAS · 28 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
David LeeGSW · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
59% (13-22)
WestbrookOKC · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 104Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs18352922104
Warriors23282328102
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 21 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Golden State 104-102

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 13 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Spurs took the second 35-28.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5+2+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Thunder
Bulls 95Thunder 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2428202395
Thunder35202923107
The story
Kevin Durant's 32 points carried Oklahoma City past Chicago, 107-95

For Chicago, Joakim Noah had 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 13-20 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-24, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +11+3+12+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 0 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

David Lee leads the day with 32

David LeePoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 11, 23, 14, 15, 23, 18, 21, 32Warriors-Spurs · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 29, 36, 30, 18, 31, 28, 30, 32Thunder-Bulls · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 22, 22, 43, 33, 20, 30, 28, 30Warriors-Spurs · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 15 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 9, 12, 11, 12, 11, 7, 7, 28Spurs-Warriors · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 17, 2, 12, 21, 10, 13, 6, 23Bulls-Thunder · L
10.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 18, 8, 13, 19, 13, 12, 14, 21Spurs-Warriors · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen CurryGSW+4.6 29.1 last 10 · 24.5 season
Mike DunleavyCHI+4.1 14.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Luol DengCHI+3.8 23.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Derrick WilliamsSAC+3.5 12.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Alec BurksUTA+3.5 16.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Monta EllisDAL−4.2 16.5 last 10 · 20.7 season
Gerald GreenPHX−3.8 8.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Ty LawsonDEN−3.4 14.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.4 15.9 last 10 · 19.3 season
Kevin MartinMIN−3.0 17.6 last 10 · 20.6 season