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Friday, December 20, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed DET by 15 at halftime and won 116–106.

Final · OT · Box score
Nets120
Sixers121
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Hawks118
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +27; Q4 ATL +33
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks111
Cavs114
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats116
Pistons106
Q1 CHA -9; Q2 CHA -15; Q3 CHA -14; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Kings103
Heat122
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Rockets81
Pacers114
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +33
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors109
Mavs108
Q1 TOR -11; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Suns103
Nuggets99
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -14; Q3 PHX -10; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2012–13Dec 20, 2012: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Wolves), 33 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Pistons

Kemba Walker drops 34 in 15-point comeback win over Detroit

Kyrie Irving goes for 39 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-15-14+10CHA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats22223141116
Pistons31283017106
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 18, 31, 10, 13, 24, 24, 29, 34CHA34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 11, 10, 21, 14, 10, 24, 24CHA24 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 19, 20, 25, 8, 15, 18, 28, 26DET26 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 13, 17, 11, 10, 31, 30, 20, 18DET18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Hawks rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Utah by 33.

PHI over BKN1TOR over DAL1CLE over MIL3PHX over DEN4CHA over DET10LAL over MIN13MIA over SAC19ATL over UTA33IND over HOU33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nets-Sixers31
Raptors-Mavs14
Kings-Heat10
Wolves-Lakers10
Suns-Nuggets4
Bobcats-Pistons1
Jazz-Hawks0
Shot of the night

Turner's layup at the buzzer of OT puts the 76ers ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Nets-Sixers combined for 241, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-SixersNets 120, Sixers 121
241
Bucks-CavsBucks 111, Cavs 114
225
Kings-HeatKings 103, Heat 122
225
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 116, Pistons 106
222
Raptors-MavsRaptors 109, Mavs 108
217
Jazz-HawksJazz 85, Hawks 118
203
Suns-NuggetsSuns 103, Nuggets 99
202
Wolves-LakersWolves 91, Lakers 104
195
Rockets-PacersRockets 81, Pacers 114
195
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-SixersNets 120, Sixers 121
+1 PHI
Raptors-MavsRaptors 109, Mavs 108
+1 TOR
Bucks-CavsBucks 111, Cavs 114
+3 CLE
Suns-NuggetsSuns 103, Nuggets 99
+4 PHX
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 116, Pistons 106
+10 CHA
Wolves-LakersWolves 91, Lakers 104
+13 LAL
Kings-HeatKings 103, Heat 122
+19 MIA
Jazz-HawksJazz 85, Hawks 118
+33 ATL
Rockets-PacersRockets 81, Pacers 114
+33 IND
CHA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-PistonsCHA won · Bobcats 116, Pistons 106
15 pts
Suns-NuggetsPHX won · Suns 103, Nuggets 99
14 pts
Raptors-MavsTOR won · Raptors 109, Mavs 108
11 pts
Kings-HeatMIA won · Kings 103, Heat 122
3 pts
Wolves-LakersLAL won · Wolves 91, Lakers 104
2 pts
Horford shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
CousinsSAC · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
LeBronMIA · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KembaCHA · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
71% (12-17)
BoshMIA · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Raptors-Mavs
Raptors 109Mavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors222729238109
Mavs331929207108
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 15 points and 9 assists as Toronto beat Dallas 109-108 in OT

Monta Ellis led Dallas with 21 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 6-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Raptors took the second 27-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −11−3−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jose Calderon led the game in fantasy with 49.8 FPTS (23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 120Sixers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets3126262512120
Sixers2931222613121
The story
Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 121-120 in OT behind 29 points and 10 rebounds from Evan Turner

Paul Pierce paced Brooklyn: 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 13-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-26 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2+3−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Thaddeus Young topped the game at 50.7 FPTS: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 111Cavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks2621232615111
Cavs2522232618114
The story
Jarrett Jack's 17 points carried Cleveland past Milwaukee, 114-111 in OT

For Milwaukee, O.J. Mayo had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 6-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Cavaliers took it 18-15.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1000+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.1Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 39

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 23, 0, 20, 37, 31, 19, 25, 39Cavs-Bucks · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 18, 31, 10, 13, 24, 24, 29, 34Bobcats-Pistons · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 16, 6, 25, 13, 21, 3, 9, 29Sixers-Nets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 28, 32, 21, 15, 21, 30, 28, 27Kings-Heat · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Alan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 8, 13, 15, 3, 5, 13, 0, 26Nets-Sixers · L
8.7 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 19, 20, 25, 8, 15, 18, 28, 26Pistons-Bobcats · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen CurryGSW+4.6 29.1 last 10 · 24.5 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.2 22.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Mike DunleavyCHI+4.1 14.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Derrick WilliamsSAC+3.9 12.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Luol DengCHI+3.8 23.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Cold
Ty LawsonDEN−3.8 14.0 last 10 · 17.8 season
Corey BrewerMIN−3.4 9.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Gerald GreenPHX−3.2 9.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Kevin MartinMIN−3.2 17.2 last 10 · 20.4 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.0 16.6 last 10 · 19.6 season