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Monday, December 23, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIL by 16 after the first quarter and won 111–110.

Final · OT · Box score
Bucks110
Bobcats111
Q1 CHA -16; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Cavs92
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +25; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Magic98
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +24; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Nets86
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +17
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks119
Heat121
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Rockets104
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Spurs112
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Warriors89
Nuggets81
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Suns117
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +27
Final · Box score
Pelicans113
Kings100
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 NOP +13
On this day · 2012–13Dec 23, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Wolves), 33 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Bobcats

Charlotte flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-16-200+1CHA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks332124239110
Bobcats1735262310111
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 10, 21, 14, 10, 24, 24, 19, 26CHA26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 10, 13, 24, 24, 29, 34, 20, 25CHA25 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 19, 8, 11, 16, 36, 17, 21, 26MIL26 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 8, 2, 10, 10, 20, 14, 27, 19MIL19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Lakers by 27, the widest margin of 11 games.

CHA over MIL1MIA over ATL2NYK over ORL5DAL over HOU7GSW over DEN8MEM over UTA10SAS over TOR13NOP over SAC13IND over BKN17DET over CLE23PHX over LAL27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Kings18
Bucks-Bobcats14
Warriors-Nuggets10
Jazz-Grizzlies8
Pistons-Cavs6
Hawks-Heat6
Mavs-Rockets6
Pacers-Nets3
Raptors-Spurs3
Knicks-Magic1
Lakers-Suns1
The night in charts
Hawks-Heat combined for 240, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-HeatHawks 119, Heat 121
240
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 110, Bobcats 111
221
Mavs-RocketsMavs 111, Rockets 104
215
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 113, Kings 100
213
Raptors-SpursRaptors 99, Spurs 112
211
Lakers-SunsLakers 90, Suns 117
207
Pistons-CavsPistons 115, Cavs 92
207
Knicks-MagicKnicks 103, Magic 98
201
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 94, Grizzlies 104
198
Pacers-NetsPacers 103, Nets 86
189
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 89, Nuggets 81
170
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 110, Bobcats 111
+1 CHA
Hawks-HeatHawks 119, Heat 121
+2 MIA
Knicks-MagicKnicks 103, Magic 98
+5 NYK
Mavs-RocketsMavs 111, Rockets 104
+7 DAL
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 89, Nuggets 81
+8 GSW
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 94, Grizzlies 104
+10 MEM
Raptors-SpursRaptors 99, Spurs 112
+13 SAS
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 113, Kings 100
+13 NOP
Pacers-NetsPacers 103, Nets 86
+17 IND
Pistons-CavsPistons 115, Cavs 92
+23 DET
Lakers-SunsLakers 90, Suns 117
+27 PHX
CHA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-BobcatsCHA won · Bucks 110, Bobcats 111
16 pts
Mavs-RocketsDAL won · Mavs 111, Rockets 104
7 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 119, Heat 121
7 pts
Warriors-NuggetsGSW won · Warriors 89, Nuggets 81
2 pts
Raptors-SpursSAS won · Raptors 99, Spurs 112
1 pt
Favors shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FavorsUTA · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
DrummondDET · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Ray AllenMIA · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
StephensonIND · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
DwightHOU · 29 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Bucks-Bobcats
Bucks 110Bobcats 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks332124239110
Bobcats1735262310111
The story
Kemba Walker had 25 points and 10 assists as Charlotte beat Milwaukee 111-110 in OT

John Henson led Milwaukee with 14 PTS, 9 REB 25 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB · 10-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the first, the Bobcats took the second 35-21.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −16−200+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Brandon Knight led the game in fantasy with 55.6 FPTS (26 PTS, 14 AST, 8 REB)

Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 119Heat 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks233130278119
Heat3317273410121
The story
Ray Allen's 19 points carried Miami past Atlanta, 121-119 in OT

For Atlanta, Paul Millsap had 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 7-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-23, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10−4−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Magic
Knicks 103Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks29361919103
Magic2714352298
The story
New York beat Orlando 103-98 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from JR Smith

Arron Afflalo paced Orlando: 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +2+24+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jameer Nelson topped the game at 44.1 FPTS: 17 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg21.5Last 3

21.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg43.9Today

44 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 21, 24, 17, 25, 30, 24, 18, 38Heat-Hawks · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 21, 30, 18, 21, 20, 22, 21, 31Mavs-Rockets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 20, 32, 18, 13, 23, 19, 35, 29Rockets-Mavs · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 14, 15, 23, 18, 21, 32, 19, 28Warriors-Nuggets · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 19, 8, 11, 16, 36, 17, 21, 26Bucks-Bobcats · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 13, 17, 12, 4, 17, 18, 9, 26Hawks-Heat · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amir JohnsonTOR+5.1 16.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Brandon KnightMIL+4.5 18.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.1 22.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+3.9 21.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Dwight HowardHOU+3.9 22.6 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Ty LawsonDEN−5.1 12.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kevin MartinMIN−4.3 15.9 last 10 · 20.2 season
Corey BrewerMIN−4.0 8.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.7 15.6 last 10 · 19.3 season
Maurice HarklessORL−3.5 3.0 last 10 · 6.5 season