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Wednesday, December 25, 2013Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Bulls95
Nets78
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +17
Final · Box score
Thunder123
Knicks94
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +29
Final · Box score
Heat101
Lakers95
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Spurs98
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Warriors105
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +2
On this day · 2012–13Dec 25, 2012: 5 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Lakers), 34 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Warriors

Golden State rallies from 8 down to beat Clippers

Tim Duncan goes for 14 rebounds

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2-3+2GSW AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30232525103
Warriors22292430105
Who led
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 15, 23, 18, 21, 32, 19, 28, 23GSW23 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 11, 15, 19, 16, 13, 17, 13, 23GSW23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 22, 20, 38, 23, 12, 10, 19, 26LAC26 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 18, 12, 16, 27, 21, 24, 32, 20LAC20 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Heat-Lakers

Miami makes it six straight

Miami beat Lakers 101–95 and moved to 22–6. Chris Bosh led Miami with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
L@ CHI87–107W@ MIN103–82W@ DET110–95L@ IND84–90Wvs CLE114–107Wvs UTA117–94Wvs IND97–94Wvs SAC122–103Wvs ATL121–119W@ LAL101–95
Lead changes
Bulls-Nets11
Heat-Lakers7
Rockets-Spurs0
The night in charts
Thunder-Knicks combined for 217, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-KnicksThunder 123, Knicks 94
217
Rockets-SpursRockets 111, Spurs 98
209
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 103, Warriors 105
208
Heat-LakersHeat 101, Lakers 95
196
Bulls-NetsBulls 95, Nets 78
173
GSW won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 103, Warriors 105
+2 GSW
Heat-LakersHeat 101, Lakers 95
+6 MIA
Rockets-SpursRockets 111, Spurs 98
+13 HOU
Bulls-NetsBulls 95, Nets 78
+17 CHI
Thunder-KnicksThunder 123, Knicks 94
+29 OKC
GSW rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 103, Warriors 105
8 pts
Heat-LakersMIA won · Heat 101, Lakers 95
6 pts
Bulls-NetsCHI won · Bulls 95, Nets 78
2 pts
Ibaka shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaOKC · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
HardenHOU · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
D WadeMIA · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
TeletovicBKN · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
KDOKC · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 103Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30232525103
Warriors22292430105
The story
Klay Thompson had 23 points as Golden State beat Los Angeles 105-103

DeAndre Jordan led Los Angeles with 13 PTS, 13 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-22 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Warriors took the second 29-23.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −8−2−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul led the game in fantasy with 48.4 FPTS (26 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 101Lakers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21302525101
Lakers2719282195
The story
Miami beat Los Angeles 101-95 behind 23 points from Dwyane Wade

Pau Gasol paced Los Angeles: 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 11-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6+5+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Knicks
Thunder 123Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder35252736123
Knicks2917212794
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 14-13-10 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past New York, 123-94

For New York, JR Smith had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST · 5-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-27, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +6+14+20+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg22.2Last 3

22.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg37.9Today

38 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 29

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 18, 31, 28, 30, 32, 17, 24, 29Thunder-Knicks · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 14, 34, 27, 25, 26, 25, 19, 12, 28Rockets-Spurs · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 22, 20, 38, 23, 12, 10, 19, 26Clippers-Warriors · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 12, 19, 4, 17, 5, 14, 9, 24Thunder-Knicks · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 15, 23, 18, 21, 32, 19, 28, 23Warriors-Clippers · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 16, 12, 22, 20, 15, 25, 11, 23Heat-Lakers · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 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
Dwight HowardHOU+4.0 22.6 last 10 · 18.6 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+3.9 21.4 last 10 · 17.5 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
Jeremy LinHOU−3.9 10.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.7 15.6 last 10 · 19.3 season