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Thursday, December 26, 2013Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MEM by 8 at halftime and won 100–92.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Hawks127
Cavs125
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 Hawks 0; OT2 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Rockets100
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Mavs107
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers112
Blazers116
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +3; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +4
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The lead · Grizzlies-Rockets

Houston climbs out of an 8-point hole against Memphis

Chris Paul goes for 34 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-8-6+8HOU AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2330192092
Rockets26192134100
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 27, 25, 26, 25, 19, 12, 28, 27HOU27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 7, 2, 5, 10, 8, 10, 21, 20HOU20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 17, 13, 20, 18, 14, 25, 22, 23MEM23 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 5 games: 2, 11, 5, 9, 12MEM12 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hawks-Cavs

Atlanta goes to double overtime again, beats Cleveland

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Hawks. 95–95 after 48 minutes, 127–125 final. Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 34 points, 3 rebounds and 14 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Cavs
Jeff Teague · ATLKyrie Irving · CLEPTS3440REB32AST149Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hawks-Cavs12
Clippers-Blazers11
Spurs-Mavs5
Shot of the night

Teague's jumper at the buzzer of 2OT breaks the tie, 127-125 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Cavs combined for 252, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CavsHawks 127, Cavs 125
252
Clippers-BlazersClippers 112, Blazers 116
228
Spurs-MavsSpurs 116, Mavs 107
223
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 92, Rockets 100
192
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-CavsHawks 127, Cavs 125
+2 ATL
Clippers-BlazersClippers 112, Blazers 116
+4 POR
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 92, Rockets 100
+8 HOU
Spurs-MavsSpurs 116, Mavs 107
+9 SAS
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-RocketsHOU won · Grizzlies 92, Rockets 100
8 pts
Hawks-CavsATL won · Hawks 127, Cavs 125
1 pt
Terrence Jones shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Terrence JonesHOU · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
HorfordATL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
WaitersCLE · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
DirkDAL · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 127Cavs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Hawks262426191319127
Cavs272124231317125
The story
Jeff Teague had 34 points and 14 assists as Atlanta beat Cleveland 127-125 in OT

Anderson Varejao led Cleveland with 17 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 34 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 14-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Hawks took the second 24-21.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −1+2+400+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 112Blazers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers1432272811112
Blazers1928292515116
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 32 points and 10 rebounds carried Portland past Los Angeles, 116-112 in OT

For Los Angeles, DeAndre Jordan had 19 REB, 2 PTS 32 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 15-31 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 19-14, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+1+30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 92Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2330192092
Rockets26192134100
The story
Houston beat Memphis 100-92 behind 27 points from James Harden

Chandler Parsons backed him with 15 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 2-9 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3−8−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph topped the game at 47.9 FPTS: 23 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.5Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.5 in 27 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 40

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 37, 31, 19, 25, 39, 14, 21, 40Cavs-Hawks · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Immanuel Quickley NYK, Mar 27, 2023: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 12, 16, 27, 21, 24, 32, 20, 35Clippers-Blazers · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 20, 38, 23, 12, 10, 19, 26, 34Clippers-Blazers · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 16 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 17, 12, 4, 17, 18, 9, 26, 34Hawks-Cavs · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 24, 31, 20, 27, 26, 15, 18, 32Blazers-Clippers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 27, 25, 26, 25, 19, 12, 28, 27Rockets-Grizzlies · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 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
Mike DunleavyCHI+3.8 14.4 last 10 · 10.6 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−3.8 10.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.7 15.6 last 10 · 19.3 season