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Friday, December 27, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIA by 13 after the first quarter and won 108–103.

Final · Box score
Thunder89
Bobcats85
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Magic109
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Nets104
Q1 BKN +13; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +16; Q4 BKN +11
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Knicks83
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Wolves120
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +22
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Pelicans105
Q1 NOP +9; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +15; Q4 NOP +16
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +2
Final · OT · Box score
Heat103
Kings108
Q1 SAC -13; Q2 SAC -10; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Suns86
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +29
On this day · 2012–13Dec 27, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Mavs), 40 points.
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The lead · Heat-Kings

Sacramento rallies from ten down at the half, wins in overtime

Kevin Durant goes for 34 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13-10+10+5SAC AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat3223181614103
Kings1926291519108
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 15, 21, 30, 28, 27, 14, 24, 27SAC27 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 24, 26, 4, 22, 14, 23, 11, 26SAC26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 17, 25, 30, 24, 18, 38, 19, 33MIA33 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 12, 22, 20, 15, 25, 11, 23, 18MIA18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 29.

UTA over LAL2OKC over CHA4SAC over MIA5BKN over MIL11TOR over NYK12NOP over DEN16ORL over DET17MIN over WAS22GSW over PHX29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Lakers-Jazz14
Wizards-Wolves7
Thunder-Bobcats6
Pistons-Magic4
Raptors-Knicks4
Suns-Warriors4
Bucks-Nets1
Nuggets-Pelicans0
Shot of the night

Favors's jumper with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Wolves combined for 218, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WolvesWizards 98, Wolves 120
218
Heat-KingsHeat 103, Kings 108
211
Lakers-JazzLakers 103, Jazz 105
208
Suns-WarriorsSuns 86, Warriors 115
201
Pistons-MagicPistons 92, Magic 109
201
Bucks-NetsBucks 93, Nets 104
197
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 89, Pelicans 105
194
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 95, Knicks 83
178
Thunder-BobcatsThunder 89, Bobcats 85
174
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 103, Jazz 105
+2 UTA
Thunder-BobcatsThunder 89, Bobcats 85
+4 OKC
Heat-KingsHeat 103, Kings 108
+5 SAC
Bucks-NetsBucks 93, Nets 104
+11 BKN
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 95, Knicks 83
+12 TOR
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 89, Pelicans 105
+16 NOP
Pistons-MagicPistons 92, Magic 109
+17 ORL
Wizards-WolvesWizards 98, Wolves 120
+22 MIN
Suns-WarriorsSuns 86, Warriors 115
+29 GSW
SAC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KingsSAC won · Heat 103, Kings 108
13 pts
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 95, Knicks 83
9 pts
Wizards-WolvesMIN won · Wizards 98, Wolves 120
1 pt
Klay shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayGSW · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
AfflaloORL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BareaMIN · 17 PTS, 4 AST
80% (8-10)
David LeeGSW · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
KamanLAL · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 103Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23292922103
Jazz25302822105
The story
Gordon Hayward's 24 points and 9 assists carried Utah past Los Angeles, 105-103

For Los Angeles, Jordan Farmar had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-23, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+3+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bobcats
Thunder 89Bobcats 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2121202789
Bobcats2016242585
The story
Oklahoma City beat Charlotte 89-85 behind 12 points from Serge Ibaka

Kemba Walker paced Charlotte: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 21-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1+6+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 103Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3223181614103
Kings1926291519108
The story
DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 17 rebounds as Sacramento beat Miami 108-103 in OT

LeBron James led Miami with 33 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 27 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Kings took the third 29-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −13−10+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 20 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 34

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 31, 28, 30, 32, 17, 24, 29, 34Thunder-Bobcats · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 17, 25, 30, 24, 18, 38, 19, 33Heat-Kings · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 15, 21, 30, 28, 27, 14, 24, 27Kings-Heat · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 30, 20, 13, 24, 20, 21, 20, 26Wizards-Wolves · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 24, 26, 4, 22, 14, 23, 11, 26Kings-Heat · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 26, 42, 30, 27, 29, 25, 45, 25Wolves-Wizards · W
25.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amir JohnsonTOR+4.3 16.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.1 22.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Mike DunleavyCHI+3.8 14.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Luol DengCHI+3.8 23.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Brandon KnightMIL+3.7 17.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Cold
Kevin MartinMIN−5.5 14.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Ty LawsonDEN−5.2 12.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Corey BrewerMIN−4.0 8.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−3.8 10.7 last 10 · 14.5 season
Jeremy LinHOU−3.8 10.9 last 10 · 14.7 season