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Wednesday, December 17, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by ATL (vs CLE) and TOR (vs BKN).

Final · Box score
Suns111
Hornets106
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Hawks127
Cavs98
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +29
Final · Box score
Magic92
Celtics109
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Mavs117
Pistons106
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Heat87
Q1 UTA +17; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +18
Final · Box score
Nets89
Raptors105
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +16
Final · 3OT · Box score
Grizzlies117
Spurs116
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 Grizzlies 0; OT3 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Blazers104
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +7
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets115
Nuggets111
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Clippers102
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2013–14Dec 17, 2013: 5 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Cavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Nets-Raptors

Toronto climbs out of an 8-point hole against Brooklyn

Andre Drummond goes for 24 rebounds

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+1+3+16TOR AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3022211689
Raptors22312329105
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 39, 22, 13, 16, 9, 21, 17, 20TOR20 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 9, 7, 18, 18, 10, 8, 6, 16TOR16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Mason PlumleePoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 2, 0, 9, 8, 18, 11, 21, 23BKN23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 3, 22, 8, 12, 12, 22, 16, 17BKN17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hawks rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Cleveland by 29.

MEM over SAS1LAC over IND2HOU over DEN4PHX over CHA5POR over MIL7DAL over DET11TOR over BKN16BOS over ORL17UTA over MIA18ATL over CLE29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Magic-Celtics14
Rockets-Nuggets13
Grizzlies-Spurs12
Bucks-Blazers11
Suns-Hornets4
Hawks-Cavs2
Jazz-Heat2
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Spurs combined for 233, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 117, Spurs 116
233
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 115, Nuggets 111
226
Hawks-CavsHawks 127, Cavs 98
225
Mavs-PistonsMavs 117, Pistons 106
223
Suns-HornetsSuns 111, Hornets 106
217
Pacers-ClippersPacers 100, Clippers 102
202
Magic-CelticsMagic 92, Celtics 109
201
Bucks-BlazersBucks 97, Blazers 104
201
Nets-RaptorsNets 89, Raptors 105
194
Jazz-HeatJazz 105, Heat 87
192
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 117, Spurs 116
+1 MEM
Pacers-ClippersPacers 100, Clippers 102
+2 LAC
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 115, Nuggets 111
+4 HOU
Suns-HornetsSuns 111, Hornets 106
+5 PHX
Bucks-BlazersBucks 97, Blazers 104
+7 POR
Mavs-PistonsMavs 117, Pistons 106
+11 DAL
Nets-RaptorsNets 89, Raptors 105
+16 TOR
Magic-CelticsMagic 92, Celtics 109
+17 BOS
Jazz-HeatJazz 105, Heat 87
+18 UTA
Hawks-CavsHawks 127, Cavs 98
+29 ATL
ATL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CavsATL won · Hawks 127, Cavs 98
8 pts
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 89, Raptors 105
8 pts
Bucks-BlazersPOR won · Bucks 97, Blazers 104
7 pts
Suns-HornetsPHX won · Suns 111, Hornets 106
7 pts
Rockets-NuggetsHOU won · Rockets 115, Nuggets 111
5 pts
Koufos shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KoufosMEM · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
HorfordATL · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
PlumleeBKN · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
HaywardUTA · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
MillsapATL · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 117Spurs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Grizzlies341821191096117
Spurs192623241095116
The story
Marc Gasol's 26 points carried Memphis past San Antonio, 117-116 in OT

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 23 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-19, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +15+7+5000+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle

Danny Green was the fantasy play: 61.4 FPTS on 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Pacers-Clippers
Pacers 100Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27242128100
Clippers30222624102
The story
Los Angeles beat Indiana 102-100 behind 31 points and 16 rebounds from Blake Griffin

Lavoy Allen paced Indiana: 14 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 31 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST · 11-27 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +3+1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 115Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2530202416115
Nuggets2931182112111
The story
James Harden had 41 points and 10 assists as Houston beat Denver 115-111 in OT

Wilson Chandler led Denver with 23 PTS, 6 REB 41 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 11-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the overtime 16-12.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4−5−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg17.5Last 3

17.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 42

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 28, 25, 16, 10, 29, 17, 28, 42Heat-Jazz · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Lou Williams LAC, Nov 27, 2017: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 34, 21, 38, 15, 34, 44, 24, 41Rockets-Nuggets · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 19, 1999: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 14, 15, 28, 30, 20, 13, 32Mavs-Pistons · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 21, 30, 45, 17, 14, 10, 18, 31Clippers-Pacers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 16, 9, 19, 20, 18, 16, 17, 29Jazz-Heat · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 23, 20, 14, 23, 35, 18, 23, 29Blazers-Bucks · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+5.9 16.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+4.2 20.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Goran DragicPHX+3.3 19.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Patrick PattersonTOR+3.1 11.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
JJ RedickLAC+3.0 17.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cold
Reggie JacksonOKC−4.7 11.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Brandon JenningsDET−4.6 7.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.4 5.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−3.6 12.2 last 10 · 15.8 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.6 4.4 last 10 · 8.0 season