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Tuesday, December 23, 2014Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIA by 15 at halftime and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Wolves104
Cavs125
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +21
Final · Box score
Pelicans84
Pacers96
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Magic100
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +23; Q3 ORL +25; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Wizards91
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Hawks107
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL -7; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Nets102
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +4; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Heat87
Q1 PHI -13; Q2 PHI -15; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Hornets108
Bucks101
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +7
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers115
Thunder111
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR +11; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +4
Final · Box score
Mavs115
Suns124
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Lakers115
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2013–14Dec 23, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Hawks), 38 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Heat

Philadelphia erases 15-point lead, steals one from Miami

Damian Lillard goes for 40 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-15-5+4PHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1923311891
Heat322521987
Who led
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 20, 8, 14, 16, 13, 14, 21, 20PHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Luc Mbah a MoutePoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 14, 12, 8, 10, 9, 10, 9, 19PHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 16, 10, 29, 17, 28, 42, 28, 23MIA23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shawne WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 9, 2, 4, 10, 5, 8, 11, 17MIA17 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Thunder11
Nuggets-Nets9
Bulls-Wizards7
Wolves-Cavs6
Pelicans-Pacers3
Mavs-Suns3
Warriors-Lakers3
Sixers-Heat2
Celtics-Magic0
The night in charts
Mavs-Suns combined for 239, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SunsMavs 115, Suns 124
239
Wolves-CavsWolves 104, Cavs 125
229
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 115, Thunder 111
226
Warriors-LakersWarriors 105, Lakers 115
220
Clippers-HawksClippers 104, Hawks 107
211
Hornets-BucksHornets 108, Bucks 101
209
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 96, Nets 102
198
Celtics-MagicCeltics 95, Magic 100
195
Bulls-WizardsBulls 99, Wizards 91
190
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 84, Pacers 96
180
Sixers-HeatSixers 91, Heat 87
178
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-HawksClippers 104, Hawks 107
+3 ATL
Sixers-HeatSixers 91, Heat 87
+4 PHI
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 115, Thunder 111
+4 POR
Celtics-MagicCeltics 95, Magic 100
+5 ORL
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 96, Nets 102
+6 BKN
Hornets-BucksHornets 108, Bucks 101
+7 CHA
Bulls-WizardsBulls 99, Wizards 91
+8 CHI
Mavs-SunsMavs 115, Suns 124
+9 PHX
Warriors-LakersWarriors 105, Lakers 115
+10 LAL
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 84, Pacers 96
+12 IND
Wolves-CavsWolves 104, Cavs 125
+21 CLE
PHI erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HeatPHI won · Sixers 91, Heat 87
15 pts
Clippers-HawksATL won · Clippers 104, Hawks 107
7 pts
Blazers-ThunderPOR won · Blazers 115, Thunder 111
7 pts
Hornets-BucksCHA won · Hornets 108, Bucks 101
2 pts
Pelicans-PacersIND won · Pelicans 84, Pacers 96
2 pts
Carroll shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CarrollATL · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BoozerLAL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
FariedDEN · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
StephGSW · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
71% (10-14)
VucevicORL · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Hawks
Clippers 104Hawks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25322621104
Hawks31193126107
The story
Atlanta beat Los Angeles 107-104 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from DeMarre Carroll

Blake Griffin paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB · 9-12 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +6−7−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeAndre Jordan topped the game at 52.9 FPTS: 22 REB, 15 PTS

Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 115Thunder 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers1935192517115
Thunder2617302513111
The story
Russell Westbrook had 40 points and 10 rebounds in a 115-111 in OT loss to Portland

LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 25 PTS, 9 REB 40 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 16-34 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 35-17.

POR lead by quarter
200 −7+1100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 91Heat 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1923311891
Heat322521987
The story
Michael Carter-Williams' 20 points carried Philadelphia past Miami, 91-87

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 6 STL, 5 AST, 3 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 15 going into the third, then won it 31-21.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −13−15−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.5minutes, last 3 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
33.22013–14 avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 2013–14 (69 games). Today: 12 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.4Season avg20.0Today

20 minutes today, against 3.4 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Hawks

Atlanta takes over late to edge Clippers

Down 2 after three, Atlanta won the fourth 26–21. Final: 107–104. DeMarre Carroll led Atlanta with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over LAC3PHI over MIA4POR over OKC4ORL over BOS5BKN over DEN6CHA over MIL7CHI over WAS8PHX over DAL9LAL over GSW10IND over NOP12CLE over MIN21Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over LAC.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 40

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 35, 18, 23, 29, 43, 17, 18, 40Blazers-Thunder · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Monta Ellis GSW, Mar 11, 2011: 39 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 26, 34, 28, 32, 33, 31, 29, 40Thunder-Blazers · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 7, 1996: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Season high40 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 16, 9, 22, 20, 24, 20, 8, 34Bucks-Hornets · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 10, 19, 6, 12, 10, 15, 18, 29Nuggets-Nets · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 13, 20, 17, 16, 9, 16, 17, 29Cavs-Wolves · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 12, 12, 22, 16, 17, 26, 16, 27Nets-Nuggets · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shabazz MuhammadMIN+6.3 19.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.5 21.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Marco BelinelliSAS+4.1 13.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Damian LillardPOR+4.1 26.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+4.0 14.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.0 7.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Jared SullingerBOS−5.0 8.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.5 5.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Kyrie IrvingCLE−4.1 15.9 last 10 · 20.0 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−3.9 12.4 last 10 · 16.3 season