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Friday, December 26, 2014Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by Rockets (vs Grizzlies) and Nets (vs Celtics).

Final · Box score
Nets109
Celtics107
Q1 Nets -1; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 Nets -7; Q4 Nets +2
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Magic89
Q1 Cavs -5; Q2 Cavs -4; Q3 Cavs -4; Q4 Cavs +9
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Hawks77
Q1 Bucks +2; Q2 Bucks +16; Q3 Bucks +23; Q4 Bucks +30
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Pistons119
Q1 Pistons +6; Q2 Pistons +4; Q3 Pistons +11; Q4 Pistons +10
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets117
Grizzlies111
Q1 Rockets -7; Q2 Rockets -7; Q3 Rockets -2; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets +6
Final · Box score
Spurs90
Pelicans97
Q1 Pelicans -4; Q2 Pelicans +4; Q3 Pelicans +6; Q4 Pelicans +7
Final · Box score
Hornets75
Thunder98
Q1 Thunder +9; Q2 Thunder +19; Q3 Thunder +25; Q4 Thunder +23
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Mavs102
Q1 Mavs +7; Q2 Mavs +6; Q3 Mavs +10; Q4 Mavs +4
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Nuggets106
Q1 Nuggets -1; Q2 Nuggets +6; Q3 Nuggets +5; Q4 Nuggets +4
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Blazers114
Q1 Blazers +3; Q2 Blazers +10; Q3 Blazers +14; Q4 Blazers +21
Final · Box score
Suns115
Kings106
Q1 Suns +7; Q2 Suns +3; Q3 Suns +4; Q4 Suns +9
On this day · 2013–14Dec 26, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Hawks), 40 points.
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The lead · Nets-Celtics

Boston's skid reaches three

James Harden goes for 32 points

Game flow · Nets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-7+2Nets AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28282330109
Celtics29273021107
Who led
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 4, 14, 5, 4, 13, 15, 17, 27Nets27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Alan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 12, 17, 2, 4, 5, 6, 2, 15Nets15 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 16, 28, 14, 16, 18, 13, 4, 22Celtics22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 5, 0, 5, 16, 14, 9, 0, 19Celtics19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Magic11
Suns-Kings11
Wolves-Nuggets10
Nets-Celtics9
Spurs-Pelicans9
Rockets-Grizzlies6
Bucks-Hawks3
Pacers-Pistons2
Sixers-Blazers2
Hornets-Thunder1
Lakers-Mavs0
The night in charts
Rockets-Grizzlies combined for 228
Points by game
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 117, Grizzlies 111
228
Pacers-PistonsPacers 109, Pistons 119
228
Suns-KingsSuns 115, Kings 106
221
Nets-CelticsNets 109, Celtics 107
216
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 102, Nuggets 106
208
Sixers-BlazersSixers 93, Blazers 114
207
Lakers-MavsLakers 98, Mavs 102
200
Cavs-MagicCavs 98, Magic 89
187
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 90, Pelicans 97
187
Bucks-HawksBucks 107, Hawks 77
184
Hornets-ThunderHornets 75, Thunder 98
173
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-CelticsNets 109, Celtics 107
+2 Nets
Lakers-MavsLakers 98, Mavs 102
+4 Mavs
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 102, Nuggets 106
+4 Nuggets
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 117, Grizzlies 111
+6 Rockets
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 90, Pelicans 97
+7 Pelicans
Cavs-MagicCavs 98, Magic 89
+9 Cavs
Suns-KingsSuns 115, Kings 106
+9 Suns
Pacers-PistonsPacers 109, Pistons 119
+10 Pistons
Sixers-BlazersSixers 93, Blazers 114
+21 Blazers
Hornets-ThunderHornets 75, Thunder 98
+23 Thunder
Bucks-HawksBucks 107, Hawks 77
+30 Bucks
Rockets rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets won · Rockets 117, Grizzlies 111
7 pts
Nets-CelticsNets won · Nets 109, Celtics 107
7 pts
Cavs-MagicCavs won · Cavs 98, Magic 89
5 pts
Spurs-PelicansPelicans won · Spurs 90, Pelicans 97
4 pts
Wolves-NuggetsNuggets won · Wolves 102, Nuggets 106
1 pt
Dudley shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DudleyBucks · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
100% (10-10)
MillsapHawks · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
DrummondPistons · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
FariedNuggets · 26 PTS, 25 REB, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
Markieff MorrisSuns · 17 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 109Celtics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28282330109
Celtics29273021107
The story
Jarrett Jack's 27 points carried Brooklyn past Boston, 109-107

For Boston, Jeff Green had 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 30-21.

Nets lead by quarter
200 −10−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 102Nuggets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27202728102
Nuggets26272627106
The story
Denver beat Minnesota 106-102 behind 26 points and 25 rebounds from Kenneth Faried

Gorgui Dieng paced Minnesota: 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 25 REB, 3 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 27-20 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nuggets.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 −1+6+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 117Grizzlies 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2426292513117
Grizzlies312624237111
The story
Josh Smith had 21 points as Houston beat Memphis 117-111 in OT

Beno Udrih led Memphis with 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the overtime 13-7.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −7−7−20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg2.2Last 3

2.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg38.5Today

38 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat Atlanta by 30.

Nets over Celtics2Mavs over Lakers4Nuggets over Wolves4Rockets over Grizzlies6Pelicans over Spurs7Cavs over Magic9Suns over Kings9Pistons over Pacers10Blazers over Sixers21Thunder over Hornets23Bucks over Hawks30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 32

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 15, 34, 44, 24, 41, 21, 18, 44, 32Rockets-Grizzlies · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 35, 41, 27, 21, 22, 25, 24, 30, 29Cavs-Magic · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 2, 30, 19, 18, 24, 26, 13, 23, 24, 29Grizzlies-Rockets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 28, 32, 33, 31, 29, 40, 34, 29Thunder-Hornets · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 18, 23, 29, 43, 17, 18, 40, 28Blazers-Sixers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 4, 14, 5, 4, 13, 15, 17, 27Nets-Celtics · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mason PlumleeNets+7.1 15.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Shabazz MuhammadWolves+5.7 19.1 last 10 · 13.4 season
Damian LillardBlazers+5.3 27.4 last 10 · 22.1 season
Kemba WalkerHornets+4.4 20.9 last 10 · 16.5 season
CJ MilesPacers+4.2 15.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Chris CopelandPacers−5.1 4.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jared SullingerCeltics−5.0 8.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jeremy LambThunder−4.5 4.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Deron WilliamsNets−4.2 11.1 last 10 · 15.3 season
Reggie JacksonThunder−4.0 11.7 last 10 · 15.7 season