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Saturday, December 27, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed LAC by 4 after the first quarter and won 110–98.

Final · Box score
Raptors110
Clippers98
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Magic102
Hornets94
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Wizards101
Q1 WAS +18; Q2 WAS +17; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Heat95
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Nets85
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +25
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Bulls107
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Bucks85
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Sixers71
Jazz88
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +17
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks129
Kings135
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Warriors110
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +13
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The lead · Raptors-Clippers

Toronto takes care of Clippers

Anthony Davis goes for 29 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40+2+12TOR AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors22273130110
Clippers2623292098
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 9, 21, 17, 20, 15, 22, 34, 25TOR25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 10, 8, 6, 16, 17, 10, 20, 22TOR22 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 14, 16, 8, 23, 21, 18, 11, 23LAC23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 18, 31, 32, 24, 22, 21, 18, 22LAC22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Pelicans-Bulls12
Pacers-Nets12
Hawks-Bucks8
Wolves-Warriors6
Magic-Hornets4
Raptors-Clippers2
Sixers-Jazz2
Knicks-Kings2
Celtics-Wizards0
Grizzlies-Heat0
The night in charts
Knicks-Kings combined for 264, 56 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-KingsKnicks 129, Kings 135
264
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 110, Clippers 98
208
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 97, Warriors 110
207
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 100, Bulls 107
207
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 103, Heat 95
198
Magic-HornetsMagic 102, Hornets 94
196
Pacers-NetsPacers 110, Nets 85
195
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 88, Wizards 101
189
Hawks-BucksHawks 90, Bucks 85
175
Sixers-JazzSixers 71, Jazz 88
159
ATL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Hawks-BucksHawks 90, Bucks 85
+5 ATL
Knicks-KingsKnicks 129, Kings 135
+6 SAC
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 100, Bulls 107
+7 CHI
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 103, Heat 95
+8 MEM
Magic-HornetsMagic 102, Hornets 94
+8 ORL
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 110, Clippers 98
+12 TOR
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 97, Warriors 110
+13 GSW
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 88, Wizards 101
+13 WAS
Sixers-JazzSixers 71, Jazz 88
+17 UTA
Pacers-NetsPacers 110, Nets 85
+25 IND
TOR rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-ClippersTOR won · Raptors 110, Clippers 98
4 pts
Pelicans-BullsCHI won · Pelicans 100, Bulls 107
2 pts
Pacers-NetsIND won · Pacers 110, Nets 85
1 pt
Collison shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonSAC · 27 PTS, 10 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
90% (9-10)
JrueNOP · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
GrangerMIA · 18 PTS, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
WatsonIND · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
JimmyCHI · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 90Bucks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2118272490
Bucks1027262285
The story
Atlanta beat Milwaukee 90-85 behind 25 points from Jeff Teague

Zaza Pachulia paced Milwaukee: 15 REB, 11 PTS, 3 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 21-10 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +11+2+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Kings
Knicks 129Kings 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2731223712129
Kings3829222818135
The story
DeMarcus Cousins had 39 points and 11 rebounds as Sacramento beat New York 135-129 in OT

Shane Larkin led New York with 14 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 39 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 14-27 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 38-27, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +11+9+90+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 102Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22302921102
Hornets1824262694
The story
Tobias Harris' 21 points carried Orlando past Charlotte, 102-94

For Charlotte, Al Jefferson had 14 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-24, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+10+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 30 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg16.9Last 3

16.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg29.7Today

30 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat Brooklyn by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

ATL over MIL5SAC over NYK6CHI over NOP7ORL over CHA8MEM over MIA8TOR over LAC12WAS over BOS13GSW over MIN13UTA over PHI17IND over BKN25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 42

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 24, 27, 30, 20, 18, 27, 6, 42Hornets-Magic · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Jan 5, 2000: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Career high42 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 22, 31, 22, 29, 27, 29, 22, 39Kings-Knicks · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 17, 22, 34, 26, 25, 28, 34, 36Knicks-Kings · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 17, 22, 35, 31, 27, 11, 21, 33Bulls-Pelicans · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 8, 31, 30, 7, 38, 21, 22, 29Pelicans-Bulls · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 13, 20, 22, 20, 24, 13, 16, 29Kings-Knicks · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mason PlumleeBKN+7.0 15.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+6.0 23.3 last 10 · 17.3 season
Damian LillardPOR+5.3 27.4 last 10 · 22.1 season
Shabazz MuhammadMIN+4.7 18.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK+4.3 15.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Chris CopelandIND−5.0 4.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−4.9 10.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Jared SullingerBOS−4.8 8.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jeremy LambOKC−4.5 4.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−4.0 11.7 last 10 · 15.7 season