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Monday, December 29, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by Magic (vs Heat) and Wizards (vs Rockets).

Final · OT · Box score
Bucks104
Hornets94
Q1 Bucks +7; Q2 Bucks +17; Q3 Bucks +7; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks +10
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Pacers90
Q1 Bulls +5; Q2 Bulls +12; Q3 Bulls +16; Q4 Bulls +2
Final · Box score
Kings99
Nets107
Q1 Nets -1; Q2 Nets +13; Q3 Nets +13; Q4 Nets +8
Final · Box score
Magic102
Heat101
Q1 Magic +1; Q2 Magic -3; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 Magic +1
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Rockets103
Q1 Wizards -3; Q2 Wizards +1; Q3 Wizards +11; Q4 Wizards +1
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Clippers101
Q1 Clippers +7; Q2 Clippers +4; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 Clippers +4
On this day · 2013–14Dec 29, 2013: 5 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Rockets), 33 points.
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The lead · Magic-Heat

Orlando wins a tight one over Miami

Jimmy Butler goes for 27 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-30+1Magic AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26242725102
Heat25282424101
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 13, 18, 16, 19, 18, 12, 22, 26Magic26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 12, 7, 2, 23, 8, 13, 13, 22Magic22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 17, 28, 42, 28, 23, 31, 25, 25Heat25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 5, 6, 4, 7, 6, 9, 18, 21Heat21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Milwaukee by 10.

Magic over Heat1Wizards over Rockets1Bulls over Pacers2Clippers over Jazz4Nets over Kings8Bucks over Hornets10Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Magic-Heat16
Kings-Nets12
Jazz-Clippers10
Bulls-Pacers8
Wizards-Rockets5
Bucks-Hornets3
The night in charts
Wizards-Rockets combined for 207, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-RocketsWizards 104, Rockets 103
207
Kings-NetsKings 99, Nets 107
206
Magic-HeatMagic 102, Heat 101
203
Jazz-ClippersJazz 97, Clippers 101
198
Bucks-HornetsBucks 104, Hornets 94
198
Bulls-PacersBulls 92, Pacers 90
182
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HeatMagic 102, Heat 101
+1 Magic
Wizards-RocketsWizards 104, Rockets 103
+1 Wizards
Bulls-PacersBulls 92, Pacers 90
+2 Bulls
Jazz-ClippersJazz 97, Clippers 101
+4 Clippers
Kings-NetsKings 99, Nets 107
+8 Nets
Bucks-HornetsBucks 104, Hornets 94
+10 Bucks
Magic rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HeatMagic won · Magic 102, Heat 101
3 pts
Wizards-RocketsWizards won · Wizards 104, Rockets 103
3 pts
Kings-NetsNets won · Kings 99, Nets 107
1 pt
Cousins shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CousinsKings · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
VucevicMagic · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
GrangerHeat · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CopelandPacers · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
OladipoMagic · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Wizards-Rockets
Wizards 104Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards24223226104
Rockets27182236103
The story
Bradley Beal's 33 points carried Washington past Houston, 104-103

For Houston, Corey Brewer had 15 PTS, 3 AST 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-22, was where the Wizards built it.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 −3+1+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 102Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26242725102
Heat25282424101
The story
Orlando beat Miami 102-101 behind 26 points from Nikola Vucevic

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 12-17 FG

The swing

A 27-24 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Magic.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +1−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 92Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2225341192
Pacers1718302590
The story
Pau Gasol had 20 points as Chicago beat Indiana 92-90

Chris Copeland led Indiana with 17 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the second 25-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +5+12+16+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 33

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 44, 24, 41, 21, 18, 44, 32, 28, 33Rockets-Wizards · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 22, 10, 16, 14, 15, 17, 9, 33Wizards-Rockets · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 27, 30, 20, 18, 27, 6, 42, 28Hornets-Bucks · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 22, 35, 31, 27, 11, 21, 33, 27Bulls-Pacers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 13, 18, 16, 19, 18, 12, 22, 26Magic-Heat · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 20, 22, 20, 24, 13, 16, 29, 25Kings-Nets · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mason PlumleeNets+8.0 17.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Kemba WalkerHornets+5.6 23.3 last 10 · 17.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Knicks+5.3 16.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Shabazz MuhammadWolves+4.7 18.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
CJ MilesPacers+4.7 15.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Jared SullingerCeltics−4.8 8.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Deron WilliamsNets−4.8 9.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Jeremy LambThunder−4.5 4.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Chris CopelandPacers−4.1 5.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Donald SloanPacers−3.5 6.5 last 10 · 10.0 season