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Tuesday, December 30, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by BKN (vs CHI) and POR (vs TOR).

Final · Box score
Pistons109
Magic86
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Nets96
Bulls82
Q1 BKN -7; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +15; Q4 BKN +14
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Grizzlies95
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Suns106
Pelicans110
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Mavs114
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +27
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Nuggets103
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Jazz100
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +6
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors97
Blazers102
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -7; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +5
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Warriors126
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +27; Q3 GSW +33; Q4 GSW +40
On this day · 2013–14Dec 30, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: Kevin Love (Wolves-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Blazers

Portland needs overtime to survive Toronto

Andre Drummond goes for 22 rebounds

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-7-70+5POR AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Raptors232225171097
Blazers2315252415102
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 29, 43, 17, 18, 40, 28, 11, 26POR26 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 35, 19, 23, 23, 32, 27, 25, 23POR23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 17, 20, 15, 22, 34, 25, 30, 25TOR25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 8, 5, 12, 10, 16, 7, 5, 14TOR14 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Jazz20
Cavs-Hawks14
Raptors-Blazers7
Nets-Bulls6
Pistons-Magic5
Wizards-Mavs4
Spurs-Grizzlies3
Lakers-Nuggets3
The night in charts
Suns-Pelicans combined for 216, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PelicansSuns 106, Pelicans 110
216
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 111, Nuggets 103
214
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 86, Warriors 126
212
Cavs-HawksCavs 101, Hawks 109
210
Wizards-MavsWizards 87, Mavs 114
201
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 97, Blazers 102
199
Pistons-MagicPistons 109, Magic 86
195
Wolves-JazzWolves 94, Jazz 100
194
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 87, Grizzlies 95
182
Nets-BullsNets 96, Bulls 82
178
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-PelicansSuns 106, Pelicans 110
+4 NOP
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 97, Blazers 102
+5 POR
Wolves-JazzWolves 94, Jazz 100
+6 UTA
Cavs-HawksCavs 101, Hawks 109
+8 ATL
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 87, Grizzlies 95
+8 MEM
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 111, Nuggets 103
+8 LAL
Nets-BullsNets 96, Bulls 82
+14 BKN
Pistons-MagicPistons 109, Magic 86
+23 DET
Wizards-MavsWizards 87, Mavs 114
+27 DAL
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 86, Warriors 126
+40 GSW
BKN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BullsBKN won · Nets 96, Bulls 82
7 pts
Raptors-BlazersPOR won · Raptors 97, Blazers 102
7 pts
Wolves-JazzUTA won · Wolves 94, Jazz 100
6 pts
Pistons-MagicDET won · Pistons 109, Magic 86
1 pt
Ryan Anderson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ryan AndersonNOP · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
ConleyMEM · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 18 PTS, 13 REB
75% (9-12)
NurkicDEN · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
SimsPHI · 19 PTS, 7 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Blazers
Raptors 97Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors232225171097
Blazers2315252415102
The story
Damian Lillard had 26 points and 9 assists as Portland beat Toronto 102-97 in OT

Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 9-24 FG, 4-15 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 24-17.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−7−70+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 94Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2717282294
Jazz21242728100
The story
Utah beat Minnesota 100-94 behind 26 points from Gordon Hayward

Andrew Wiggins paced Minnesota: 21 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shabazz Muhammad topped the game at 45.9 FPTS: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 111Nuggets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33292128111
Nuggets29172532103
The story
Kobe Bryant's a 23-11-11 triple-double carried Los Angeles past Denver, 111-103

For Denver, Jusuf Nurkic had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-17, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+16+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.9Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 12 minutes.

Losing minutes
−27.7minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
31.12013–14 avg3.4Last 2

3.4 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.1 in 2013–14 (65 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg31.7Today

32 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Nets-Bulls

Brooklyn gets past Chicago

96–82, with Brooklyn ahead 55–45 at halftime. Brook Lopez led Brooklyn with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOP over PHX4POR over TOR5UTA over MIN6ATL over CLE8MEM over SAS8LAL over DEN8BKN over CHI14DET over ORL23DAL over WAS27GSW over PHI40Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over CHI.
Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 35

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 17, 16, 9, 16, 17, 29, 25, 35Cavs-Hawks · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 9 games: 12, 6, 20, 9, 4, 13, 13, 14, 34Pistons-Magic · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 36, 17, 14, 21, 11, 28, 11, 24, 30Grizzlies-Spurs · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shabazz MuhammadPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 28, 21, 26, 21, 18, 14, 9, 30Wolves-Jazz · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 23, 16, 20, 6, 8, 0, 11, 29Nets-Bulls · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 17, 14, 14, 13, 17, 22, 17, 26Hawks-Cavs · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mason PlumleeBKN+6.9 16.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Shabazz MuhammadMIN+5.8 19.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+5.6 23.3 last 10 · 17.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK+5.3 16.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
CJ MilesIND+4.7 15.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.2 9.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Jared SullingerBOS−4.8 8.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jeremy LambOKC−4.5 4.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.1 5.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Kobe BryantLAL−3.7 20.4 last 10 · 24.1 season