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Wednesday, December 9, 2015Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DET by 7 after three quarters and won 93–92.

Final · Box score
Bulls100
Celtics105
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Heat81
Hornets99
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +20; Q3 CHA +26; Q4 CHA +18
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Wizards103
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Pistons92
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM -7; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Raptors97
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Bucks95
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +14
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers122
Wolves123
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Magic104
Suns107
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +18; Q2 UTA +25; Q3 UTA +23; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Mavs95
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +3
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pistons

Memphis wins a tight one over Detroit

James Harden goes for 42 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-4-7+1MEM AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2419242693
Pistons1730271892
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 14, 12, 17, 14, 9, 10, 9, 21MEM21 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 11, 13, 9, 38, 15, 22, 11, 19MEM19 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 15, 20, 24, 22, 17, 18, 9, 18DET18 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 15, 8, 31, 34, 23, 20, 4, 18DET18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Mavs20
Bulls-Celtics10
Rockets-Wizards9
Lakers-Wolves8
Heat-Hornets2
Grizzlies-Pistons2
Magic-Suns2
Knicks-Jazz1
Spurs-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Barnes's three with 1 second left puts the Grizzlies ahead, 93-92 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Wolves combined for 245, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WolvesLakers 122, Wolves 123
245
Rockets-WizardsRockets 109, Wizards 103
212
Magic-SunsMagic 104, Suns 107
211
Bulls-CelticsBulls 100, Celtics 105
205
Clippers-BucksClippers 109, Bucks 95
204
Hawks-MavsHawks 98, Mavs 95
193
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 94, Raptors 97
191
Knicks-JazzKnicks 85, Jazz 106
191
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 93, Pistons 92
185
Heat-HornetsHeat 81, Hornets 99
180
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 93, Pistons 92
+1 MEM
Lakers-WolvesLakers 122, Wolves 123
+1 MIN
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 94, Raptors 97
+3 TOR
Magic-SunsMagic 104, Suns 107
+3 PHX
Hawks-MavsHawks 98, Mavs 95
+3 ATL
Bulls-CelticsBulls 100, Celtics 105
+5 BOS
Rockets-WizardsRockets 109, Wizards 103
+6 HOU
Clippers-BucksClippers 109, Bucks 95
+14 LAC
Heat-HornetsHeat 81, Hornets 99
+18 CHA
Knicks-JazzKnicks 85, Jazz 106
+21 UTA
MEM rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-PistonsMEM won · Grizzlies 93, Pistons 92
7 pts
Magic-SunsPHX won · Magic 104, Suns 107
3 pts
Bulls-CelticsBOS won · Bulls 100, Celtics 105
3 pts
Clippers-BucksLAC won · Clippers 109, Bucks 95
1 pt
Rockets-WizardsHOU won · Rockets 109, Wizards 103
1 pt
Gortat shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatWAS · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
LenPHX · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ClarksonLAL · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
DeRozanTOR · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
HaywardUTA · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 122Wolves 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers322524338122
Wolves352425309123
The story
Kevin Martin had 37 points as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 123-122 in OT

Julius Randle led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 12 REB 37 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 14-27 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 35-32, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+2+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 51.3 FPTS (26 PTS, 14 REB)

Final · Grizzlies-Pistons
Grizzlies 93Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2419242693
Pistons1730271892
The story
Memphis beat Detroit 93-92 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Marc Gasol

Reggie Jackson paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

A 26-18 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +7−4−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Drummond topped the game at 52.8 FPTS: 19 REB, 18 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 109Wizards 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30262627109
Wizards17303620103
The story
Corey Brewer's 15 points carried Houston past Washington, 109-103

For Washington, Marcin Gortat had 18 PTS, 13 REB 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-17, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +13+9−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.6minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
28.72014–15 avg7.1Last 3

7.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 2014–15 (71 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg29.1Today

29 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 21.

MEM over DET1MIN over LAL1TOR over SAS3PHX over ORL3ATL over DAL3BOS over CHI5HOU over WAS6LAC over MIL14CHA over MIA18UTA over NYK21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 42

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 50, 26, 29, 24, 25, 31, 10, 42Rockets-Wizards · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen MIL, Feb 26, 2001: 42 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
42 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 11, 11, 3, 2, 16, 11, 0, 37Wolves-Lakers · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +25.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 28, 22, 16, 14, 19, 25, 19, 36Bulls-Celtics · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 16, 3, 20, 18, 14, 2, 13, 31Clippers-Bucks · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 20, 20, 29, 17, 34, 16, 16, 28Raptors-Spurs · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 10, 18, 35, 34, 17, 28, 26, 26Wizards-Rockets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeIND+3.6 31.5 last 10 · 27.9 season
Gordon HaywardUTA+3.1 22.0 last 10 · 18.9 season
John WallWAS+3.0 22.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Ed DavisPOR+2.6 10.0 last 10 · 7.4 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK+2.3 16.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−4.6 10.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Langston GallowayNYK−3.3 4.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Eric GordonNOP−3.2 12.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Al-Farouq AminuPOR−2.9 7.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Hassan WhitesideMIA−2.6 10.1 last 10 · 12.7 season