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Friday, December 11, 2015Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 15 at halftime and won 111–108.

Final · Box score
Heat83
Pacers96
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Magic76
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +31; Q4 CLE +35
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Sixers95
Q1 DET +21; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +12
Final · 2OT · Box score
Warriors124
Celtics119
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 Warriors 0; OT2 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Raptors90
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Hornets123
Grizzlies99
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +20; Q4 CHA +24
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Pelicans107
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 NOP +2
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves108
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -15; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Thunder94
Jazz90
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Suns96
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Lakers87
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +22
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The lead · Wolves-Nuggets

Denver needs overtime to survive Minnesota

Draymond Green goes for 24 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-15-50+3DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves292722228108
Nuggets2318322711111
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 16, 12, 13, 13, 21, 24, 13, 23DEN23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 12, 2, 6, 0, 2, 10, 6, 20DEN20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 11, 3, 2, 16, 11, 0, 37, 22MIN22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 15, 22, 21, 27, 17, 8, 19, 22MIN22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Orlando by 35, the widest margin of 11 games.

NOP over WAS2DEN over MIN3OKC over UTA4GSW over BOS5TOR over MIL7POR over PHX10DET over PHI12IND over MIA13SAS over LAL22CHA over MEM24CLE over ORL35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Celtics20
Wizards-Pelicans17
Heat-Pacers12
Wolves-Nuggets8
Hornets-Grizzlies1
Cavs-Magic0
Pistons-Sixers0
Thunder-Jazz0
The night in charts
Warriors-Celtics combined for 243, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 124, Celtics 119
243
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 123, Grizzlies 99
222
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 108, Nuggets 111
219
Wizards-PelicansWizards 105, Pelicans 107
212
Blazers-SunsBlazers 106, Suns 96
202
Pistons-SixersPistons 107, Sixers 95
202
Lakers-SpursLakers 87, Spurs 109
196
Cavs-MagicCavs 111, Magic 76
187
Thunder-JazzThunder 94, Jazz 90
184
Heat-PacersHeat 83, Pacers 96
179
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 83, Raptors 90
173
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-PelicansWizards 105, Pelicans 107
+2 NOP
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 108, Nuggets 111
+3 DEN
Thunder-JazzThunder 94, Jazz 90
+4 OKC
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 124, Celtics 119
+5 GSW
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 83, Raptors 90
+7 TOR
Blazers-SunsBlazers 106, Suns 96
+10 POR
Pistons-SixersPistons 107, Sixers 95
+12 DET
Heat-PacersHeat 83, Pacers 96
+13 IND
Lakers-SpursLakers 87, Spurs 109
+22 SAS
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 123, Grizzlies 99
+24 CHA
Cavs-MagicCavs 111, Magic 76
+35 CLE
DEN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 108, Nuggets 111
15 pts
Hornets-GrizzliesCHA won · Hornets 123, Grizzlies 99
6 pts
Blazers-SunsPOR won · Blazers 106, Suns 96
4 pts
Heat-PacersIND won · Heat 83, Pacers 96
1 pt
Mills shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsSAS · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
CJPOR · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
LeBronCLE · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
67% (10-15)
BatumCHA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
KembaCHA · 33 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
63% (12-19)
Final · Wizards-Pelicans
Wizards 105Pelicans 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27272328105
Pelicans29262230107
The story
New Orleans beat Washington 107-105 behind 27 points from Tyreke Evans

Otto Porter Jr. paced Washington: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +2+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall topped the game at 51.9 FPTS: 26 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB

Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 108Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves292722228108
Nuggets2318322711111
The story
Jameer Nelson had 20 points as Denver beat Minnesota 111-108 in OT

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 14 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-12 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 32-22.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−15−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Celtics
Warriors 124Celtics 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Warriors26312521714124
Celtics2528222879119
The story
Andre Iguodala's 13 points and 10 rebounds carried Golden State past Boston, 124-119 in OT

For Boston, Evan Turner had 13 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 13 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 5-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

It went to second overtime, and the Warriors took it 14-9.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1+4+700+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 21 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg14.9Last 3

14.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 20 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 38

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 41, 19, 26, 40, 44, 28, 29, 38Warriors-Celtics · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 39, 16, 18, 22, 4, 17, 14, 18, 33Hornets-Grizzlies · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 20, 17, 21, 22, 23, 16, 21, 31Suns-Blazers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 12, 3, 4, 21, 6, 21, 15, 28Celtics-Warriors · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 5 games: 20, 10, 14, 0, 27Pelicans-Wizards · W
14.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 20, 29, 17, 34, 16, 16, 28, 27Raptors-Bucks · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeIND+3.5 31.2 last 10 · 27.7 season
John WallWAS+3.5 23.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Gordon HaywardUTA+3.3 22.2 last 10 · 18.9 season
Gorgui DiengMIN+2.3 10.5 last 10 · 8.2 season
Allen CrabbePOR+2.2 12.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−5.4 9.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Langston GallowayNYK−3.6 4.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Eric GordonNOP−3.5 12.6 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dennis SchroderATL−3.2 6.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.1 23.0 last 10 · 26.1 season