Wednesday, December 16, 2015Regular season · 12 games

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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BKN by 8 after the first quarter and won 104–98.

Final · Box score

Mavs81

Pacers107

Final · Box score

Hornets98

Magic113

Final · Box score

Heat104

Nets98

Final · Box score

Celtics116

Pistons119

Final · Box score

Wolves102

Knicks107

Final · Box score

Sixers106

Hawks127

Final · Box score

Grizzlies85

Bulls98

Final · Box score

Blazers90

Thunder106

Final · Box score

Wizards95

Spurs114

Final · Box score

Pelicans104

Jazz94

Final · Box score

Suns103

Warriors128

Final · Box score

Bucks90

Clippers103

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The lead · Heat-Nets

Miami climbs out of an 8-point hole against Brooklyn

Ricky Rubio goes for 12 assists

Game flow · MIA margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Heat	22	33	29	20	104
Nets	30	20	28	20	98

Who led

Dwyane WadeMIA28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST

Hassan WhitesideMIA20 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST

Brook LopezBKN25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST

Jarrett JackBKN22 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST

Top scorers tonight

Klay Thompson GSW43

Isaiah Thomas BOS38

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DET31

Arron Afflalo NYK29

Dwyane Wade MIA28

Rubio tops the night at 62.5 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

RubioMIN · 12 AST, 10 REB, 9 PTS, 8 STL

62.5

Draymond GreenGSW · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 5 STL

61.2

KlayGSW · 43 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

55.6

MeloNYK · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL

54.0

Isaiah ThomasBOS · 38 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

49.6

KawhiSAS · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB

49.6

GortatWAS · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST

46.0

KCPDET · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL

44.4

Records so far

Golden State leads the league at 25–1

East

1. CLE16-7

2. CHI15-8

3. IND15-9

4. MIA15-9

5. TOR16-10

6. CHA14-10

7. ORL14-11

8. ATL15-12

9. DET15-12

10. BOS14-12

11. NYK12-14

12. WAS10-14

13. MIL10-17

14. BKN7-18

15. PHI1-26

West

1. GSW25-1

2. SAS22-5

3. OKC17-8

4. LAC16-10

5. DAL14-12

6. MEM14-13

7. HOU12-14

8. DEN11-14

9. UTA10-14

10. PHX11-16

11. POR11-16

12. SAC10-15

13. MIN9-16

14. NOP7-18

15. LAL4-21

Lead changes

Pelicans-Jazz16

Wizards-Spurs11

Wolves-Knicks10

Suns-Warriors9

Mavs-Pacers7

Heat-Nets7

Blazers-Thunder7

Hornets-Magic6

Grizzlies-Bulls4

Bucks-Clippers1

Sixers-Hawks0

The night in charts

Celtics-Pistons combined for 235, 2 more than any other game

Points by game

Celtics-PistonsCeltics 116, Pistons 119

235

Sixers-HawksSixers 106, Hawks 127

233

Suns-WarriorsSuns 103, Warriors 128

231

Hornets-MagicHornets 98, Magic 113

211

Wizards-SpursWizards 95, Spurs 114

209

Wolves-KnicksWolves 102, Knicks 107

209

Heat-NetsHeat 104, Nets 98

202

Pelicans-JazzPelicans 104, Jazz 94

198

Blazers-ThunderBlazers 90, Thunder 106

196

Bucks-ClippersBucks 90, Clippers 103

193

Mavs-PacersMavs 81, Pacers 107

188

Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 85, Bulls 98

183

2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Celtics-PistonsCeltics 116, Pistons 119

+3 DET

Wolves-KnicksWolves 102, Knicks 107

+5 NYK

Heat-NetsHeat 104, Nets 98

+6 MIA

Pelicans-JazzPelicans 104, Jazz 94

+10 NOP

Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 85, Bulls 98

+13 CHI

Bucks-ClippersBucks 90, Clippers 103

+13 LAC

Hornets-MagicHornets 98, Magic 113

+15 ORL

Blazers-ThunderBlazers 90, Thunder 106

+16 OKC

Wizards-SpursWizards 95, Spurs 114

+19 SAS

Sixers-HawksSixers 106, Hawks 127

+21 ATL

Suns-WarriorsSuns 103, Warriors 128

+25 GSW

Mavs-PacersMavs 81, Pacers 107

+26 IND

MIA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 104, Nets 98

8 pts

Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 116, Pistons 119

7 pts

Pelicans-JazzNOP won · Pelicans 104, Jazz 94

6 pts

Wizards-SpursSAS won · Wizards 95, Spurs 114

5 pts

Grizzlies-BullsCHI won · Grizzlies 85, Bulls 98

3 pts

D Wade shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

D WadeMIA · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST

76% (13-17)

Brook LopezBKN · 25 PTS, 6 REB

75% (12-16)

Courtney LeeMEM · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL

73% (8-11)

StephGSW · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL

71% (10-14)

LambCHA · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL

70% (7-10)

Final · Celtics-Pistons

Celtics 116Pistons 119

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Celtics	25	27	31	33	116
Pistons	18	37	30	34	119

The story

Detroit beat Boston 119-116 behind 31 points from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Jared Sullinger paced Boston: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-27 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Isaiah Thomas topped the game at 49.6 FPTS: 38 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Wolves-Knicks

Wolves 102Knicks 107

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Wolves	26	14	30	32	102
Knicks	27	33	18	29	107

The story

Carmelo Anthony had 20 points and 15 rebounds as New York beat Minnesota 107-102

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 25 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the second 33-14, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter

Final · Suns-Warriors

Suns 103Warriors 128

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Suns	28	18	19	38	103
Warriors	26	33	46	23	128

The story

Draymond Green's a 16-11-10 triple-double carried Golden State past Phoenix, 128-103

For Phoenix, T.J. Warren had 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 5 STL · 5-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 46-19, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Klay ThompsonGSW

+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes

Ish SmithNOP

−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Kelly Oubre Jr.WAS

+17.2minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

25 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Pistons

Detroit wins a tight one over Boston

119–116. Neither team led by more than 7 at any break. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led Detroit with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 43

Klay ThompsonWarriors-Suns · W

19.0 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Jan 31, 1997: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST

Season high43 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST

Isaiah ThomasCeltics-Pistons · L

21.2 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Ties career high38 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST

Kentavious Caldwell-PopePistons-Celtics · W

14.1 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST

Arron AfflaloKnicks-Wolves · W

13.6 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST

Dwyane WadeHeat-Nets · W

18.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST

Kawhi LeonardSpurs-Wizards · W

21.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

John WallWAS+4.8 24.4 last 10 · 19.6 season

Klay ThompsonGSW+3.3 22.3 last 10 · 19.0 season

Jon LeuerPHX+3.3 11.9 last 10 · 8.6 season

Lance ThomasNYK+3.0 11.1 last 10 · 8.1 season

Reggie JacksonDET+2.8 22.9 last 10 · 20.1 season

Cold

Evan FournierORL−4.7 9.9 last 10 · 14.6 season

Eric GordonNOP−4.4 11.4 last 10 · 15.8 season

Russell WestbrookOKC−3.9 21.7 last 10 · 25.6 season

Hassan WhitesideMIA−3.0 9.5 last 10 · 12.5 season

T.J. WarrenPHX−2.8 8.1 last 10 · 10.9 season

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