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Sunday, December 27, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DEN by 8 at halftime and won 122–112.

Final · Box score
Lakers96
Grizzlies112
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Celtics100
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Thunder122
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Kings94
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -2; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +4
On this day · 2014–15Dec 27, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Magic), 42 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Thunder

Russell Westbrook scores 30, OKC rallies past Denver

CJ McCollum goes for 35 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-8+1+10OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31302922112
Thunder32213831122
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 25, 13, 27, 13, 33, 23, 26, 30OKC30 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 31, 24, 25, 22, 24, 21, 29, 26OKC26 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 11, 19, 8, 21, 14, 11, 8, 25DEN25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 23, 14, 16, 32, 25, 17, 16, 19DEN19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Blazers-Kings

Portland handles Sacramento by 4

The Trail Blazers won the third quarter 31–29. Final: 98–94. CJ McCollum led Portland with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over SAC4BOS over NYK9OKC over DEN10MEM over LAL16Final margin, points. Pink = POR over SAC.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Thunder19
Blazers-Kings14
Knicks-Celtics4
Lakers-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Thunder combined for 234, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 112, Thunder 122
234
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 96, Grizzlies 112
208
Blazers-KingsBlazers 98, Kings 94
192
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 91, Celtics 100
191
POR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-KingsBlazers 98, Kings 94
+4 POR
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 91, Celtics 100
+9 BOS
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 112, Thunder 122
+10 OKC
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 96, Grizzlies 112
+16 MEM
OKC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ThunderOKC won · Nuggets 112, Thunder 122
8 pts
Blazers-KingsPOR won · Blazers 98, Kings 94
2 pts
Turner shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TurnerBOS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
IbakaOKC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
NanceLAL · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
GasolMEM · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ConleyMEM · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 98Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2920311898
Kings3021291494
The story
Maurice Harkless had 13 points as Portland beat Sacramento 98-94

Omri Casspi led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 10 REB 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-9 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the fourth 18-14, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 91Celtics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1823242691
Celtics22292623100
The story
Isaiah Thomas' 21 points carried Boston past New York, 100-91

For New York, Carmelo Anthony had 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 6-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-23, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4+10+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis was the fantasy play: 43.4 FPTS on 16 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 112Thunder 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31302922112
Thunder32213831122
The story
Oklahoma City beat Denver 122-112 behind 26 points and 10 assists from Kevin Durant

Kenneth Faried paced Denver: 25 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 11-21 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-29 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1−8+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg24.9Today

25 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 36

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 23, 27, 26, 24, 15, 22, 25, 36Kings-Blazers · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 22, 16, 24, 27, 20, 19, 16, 35Blazers-Kings · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 25, 13, 27, 13, 33, 23, 26, 30Thunder-Nuggets · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 23, 37, 20, 16, 27, 23, 18, 29Knicks-Celtics · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 31, 24, 25, 22, 24, 21, 29, 26Thunder-Nuggets · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 11, 19, 8, 21, 14, 11, 8, 25Nuggets-Thunder · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.4 24.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Terrence RossTOR+4.4 12.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Will BartonDEN+4.0 19.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Garrett TempleWAS+3.5 10.5 last 10 · 7.0 season
JJ RedickLAC+3.5 19.0 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Paul GeorgeIND−5.5 19.3 last 10 · 24.8 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−4.6 6.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Ish SmithPHI−4.3 4.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.2 7.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Evan FournierORL−3.9 10.4 last 10 · 14.3 season