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Tuesday, December 29, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed HOU by 16 after the first quarter and won 121–115.

Final · Box score
Pistons96
Knicks108
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Hawks121
Rockets115
Q1 ATL -16; Q2 ATL -15; Q3 ATL -7; Q4 ATL +6
Final · OT · Box score
Heat90
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Bucks123
Thunder131
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Nuggets87
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +6
On this day · 2014–15Dec 29, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Wizards), 33 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Rockets

Al Horford drops 30 in 16-point comeback win over Houston

Paul Millsap goes for 22 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-15-7+6ATL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25312936121
Rockets41302123115
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 17, 21, 14, 6, 15, 19, 10, 30ATL30 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 8, 15, 13, 12, 8, 6, 8, 26ATL26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 4, 16, 22, 9, 12, 11, 7, 30HOU30 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 33, 25, 18, 36, 31, 20, 25, 26HOU26 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Heat-Grizzlies

Memphis pulls away in overtime to beat Miami

Level at 83 after 48 minutes, Memphis won overtime 16–7. Final: 99–90. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Heat
Marc Gasol · MEMChris Bosh · MIAPTS2322REB85AST61Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Heat-Grizzlies10
Bucks-Thunder2
Cavs-Nuggets2
Pistons-Knicks1
The night in charts
Bucks-Thunder combined for 254, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-ThunderBucks 123, Thunder 131
254
Hawks-RocketsHawks 121, Rockets 115
236
Pistons-KnicksPistons 96, Knicks 108
204
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 90, Grizzlies 99
189
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 93, Nuggets 87
180
CLE won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 93, Nuggets 87
+6 CLE
Hawks-RocketsHawks 121, Rockets 115
+6 ATL
Bucks-ThunderBucks 123, Thunder 131
+8 OKC
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 90, Grizzlies 99
+9 MEM
Pistons-KnicksPistons 96, Knicks 108
+12 NYK
ATL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-RocketsATL won · Hawks 121, Rockets 115
16 pts
Heat-GrizzliesMEM won · Heat 90, Grizzlies 99
4 pts
Bucks-ThunderOKC won · Bucks 123, Thunder 131
1 pt
Pistons-KnicksNYK won · Pistons 96, Knicks 108
1 pt
Dwight shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
KanterOKC · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
HorfordATL · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
DragicMIA · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RandolphMEM · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Rockets
Hawks 121Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25312936121
Rockets41302123115
The story
Jeff Teague had 22 points and 8 assists as Atlanta beat Houston 121-115

James Harden led Houston with 26 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 22 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 36-23.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −16−15−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nuggets
Cavs 93Nuggets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2627192193
Nuggets2121202587
The story
Cleveland beat Denver 93-87 behind 16 points from Iman Shumpert

Gary Harris paced Denver: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+11+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Grizzlies
Heat 90Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat30171521790
Grizzlies262122141699
The story
Marc Gasol's 23 points carried Memphis past Miami, 99-90 in OT

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 8-18 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Grizzlies took it 16-7.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −40+70+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Khris Middleton leads the day with 36

Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 16, 15, 16, 26, 21, 20, 15, 36Bucks-Thunder · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 24, 33, 23, 24, 25, 12, 14, 34Cavs-Nuggets · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 4, 16, 22, 9, 12, 11, 7, 30Rockets-Hawks · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 17, 21, 14, 6, 15, 19, 10, 30Hawks-Rockets · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 14, 16, 32, 25, 17, 16, 19, 29Nuggets-Cavs · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 13, 27, 13, 33, 23, 26, 30, 27Thunder-Bucks · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.0 25.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Draymond GreenGSW+4.4 19.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Will BartonDEN+4.1 20.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.0 19.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Garrett TempleWAS+3.9 10.8 last 10 · 6.9 season
Cold
Paul GeorgeIND−7.3 16.9 last 10 · 24.2 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.7 6.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Victor OladipoORL−4.1 8.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Brandon KnightPHX−3.8 16.0 last 10 · 19.8 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−3.6 8.0 last 10 · 11.6 season