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Sunday, December 11, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIN by 10 after three quarters and won 116–108.

Final · Box score
Sixers97
Pistons79
Q1 PHI +20; Q2 PHI +23; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +18
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Wolves108
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW -10; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Thunder99
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +3
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans120
Suns119
Q1 NOP -6; Q2 NOP -7; Q3 NOP -6; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +1
Final · Box score
Knicks118
Lakers112
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +6
On this day · 2015–16Dec 11, 2015: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Celtics), 38 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Wolves

Klay Thompson scores 30 in Golden State win over Minnesota

Kristaps Porzingis goes for 26 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+2-10+8GSW AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30301838116
Wolves27313020108
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 20, 15, 26, 60, 24, 10, 8, 30GSW30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 25, 39, 20, 20, 16, 21, 21, 22GSW22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 19, 47, 20, 27, 11, 17, 14, 25MIN25 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 13, 19, 19, 29, 11, 25, 16, 25MIN25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Suns

New Orleans needs overtime to survive Phoenix

Tied 110–110 after regulation. New Orleans won the final period 10–9 for a 120–119 win. Jrue Holiday led New Orleans with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pelicans-Suns
Jrue Holiday · NOPEric Bledsoe · PHXPTS2332REB33AST38Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Warriors-Wolves14
Celtics-Thunder11
Pelicans-Suns6
Sixers-Pistons0
The night in charts
Pelicans-Suns combined for 239, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 120, Suns 119
239
Knicks-LakersKnicks 118, Lakers 112
230
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 116, Wolves 108
224
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 96, Thunder 99
195
Sixers-PistonsSixers 97, Pistons 79
176
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 120, Suns 119
+1 NOP
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 96, Thunder 99
+3 OKC
Knicks-LakersKnicks 118, Lakers 112
+6 NYK
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 116, Wolves 108
+8 GSW
Sixers-PistonsSixers 97, Pistons 79
+18 PHI
GSW erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 116, Wolves 108
10 pts
Pelicans-SunsNOP won · Pelicans 120, Suns 119
7 pts
Celtics-ThunderOKC won · Celtics 96, Thunder 99
4 pts
D-Rose shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D-RoseNYK · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
Marcus MorrisDET · 28 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
DengLAL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
KATMIN · 25 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
KanterOKC · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Pelicans-Suns
Pelicans 120Suns 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans2526253410120
Suns312724289119
The story
Tim Frazier had a 14-11-11 triple-double as New Orleans beat Phoenix 120-119 in OT

Eric Bledsoe led Phoenix with 32 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 14 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 5 STL · 4-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Pelicans took the fourth 34-28.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −6−7−60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Thunder
Celtics 96Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2419282596
Thunder2118283299
The story
Steven Adams' 16 points carried Oklahoma City past Boston, 99-96

For Boston, Avery Bradley had 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 7-8 FG

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 32-25.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3−4−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Lakers
Knicks 118Lakers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks32252734118
Lakers30261937112
The story
New York beat Los Angeles 118-112 behind 25 points from Derrick Rose

Luol Deng paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 12-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2+1+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 18 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg33.4Today

33 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 37

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 36, 17, 27, 35, 28, 32, 27, 37Thunder-Celtics · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 23, 35, 12, 27, 14, 15, 30, 32Suns-Pelicans · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 20, 15, 26, 60, 24, 10, 8, 30Warriors-Wolves · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 18, 20, 12, 21, 13, 7, 15, 28Pistons-Sixers · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 21, 29, 11, 15, 14, 12, 17, 26Knicks-Lakers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 19, 47, 20, 27, 11, 17, 14, 25Wolves-Warriors · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+4.7 24.2 last 10 · 19.5 season
Eric BledsoePHX+3.5 23.3 last 10 · 19.8 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+3.4 19.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dwyane WadeCHI+3.4 23.6 last 10 · 20.2 season
Ersan IlyasovaPHI+3.3 16.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.6 23.2 last 10 · 27.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−4.1 8.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−2.4 19.8 last 10 · 22.2 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR−2.4 9.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Arron AfflaloSAC−2.3 5.4 last 10 · 7.7 season