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Tuesday, December 13, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CHI by 16 after the first quarter and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Magic131
Hawks120
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Bulls94
Q1 MIN -16; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Pelicans109
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW -7; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +4
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks111
Suns113
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Thunder95
Blazers114
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +21; Q4 POR +19
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The lead · Wolves-Bulls

Minnesota storms back from 16 down to beat Chicago

Kristaps Porzingis goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-4+3+5MIN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2230262199
Bulls3818191994
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 17, 23, 17, 25, 29, 14, 25, 24MIN24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 19, 19, 29, 11, 25, 16, 25, 23MIN23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 22, 26, 26, 26, 32, 13, 31, 27CHI27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 10, 10, 15, 7, 8, 12, 4, 14CHI14 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Portland by 19.

PHX over NYK2GSW over NOP4MIN over CHI5ORL over ATL11CLE over MEM17POR over OKC19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Warriors-Pelicans13
Knicks-Suns11
Wolves-Bulls5
Grizzlies-Cavs3
Thunder-Blazers1
The night in charts
Magic-Hawks combined for 251, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-HawksMagic 131, Hawks 120
251
Knicks-SunsKnicks 111, Suns 113
224
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 113, Pelicans 109
222
Thunder-BlazersThunder 95, Blazers 114
209
Wolves-BullsWolves 99, Bulls 94
193
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 86, Cavs 103
189
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SunsKnicks 111, Suns 113
+2 PHX
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 113, Pelicans 109
+4 GSW
Wolves-BullsWolves 99, Bulls 94
+5 MIN
Magic-HawksMagic 131, Hawks 120
+11 ORL
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 86, Cavs 103
+17 CLE
Thunder-BlazersThunder 95, Blazers 114
+19 POR
MIN erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-BullsMIN won · Wolves 99, Bulls 94
16 pts
Warriors-PelicansGSW won · Warriors 113, Pelicans 109
7 pts
Dwight shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightATL · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
Elfrid PaytonORL · 26 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
FournierORL · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
ADNOP · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
MeeksORL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Suns
Knicks 111Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2521272810111
Suns3123311612113
The story
Eric Bledsoe had 31 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat New York 113-111 in OT

Kyle O'Quinn led New York with 22 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 9-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+8+120+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 113Pelicans 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29293718113
Pelicans35302915109
The story
Golden State beat New Orleans 113-109 behind 30 points from Stephen Curry

Anthony Davis paced New Orleans: 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 11-23 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 37-29 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −6−7+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Draymond Green topped the game at 57.8 FPTS: 14 REB, 12 PTS, 10 AST

Final · Wolves-Bulls
Wolves 99Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2230262199
Bulls3818191994
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 23 points carried Minnesota past Chicago, 99-94

For Chicago, Dwyane Wade had 12 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 16 going into the second, then won it 30-18.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −16−4+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler was the fantasy play: 57.3 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg22.9Last 3

22.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kristaps Porzingis leads the day with 34

Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 29, 11, 15, 14, 12, 17, 26, 34Knicks-Suns · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 35, 12, 27, 14, 15, 30, 32, 31Suns-Knicks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 28, 31, 13, 19, 26, 17, 22, 30Warriors-Pelicans · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 13, 16, 15, 28, 21, 28, 22, 29Cavs-Grizzlies · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 11, 16, 21, 10, 8, 12, 22, 29Magic-Hawks · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 45, 31, 36, 41, 21, 37, 28, 26, 14, 28Pelicans-Warriors · L
30.5 PPG season to date · −2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+5.0 24.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+3.7 20.2 last 10 · 16.5 season
Sean KilpatrickBKN+3.6 19.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Eric GordonHOU+3.6 20.9 last 10 · 17.3 season
Dennis SchroderATL+3.5 20.0 last 10 · 16.5 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.2 23.7 last 10 · 27.9 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−3.1 9.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR−2.7 9.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−2.6 19.6 last 10 · 22.2 season
Arron AfflaloSAC−2.5 5.0 last 10 · 7.5 season