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Monday, December 19, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed WAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 107–105.

Final · Box score
Wizards105
Pacers107
Q1 IND -7; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Bulls113
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +35; Q3 CHI +34; Q4 CHI +31
Final · Box score
Suns108
Wolves115
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Thunder108
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +10
On this day · 2015–16Dec 19, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Grizzlies), 29 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Pacers

Indiana holds off Washington, 107–105

Russell Westbrook goes for 46 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-70+9+2IND AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards36212226105
Pacers29283119107
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 25, 22, 37, 22, 22, 18, 26, 27IND27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 19, 10, 9, 16, 10, 21, 19, 23IND23 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 19, 26, 20, 29, 20, 25, 41, 22WAS22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 6, 4, 9, 7, 16, 12, 9, 21WAS21 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hawks-Thunder

Atlanta wins a tight one over OKC

110–108. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Dennis Schroder led Atlanta with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over WAS2ATL over OKC2MIN over PHX7DEN over DAL10CHI over DET31Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over OKC.
Lead changes
Hawks-Thunder16
Mavs-Nuggets13
Wizards-Pacers5
Pistons-Bulls0
Shot of the night

Young's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 107-105 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 224, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 107, Nuggets 117
224
Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 115
223
Hawks-ThunderHawks 110, Thunder 108
218
Wizards-PacersWizards 105, Pacers 107
212
Pistons-BullsPistons 82, Bulls 113
195
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-PacersWizards 105, Pacers 107
+2 IND
Hawks-ThunderHawks 110, Thunder 108
+2 ATL
Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 115
+7 MIN
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 107, Nuggets 117
+10 DEN
Pistons-BullsPistons 82, Bulls 113
+31 CHI
IND rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-PacersIND won · Wizards 105, Pacers 107
7 pts
Hawks-ThunderATL won · Hawks 110, Thunder 108
5 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDEN won · Mavs 107, Nuggets 117
3 pts
Jokic shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 27 PTS, 17 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
Robin LopezCHI · 14 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
Gary HarrisDEN · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
MillsapATL · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
GortatWAS · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Hawks-Thunder
Hawks 110Thunder 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22263329110
Thunder16372530108
The story
Paul Millsap had 30 points and 11 rebounds as Atlanta beat Oklahoma City 110-108

Andre Roberson led Oklahoma City with 14 PTS, 5 REB 30 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 12-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Hawks took the third 33-25.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +6−5+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Pacers
Wizards 105Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards36212226105
Pacers29283119107
The story
Jeff Teague's 23 points and 10 assists carried Indiana past Washington, 107-105

For Washington, John Wall had 19 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-22, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 −70+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 82Bulls 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1915291982
Bulls35342816113
The story
Chicago beat Detroit 113-82 behind 14 assists and 10 points from Rajon Rondo

Jon Leuer paced Detroit: 16 PTS, 5 REB 14 AST, 10 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL · 4-7 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
400 +16+35+34+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg11.2Last 3

11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 26.4 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 46

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 28, 32, 27, 37, 20, 27, 26, 46Thunder-Hawks · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan WAS, Dec 31, 2001: 45 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
46 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 15, 17, 17, 33, 19, 24, 12, 31Hawks-Thunder · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 14, 24, 21, 23, 17, 14, 20, 30Hawks-Thunder · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 47, 20, 27, 11, 17, 14, 25, 16, 41, 28Wolves-Suns · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 17, 14, 17, 14, 27, 13, 10, 27Nuggets-Mavs · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 25, 22, 37, 22, 22, 18, 26, 27Pacers-Wizards · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+4.5 23.4 last 10 · 18.9 season
Dennis SchroderATL+4.5 21.6 last 10 · 17.1 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.3 15.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Goran DragicMIA+3.7 22.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+3.6 13.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−3.5 26.1 last 10 · 29.6 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.4 21.3 last 10 · 24.7 season
Kemba WalkerCHA−3.1 19.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Ish SmithDET−3.1 6.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP−2.9 7.1 last 10 · 10.0 season