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Wednesday, December 21, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by Kings (vs Jazz) and Wizards (vs Bulls).

Final · Box score
Bucks102
Cavs113
Q1 Cavs +9; Q2 Cavs +5; Q3 Cavs +15; Q4 Cavs +11
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Hawks84
Q1 Wolves +2; Q2 Wolves +5; Q3 Wolves -2; Q4 Wolves +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Pistons86
Q1 Grizzlies +10; Q2 Grizzlies +9; Q3 Grizzlies +16; Q4 Grizzlies +12
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Bulls97
Q1 Wizards -11; Q2 Wizards -1; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 Wizards +10
Final · Box score
Thunder121
Pelicans110
Q1 Thunder +6; Q2 Thunder +5; Q3 Thunder +3; Q4 Thunder +11
Final · Box score
Rockets125
Suns111
Q1 Rockets +4; Q2 Rockets +6; Q3 Rockets +7; Q4 Rockets +14
Final · Box score
Kings94
Jazz93
Q1 Kings -7; Q2 Kings -10; Q3 Kings -11; Q4 Kings +1
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Blazers95
Q1 Mavs +10; Q2 Mavs +24; Q3 Mavs +10; Q4 Mavs +1
On this day · 2015–16Dec 21, 2015: 9 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Hornets), 36 points.
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The lead · Kings-Jazz

Sacramento climbs out of an 11-point hole against Utah

Russell Westbrook goes for 42 points

Game flow · Kings margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-10-11+1Kings AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1721243294
Jazz2424252093
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 24, 28, 16, 31, 22, 33, 55, 21Kings21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 4, 5, 8, 8, 6, 10, 16, 19Kings19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 23, 28, 26, 17, 13, 22, 6, 28Jazz28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 22, 20, 17, 12, 16, 21, 11, 17Jazz17 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Bulls17
Thunder-Pelicans13
Wolves-Hawks12
Grizzlies-Pistons8
Kings-Jazz2
Bucks-Cavs1
Mavs-Blazers1
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 236, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 125, Suns 111
236
Thunder-PelicansThunder 121, Pelicans 110
231
Bucks-CavsBucks 102, Cavs 113
215
Wizards-BullsWizards 107, Bulls 97
204
Mavs-BlazersMavs 96, Blazers 95
191
Kings-JazzKings 94, Jazz 93
187
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 98, Pistons 86
184
Wolves-HawksWolves 92, Hawks 84
176
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-BlazersMavs 96, Blazers 95
+1 Mavs
Kings-JazzKings 94, Jazz 93
+1 Kings
Wolves-HawksWolves 92, Hawks 84
+8 MIN
Wizards-BullsWizards 107, Bulls 97
+10 Wizards
Thunder-PelicansThunder 121, Pelicans 110
+11 Thunder
Bucks-CavsBucks 102, Cavs 113
+11 Cavs
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 98, Pistons 86
+12 Grizzlies
Rockets-SunsRockets 125, Suns 111
+14 Rockets
Kings erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-JazzKings won · Kings 94, Jazz 93
11 pts
Wizards-BullsWizards won · Wizards 107, Bulls 97
11 pts
Wolves-HawksWolves won · Wolves 92, Hawks 84
2 pts
Gasol shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolGrizzlies · 38 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
82% (14-17)
HarrellRockets · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
GibsonBulls · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
KyrieCavs · 31 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
WallWizards · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 94Jazz 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1721243294
Jazz2424252093
The story
DeMarcus Cousins had 21 points as Sacramento beat Utah 94-93

Gordon Hayward led Utah with 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 5-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 32-20.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −7−10−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gobert led the game in fantasy with 47.3 FPTS (17 PTS, 14 REB)

Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 96Blazers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3032191596
Blazers2018332495
The story
Harrison Barnes' 28 points carried Dallas past Portland, 96-95

For Portland, Allen Crabbe had 14 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB · 10-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-18, was where the Mavericks built it.

Mavs lead by quarter
300 +10+24+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard was the fantasy play: 37.1 FPTS on 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

Final · Thunder-Pelicans
Thunder 121Pelicans 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder34292434121
Pelicans28302626110
The story
Oklahoma City beat New Orleans 121-110 behind 14 points and 13 rebounds from Enes Kanter

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 23 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 34-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +6+5+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.4Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 25.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
Tyreke EvansPelicans
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
30.62015–16 avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 2015–16 (25 games). Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Houston by 14.

Kings over Jazz1Mavs over Blazers1Wolves over Hawks8Wizards over Bulls10Cavs over Bucks11Thunder over Pelicans11Grizzlies over Pistons12Rockets over Suns14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 42

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 32, 27, 37, 20, 27, 26, 46, 42Thunder-Pelicans · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen Bucks, Feb 26, 2001: 42 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
42 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 26, 36, 19, 17, 20, 8, 24, 38Grizzlies-Pistons · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high38 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 26, 14, 28, 35, 19, 12, 31, 34Pelicans-Thunder · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 20, 24, 28, 23, 11, 21, 28, 31Cavs-Bucks · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 34, 25, 27, 44, 23, 26, 34, 29Cavs-Bucks · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 19, 33, 24, 17, 40, 20, 24, 29Blazers-Mavs · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLakers+4.9 23.7 last 10 · 18.8 season
Nikola JokicNuggets+4.6 16.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Marc GasolGrizzlies+3.4 23.5 last 10 · 20.1 season
Dennis SchroderHawks+3.4 20.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Luol DengLakers+3.3 11.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
Kevin DurantWarriors−3.9 21.8 last 10 · 25.7 season
Stephen CurryWarriors−3.7 21.0 last 10 · 24.7 season
Ish SmithPistons−3.4 5.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Anthony DavisPelicans−3.4 26.4 last 10 · 29.8 season
Tobias HarrisPistons−3.2 12.4 last 10 · 15.6 season