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Thursday, December 22, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed BKN by 16 at halftime and won 117–101.

Final · Box score
Celtics109
Pacers102
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Nets101
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -16; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Magic95
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Heat115
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +5
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The lead · Warriors-Nets

Golden State erases 16-point lead, steals one from Brooklyn

Kevin Durant goes for 26 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-16+4+16GSW AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33163929117
Nets34311917101
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 21, 21, 22, 27, 15, 34, 22, 26GSW26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 60, 24, 10, 8, 30, 17, 25, 16, 17, 23GSW23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 25, 24, 14, 26, 20, 22, 22, 28BKN28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Sean KilpatrickPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 22, 6, 17, 22, 13, 7, 8, 14BKN14 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Pacers

Boston climbs back to beat Indiana

Indiana led by 9 after one. Boston won it 109–102. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 28 points, 1 rebound and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Pacers
Isaiah Thomas · BOSJeff Teague · INDPTS2831REB14AST98Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Warriors-Nets12
Lakers-Heat7
Celtics-Pacers6
Magic-Knicks2
The night in charts
Lakers-Heat combined for 222, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HeatLakers 107, Heat 115
222
Warriors-NetsWarriors 117, Nets 101
218
Celtics-PacersCeltics 109, Pacers 102
211
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 101, Clippers 106
207
Magic-KnicksMagic 95, Knicks 106
201
LAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 101, Clippers 106
+5 LAC
Celtics-PacersCeltics 109, Pacers 102
+7 BOS
Lakers-HeatLakers 107, Heat 115
+8 MIA
Magic-KnicksMagic 95, Knicks 106
+11 NYK
Warriors-NetsWarriors 117, Nets 101
+16 GSW
GSW erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-NetsGSW won · Warriors 117, Nets 101
16 pts
Celtics-PacersBOS won · Celtics 109, Pacers 102
9 pts
Lakers-HeatMIA won · Lakers 107, Heat 115
8 pts
Whiteside shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
James JohnsonMIA · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
HernangomezNYK · 15 PTS, 5 REB
64% (7-11)
WinslowMIA · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
63% (10-16)
TeagueIND · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 101Clippers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22232828101
Clippers27302425106
The story
Chris Paul's 19 points carried LA past San Antonio, 106-101

For San Antonio, Pau Gasol had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 6-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-23, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+12+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kawhi Leonard was the fantasy play: 50.8 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 107Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25352027107
Heat17362933115
The story
Miami beat Los Angeles 115-107 behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Justise Winslow

Lou Williams paced Los Angeles: 27 PTS, 2 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −8−7+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Nets
Warriors 117Nets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33163929117
Nets34311917101
The story
Klay Thompson had 23 points as Golden State beat Brooklyn 117-101

Jeremy Lin led Brooklyn with 11 AST, 10 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-24 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Warriors took the third 39-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−16+4+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 30 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg23.9Last 3

23.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg26.9Today

27 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jeff Teague leads the day with 31

Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 9, 16, 10, 21, 19, 23, 17, 31Pacers-Celtics · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 25, 24, 14, 26, 20, 22, 22, 28Nets-Warriors · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 27, 20, 37, 20, 26, 23, 44, 28Celtics-Pacers · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 31, 24, 30, 26, 18, 13, 21, 27Spurs-Clippers · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 35, 24, 14, 16, 18, 12, 16, 27Lakers-Heat · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 21, 21, 22, 27, 15, 34, 22, 26Warriors-Nets · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+4.6 16.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Marc GasolMEM+3.4 23.5 last 10 · 20.1 season
Dennis SchroderATL+3.4 20.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Lou WilliamsLAL+3.3 22.4 last 10 · 19.1 season
Garrett TempleSAC+3.3 10.4 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−5.0 19.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Justin HamiltonBKN−3.4 3.1 last 10 · 6.5 season
Ish SmithDET−3.4 5.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.4 26.4 last 10 · 29.8 season
Kevin DurantGSW−3.3 22.4 last 10 · 25.7 season