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Sunday, December 25, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed GSW by 7 after three quarters and won 109–108.

Final · Box score
Celtics119
Knicks114
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Cavs109
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Bulls100
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Thunder112
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Lakers111
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +9
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The lead · Warriors-Cavs

LeBron James posts 31 and 13 as Cleveland beats Golden State

Kyrie Irving goes for 25 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-3-7+1CLE AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27283221108
Cavs25272829109
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 27, 44, 23, 26, 34, 29, 19, 31CLE31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 28, 23, 11, 21, 28, 31, 13, 25CLE25 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 22, 27, 15, 34, 22, 26, 32, 36GSW36 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 30, 17, 25, 16, 17, 23, 17, 24GSW24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Knicks

Boston beats New York, 119–114

Boston led 88–82 after three and won by 5. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over GSW1BOS over NYK5LAL over LAC9OKC over MIN12SAS over CHI19Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over NYK.
Lead changes
Wolves-Thunder11
Warriors-Cavs5
Celtics-Knicks4
Clippers-Lakers1
Shot of the night

Kyrie's jumper with 3 seconds left puts the Cavaliers ahead, 109-108 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 233, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 119, Knicks 114
233
Bulls-SpursBulls 100, Spurs 119
219
Warriors-CavsWarriors 108, Cavs 109
217
Clippers-LakersClippers 102, Lakers 111
213
Wolves-ThunderWolves 100, Thunder 112
212
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-CavsWarriors 108, Cavs 109
+1 CLE
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 119, Knicks 114
+5 BOS
Clippers-LakersClippers 102, Lakers 111
+9 LAL
Wolves-ThunderWolves 100, Thunder 112
+12 OKC
Bulls-SpursBulls 100, Spurs 119
+19 SAS
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-CavsCLE won · Warriors 108, Cavs 109
7 pts
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 119, Knicks 114
6 pts
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 102, Lakers 111
4 pts
Wolves-ThunderOKC won · Wolves 100, Thunder 112
4 pts
Kanter shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterOKC · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
AldridgeSAS · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
75% (15-20)
AdamsOKC · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
MozgovLAL · 19 PTS, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
KlayGSW · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 108Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27283221108
Cavs25272829109
The story
Klay Thompson had 24 points in a 109-108 loss to Cleveland

Stephen Curry added 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 9-16 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 29-21.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−3−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 119Knicks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22343231119
Knicks28203432114
The story
Isaiah Thomas' 27 points carried Boston past New York, 119-114

For New York, Carmelo Anthony had 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-23 FG, 3-13 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 34-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −6+8+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis was the fantasy play: 48.9 FPTS on 22 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 100Thunder 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27262225100
Thunder23342926112
The story
Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 112-100 behind 31 points and 15 assists from Russell Westbrook

Andrew Wiggins paced Minnesota: 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB · 11-25 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −4+4+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.8Season avg38.0Last 5

38.0 points a game over his last five games, against 31.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists.

Cooling off
−6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 22, 27, 15, 34, 22, 26, 32, 36Warriors-Cavs · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 10, 12, 14, 22, 17, 10, 18, 33Spurs-Bulls · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 37, 20, 27, 26, 46, 42, 45, 31Thunder-Wolves · W
31.7 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 27, 44, 23, 26, 34, 29, 19, 31Cavs-Warriors · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 8, 33, 13, 13, 29, 35, 15, 29Knicks-Celtics · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 37, 20, 26, 23, 44, 28, 34, 27Celtics-Knicks · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+4.2 15.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Luol DengLAL+4.1 12.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Dennis SchroderATL+4.0 21.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+4.0 14.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Rudy GobertUTA+3.8 16.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−4.2 25.5 last 10 · 29.7 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.9 20.2 last 10 · 24.1 season
Ish SmithDET−3.6 5.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Arron AfflaloSAC−3.1 4.1 last 10 · 7.2 season
Justin HamiltonBKN−2.8 3.7 last 10 · 6.5 season