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Tuesday, December 27, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed LAL by 4 at halftime and won 102–100.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Celtics113
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Thunder106
Heat94
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Rockets123
Mavs107
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +24; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Lakers100
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +2
On this day · 2015–16Dec 27, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Blazers), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Lakers

Gordon Hayward scores 31 as Utah wins in Los Angeles

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4-2+2UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz28202430102
Lakers25272226100
Who led
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 26, 17, 13, 22, 6, 28, 23, 31UTA31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 11, 11, 5, 0, 11, 10, 9, 13UTA13 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 17, 2, 6, 25, 16, 8, 13, 25LAL25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 16, 18, 12, 16, 27, 13, 14, 22LAL22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Celtics

Boston leads Memphis wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 113–103. Best quarter: the fourth, 29–26. Avery Bradley led Boston with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over LAL2BOS over MEM10OKC over MIA12HOU over DAL16Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MEM.
Lead changes
Jazz-Lakers18
Grizzlies-Celtics8
Rockets-Mavs2
Thunder-Heat1
Shot of the night

Ingles's three with 21 seconds left breaks the tie, 102-100 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 230, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 123, Mavs 107
230
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 103, Celtics 113
216
Jazz-LakersJazz 102, Lakers 100
202
Thunder-HeatThunder 106, Heat 94
200
UTA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Jazz-LakersJazz 102, Lakers 100
+2 UTA
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 103, Celtics 113
+10 BOS
Thunder-HeatThunder 106, Heat 94
+12 OKC
Rockets-MavsRockets 123, Mavs 107
+16 HOU
Randle shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandleLAL · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Gerald GreenBOS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
AdamsOKC · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ClarksonLAL · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
BradleyBOS · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 102Lakers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz28202430102
Lakers25272226100
The story
Rudy Gobert had 12 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat Los Angeles 102-100

Lou Williams led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 12 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 4-6 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 30-26.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3−4−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Celtics
Grizzlies 103Celtics 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24242926103
Celtics28282829113
The story
Boston beat Memphis 113-103 behind 23 points from Avery Bradley

Tony Allen paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4+8+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol topped the game at 57.8 FPTS: 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Thunder-Heat
Thunder 106Heat 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder33282619106
Heat1929212594
The story
Enes Kanter's 19 points carried Oklahoma City past Miami, 106-94

For Miami, Tyler Johnson had 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-19, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +14+13+18+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.7Season avg38.6Last 5

38.6 points a game over his last five games, against 31.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 26 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg44.2Today

44 minutes today, against 26.4 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 34

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 15, 29, 28, 31, 27, 16, 32, 34Rockets-Mavs · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 26, 17, 13, 22, 6, 28, 23, 31Jazz-Lakers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 20, 27, 26, 46, 42, 45, 31, 29Thunder-Heat · W
31.7 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jimmy Butler CHI, Apr 2, 2016: 28 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
29 PTS · 17 REB · 11 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 17, 20, 8, 24, 38, 16, 11, 26Grizzlies-Celtics · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 17, 2, 6, 25, 16, 8, 13, 25Lakers-Jazz · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 25, 12, 20, 16, 15, 16, 11, 23Celtics-Grizzlies · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+4.4 16.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Luol DengLAL+4.4 12.8 last 10 · 8.4 season
Austin RiversLAC+4.0 13.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+3.9 13.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
LeBron JamesCLE+3.7 29.2 last 10 · 25.5 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−4.1 25.5 last 10 · 29.6 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.1 19.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN−4.0 12.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.9 20.2 last 10 · 24.1 season
Ish SmithDET−3.4 5.8 last 10 · 9.2 season