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Wednesday, December 28, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Hornets120
Magic101
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +29; Q4 CHA +19
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Wizards111
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +6
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks98
Hawks102
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Bucks119
Pistons94
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +25
Final · Box score
Nets99
Bulls101
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Pelicans102
Q1 NOP -8; Q2 NOP -7; Q3 NOP -1; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Suns98
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Kings89
Blazers102
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +25; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +10
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The lead · Wolves-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of a 9-point hole against Minnesota

Jimmy Butler goes for 40 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+8+2DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31182430103
Nuggets22273224105
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 12, 27, 13, 14, 17, 21, 23, 18DEN18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 5, 2, 17, 12, 17, 13, 19, 2, 17DEN17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 23, 13, 26, 19, 15, 23, 21, 25MIN25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gorgui DiengPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 16, 4, 10, 12, 6, 6, 14, 20MIN20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Milwaukee by 25.

CHI over BKN2DEN over MIN2ATL over NYK4NOP over LAC4WAS over IND6GSW over TOR10POR over SAC13CHA over ORL19SAS over PHX21MIL over DET25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Bucks-Pistons12
Pacers-Wizards9
Nets-Bulls9
Wolves-Nuggets9
Clippers-Pelicans8
Suns-Spurs8
Kings-Blazers7
Hornets-Magic5
Raptors-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Jimmy's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 101-99 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Warriors combined for 232, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 111, Warriors 121
232
Hornets-MagicHornets 120, Magic 101
221
Suns-SpursSuns 98, Spurs 119
217
Pacers-WizardsPacers 105, Wizards 111
216
Bucks-PistonsBucks 119, Pistons 94
213
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 103, Nuggets 105
208
Nets-BullsNets 99, Bulls 101
200
Knicks-HawksKnicks 98, Hawks 102
200
Clippers-PelicansClippers 98, Pelicans 102
200
Kings-BlazersKings 89, Blazers 102
191
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 103, Nuggets 105
+2 DEN
Nets-BullsNets 99, Bulls 101
+2 CHI
Knicks-HawksKnicks 98, Hawks 102
+4 ATL
Clippers-PelicansClippers 98, Pelicans 102
+4 NOP
Pacers-WizardsPacers 105, Wizards 111
+6 WAS
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 111, Warriors 121
+10 GSW
Kings-BlazersKings 89, Blazers 102
+13 POR
Hornets-MagicHornets 120, Magic 101
+19 CHA
Suns-SpursSuns 98, Spurs 119
+21 SAS
Bucks-PistonsBucks 119, Pistons 94
+25 MIL
DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 103, Nuggets 105
9 pts
Clippers-PelicansNOP won · Clippers 98, Pelicans 102
8 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 98, Spurs 119
6 pts
Nets-BullsCHI won · Nets 99, Bulls 101
3 pts
Knicks-HawksATL won · Knicks 98, Hawks 102
3 pts
Aldridge shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldridgeSAS · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
DiengMIN · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
VucevicORL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
Jabari ParkerMIL · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
MonroeMIL · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 99Bulls 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2029292199
Bulls23233025101
The story
Rajon Rondo had 12 assists and 5 points as Chicago beat Brooklyn 101-99

Sean Kilpatrick led Brooklyn with 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 12 AST, 9 REB, 5 PTS · 2-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 25-21.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3−3−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 103Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31182430103
Nuggets22273224105
The story
Nikola Jokic's 16 points and 11 assists carried Denver past Minnesota, 105-103

For Minnesota, Ricky Rubio had 18 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 16 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 27-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −90+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 46.7 FPTS on 15 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST

Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 98Hawks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks252219191398
Hawks2223202017102
The story
Atlanta beat New York 102-98 in OT behind 22 rebounds and 16 points from Dwight Howard

Joakim Noah paced New York: 16 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST 22 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Hawks settled it in overtime, 17-13.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3−2−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.9Season avg27.4Today

27 minutes today, against 6.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 40

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 21, 7, 19, 20, 26, 19, 16, 40Bulls-Nets · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Elden Campbell LAL, Feb 23, 1997: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 25, 29, 18, 19, 23, 18, 18, 36Wizards-Pacers · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 37, 22, 22, 18, 26, 27, 16, 19, 14, 34Pacers-Wizards · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 26, 20, 22, 22, 28, 16, 21, 33Nets-Bulls · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 8, 27, 28, 12, 30, 27, 21, 14, 31Bucks-Pistons · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 30, 31, 34, 31, 15, 24, 20, 29Raptors-Warriors · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+4.5 16.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Austin RiversLAC+4.5 14.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Luol DengLAL+4.4 12.8 last 10 · 8.4 season
Dennis SchroderATL+4.3 21.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+3.9 13.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−4.4 24.9 last 10 · 29.3 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.8 20.4 last 10 · 24.2 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN−3.3 13.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.2 5.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Ish SmithDET−3.1 5.8 last 10 · 8.9 season