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Friday, December 30, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed POR by 10 after the first quarter and won 110–94.

Final · Box score
Bulls101
Pacers111
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Nets95
Wizards118
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +23
Final · Box score
Heat114
Celtics117
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Hawks105
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Rockets140
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +24
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Wolves116
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Pelicans104
Q1 NOP +10; Q2 NOP +4; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +12
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Spurs110
Q1 SAS -10; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Sixers124
Nuggets122
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Warriors108
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +9
On this day · 2015–16Dec 30, 2015: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Wizards), 34 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Spurs

San Antonio rallies from 10 down to beat Portland

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5+7+16SAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3220212194
Spurs22253330110
Who led
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 1, 4, 12, 3, 6, 10, 3, 4, 19SAS19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 16, 11, 12, 8, 2, 13, 20, 18SAS18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 23, 10, 36, 13, 16, 29, 20, 29POR29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 9, 17, 11, 8, 8, 10, 12, 12POR12 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 24.

PHI over DEN2BOS over MIA3ATL over DET7GSW over DAL9IND over CHI10NOP over NYK12SAS over POR16MIN over MIL17WAS over BKN23HOU over LAC24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Heat-Celtics18
Sixers-Nuggets17
Pistons-Hawks5
Blazers-Spurs4
Knicks-Pelicans2
Nets-Wizards1
Bulls-Pacers0
Bucks-Wolves0
The night in charts
Clippers-Rockets combined for 256, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-RocketsClippers 116, Rockets 140
256
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 124, Nuggets 122
246
Heat-CelticsHeat 114, Celtics 117
231
Bucks-WolvesBucks 99, Wolves 116
215
Nets-WizardsNets 95, Wizards 118
213
Bulls-PacersBulls 101, Pacers 111
212
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 99, Warriors 108
207
Blazers-SpursBlazers 94, Spurs 110
204
Pistons-HawksPistons 98, Hawks 105
203
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 92, Pelicans 104
196
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 124, Nuggets 122
+2 PHI
Heat-CelticsHeat 114, Celtics 117
+3 BOS
Pistons-HawksPistons 98, Hawks 105
+7 ATL
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 99, Warriors 108
+9 GSW
Bulls-PacersBulls 101, Pacers 111
+10 IND
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 92, Pelicans 104
+12 NOP
Blazers-SpursBlazers 94, Spurs 110
+16 SAS
Bucks-WolvesBucks 99, Wolves 116
+17 MIN
Nets-WizardsNets 95, Wizards 118
+23 WAS
Clippers-RocketsClippers 116, Rockets 140
+24 HOU
Burke shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BurkeWAS · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
JordanLAC · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
GiannisMIL · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
HarrellHOU · 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
JokicDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 124Nuggets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers30303133124
Nuggets28322735122
The story
Joel Embiid's 23 points carried Philadelphia past Denver, 124-122

For Denver, Emmanuel Mudiay had 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 5-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-27, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +20+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 114Celtics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat25233036114
Celtics25273035117
The story
Al Horford had 21 points as Boston beat Miami 117-114

Tyler Johnson led Miami with 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 27-23, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0+4+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 116Rockets 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23344118116
Rockets37373432140
The story
Houston beat LA 140-116 behind 29 points from Montrezl Harrell

DeAndre Jordan paced LA: 20 PTS, 13 REB 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 10-14 FG

The swing

A 37-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +14+17+10+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg30.1Today

30 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 52

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 23, 44, 28, 34, 27, 21, 31, 52Celtics-Heat · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Crawford NYK, Jan 26, 2007: 52 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Career high52 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 18, 26, 27, 16, 19, 14, 34, 32Pacers-Bulls · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 13, 26, 19, 15, 23, 21, 25, 31Wolves-Bucks · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 15, 29, 28, 31, 27, 16, 32, 34, 30Rockets-Clippers · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Julius Randle NYK, Feb 14, 2022: 30 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 25, 16, 17, 23, 17, 24, 21, 29Warriors-Mavs · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 6, 4, 9, 17, 16, 14, 7, 29Rockets-Clippers · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Dennis SchroderATL+4.4 21.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+3.8 27.2 last 10 · 23.4 season
Austin RiversLAC+3.6 13.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Garrett TempleSAC+3.2 10.5 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Wilson ChandlerDEN−4.8 11.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
T.J. WarrenPHX−4.6 10.8 last 10 · 15.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.8 20.1 last 10 · 23.9 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.5 4.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.4 25.8 last 10 · 29.2 season