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Saturday, December 9, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 15 after the first quarter and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Wizards112
Clippers113
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Heat101
Nets89
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Hornets99
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Magic110
Hawks117
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Bulls104
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Cavs105
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Bucks117
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +17
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder102
Grizzlies101
Q1 OKC -15; Q2 OKC -11; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Suns101
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Rockets124
Blazers117
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU -14; Q4 HOU +7
On this day · 2016–17Dec 9, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Lou Williams (Lakers-Suns), 35 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Grizzlies

OKC needs overtime to survive Memphis

James Harden goes for 48 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-15-11+10+1OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Thunder1927212510102
Grizzlies34239269101
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 20, 16, 16, 9, 9, 14, 11, 21OKC21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Steven AdamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 12, 6, 6, 27, 19, 20, 12, 21OKC21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 18, 22, 3, 31, 16, 15, 27, 29MEM29 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 18, 10, 16, 27, 21, 17, 20, 22MEM22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Rockets-Blazers

Houston fights back late to top Portland

Portland led 98–84 after three. Houston won the fourth 40–19 and the game 124–117. James Harden led Houston with 48 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Blazers
James Harden · HOUDamian Lillard · PORPTS4835REB84AST36Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Lakers-Hornets19
Wizards-Clippers17
Thunder-Grizzlies12
Magic-Hawks8
Rockets-Blazers8
Sixers-Cavs5
Spurs-Suns2
Jazz-Bucks1
Shot of the night

Williams's three with 1 second left puts the Clippers ahead, 113-112 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Blazers combined for 241, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BlazersRockets 124, Blazers 117
241
Magic-HawksMagic 110, Hawks 117
227
Wizards-ClippersWizards 112, Clippers 113
225
Jazz-BucksJazz 100, Bucks 117
217
Lakers-HornetsLakers 110, Hornets 99
209
Knicks-BullsKnicks 102, Bulls 104
206
Spurs-SunsSpurs 104, Suns 101
205
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 102, Grizzlies 101
203
Sixers-CavsSixers 98, Cavs 105
203
Heat-NetsHeat 101, Nets 89
190
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-ClippersWizards 112, Clippers 113
+1 LAC
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 102, Grizzlies 101
+1 OKC
Knicks-BullsKnicks 102, Bulls 104
+2 CHI
Spurs-SunsSpurs 104, Suns 101
+3 SAS
Rockets-BlazersRockets 124, Blazers 117
+7 HOU
Sixers-CavsSixers 98, Cavs 105
+7 CLE
Magic-HawksMagic 110, Hawks 117
+7 ATL
Lakers-HornetsLakers 110, Hornets 99
+11 LAL
Heat-NetsHeat 101, Nets 89
+12 MIA
Jazz-BucksJazz 100, Bucks 117
+17 MIL
OKC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-GrizzliesOKC won · Thunder 102, Grizzlies 101
15 pts
Rockets-BlazersHOU won · Rockets 124, Blazers 117
14 pts
Lakers-HornetsLAL won · Lakers 110, Hornets 99
4 pts
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 101, Nets 89
3 pts
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 102, Bulls 104
2 pts
Scott shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScottWAS · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
Tyler JohnsonMIA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
VucevicORL · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
AbrinesOKC · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CovingtonPHI · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 102Grizzlies 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder1927212510102
Grizzlies34239269101
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 20-11-14 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Memphis 102-101 in OT

Tyreke Evans led Memphis with 29 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB · 7-29 FG, 1-12 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Thunder took the third 21-9.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −15−11+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 124Blazers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31312240124
Blazers37253619117
The story
Chris Paul's 26 points carried Houston past Portland, 124-117

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 8-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 14 going into the fourth, then won it 40-19.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −60−14+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 110Hawks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22323323110
Hawks32253228117
The story
Atlanta beat Orlando 117-110 behind 19 points from Kent Bazemore

Jonathon Simmons paced Orlando: 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 7-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +10+3+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic topped the game at 67.6 FPTS: 31 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg8.5Last 3

8.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 48

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 48, 29, 21, 37, 37, 29, 36, 29, 48Rockets-Blazers · W
32.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul George IND, Dec 5, 2015: 48 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
48 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 27, 32, 20, 33, 40, 25, 27, 37Bucks-Jazz · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 30, 34, 29, 32, 18, 29, 30, 35Blazers-Rockets · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 20, 18, 42, 20, 18, 23, 23, 35Clippers-Wizards · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 16, 15, 6, 34, 10, 22, 21, 31Magic-Hawks · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook LAL, Nov 23, 2021: 31 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
31 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 30, 21, 24, 34, 23, 32, 29, 30Cavs-Sixers · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Domantas Sabonis IND, May 8, 2021: 30 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
30 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyrie IrvingBOS+4.9 28.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.3 21.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.2 27.0 last 10 · 22.8 season
Zach RandolphSAC+3.9 18.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+3.7 20.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−5.6 19.7 last 10 · 25.3 season
Eric GordonHOU−5.4 13.2 last 10 · 18.6 season
Anthony DavisNOP−2.8 22.1 last 10 · 24.9 season
Nikola JokicDEN−2.7 12.8 last 10 · 15.5 season
Goran DragicMIA−2.6 14.7 last 10 · 17.3 season