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Tuesday, December 12, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIN by 7 after the first quarter and won 118–112.

Final · Box score
Hawks114
Cavs123
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Pistons84
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +19
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers109
Knicks113
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Nets103
Q1 BKN +8; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 BKN +1; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Mavs95
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +6
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers118
Wolves112
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Suns92
Kings99
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +7
On this day · 2016–17Dec 12, 2016: 7 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Wolves

Philadelphia flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Kristaps Porzingis goes for 37 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-3-20+6PHI AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers2028262618118
Wolves2724252412112
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 28, 18, 30, 25, 25, 22, 33, 28PHI28 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 8, 17, 18, 25, 15, 19, 28, 26PHI26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 17, 19, 22, 33, 30, 19, 22, 38MIN38 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 13, 28, 23, 12, 12, 16, 10, 20MIN20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

NYK over LAL4BKN over WAS5DAL over SAS6PHI over MIN6SAC over PHX7CLE over ATL9DEN over DET19Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Wizards-Nets21
Lakers-Knicks20
Suns-Kings15
Hawks-Cavs8
Spurs-Mavs3
Nuggets-Pistons0
The night in charts
Hawks-Cavs combined for 237, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CavsHawks 114, Cavs 123
237
Sixers-WolvesSixers 118, Wolves 112
230
Lakers-KnicksLakers 109, Knicks 113
222
Wizards-NetsWizards 98, Nets 103
201
Suns-KingsSuns 92, Kings 99
191
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 103, Pistons 84
187
Spurs-MavsSpurs 89, Mavs 95
184
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-KnicksLakers 109, Knicks 113
+4 NYK
Wizards-NetsWizards 98, Nets 103
+5 BKN
Spurs-MavsSpurs 89, Mavs 95
+6 DAL
Sixers-WolvesSixers 118, Wolves 112
+6 PHI
Suns-KingsSuns 92, Kings 99
+7 SAC
Hawks-CavsHawks 114, Cavs 123
+9 CLE
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 103, Pistons 84
+19 DEN
PHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WolvesPHI won · Sixers 118, Wolves 112
7 pts
Lakers-KnicksNYK won · Lakers 109, Knicks 113
4 pts
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 89, Mavs 95
2 pts
Suns-KingsSAC won · Suns 92, Kings 99
2 pts
LeBron shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronCLE · 25 PTS, 17 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
PrinceATL · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
80% (8-10)
GaySAS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
KanterNYK · 14 PTS, 11 REB
70% (7-10)
Jeff GreenCLE · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Lakers-Knicks
Lakers 109Knicks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2922282010109
Knicks2525262314113
The story
Frank Ntilikina had 13 points as New York beat Los Angeles 113-109 in OT

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 5-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the overtime 14-10.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4−1−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Nets
Wizards 98Nets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2229272098
Nets30212824103
The story
Brooklyn beat Washington 103-98 behind 12 assists and 11 points from Spencer Dinwiddie

Bradley Beal paced Washington: 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 12 AST, 11 PTS, 6 REB · 4-14 FG, 1-11 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +80+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 118Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers2028262618118
Wolves2724252412112
The story
Joel Embiid's 28 points and 12 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Minnesota, 118-112 in OT

For Minnesota, Andrew Wiggins had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the 76ers took it 18-12.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −7−3−20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 61.2 FPTS on 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.0Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg27.9Today

28 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 38

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 17, 19, 22, 33, 30, 19, 22, 38Wolves-Sixers · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 22, 28, 22, 4, 18, 23, 30, 37Knicks-Lakers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 28, 18, 30, 25, 25, 22, 33, 28Sixers-Wolves · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 10, 5, 28, 22, 15, 2, 13, 28Nuggets-Pistons · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 8, 21, 10, 11, 51, 34, 25, 28Wizards-Nets · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 8, 17, 18, 25, 15, 19, 28, 26Sixers-Wolves · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.3 24.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.8 27.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+4.5 24.3 last 10 · 19.8 season
Zach RandolphSAC+4.4 19.6 last 10 · 15.2 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.3 21.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Eric GordonHOU−5.2 13.8 last 10 · 19.0 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.8 22.2 last 10 · 26.0 season
Danny GreenSAS−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Carmelo AnthonyOKC−3.1 14.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Brook LopezLAL−2.9 10.3 last 10 · 13.2 season