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Friday, December 22, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed HOU by 13 at halftime and won 128–118.

Final · Box score
Knicks101
Pistons104
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans111
Magic97
Q1 NOP +12; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +16; Q4 NOP +14
Final · Box score
Wizards84
Nets119
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +27; Q4 BKN +35
Final · Box score
Clippers128
Rockets118
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -13; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Heat113
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Bucks109
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Thunder120
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Blazers85
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Warriors113
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2016–17Dec 22, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Jeff Teague (Pacers-Celtics), 31 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Rockets

Austin Rivers hits six threes, Clippers top Houston

James Harden goes for 51 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-13+2+10LAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23293541128
Rockets33322033118
Who led
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 30, 23, 16, 15, 9, 12, 21, 36LAC36 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 23, 35, 17, 31, 23, 13, 18, 32LAC32 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 48, 26, 21, 28, 31, 26, 51, 51HOU51 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 12, 27, 17, 14, 16, 33, 21, 28HOU28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Brooklyn by 35.

DET over NYK3OKC over ATL3MIL over CHA5GSW over LAL7LAC over HOU10MIA over DAL12NOP over ORL14DEN over POR17BKN over WAS35Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Clippers-Rockets combined for 246, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-RocketsClippers 128, Rockets 118
246
Hawks-ThunderHawks 117, Thunder 120
237
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 106, Warriors 113
219
Mavs-HeatMavs 101, Heat 113
214
Hornets-BucksHornets 104, Bucks 109
213
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 111, Magic 97
208
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 101, Pistons 104
205
Wizards-NetsWizards 84, Nets 119
203
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 102, Blazers 85
187
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 101, Pistons 104
+3 DET
Hawks-ThunderHawks 117, Thunder 120
+3 OKC
Hornets-BucksHornets 104, Bucks 109
+5 MIL
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 106, Warriors 113
+7 GSW
Clippers-RocketsClippers 128, Rockets 118
+10 LAC
Mavs-HeatMavs 101, Heat 113
+12 MIA
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 111, Magic 97
+14 NOP
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 102, Blazers 85
+17 DEN
Wizards-NetsWizards 84, Nets 119
+35 BKN
LAC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-RocketsLAC won · Clippers 128, Rockets 118
13 pts
Hornets-BucksMIL won · Hornets 104, Bucks 109
7 pts
Knicks-PistonsDET won · Knicks 101, Pistons 104
1 pt
Richardson shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RichardsonMIA · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
ADNOP · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
WestbrookOKC · 30 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
IlyasovaATL · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DelaneyATL · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Thunder
Hawks 117Thunder 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28223136117
Thunder28361838120
The story
Russell Westbrook's 30 points and 15 assists carried Oklahoma City past Atlanta, 120-117

For Atlanta, Marco Belinelli had 27 PTS, 5 AST 30 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB · 12-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-22, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0+14+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 101Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks21233126101
Pistons25272230104
The story
Detroit beat New York 104-101 behind 18 points and 15 rebounds from Andre Drummond

Kristaps Porzingis paced New York: 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

A 25-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +4+8−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Enes Kanter topped the game at 56.7 FPTS: 22 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST

Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 128Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23293541128
Rockets33322033118
The story
Lou Williams had 32 points as LA beat Houston 128-118

Eric Gordon led Houston with 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-21 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Clippers took the third 35-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10−13+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg19.1Last 3

19.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 51

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 48, 26, 21, 28, 31, 26, 51, 51Rockets-Clippers · L
32.5 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Jan 21, 2006: 51 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
51 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 30, 23, 16, 15, 9, 12, 21, 36Clippers-Rockets · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 19, 35, 36, 28, 36, 36, 22, 33Warriors-Lakers · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 23, 35, 17, 31, 23, 13, 18, 32Clippers-Rockets · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 23, 19, 13, 25, 14, 9, 15, 32Hornets-Bucks · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 20, 30, 10, 27, 25, 38, 24, 30Thunder-Hawks · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jrue HolidayNOP+5.9 24.1 last 10 · 18.2 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+5.9 23.6 last 10 · 17.7 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+5.5 25.7 last 10 · 20.2 season
Josh RichardsonMIA+5.2 17.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Zach RandolphSAC+5.0 20.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
Goran DragicMIA−5.0 11.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.2 20.5 last 10 · 24.7 season
Ryan AndersonHOU−4.1 6.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−3.8 10.5 last 10 · 14.3 season
Brook LopezLAL−3.6 9.2 last 10 · 12.8 season