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Wednesday, December 27, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed NYK by 11 after the first quarter and won 92–87.

Final · Box score
Celtics102
Hornets91
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Pacers94
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Hawks113
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Bulls92
Q1 CHI -11; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +5
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets125
Wolves128
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Nets113
Pelicans128
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 NOP +23; Q3 NOP +16; Q4 NOP +15
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Thunder124
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +17
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Kings109
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Warriors126
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +25
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Lakers99
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +10
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The lead · Knicks-Bulls

Chicago climbs out of an 11-point hole against New York

Anthony Davis goes for 33 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-3-2+5CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2824211487
Bulls1732222192
Who led
Kris DunnPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 13, 17, 22, 15, 10, 2, 20, 17CHI17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 24, 15, 10, 9, 25, 12, 3, 12CHI12 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 23, 30, 37, 13, 1, 29, 22, 23NYK23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 10, 27, 20, 2, 12, 16, 20, 17NYK17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Utah by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIN over DEN3DAL over IND4CHI over NYK5MEM over LAL10BOS over CHA11ATL over WAS14SAC over CLE14NOP over BKN15OKC over TOR17GSW over UTA25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Wolves8
Cavs-Kings8
Mavs-Pacers7
Knicks-Bulls7
Grizzlies-Lakers6
Raptors-Thunder2
Celtics-Hornets0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Wolves combined for 253, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 125, Wolves 128
253
Nets-PelicansNets 113, Pelicans 128
241
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 107, Thunder 124
231
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 101, Warriors 126
227
Wizards-HawksWizards 99, Hawks 113
212
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 109, Lakers 99
208
Cavs-KingsCavs 95, Kings 109
204
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 102, Hornets 91
193
Mavs-PacersMavs 98, Pacers 94
192
Knicks-BullsKnicks 87, Bulls 92
179
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 125, Wolves 128
+3 MIN
Mavs-PacersMavs 98, Pacers 94
+4 DAL
Knicks-BullsKnicks 87, Bulls 92
+5 CHI
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 109, Lakers 99
+10 MEM
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 102, Hornets 91
+11 BOS
Wizards-HawksWizards 99, Hawks 113
+14 ATL
Cavs-KingsCavs 95, Kings 109
+14 SAC
Nets-PelicansNets 113, Pelicans 128
+15 NOP
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 107, Thunder 124
+17 OKC
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 101, Warriors 126
+25 GSW
CHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 87, Bulls 92
11 pts
Mavs-PacersDAL won · Mavs 98, Pacers 94
7 pts
Raptors-ThunderOKC won · Raptors 107, Thunder 124
6 pts
Wizards-HawksATL won · Wizards 99, Hawks 113
2 pts
Jazz-WarriorsGSW won · Jazz 101, Warriors 126
1 pt
Vince shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VinceSAC · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Jarell MartinMEM · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
GibsonMIN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HorfordBOS · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 125Wolves 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2335243211125
Wolves3536172614128
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 13 rebounds as Minnesota beat Denver 128-125 in OT

Nikola Jokic led Denver with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 6-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 35-23, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +12+13+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 87Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2824211487
Bulls1732222192
The story
Kris Dunn's 17 points carried Chicago past New York, 92-87

For New York, Courtney Lee had 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 6-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 32-24.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −11−3−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis was the fantasy play: 44.2 FPTS on 23 PTS, 6 REB

Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 95Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2728251595
Kings28342324109
The story
Sacramento beat Cleveland 109-95 behind 16 points and 8 assists from Bogdan Bogdanovic

Kevin Love paced Cleveland: 23 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 6-9 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1+7+5+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James topped the game at 60.0 FPTS: 16 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg46.1Today

46 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 39

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 38, 21, 10, 37, 25, 32, 23, 39Wolves-Nuggets · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 18, 29, 25, 28, 37, 20, 17, 33Pelicans-Nets · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 24, 18, 8, 18, 17, 26, 24, 33Thunder-Raptors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 11, 22, 25, 10, 23, 30, 25, 32Grizzlies-Lakers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 27, 25, 38, 24, 30, 27, 31, 30Thunder-Raptors · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 4, 19, 6, 6, 12, 9, 5, 28Nuggets-Wolves · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaATL+6.0 17.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+5.4 26.6 last 10 · 21.2 season
Josh RichardsonMIA+5.1 17.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Austin RiversLAC+4.9 20.8 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+4.5 22.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
Cold
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.5 20.0 last 10 · 24.5 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Brook LopezLAL−3.6 9.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Goran DragicMIA−3.4 13.0 last 10 · 16.4 season
Ryan AndersonHOU−3.3 7.4 last 10 · 10.7 season