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Tuesday, December 11, 2018Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed POR by 3 at halftime and won 111–104.

Final · Box score
Blazers104
Rockets111
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Suns86
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Raptors123
Clippers99
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +29; Q4 TOR +24
On this day · 2017–18Dec 11, 2017: 6 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Rockets

Houston beats Portland, 111–104

Chris Paul posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-3+3+7HOU AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29252426104
Rockets27243030111
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 40, 54, 25, 23, 30, 29, 15, 35, 29HOU29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 36, 17, 26, 15, 10, 8, 12, 14HOU14 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 30, 41, 15, 37, 33, 25, 28, 34POR34 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 19, 18, 15, 33, 24, 18, 19, 23POR23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Raptors-Clippers

Toronto controls Clippers start to finish

Toronto won 123–99, leading by as many as 29 at a break. Serge Ibaka led Toronto with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over POR7TOR over LAC24SAS over PHX25Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over LAC.
Lead changes
Blazers-Rockets12
Raptors-Clippers5
Suns-Spurs0
The night in charts
Raptors-Clippers combined for 222, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 123, Clippers 99
222
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 104, Rockets 111
215
Suns-SpursSuns 86, Spurs 111
197
HOU won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 104, Rockets 111
+7 HOU
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 123, Clippers 99
+24 TOR
Suns-SpursSuns 86, Spurs 111
+25 SAS
Lowry shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LowryTOR · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
IbakaTOR · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
61% (11-18)
AytonPHX · 12 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
ValanciunasTOR · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
ForbesSAS · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 104Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29252426104
Rockets27243030111
The story
James Harden's 29 points carried Houston past Portland, 111-104

For Portland, Jusuf Nurkic had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 10-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 30-24.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2−3+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Clippers
Raptors 123Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors36343320123
Clippers2334172599
The story
Toronto beat LA 123-99 behind 25 points from Serge Ibaka

Tyrone Wallace paced LA: 15 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 11-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +13+13+29+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 86Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2026182286
Spurs29302923111
The story
Bryn Forbes had 24 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Phoenix 111-86

Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 12 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 5-5 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the third 29-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +9+13+24+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg25.5Last 3

25.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.3Season avg24.2Today

24 minutes today, against 6.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 34

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 30, 41, 15, 37, 33, 25, 28, 34Blazers-Rockets · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 40, 54, 25, 23, 30, 29, 15, 35, 29Rockets-Blazers · W
30.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 16, 20, 10, 15, 18, 8, 22, 25Raptors-Clippers · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Bryn ForbesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 6, 10, 7, 9, 2, 11, 15, 24Spurs-Suns · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 21, 21, 19, 6, 25, 15, 6, 23Suns-Spurs · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 19, 18, 15, 33, 24, 18, 19, 23Blazers-Rockets · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen CrabbeBKN+3.4 12.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Julius RandleNOP+3.4 22.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Collin SextonCLE+3.3 18.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Josh JacksonPHX+3.1 11.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Justise WinslowMIA+3.0 14.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kemba WalkerCHA−6.0 19.8 last 10 · 25.8 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.0 16.5 last 10 · 21.5 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP−3.6 10.4 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kent BazemoreATL−3.4 9.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
JaVale McGeeLAL−3.0 8.6 last 10 · 11.6 season