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Friday, December 21, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MEM by 13 at halftime and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Pistons86
Hornets98
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Cavs110
Raptors126
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Pacers114
Nets106
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Knicks107
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 ATL -9; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Bucks120
Celtics107
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Magic80
Bulls90
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Spurs124
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Jazz120
Blazers90
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +30
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Kings102
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC -13; Q3 SAC -9; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans104
Lakers112
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2017–18Dec 21, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Sixers), 45 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Kings

Sacramento climbs out of a 13-point hole against Memphis

Anthony Davis goes for 30 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13-9+3SAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3221212599
Kings24162537102
Who led
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 20, 14, 20, 27, 28, 21, 37, 28SAC28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 18, 25, 13, 25, 28, 0, 28, 14SAC14 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 9, 12, 19, 23, 22, 22, 23, 23MEM23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Garrett TemplePoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 9, 7, 4, 15, 8, 13, 10, 17MEM17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hawks-Knicks

Atlanta turns it around against New York

From 11 down after one to a 7-point win: 114–107. Kent Bazemore led Atlanta with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Knicks
Kent Bazemore · ATLEmmanuel Mudiay · NYKPTS2232REB61AST14Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Lakers12
Jazz-Blazers9
Pacers-Nets7
Pistons-Hornets3
Hawks-Knicks3
Magic-Bulls3
Wolves-Spurs2
Grizzlies-Kings2
Bucks-Celtics1
Cavs-Raptors0
The night in charts
Cavs-Raptors combined for 236, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 110, Raptors 126
236
Bucks-CelticsBucks 120, Celtics 107
227
Wolves-SpursWolves 98, Spurs 124
222
Hawks-KnicksHawks 114, Knicks 107
221
Pacers-NetsPacers 114, Nets 106
220
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 104, Lakers 112
216
Jazz-BlazersJazz 120, Blazers 90
210
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 99, Kings 102
201
Pistons-HornetsPistons 86, Hornets 98
184
Magic-BullsMagic 80, Bulls 90
170
SAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 99, Kings 102
+3 SAC
Hawks-KnicksHawks 114, Knicks 107
+7 ATL
Pacers-NetsPacers 114, Nets 106
+8 IND
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 104, Lakers 112
+8 LAL
Magic-BullsMagic 80, Bulls 90
+10 CHI
Pistons-HornetsPistons 86, Hornets 98
+12 CHA
Bucks-CelticsBucks 120, Celtics 107
+13 MIL
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 110, Raptors 126
+16 TOR
Wolves-SpursWolves 98, Spurs 124
+26 SAS
Jazz-BlazersJazz 120, Blazers 90
+30 UTA
SAC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-KingsSAC won · Grizzlies 99, Kings 102
13 pts
Hawks-KnicksATL won · Hawks 114, Knicks 107
11 pts
Magic-BullsCHI won · Magic 80, Bulls 90
1 pt
Zubac shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAL · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
KawhiTOR · 37 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
RubioUTA · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
OGTOR · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
SabonisIND · 17 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 99Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3221212599
Kings24162537102
The story
Buddy Hield had 28 points as Sacramento beat Memphis 102-99

Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 9-24 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 37-25.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −8−13−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Conley led the game in fantasy with 46.4 FPTS (23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 114Knicks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28322727114
Knicks39302018107
The story
John Collins' 17 points and 16 rebounds carried Atlanta past New York, 114-107

For New York, Emmanuel Mudiay had 32 PTS, 4 AST 17 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 27-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −11−9−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Lakers
Pelicans 104Lakers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34312316104
Lakers34352518112
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans 112-104 behind a 22-12-14 triple-double from LeBron James

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 18 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 14 AST, 12 REB · 8-20 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-31 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+4+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 26 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg9.9Last 3

9.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 37

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 27, 36, 32, 20, 28, 29, 28, 37Raptors-Cavs · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 24, 8, 13, 7, 23, 16, 8, 32Bulls-Magic · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 6, 16, 34, 18, 32, 11, 32Knicks-Hawks · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 27, 25, 6, 41, 44, 27, 27, 30Pelicans-Lakers · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 33, 15, 22, 19, 12, 44, 32, 25, 30Bucks-Celtics · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 20, 14, 20, 27, 28, 21, 37, 28Kings-Grizzlies · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin KnoxNYK+5.2 16.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+5.1 19.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL+4.5 22.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+4.4 21.8 last 10 · 17.4 season
Bradley BealWAS+4.2 27.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Cold
E'Twaun MooreNOP−5.5 8.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Kemba WalkerCHA−5.2 19.8 last 10 · 25.0 season
Marc GasolMEM−4.3 11.8 last 10 · 16.1 season
Victor OladipoIND−4.2 16.4 last 10 · 20.6 season
Joel EmbiidPHI−3.8 22.5 last 10 · 26.3 season