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Friday, December 28, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pelicans trailed Mavs by 11 at halftime and won 114–112.

Final · Box score
Nets87
Hornets100
Q1 Hornets +16; Q2 Hornets +12; Q3 Hornets +8; Q4 Hornets +13
Final · Box score
Pistons88
Pacers125
Q1 Pacers +11; Q2 Pacers +13; Q3 Pacers +22; Q4 Pacers +37
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Magic116
Q1 Magic -4; Q2 Magic +9; Q3 Magic +29; Q4 Magic +29
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Wizards92
Q1 Bulls -2; Q2 Bulls -2; Q3 Bulls +2; Q4 Bulls +9
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Heat118
Q1 Heat -1; Q2 Heat +4; Q3 Heat +13; Q4 Heat +24
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks123
Wolves120
Q1 Hawks +15; Q2 Hawks +12; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 Hawks +3
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Pelicans114
Q1 Pelicans -3; Q2 Pelicans -11; Q3 Pelicans -2; Q4 Pelicans +2
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Nuggets102
Q1 Nuggets +8; Q2 Nuggets +14; Q3 Nuggets +3; Q4 Nuggets +3
Final · Box score
Thunder118
Suns102
Q1 Thunder +7; Q2 Thunder +1; Q3 Thunder -3; Q4 Thunder +16
Final · Box score
Clippers118
Lakers107
Q1 Clippers +5; Q2 Clippers -3; Q3 Clippers +2; Q4 Clippers +11
On this day · 2017–18Dec 28, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Celtics), 34 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Pelicans

Anthony Davis posts 48 and 17 as New Orleans beats Dallas

Nikola Vucevic goes for 30 points

Game flow · Pelicans margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-11-2+2Pelicans AHEAD ↑Mavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29372224112
Pelicans26293128114
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 41, 44, 27, 27, 30, 26, 32, 48Pelicans48 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 28, 20, 22, 17, 21, 18, 23, 22Pelicans22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 13, 28, 23, 32, 19, 23, 21, 34Mavs34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 15, 15, 30, 16, 17, 27, 16, 21Mavs21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 37.

Pelicans over Mavs2Hawks over Wolves3Nuggets over Spurs3Bulls over Wizards9Clippers over Lakers11Hornets over Nets13Thunder over Suns16Heat over Cavs24Magic over Raptors29Pacers over Pistons37Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Thunder-Suns22
Mavs-Pelicans19
Cavs-Heat13
Hawks-Wolves9
Raptors-Magic5
Clippers-Lakers5
Spurs-Nuggets2
Nets-Hornets0
The night in charts
Hawks-Wolves combined for 243, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-WolvesHawks 123, Wolves 120
243
Mavs-PelicansMavs 112, Pelicans 114
226
Clippers-LakersClippers 118, Lakers 107
225
Thunder-SunsThunder 118, Suns 102
220
Pistons-PacersPistons 88, Pacers 125
213
Cavs-HeatCavs 94, Heat 118
212
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 116
203
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 99, Nuggets 102
201
Bulls-WizardsBulls 101, Wizards 92
193
Nets-HornetsNets 87, Hornets 100
187
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-PelicansMavs 112, Pelicans 114
+2 Pelicans
Hawks-WolvesHawks 123, Wolves 120
+3 Hawks
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 99, Nuggets 102
+3 Nuggets
Bulls-WizardsBulls 101, Wizards 92
+9 Bulls
Clippers-LakersClippers 118, Lakers 107
+11 Clippers
Nets-HornetsNets 87, Hornets 100
+13 Hornets
Thunder-SunsThunder 118, Suns 102
+16 Thunder
Cavs-HeatCavs 94, Heat 118
+24 Heat
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 116
+29 Magic
Pistons-PacersPistons 88, Pacers 125
+37 Pacers
Pelicans erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-PelicansPelicans won · Mavs 112, Pelicans 114
11 pts
Raptors-MagicMagic won · Raptors 87, Magic 116
4 pts
Thunder-SunsThunder won · Thunder 118, Suns 102
3 pts
Clippers-LakersClippers won · Clippers 118, Lakers 107
3 pts
Bulls-WizardsBulls won · Bulls 101, Wizards 92
2 pts
Wendell Carter Jr. shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Wendell Carter Jr.Bulls · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
TurnerPacers · 17 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
SabonisPacers · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
JokicNuggets · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST
71% (10-14)
VucevicMagic · 30 PTS, 19 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Mavs-Pelicans
Mavs 112Pelicans 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29372224112
Pelicans26293128114
The story
Jrue Holiday had 18 points and 8 assists as New Orleans beat Dallas 114-112

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 34 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 5-19 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 31-22.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 −3−11−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Wolves
Hawks 123Wolves 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks4229182311123
Wolves273230238120
The story
Kent Bazemore's 23 points carried Atlanta past Minnesota, 123-120 in OT

For Minnesota, Robert Covington had 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 42-27, was where the Hawks built it.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +15+1200+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 69.8 FPTS on 31 PTS, 19 REB, 5 AST

Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 99Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2324282499
Nuggets31301724102
The story
Denver beat San Antonio 102-99 behind 31 points from Jamal Murray

DeMar DeRozan paced San Antonio: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 13-27 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +8+14+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge topped the game at 45.9 FPTS: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.5Season avg33.2Today

33 minutes today, against 3.5 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 48

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 41, 44, 27, 27, 30, 26, 32, 48Pelicans-Mavs · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett Wolves, Jan 4, 2005: 47 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Season high48 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 13, 13, 13, 19, 8, 23, 21, 40Thunder-Suns · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal Lakers, Jun 7, 2002: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Season high40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 12, 18, 7, 26, 6, 25, 24, 36Clippers-Lakers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 31, 25, 29, 28, 40, 7, 21, 34Wizards-Bulls · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 13, 28, 23, 32, 19, 23, 21, 34Mavs-Pelicans · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 8, 32, 22, 13, 3, 18, 16, 33Nets-Hornets · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin KnoxKnicks+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
James HardenRockets+6.1 38.8 last 10 · 32.7 season
Spencer DinwiddieNets+5.3 23.0 last 10 · 17.7 season
Paul GeorgeThunder+4.6 30.9 last 10 · 26.3 season
Thaddeus YoungPacers+4.6 16.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
E'Twaun MoorePelicans−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Victor OladipoPacers−4.8 14.7 last 10 · 19.5 season
Klay ThompsonWarriors−4.8 16.1 last 10 · 20.9 season
DeMar DeRozanSpurs−4.3 18.8 last 10 · 23.1 season
George HillBucks−3.9 4.5 last 10 · 8.4 season