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Thursday, December 12, 2019Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sixers trailed Celtics by 6 after the first quarter and won 115–109.

Final · Box score
Sixers115
Celtics109
Q1 Sixers -6; Q2 Sixers -3; Q3 Sixers +1; Q4 Sixers +6
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs117
Spurs109
Q1 Cavs +9; Q2 Cavs +10; Q3 Cavs +10; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs +8
Final · Box score
Mavs122
Pistons111
Q1 Mavs +5; Q2 Mavs +7; Q3 Mavs +10; Q4 Mavs +11
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Nuggets114
Q1 Nuggets +7; Q2 Nuggets +9; Q3 Nuggets +11; Q4 Nuggets +15
On this day · 2018–19Dec 12, 2018: 11 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Thunder), 44 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Celtics

Joel Embiid scores 38 as Philadelphia wins in Boston

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Sixers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3+1+6Sixers AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28282534115
Celtics34252129109
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 0, 33, 27, 32, 16, 26, 10, 22, 38Sixers38 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 19, 22, 26, 33, 15, 26, 20, 23Sixers23 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 39, 17, 16, 28, 19, 22, 44, 29Celtics29 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 4, 10, 11, 2, 8, 7, 4, 20Celtics20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Cavs-Spurs

Cleveland outlasts San Antonio in overtime

103–103 at the end of regulation. Cleveland took the last extra period 14–6. Final: 117–109. Kevin Love led Cleveland with 30 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Spurs
Kevin Love · CavsDeMar DeRozan · SpursPTS3021REB174AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Sixers-Celtics11
Blazers-Nuggets6
Cavs-Spurs5
Mavs-Pistons5
The night in charts
Mavs-Pistons combined for 233, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-PistonsMavs 122, Pistons 111
233
Cavs-SpursCavs 117, Spurs 109 · OT
226
Sixers-CelticsSixers 115, Celtics 109
224
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 99, Nuggets 114
213
Sixers won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 115, Celtics 109
+6 Sixers
Cavs-SpursCavs 117, Spurs 109 · OT
+8 Cavs
Mavs-PistonsMavs 122, Pistons 111
+11 Mavs
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 99, Nuggets 114
+15 Nuggets
Kanter shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterCeltics · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
CurryMavs · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
WhitesideBlazers · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
71% (15-21)
DrummondPistons · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
TheisCeltics · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 115Celtics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28282534115
Celtics34252129109
The story
Philadelphia beat Boston 115-109 behind 23 points from Tobias Harris

Kemba Walker paced Boston: 29 PTS, 8 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-29 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −6−3+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Spurs
Cavs 117Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs2825252514117
Spurs192425356109
The story
Kevin Love's 30 points and 17 rebounds carried Cleveland past San Antonio, 117-109 in OT

For San Antonio, DeMar DeRozan had 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 11-24 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-19, was where the Cavaliers built it.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +9+10+100+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Pistons
Mavs 122Pistons 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs34313027122
Pistons29292726111
The story
Seth Curry had 30 points as Dallas beat Detroit 122-111

Derrick Rose led Detroit with 19 PTS, 4 AST 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 11-15 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 34-29, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +5+7+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 17 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 41

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 41, 22, 42, 27, 33, 22, 26, 27, 41Mavs-Pistons · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook Thunder, Feb 26, 2017: 41 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
41 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 0, 33, 27, 32, 16, 26, 10, 22, 38Sixers-Celtics · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 21, 8, 18, 22, 17, 14, 17, 33Blazers-Nuggets · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 8, 9, 16, 8, 6, 7, 17, 30Cavs-Spurs · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 13, 11, 3, 19, 8, 11, 2, 30Mavs-Pistons · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 39, 17, 16, 28, 19, 22, 44, 29Celtics-Sixers · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Zach LaVineBulls+5.2 27.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Evan FournierMagic+3.9 23.8 last 10 · 19.9 season
Ben McLemoreRockets+3.7 13.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Garrett TempleNets+3.6 13.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Buddy HieldKings+3.4 24.9 last 10 · 21.5 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsClippers−4.4 15.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Eric BledsoeBucks−4.3 10.9 last 10 · 15.2 season
Bradley BealWizards−3.7 23.7 last 10 · 27.4 season
Damian LillardBlazers−3.3 23.0 last 10 · 26.3 season
Tony SnellPistons−2.7 5.2 last 10 · 7.9 season