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Saturday, December 14, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 109–106.

Final · OT · Box score
Spurs121
Suns119
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Nets102
Raptors110
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Bulls109
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Wizards111
Grizzlies128
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +17
Final · OT · Box score
Heat122
Mavs118
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +23; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Bucks125
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Rockets107
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +8
On this day · 2018–19Dec 14, 2018: 9 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Cavs), 44 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Bulls

Zach LaVine scores 31, Chicago holds off Clippers

Pascal Siakam goes for 30 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2+5+3CHI AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29282227106
Bulls24312925109
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 28, 25, 22, 18, 20, 35, 12, 31CHI31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 5, 7, 9, 12, 5, 15, 10, 17CHI17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 23, 26, 11, 20, 26, 10, 18, 30LAC30 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 5, 31, 25, 13, 27, 36, 13, 46, 27LAC27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Memphis by 17.

SAS over PHX2CHI over LAC3MIA over DAL4TOR over BKN8DEN over OKC8DET over HOU8MEM over WAS17MIL over CLE17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Wizards-Grizzlies11
Clippers-Bulls6
Heat-Mavs6
Pistons-Rockets5
Thunder-Nuggets1
Shot of the night

LaVine's layup with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 109-106 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 240
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 121, Suns 119 · OT
240
Heat-MavsHeat 122, Mavs 118 · OT
240
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 111, Grizzlies 128
239
Cavs-BucksCavs 108, Bucks 125
233
Pistons-RocketsPistons 115, Rockets 107
222
Clippers-BullsClippers 106, Bulls 109
215
Nets-RaptorsNets 102, Raptors 110
212
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 102, Nuggets 110
212
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-SunsSpurs 121, Suns 119 · OT
+2 SAS
Clippers-BullsClippers 106, Bulls 109
+3 CHI
Heat-MavsHeat 122, Mavs 118 · OT
+4 MIA
Nets-RaptorsNets 102, Raptors 110
+8 TOR
Pistons-RocketsPistons 115, Rockets 107
+8 DET
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 102, Nuggets 110
+8 DEN
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 111, Grizzlies 128
+17 MEM
Cavs-BucksCavs 108, Bucks 125
+17 MIL
CHI rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-BullsCHI won · Clippers 106, Bulls 109
5 pts
Spurs-SunsSAS won · Spurs 121, Suns 119 · OT
4 pts
Pistons-RocketsDET won · Pistons 115, Rockets 107
2 pts
Clarke shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClarkeMEM · 25 PTS, 4 REB
79% (11-14)
JokicDEN · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 12 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
Robin LopezMIL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PowellTOR · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Dejounte MurraySAS · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 121Suns 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2816343112121
Suns1830322910119
The story
Patty Mills' 26 points carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 121-119 in OT

For Phoenix, Dario Saric had 19 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 10-23 FG, 6-14 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10−4−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ricky Rubio was the fantasy play: 53.1 FPTS on 25 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB

Final · Clippers-Bulls
Clippers 106Bulls 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29282227106
Bulls24312925109
The story
Chicago beat LA 109-106 behind 14 points from Wendell Carter Jr.

Paul George paced LA: 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 29-22 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bulls.

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

Montrezl Harrell topped the game at 51.4 FPTS: 30 PTS, 7 REB

Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 122Mavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3736182110122
Mavs232731316118
The story
Bam Adebayo had a 18-11-10 triple-double as Miami beat Dallas 122-118 in OT

Kristaps Porzingis led Dallas with 22 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 37-23, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +14+23+100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.4Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 60, 50, 23, 34, 27, 55, 54, 39Rockets-Pistons · L
39.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 28, 25, 22, 18, 20, 35, 12, 31Bulls-Clippers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 10, 35, 15, 24, 16, 22, 24, 30Raptors-Nets · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 23, 26, 11, 20, 26, 10, 18, 30Clippers-Bulls · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 35, 18, 23, 42, 26, 23, 20, 16, 29Wizards-Grizzlies · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 50, 30, 33, 26, 29, 35, 27, 32, 37, 29Bucks-Cavs · W
31.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Buddy HieldSAC+4.5 26.5 last 10 · 22.0 season
Ben McLemoreHOU+4.4 14.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Evan FournierORL+3.7 23.9 last 10 · 20.2 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+3.4 20.4 last 10 · 17.0 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+3.3 20.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.4 15.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Bryn ForbesSAS−3.9 8.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Coby WhiteCHI−3.7 7.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Damian LillardPOR−3.3 23.0 last 10 · 26.3 season