Friday, December 20, 2019Regular season · 10 games

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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Grizzlies by 6 after three quarters and won 114–107.

Final · Box score

Grizzlies107

Cavs114

Final · Box score

Kings105

Pacers119

Final · Box score

Pistons93

Celtics114

Final · Box score

Wizards118

Raptors122

Final · Box score

Knicks114

Heat129

Final · Box score

Suns108

Thunder126

Final · Box score

Mavs117

Sixers98

Final · Box score

Wolves100

Nuggets109

Final · Box score

Magic103

Blazers118

Final · Box score

Pelicans102

Warriors106

On this day · 2018–19Dec 20, 2018: 2 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Heat), 35 points.

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The lead · Grizzlies-Cavs

Jordan Clarkson hits six threes, Cleveland tops Memphis

Joel Embiid goes for 33 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Grizzlies	27	24	36	20	107
Cavs	25	30	26	33	114

Who led

Jordan ClarksonCavs33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST

Kevin LoveCavs21 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST

Jaren Jackson Jr.Grizzlies24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST

Dillon BrooksGrizzlies16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST

Top scorers tonight

Bradley Beal Wizards37

Damian Lillard Blazers36

Joel Embiid Sixers33

Jordan Clarkson Cavs33

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Thunder32

Embiid tops the night at 62.9 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

EmbiidSixers · 33 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

62.9

VucevicMagic · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 6 STL, 2 BLK

62.9

BealWizards · 37 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL

56.9

PorzingisMavs · 22 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL

54.6

JokicNuggets · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 2 BLK

54.0

PortisKnicks · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST

53.6

Jaylen BrownCeltics · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

50.5

MurrayNuggets · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

50.2

Records so far

Milwaukee leads the league at 25–4

East

1. Bucks25-4

2. Celtics19-7

3. Heat21-8

4. Raptors20-8

5. Pacers20-9

6. Sixers20-10

7. Nets15-13

8. Hornets13-18

9. Magic12-17

10. Pistons11-18

11. Bulls11-19

12. Wizards8-19

13. Cavs8-21

14. Knicks7-22

15. Hawks6-23

West

1. Lakers24-5

2. Nuggets19-8

3. Clippers21-9

4. Mavs19-9

5. Rockets19-9

6. Jazz17-11

7. Thunder14-14

8. Blazers13-16

9. Kings12-16

10. Spurs11-16

11. Suns11-17

12. Wolves10-17

13. Grizzlies10-19

14. Pelicans7-23

15. Warriors6-24

Lead changes

Kings-Pacers7

Pistons-Celtics5

Mavs-Sixers3

Suns-Thunder3

Wizards-Raptors1

Knicks-Heat0

The night in charts

Knicks-Heat combined for 243, 3 more than any other game

Points by game

Knicks-HeatKnicks 114, Heat 129

243

Wizards-RaptorsWizards 118, Raptors 122

240

Suns-ThunderSuns 108, Thunder 126

234

Kings-PacersKings 105, Pacers 119

224

Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 107, Cavs 114

221

Magic-BlazersMagic 103, Blazers 118

221

Mavs-SixersMavs 117, Sixers 98

215

Wolves-NuggetsWolves 100, Nuggets 109

209

Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 102, Warriors 106

208

Pistons-CelticsPistons 93, Celtics 114

207

2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Wizards-RaptorsWizards 118, Raptors 122

+4 Raptors

Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 102, Warriors 106

+4 Warriors

Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 107, Cavs 114

+7 Cavs

Wolves-NuggetsWolves 100, Nuggets 109

+9 Nuggets

Kings-PacersKings 105, Pacers 119

+14 Pacers

Knicks-HeatKnicks 114, Heat 129

+15 Heat

Magic-BlazersMagic 103, Blazers 118

+15 Blazers

Suns-ThunderSuns 108, Thunder 126

+18 Thunder

Mavs-SixersMavs 117, Sixers 98

+19 Mavs

Pistons-CelticsPistons 93, Celtics 114

+21 Celtics

Cavs rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Grizzlies-CavsCavs won · Grizzlies 107, Cavs 114

6 pts

Pelicans-WarriorsWarriors won · Pelicans 102, Warriors 106

3 pts

Kings-PacersPacers won · Kings 105, Pacers 119

2 pts

Holmes shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

HolmesKings · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK

90% (9-10)

RubioSuns · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL

82% (9-11)

Grant WilliamsCeltics · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK

80% (8-10)

SGAThunder · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL

72% (13-18)

ClarksonCavs · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK

71% (12-17)

Final · Wizards-Raptors

Wizards 118Raptors 122

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Wizards	23	29	33	33	118
Raptors	40	28	28	26	122

The story

Kyle Lowry had 26 points and 9 assists as Toronto beat Washington 122-118

Ish Smith led Washington with 26 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 7-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 40-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Raptors lead by quarter

Final · Pelicans-Warriors

Pelicans 102Warriors 106

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pelicans	16	28	37	21	102
Warriors	31	25	22	28	106

The story

Golden State beat New Orleans 106-102 behind 25 points from D'Angelo Russell

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 9-20 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

A 31-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

Warriors lead by quarter

Final · Wolves-Nuggets

Wolves 100Nuggets 109

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Wolves	20	31	24	25	100
Nuggets	33	28	21	27	109

The story

Jamal Murray's 28 points carried Denver past Minnesota, 109-100

For Minnesota, Andrew Wiggins had 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-20, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 54.0 FPTS on 22 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Seth CurryMavs

+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 25 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes

Eric PaschallWarriors

−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Grant WilliamsCeltics

+15.5minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

30 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Boston by 21.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 37

Bradley BealWizards-Raptors · L

27.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

37 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST

Damian LillardBlazers-Magic · W

26.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

36 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST

Joel EmbiidSixers-Mavs · L

23.2 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST

Jordan ClarksonCavs-Grizzlies · W

14.6 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderThunder-Suns · W

18.6 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST

CJ McCollumBlazers-Magic · W

22.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Ben McLemoreRockets+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season

Norman PowellRaptors+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season

Davis BertansWizards+4.8 20.4 last 10 · 15.6 season

Spencer DinwiddieNets+4.5 26.6 last 10 · 22.1 season

Jaren Jackson Jr.Grizzlies+4.5 21.9 last 10 · 17.4 season

Cold

Lou WilliamsClippers−5.3 14.1 last 10 · 19.4 season

Larry Nance Jr.Cavs−4.2 4.4 last 10 · 8.6 season

Coby WhiteBulls−4.1 6.8 last 10 · 10.9 season

Eric BledsoeBucks−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season

Jordan PooleWarriors−2.9 4.4 last 10 · 7.3 season

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