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Monday, December 23, 2019Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by Wizards (vs Knicks) and Heat (vs Jazz).

Final · Box score
Hawks118
Cavs121
Q1 Cavs +10; Q2 Cavs +7; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 Cavs +3
Final · Box score
Sixers125
Pistons109
Q1 Sixers +7; Q2 Sixers +8; Q3 Sixers +8; Q4 Sixers +16
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors115
Pacers120
Q1 Pacers +11; Q2 Pacers +10; Q3 Pacers -1; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers +5
Final · Box score
Wizards121
Knicks115
Q1 Wizards -5; Q2 Wizards -1; Q3 Wizards +3; Q4 Wizards +6
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Magic103
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 Magic -3; Q3 Magic +2; Q4 Magic +8
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Heat107
Q1 Heat +4; Q2 Heat +1; Q3 Heat -5; Q4 Heat +3
Final · Box score
Spurs145
Grizzlies115
Q1 Spurs +15; Q2 Spurs +11; Q3 Spurs +19; Q4 Spurs +30
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Suns111
Q1 Nuggets +12; Q2 Nuggets +7; Q3 Nuggets +1; Q4 Nuggets +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans102
Blazers94
Q1 Pelicans 0; Q2 Pelicans -2; Q3 Pelicans +5; Q4 Pelicans +8
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Kings104
Q1 Rockets +16; Q2 Rockets +8; Q3 Rockets +18; Q4 Rockets +9
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Warriors113
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 Warriors +14; Q3 Warriors +17; Q4 Warriors +9
On this day · 2018–19Dec 23, 2018: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Clippers), 42 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Heat

Miami takes over late to edge Utah

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 40 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+1-5+3Heat AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz28242923104
Heat32212331107
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 23, 20, 23, 27, 25, 14, 9, 20Heat20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 21, 30, 12, 18, 14, 23, 20, 18Heat18 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 12, 9, 23, 13, 16, 14, 14, 27Jazz27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 19, 13, 14, 32, 30, 19, 26, 19Jazz19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Pelicans-Blazers19
Nuggets-Suns15
Sixers-Pistons12
Raptors-Pacers11
Hawks-Cavs10
Wizards-Knicks8
Spurs-Grizzlies4
Wolves-Warriors4
Bulls-Magic3
Shot of the night

Murray's jumper with 3.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 113-111 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Grizzlies combined for 260, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 145, Grizzlies 115
260
Hawks-CavsHawks 118, Cavs 121
239
Wizards-KnicksWizards 121, Knicks 115
236
Raptors-PacersRaptors 115, Pacers 120 · OT
235
Sixers-PistonsSixers 125, Pistons 109
234
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 113, Suns 111
224
Rockets-KingsRockets 113, Kings 104
217
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 104, Warriors 113
217
Jazz-HeatJazz 104, Heat 107
211
Bulls-MagicBulls 95, Magic 103
198
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 102, Blazers 94
196
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 113, Suns 111
+2 Nuggets
Hawks-CavsHawks 118, Cavs 121
+3 Cavs
Jazz-HeatJazz 104, Heat 107
+3 Heat
Raptors-PacersRaptors 115, Pacers 120 · OT
+5 Pacers
Wizards-KnicksWizards 121, Knicks 115
+6 Wizards
Bulls-MagicBulls 95, Magic 103
+8 Magic
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 102, Blazers 94
+8 Pelicans
Rockets-KingsRockets 113, Kings 104
+9 Rockets
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 104, Warriors 113
+9 Warriors
Sixers-PistonsSixers 125, Pistons 109
+16 Sixers
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 145, Grizzlies 115
+30 Spurs
Wizards rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-KnicksWizards won · Wizards 121, Knicks 115
5 pts
Jazz-HeatHeat won · Jazz 104, Heat 107
5 pts
Bulls-MagicMagic won · Bulls 95, Magic 103
3 pts
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans won · Pelicans 102, Blazers 94
2 pts
Raptors-PacersPacers won · Raptors 115, Pacers 120 · OT
1 pt
DeRozan shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanSpurs · 26 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
91% (10-11)
GobertJazz · 19 REB, 18 PTS, 5 BLK, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DrummondPistons · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
TurnerPacers · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
RubioSuns · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 113Suns 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34222631113
Suns22273230111
The story
Jamal Murray had 28 points as Denver beat Phoenix 113-111

Ricky Rubio led Phoenix with 21 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 12-19 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 34-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +12+7+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic led the game in fantasy with 54.4 FPTS (22 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 118Cavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32323024118
Cavs42292327121
The story
Cleveland beat Atlanta 121-118 behind 25 points from Collin Sexton

John Collins paced Atlanta: 27 PTS, 10 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 42-32 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +10+70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trae Young topped the game at 63.2 FPTS: 30 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB

Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 115Pacers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors192535288115
Pacers3024242913120
The story
T.J. Warren's 24 points carried Indiana past Toronto, 120-115 in OT

For Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 30 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Pacers built it.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +11+10−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Fred VanVleet was the fantasy play: 51.6 FPTS on 21 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 27 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Memphis by 30.

Nuggets over Suns2Cavs over Hawks3Heat over Jazz3Pacers over Raptors5Wizards over Knicks6Magic over Bulls8Pelicans over Blazers8Rockets over Kings9Warriors over Wolves9Sixers over Pistons16Spurs over Grizzlies30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 40

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 17, 19, 18, 18, 19, 20, 12, 40Spurs-Grizzlies · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic Nuggets, Feb 10, 2017: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Season high40 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 20, 23, 31, 17, 20, 7, 16, 35Sixers-Pistons · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 15, 24, 26, 20, 17, 13, 20, 35Knicks-Wizards · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 27, 55, 54, 39, 28, 28, 47, 34Rockets-Kings · W
38.6 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 25, 24, 17, 17, 19, 8, 22, 31Kings-Rockets · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 21, 15, 23, 30, 42, 30, 47, 30Hawks-Cavs · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dennis SchroderThunder+5.0 23.1 last 10 · 18.1 season
Joe InglesJazz+5.0 14.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Norman PowellRaptors+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Nikola JokicNuggets+4.8 22.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Spencer DinwiddieNets+4.6 27.3 last 10 · 22.7 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsClippers−4.3 15.2 last 10 · 19.5 season
Larry Nance Jr.Cavs−4.2 4.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Eric BledsoeBucks−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Eric PaschallWarriors−3.3 11.9 last 10 · 15.2 season
Jordan PooleWarriors−3.3 3.8 last 10 · 7.1 season