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Sunday, December 29, 2019Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed HOU by 7 after three quarters and won 127–112.

Final · Box score
Thunder98
Raptors97
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Kings115
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Grizzlies117
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Pelicans127
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 NOP -7; Q4 NOP +15
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2018–19Dec 29, 2018: 9 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Wizards), 47 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Pelicans

Lonzo Ball posts 27-10-10 as New Orleans tops Houston

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 32 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-7+15NOP AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets37272919112
Pelicans36282241127
Who led
Lonzo BallPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 9, 10, 10, 14, 7, 10, 13, 27NOP27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 21, 22, 34, 25, 19, 31, 24, 27NOP27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Danuel House Jr.Points, last 10 games: 6, 2, 9, 4, 10, 11, 14, 18, 8, 22HOU22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 10, 15, 3, 4, 16, 9, 17, 20HOU20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Thunder-Raptors

OKC wins a tight one over Toronto

98–97. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over TOR1DEN over SAC5MEM over CHA13LAL over DAL13NOP over HOU15Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over TOR.
Lead changes
Rockets-Pelicans7
Kings-Nuggets4
Mavs-Lakers3
Hornets-Grizzlies1
The night in charts
Rockets-Pelicans combined for 239, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-PelicansRockets 112, Pelicans 127
239
Kings-NuggetsKings 115, Nuggets 120
235
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 104, Grizzlies 117
221
Mavs-LakersMavs 95, Lakers 108
203
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 98, Raptors 97
195
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 98, Raptors 97
+1 OKC
Kings-NuggetsKings 115, Nuggets 120
+5 DEN
Mavs-LakersMavs 95, Lakers 108
+13 LAL
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 104, Grizzlies 117
+13 MEM
Rockets-PelicansRockets 112, Pelicans 127
+15 NOP
NOP rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-PelicansNOP won · Rockets 112, Pelicans 127
7 pts
Thunder-RaptorsOKC won · Thunder 98, Raptors 97
4 pts
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 115, Nuggets 120
1 pt
Hartenstein shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HartensteinHOU · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
MPJDEN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
BjelicaSAC · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
HolmesSAC · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ADLAL · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Thunder-Raptors
Thunder 98Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2225292298
Raptors2027331797
The story
Chris Paul had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Toronto 98-97

Fred VanVleet led Toronto with 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 9-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 22-17.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +20−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 115Nuggets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32252434115
Nuggets31312632120
The story
Denver beat Sacramento 120-115 behind 13 points from Jamal Murray

Nemanja Bjelica paced Sacramento: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 3-10 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −1+5+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Buddy Hield topped the game at 45.5 FPTS: 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Rockets-Pelicans
Rockets 112Pelicans 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets37272919112
Pelicans36282241127
The story
Brandon Ingram's 27 points carried New Orleans past Houston, 127-112

For Houston, Isaiah Hartenstein had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 41-19.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −10−7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 32

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 16, 7, 20, 32, 32, 21, 27, 32Thunder-Raptors · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lonzo BallPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 9, 10, 10, 14, 7, 10, 13, 27Pelicans-Rockets · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd DAL, Apr 16, 2008: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 21, 22, 34, 25, 19, 31, 24, 27Pelicans-Rockets · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Nemanja BjelicaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 2, 12, 13, 15, 10, 7, 11, 27Kings-Nuggets · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 15, 30, 18, 15, 12, 23, 16, 25Thunder-Raptors · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 1, 3, 7, 0, 13, 10, 11, 25Pelicans-Rockets · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe InglesUTA+6.7 16.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.8 23.2 last 10 · 18.4 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Troy Brown Jr.WAS+4.6 14.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.6 23.3 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.7 14.3 last 10 · 19.0 season
Eric PaschallGSW−4.5 10.2 last 10 · 14.7 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−4.0 4.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Luka DoncicDAL−3.6 25.2 last 10 · 28.8 season