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Tuesday, December 29, 2020Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by PHI (vs TOR) and BOS (vs IND).

Final · Box score
Knicks95
Cavs86
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Pistons106
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Pacers111
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS -11; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Sixers100
Q1 PHI -11; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Bulls115
Wizards107
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Bucks144
Heat97
Q1 MIL +20; Q2 MIL +32; Q3 MIL +40; Q4 MIL +47
Final · Box score
Magic118
Thunder107
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Clippers124
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +29; Q4 LAC +23
Final · Box score
Pelicans86
Suns111
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +39; Q4 PHX +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Kings125
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 2019–20Dec 29, 2019: 5 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Raptors), 32 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pacers

Boston climbs out of an 11-point hole against Indiana

Andre Drummond goes for 18 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+1-11+5BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31272533116
Pacers26313717111
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 4 games: 30, 20, 25, 27BOS27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 4 games: 33, 27, 18, 20BOS20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 3 games: 22, 22, 24IND24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 4 games: 21, 18, 25, 19IND19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Milwaukee by 47.

BOS over IND5PHI over TOR7CHI over WAS8NYK over CLE9GSW over DET10SAC over DEN10ORL over OKC11LAC over MIN23PHX over NOP25MIL over MIA47Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Magic-Thunder14
Nuggets-Kings9
Celtics-Pacers4
Knicks-Cavs3
Wolves-Clippers3
Raptors-Sixers2
The night in charts
Bucks-Heat combined for 241, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HeatBucks 144, Heat 97
241
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 115, Kings 125
240
Celtics-PacersCeltics 116, Pacers 111
227
Magic-ThunderMagic 118, Thunder 107
225
Wolves-ClippersWolves 101, Clippers 124
225
Bulls-WizardsBulls 115, Wizards 107
222
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 116, Pistons 106
222
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 86, Suns 111
197
Raptors-SixersRaptors 93, Sixers 100
193
Knicks-CavsKnicks 95, Cavs 86
181
BOS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 116, Pacers 111
+5 BOS
Raptors-SixersRaptors 93, Sixers 100
+7 PHI
Bulls-WizardsBulls 115, Wizards 107
+8 CHI
Knicks-CavsKnicks 95, Cavs 86
+9 NYK
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 116, Pistons 106
+10 GSW
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 115, Kings 125
+10 SAC
Magic-ThunderMagic 118, Thunder 107
+11 ORL
Wolves-ClippersWolves 101, Clippers 124
+23 LAC
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 86, Suns 111
+25 PHX
Bucks-HeatBucks 144, Heat 97
+47 MIL
PHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SixersPHI won · Raptors 93, Sixers 100
11 pts
Celtics-PacersBOS won · Celtics 116, Pacers 111
11 pts
Warriors-PistonsGSW won · Warriors 116, Pistons 106
5 pts
Nuggets-KingsSAC won · Nuggets 115, Kings 125
4 pts
Bacon shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BaconORL · 18 PTS, 8 REB
90% (9-10)
SGAOKC · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST
80% (8-10)
MiddletonMIL · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
HolmesSAC · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
RobyOKC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 116Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31272533116
Pacers26313717111
The story
Jayson Tatum had 27 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat Indiana 116-111

Domantas Sabonis led Indiana with 14 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 33-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+1−11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 93Sixers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2828201793
Sixers17312824100
The story
Joel Embiid's 29 points and 16 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Toronto, 100-93

For Toronto, OG Anunoby had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 28-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −11−80+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 95Cavs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2924182495
Cavs1531182286
The story
New York beat Cleveland 95-86 behind a 28-12-11 triple-double from Julius Randle

Darius Garland paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 9-16 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +14+7+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
6.82019–20 avg18.7Last 3

18.7 points a game over his last three games, against 6.8 in 2019–20 (36 games). Today: 15 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
23.02019–20 avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 2019–20 (62 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 31

Stephen CurryPoints, last 4 games: 20, 19, 36, 31Warriors-Pistons · W
26.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 4 games: 24, 10, 14, 30Nuggets-Kings · L
19.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 3 games: 29, 27, 29Sixers-Raptors · W
28.3 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 4 games: 31, 39, 29, 29Wizards-Bulls · L
32.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 4 games: 17, 25, 29, 28Knicks-Cavs · W
24.8 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Jerry Stackhouse DET, Apr 9, 2001: 28 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
28 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 4 games: 15, 22, 15, 28Magic-Thunder · W
20.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST