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Saturday, December 11, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed ORL by 7 after the first quarter and won 106–104.

Final · Box score
Magic104
Clippers106
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Jazz123
Wizards98
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +25
Final · Box score
Kings103
Cavs117
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +29; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Grizzlies113
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Heat118
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Sixers102
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets127
Spurs112
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +29; Q4 DEN +15
The lead · Magic-Clippers

Clippers edge Orlando by two

Nikola Jokic goes for 35 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+3+2LAC AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30143129104
Clippers23262928106
Who led
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 0, 19, 12, 16, 18, 16, 17, 25LAC25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 5, 9, 19, 19, 12, 15, 15, 23LAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 29, 15, 16, 24, 26, 9, 33, 23ORL23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 5, 5, 5, 10, 18, 8, 17, 22ORL22 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Chicago by 26, the widest margin of 7 games.

LAC over ORL2MEM over HOU7PHI over GSW9CLE over SAC14DEN over SAS15UTA over WAS25MIA over CHI26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Magic-Clippers12
Jazz-Wizards12
Warriors-Sixers11
Nuggets-Spurs6
Rockets-Grizzlies1
Kings-Cavs0
Bulls-Heat0
Shot of the night

Jackson's jumper with 2.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 106-104 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Spurs combined for 239, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 127, Spurs 112
239
Jazz-WizardsJazz 123, Wizards 98
221
Kings-CavsKings 103, Cavs 117
220
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 106, Grizzlies 113
219
Magic-ClippersMagic 104, Clippers 106
210
Bulls-HeatBulls 92, Heat 118
210
Warriors-SixersWarriors 93, Sixers 102
195
LAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Magic-ClippersMagic 104, Clippers 106
+2 LAC
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 106, Grizzlies 113
+7 MEM
Warriors-SixersWarriors 93, Sixers 102
+9 PHI
Kings-CavsKings 103, Cavs 117
+14 CLE
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 127, Spurs 112
+15 DEN
Jazz-WizardsJazz 123, Wizards 98
+25 UTA
Bulls-HeatBulls 92, Heat 118
+26 MIA
LAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-ClippersLAC won · Magic 104, Clippers 106
7 pts
Warriors-SixersPHI won · Warriors 93, Sixers 102
3 pts
Jazz-WizardsUTA won · Jazz 123, Wizards 98
1 pt
Nuggets-SpursDEN won · Nuggets 127, Spurs 112
1 pt
Gobert shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
WagnerORL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Duncan RobinsonMIA · 26 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
JokicDEN · 35 PTS, 17 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
63% (15-24)
DedmonMIA · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 104Clippers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30143129104
Clippers23262928106
The story
Reggie Jackson had 25 points as LA beat Orlando 106-104

Cole Anthony led Orlando with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 11-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Clippers took the second 26-14.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −7+5+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luke Kennard led the game in fantasy with 37.6 FPTS (23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Kings-Cavs
Kings 103Cavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23292625103
Cavs36452016117
The story
Darius Garland's 16 points and 13 assists carried Cleveland past Sacramento, 117-103

For Sacramento, Buddy Hield had 21 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 45-29, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +13+29+23+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 127Spurs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28443124127
Spurs29271838112
The story
Denver beat San Antonio 127-112 behind 19 points from Monte Morris

Tre Jones paced San Antonio: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 7-12 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 44-27 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 −1+16+29+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 18 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 35

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 30, 24, 18, 32, 17, 39, 22, 35Nuggets-Spurs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 17 REB · 8 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 21, 16, 25, 27, 31, 32, 23, 33Bulls-Heat · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 16, 21, 30, 34, 35, 36, 22, 28Jazz-Wizards · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 42, 16, 13, 28, 43, 32, 19, 26Sixers-Warriors · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 16, 3, 0, 24, 11, 10, 6, 26Heat-Bulls · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 0, 19, 12, 16, 18, 16, 17, 25Clippers-Magic · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA+5.9 22.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+4.1 21.4 last 10 · 17.3 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+4.0 17.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+3.8 20.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+3.7 17.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.4 10.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.0 14.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Ricky RubioCLE−3.6 9.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.6 23.5 last 10 · 27.1 season
Devonte' GrahamNOP−3.2 10.2 last 10 · 13.4 season