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Tuesday, December 14, 2021Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed TOR by 9 after three quarters and won 131–129.

Final · OT · Box score
Raptors129
Nets131
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN -9; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Knicks96
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +9
Final · OT · Box score
Suns111
Blazers107
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +4
The lead · Raptors-Nets

Kevin Durant scores 34, Brooklyn wins in overtime

Chris Paul goes for 24 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1+10-90+2BKN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Raptors322444209129
Nets3333252911131
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 39, 27, 30, 28, 24, 31, 51, 34BKN34 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 10, 23, 12, 10, 12, 11, 18, 30BKN30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 27, 15, 29, 10, 19, 17, 12, 31TOR31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 18, 20, 20, 31, 23, 13, 16, 25TOR25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Suns-Blazers

Phoenix needs overtime to survive Portland

Tied 102–102 after regulation. Phoenix won the final period 9–5 for a 111–107 win. Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Blazers
Deandre Ayton · PHXDamian Lillard · PORPTS2831REB132AST110Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Raptors-Nets9
Suns-Blazers8
The night in charts
Raptors-Nets combined for 260, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-NetsRaptors 129, Nets 131 · OT
260
Suns-BlazersSuns 111, Blazers 107 · OT
218
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 105, Knicks 96
201
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-NetsRaptors 129, Nets 131 · OT
+2 BKN
Suns-BlazersSuns 111, Blazers 107 · OT
+4 PHX
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 105, Knicks 96
+9 GSW
BKN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-NetsBKN won · Raptors 129, Nets 131 · OT
9 pts
Suns-BlazersPHX won · Suns 111, Blazers 107 · OT
2 pts
Warriors-KnicksGSW won · Warriors 105, Knicks 96
1 pt
Claxton shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClaxtonBKN · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
AytonPHX · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
NurkicPOR · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
EdwardsBKN · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
SiakamTOR · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 129Nets 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors322444209129
Nets3333252911131
The story
Patty Mills had 30 points as Brooklyn beat Toronto 131-129 in OT

Gary Trent Jr. led Toronto with 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 7-14 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the second 33-24, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +1+10−90+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 111Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns321724299111
Blazers212232275107
The story
Deandre Ayton's 28 points and 13 rebounds carried Phoenix past Portland, 111-107 in OT

For Portland, Jusuf Nurkic had 17 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 12-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-21, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +11+6−20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Knicks
Warriors 105Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24232434105
Knicks2424163296
The story
Golden State beat New York 105-96 behind 22 points from Stephen Curry

Derrick Rose paced New York: 15 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG, 5-14 3PT

The swing

A 24-16 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0−1+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Julius Randle topped the game at 48.4 FPTS: 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 25 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.6Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 2.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 34

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 39, 27, 30, 28, 24, 31, 51, 34Nets-Raptors · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steve Nash PHX, May 18, 2005: 34 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
34 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 27, 15, 29, 10, 19, 17, 12, 31Raptors-Nets · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 22, 39, 25, 32, 16, 11, 24, 31Blazers-Suns · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 24, 30, 24, 15, 18, 13, 8, 31Knicks-Warriors · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 10, 23, 12, 10, 12, 11, 18, 30Nets-Raptors · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 16, 14, 10, 24, 17, 23, 14, 28Suns-Blazers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA+7.1 24.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+4.5 17.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+4.1 18.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Trae YoungATL+3.9 30.9 last 10 · 27.0 season
Gary HarrisORL+3.6 11.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAC−5.2 12.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.4 10.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Ricky RubioCLE−4.2 8.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.8 9.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−3.6 9.5 last 10 · 13.1 season