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Wednesday, December 22, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Magic104
Hawks98
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Celtics111
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Bucks126
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Thunder108
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Kings89
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +16
On this day · 2020–21Dec 22, 2020: 2 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Clippers-Lakers), 33 points.
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The lead · Magic-Hawks

Orlando knocks off Atlanta, 104–98

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posts a triple-double

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+10+9+6ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22252334104
Hawks2017243798
Who led
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 15, 19, 20, 20, 10, 27, 14, 25ORL25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 11, 17, 16, 14, 6, 20, 17, 17ORL17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Cameron ReddishPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 12, 14, 3, 4, 12, 13, 7, 34ATL34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 18, 31, 13, 20, 14, 21, 20, 28ATL28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Celtics

Boston never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–101. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over ATL6BOS over CLE10OKC over DEN14LAC over SAC16MIL over HOU20Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over CLE.
Lead changes
Magic-Hawks3
Cavs-Celtics2
Rockets-Bucks2
Nuggets-Thunder2
Clippers-Kings0
The night in charts
Rockets-Bucks combined for 232, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BucksRockets 106, Bucks 126
232
Cavs-CelticsCavs 101, Celtics 111
212
Magic-HawksMagic 104, Hawks 98
202
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 94, Thunder 108
202
Clippers-KingsClippers 105, Kings 89
194
ORL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 104, Hawks 98
+6 ORL
Cavs-CelticsCavs 101, Celtics 111
+10 BOS
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 94, Thunder 108
+14 OKC
Clippers-KingsClippers 105, Kings 89
+16 LAC
Rockets-BucksRockets 106, Bucks 126
+20 MIL
Robert Williams III shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robert Williams IIIBOS · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
BazleyOKC · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
JrueMIL · 24 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
55% (12-22)
CousinsMIL · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 104Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22252334104
Hawks2017243798
The story
Franz Wagner's 25 points carried Orlando past Atlanta, 104-98

For Atlanta, John Collins had 28 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 10-24 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-17, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2+10+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cameron Reddish was the fantasy play: 52.8 FPTS on 34 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 101Celtics 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26222528101
Celtics31322226111
The story
Boston beat Cleveland 111-101 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Robert Williams III

Kevin Love paced Cleveland: 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 10-12 FG

The swing

A 32-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+15+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 94Thunder 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1834142894
Thunder28322820108
The story
Darius Bazley had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Denver 108-94

Nikola Jokic led Denver with 13 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 28-14, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +10+8+22+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 34

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 16, 16, 9, 19, 20, 23, 30, 34Celtics-Cavs · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Cameron ReddishPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 12, 14, 3, 4, 12, 13, 7, 34Hawks-Magic · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 18, 31, 13, 20, 14, 21, 20, 28Hawks-Magic · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 10, 24, 12, 16, 16, 21, 22, 28Cavs-Celtics · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 22, 39, 30, 26, 11, 18, 33, 18, 23, 27Thunder-Nuggets · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Baron Davis LAC, Jan 12, 2010: 27 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
27 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 15, 19, 20, 20, 10, 27, 14, 25Magic-Hawks · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary HarrisORL+5.2 14.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jrue HolidayMIL+4.8 22.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Luke KennardLAC+4.4 16.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.2 29.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Gabe VincentMIA+4.0 12.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−4.3 8.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−3.6 10.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−3.3 14.2 last 10 · 17.5 season
Furkan KorkmazPHI−3.2 5.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.0 24.1 last 10 · 27.1 season