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Thursday, December 23, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed DEN by 17 after three quarters and won 115–107.

Final · Box score
Rockets106
Pacers118
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans110
Magic104
Q1 NOP +15; Q2 NOP +12; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Sixers96
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Pistons112
Heat115
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Wizards124
Knicks117
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Mavs95
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Nuggets107
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -13; Q3 CHA -17; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Suns113
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Jazz128
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Warriors113
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Spurs138
Lakers110
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +28
On this day · 2020–21Dec 23, 2020: 12 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (Grizzlies-Spurs), 44 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nuggets

Charlotte storms back from 17 down to beat Denver

Kemba Walker goes for 44 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-13-17+8CHA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27252538115
Nuggets26392913107
Who led
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 28, 35, 22, 22, 20, 3, 18, 18, 5, 23CHA23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 31, 10, 20, 13, 2, 4, 20, 17CHA17 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 39, 22, 35, 28, 27, 20, 13, 29DEN29 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST
Facundo CampazzoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 9, 12, 8, 8, 6, 7, 9, 12DEN12 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bucks-Mavs

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Dallas

Dallas led by 8 after one. Milwaukee won it 102–95. Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Mavs
Khris Middleton · MILJalen Brunson · DALPTS2619REB54AST78Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pistons-Heat17
Rockets-Pacers12
Grizzlies-Warriors9
Hawks-Sixers8
Bucks-Mavs8
Wolves-Jazz8
Hornets-Nuggets6
Thunder-Suns2
Pelicans-Magic1
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 248, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 138, Lakers 110
248
Wolves-JazzWolves 116, Jazz 128
244
Wizards-KnicksWizards 124, Knicks 117
241
Pistons-HeatPistons 112, Heat 115
227
Rockets-PacersRockets 106, Pacers 118
224
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 115, Nuggets 107
222
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 104, Warriors 113
217
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 110, Magic 104
214
Thunder-SunsThunder 101, Suns 113
214
Bucks-MavsBucks 102, Mavs 95
197
Hawks-SixersHawks 98, Sixers 96
194
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-SixersHawks 98, Sixers 96
+2 ATL
Pistons-HeatPistons 112, Heat 115
+3 MIA
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 110, Magic 104
+6 NOP
Wizards-KnicksWizards 124, Knicks 117
+7 WAS
Bucks-MavsBucks 102, Mavs 95
+7 MIL
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 115, Nuggets 107
+8 CHA
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 104, Warriors 113
+9 GSW
Rockets-PacersRockets 106, Pacers 118
+12 IND
Thunder-SunsThunder 101, Suns 113
+12 PHX
Wolves-JazzWolves 116, Jazz 128
+12 UTA
Spurs-LakersSpurs 138, Lakers 110
+28 SAS
CHA erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-NuggetsCHA won · Hornets 115, Nuggets 107
17 pts
Bucks-MavsMIL won · Bucks 102, Mavs 95
8 pts
Wizards-KnicksWAS won · Wizards 124, Knicks 117
7 pts
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 112, Heat 115
6 pts
Grizzlies-WarriorsGSW won · Grizzlies 104, Warriors 113
4 pts
Bates-Diop shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Bates-DiopSAS · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
100% (11-11)
TurnerIND · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
78% (14-18)
HartNOP · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ConleyUTA · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Gary HarrisORL · 22 PTS, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 98Sixers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3219281998
Sixers1833242196
The story
Onyeka Okongwu's 13 points carried Atlanta past Philadelphia, 98-96

For Philadelphia, Tobias Harris had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 6-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-18, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +140+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid was the fantasy play: 46.0 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 112Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons29322625112
Heat29263327115
The story
Tyler Herro had 29 points as Miami beat Detroit 115-112

Saddiq Bey led Detroit with 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Heat took the third 33-26.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0−6+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trey Lyles led the game in fantasy with 53.1 FPTS (28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Hornets-Nuggets
Hornets 115Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27252538115
Nuggets26392913107
The story
Charlotte beat Denver 115-107 behind 23 points from Kelly Oubre Jr.

Facundo Campazzo paced Denver: 12 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 7-15 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 38-13 fourth quarter erased a 17-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1−13−17+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic topped the game at 62.2 FPTS: 29 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 5.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 46

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 31, 22, 18, 26, 22, 30, 30, 46Warriors-Grizzlies · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jerry Stackhouse DET, Mar 15, 2001: 46 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
46 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 5, 9, 7, 6, 17, 29, 21, 44Knicks-Wizards · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +31.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Feb 8, 2015: 45 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Season high44 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 20, 33, 30, 24, 18, 31, 34, 36Lakers-Spurs · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 14, 15, 6, 5, 17, 13, 22, 33Wolves-Jazz · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 5, 22, 17, 6, 13, 16, 9, 32Pacers-Rockets · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 40, 16, 26, 27, 34, 22, 28, 31Pelicans-Magic · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary HarrisORL+5.3 15.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Max StrusMIA+5.0 15.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Malik BeasleyMIN+4.4 16.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Luke KennardLAC+4.4 16.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Jrue HolidayMIL+4.4 22.2 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.8 9.7 last 10 · 14.5 season
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−3.5 9.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Furkan KorkmazPHI−3.4 4.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−3.3 14.2 last 10 · 17.5 season
Ja MorantMEM−3.3 20.3 last 10 · 23.6 season