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Monday, December 27, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Celtics by 11 at halftime and won 108–103.

Final · Box score
Rockets99
Hornets123
Q1 Hornets +4; Q2 Hornets +14; Q3 Hornets +26; Q4 Hornets +24
Final · Box score
Bulls130
Hawks118
Q1 Bulls -5; Q2 Bulls +6; Q3 Bulls +11; Q4 Bulls +12
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Wolves108
Q1 Wolves -6; Q2 Wolves -11; Q3 Wolves -5; Q4 Wolves +5
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Spurs104
Q1 Jazz +7; Q2 Jazz +10; Q3 Jazz +12; Q4 Jazz +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies114
Suns113
Q1 Grizzlies +1; Q2 Grizzlies +12; Q3 Grizzlies +14; Q4 Grizzlies +1
Final · Box score
Mavs132
Blazers117
Q1 Mavs +5; Q2 Mavs +19; Q3 Mavs +22; Q4 Mavs +15
Final · Box score
Nets124
Clippers108
Q1 Nets +5; Q2 Nets +16; Q3 Nets +20; Q4 Nets +16
On this day · 2020–21Dec 27, 2020: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Bulls), 36 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Wolves

Minnesota climbs out of an 11-point hole against Boston

James Harden goes for 39 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11-5+5Wolves AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29272324103
Wolves23222934108
Who led
Jaylen NowellPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 10, 5, 0, 14, 16, 8, 10, 29Wolves29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Nathan KnightPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 2, 3, 0, 4, 5, 3, 8, 20Wolves20 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 9, 19, 20, 23, 30, 34, 25, 26Celtics26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 3, 0, 0, 16, 14, 7, 16, 24Celtics24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Suns3
Rockets-Hornets2
Mavs-Blazers2
Nets-Clippers1
Shot of the night

Ja's layup with 0.5 seconds left puts the Grizzlies ahead, 114-113 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 249, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 132, Blazers 117
249
Bulls-HawksBulls 130, Hawks 118
248
Nets-ClippersNets 124, Clippers 108
232
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 114, Suns 113
227
Rockets-HornetsRockets 99, Hornets 123
222
Jazz-SpursJazz 110, Spurs 104
214
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 103, Wolves 108
211
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 114, Suns 113
+1 Grizzlies
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 103, Wolves 108
+5 MIN
Jazz-SpursJazz 110, Spurs 104
+6 Jazz
Bulls-HawksBulls 130, Hawks 118
+12 Bulls
Mavs-BlazersMavs 132, Blazers 117
+15 Mavs
Nets-ClippersNets 124, Clippers 108
+16 Nets
Rockets-HornetsRockets 99, Hornets 123
+24 Hornets
MIN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-WolvesWolves won · Celtics 103, Wolves 108
11 pts
Bulls-HawksBulls won · Bulls 130, Hawks 118
5 pts
Powell shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PowellMavs · 22 PTS, 3 REB
82% (9-11)
KnightMIN · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DeRozanBulls · 35 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB
70% (14-20)
HardenNets · 39 PTS, 15 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
60% (15-25)
InglesJazz · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 114Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies25352925114
Suns24242738113
The story
Ja Morant's 33 points carried Memphis past Phoenix, 114-113

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 33 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 14-25 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-24, was where the Grizzlies built it.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 +1+12+14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Desmond Bane was the fantasy play: 49.7 FPTS on 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 103Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29272324103
Wolves23222934108
The story
Jaylen Nowell had 29 points as Minnesota beat Boston 108-103

Al Horford led Boston with 16 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 34-24.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −6−11−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Payton Pritchard led the game in fantasy with 46.1 FPTS (24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 110Spurs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz34192928110
Spurs27162734104
The story
Utah beat San Antonio 110-104 behind 23 points from Jordan Clarkson

Derrick White paced San Antonio: 21 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +7+10+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gobert topped the game at 46.6 FPTS: 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.1Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
24.02020–21 avg6.5Last 2

6.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.0 in 2020–21 (41 games). Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.7Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 3.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Charlotte by 24.

Grizzlies over Suns1Wolves over Celtics5Jazz over Spurs6Bulls over Hawks12Mavs over Blazers15Nets over Clippers16Hornets over Rockets24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 34, 20, 14, 23, 25, 20, 36, 39Nets-Clippers · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 28, 28, 34, 29, 38, 26, 24, 35Bulls-Hawks · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 19, 22, 13, 24, 23, 13, 27, 34Mavs-Blazers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 11, 32, 23, 2, 16, 21, 18, 33Grizzlies-Suns · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Cameron ReddishPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 4, 12, 13, 7, 34, 18, 10, 33Hawks-Bulls · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 5, 23, 24, 9, 25, 12, 28, 32Grizzlies-Suns · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary HarrisMagic+5.8 16.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Caris LeVertPacers+5.0 22.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jrue HolidayBucks+4.5 22.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Joel EmbiidSixers+4.2 29.7 last 10 · 25.5 season
Gabe VincentHeat+4.1 12.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWizards−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Spencer DinwiddieWizards−3.6 9.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Grayson AllenBucks−3.3 9.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
Harrison BarnesKings−3.2 14.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Tyrese MaxeySixers−3.2 13.7 last 10 · 16.9 season