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Wednesday, December 29, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 95–94.

Final · Box score
Knicks94
Pistons85
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Hornets116
Pacers108
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Celtics82
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Bulls131
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM -5; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Suns115
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Jazz120
Blazers105
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Kings95
Q1 SAC -10; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +1
On this day · 2020–21Dec 29, 2020: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Pistons), 31 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Kings

Sacramento fights back from 10 down against Dallas

LeBron James goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+12+3+1SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3013262594
Kings2035172395
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 33, 31, 13, 29, 28, 12, 12, 16SAC16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 19, 20, 14, 19, 18, 12, 17, 14SAC14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 13, 25, 18, 28, 19, 27, 14, 25DAL25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 22, 13, 24, 23, 13, 27, 34, 24DAL24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Grizzlies

Memphis makes it three straight

Memphis beat Lakers 104–99 and moved to 22–14. Ja Morant led Memphis with 41 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
Wvs HOU113–106Wvs PHI126–91W@ POR113–103W@ SAC124–105Lvs POR100–105Lvs OKC99–102L@ GSW104–113W@ SAC127–102W@ PHX114–113Wvs LAL104–99
Lead changes
Thunder-Suns14
Clippers-Celtics9
Mavs-Kings8
Knicks-Pistons4
Hornets-Pacers4
Lakers-Grizzlies2
Hawks-Bulls1
Jazz-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Metu's three at the buzzer puts the Kings ahead, 95-94 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Bulls combined for 248, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BullsHawks 117, Bulls 131
248
Jazz-BlazersJazz 120, Blazers 105
225
Hornets-PacersHornets 116, Pacers 108
224
Thunder-SunsThunder 97, Suns 115
212
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 99, Grizzlies 104
203
Mavs-KingsMavs 94, Kings 95
189
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 94, Pistons 85
179
Clippers-CelticsClippers 91, Celtics 82
173
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 94, Kings 95
+1 SAC
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 99, Grizzlies 104
+5 MEM
Hornets-PacersHornets 116, Pacers 108
+8 CHA
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 94, Pistons 85
+9 NYK
Clippers-CelticsClippers 91, Celtics 82
+9 LAC
Hawks-BullsHawks 117, Bulls 131
+14 CHI
Jazz-BlazersJazz 120, Blazers 105
+15 UTA
Thunder-SunsThunder 97, Suns 115
+18 PHX
SAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-KingsSAC won · Mavs 94, Kings 95
10 pts
Knicks-PistonsNYK won · Knicks 94, Pistons 85
7 pts
Lakers-GrizzliesMEM won · Lakers 99, Grizzlies 104
7 pts
Robert Williams III shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robert Williams IIIBOS · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
GobertUTA · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
LaVineCHI · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
77% (10-13)
BurksNYK · 34 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
DialloDET · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST
68% (13-19)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 94Kings 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3013262594
Kings2035172395
The story
Tyrese Haliburton's 12 points and 10 assists carried Sacramento past Dallas, 95-94

For Dallas, Jalen Brunson had 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 12 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 4-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 35-13.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −10+12+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis was the fantasy play: 46.4 FPTS on 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 99Grizzlies 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3024291699
Grizzlies23253026104
The story
Desmond Bane had 20 points as Memphis beat Los Angeles 104-99

Malik Monk led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 3 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-18 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 26-16.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −7−6−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 94Pistons 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2325163094
Pistons2021301485
The story
New York beat Detroit 94-85 behind 34 points from Alec Burks

Saddiq Bey paced Detroit: 32 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 34 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 12-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 30-14 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3+7−7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hamidou Diallo topped the game at 64.1 FPTS: 31 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 25 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 33 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 41

Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 32, 23, 2, 16, 21, 18, 33, 41Grizzlies-Lakers · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Evan Mobley CLE, Dec 7, 2024: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Season high41 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 30, 10, 16, 24, 30, 13, 30, 38Suns-Thunder · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 24, 18, 31, 34, 36, 39, 32, 37Lakers-Grizzlies · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 20, 13, 2, 4, 20, 17, 27, 35Hornets-Pacers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 1, 14, 9, 19, 8, 20, 5, 7, 34Knicks-Pistons · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 4, 28, 23, 26, 15, 23, 23, 32Pistons-Knicks · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary HarrisORL+5.9 16.2 last 10 · 10.3 season
Hamidou DialloDET+5.5 15.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Franz WagnerORL+5.0 20.6 last 10 · 15.6 season
Saddiq BeyDET+4.8 19.3 last 10 · 14.5 season
Caris LeVertIND+4.7 22.1 last 10 · 17.4 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.7 8.5 last 10 · 12.2 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−3.2 13.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
T.J. McConnellIND−2.8 5.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−2.7 16.3 last 10 · 19.0 season