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Friday, December 31, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CLE by 15 at halftime and won 121–118.

Final · Box score
Suns108
Celtics123
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Pacers106
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Kings96
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Heat120
Rockets110
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Hawks121
Cavs118
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -15; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Raptors116
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Grizzlies118
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Thunder95
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Jazz120
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Lakers139
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +33
On this day · 2020–21Dec 31, 2020: 7 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Kings), 33 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Cavs

Trae Young scores 35, Atlanta holds off Cleveland

LeBron James goes for 43 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-15+3+3ATL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25264030121
Cavs32342230118
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 29, 31, 41, 28, 34, 29, 26, 35ATL35 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Skylar MaysPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 14, 11, 6, 7, 19ATL19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 23, 15, 15, 18, 22, 24, 24, 35CLE35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 25, 13, 21, 19, 17, 6, 14, 21CLE21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Raptors

Toronto handles Clippers by 8

The Raptors won the fourth quarter 34–21. Final: 116–108. Fred VanVleet led Toronto with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over IND2ATL over CLE3TOR over LAC8MIA over HOU10UTA over MIN12MEM over SAS13BOS over PHX15OKC over NYK15DAL over SAC16LAL over POR33Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over LAC.
Lead changes
Bulls-Pacers12
Spurs-Grizzlies12
Suns-Celtics8
Heat-Rockets6
Hawks-Cavs2
Knicks-Thunder1
Blazers-Lakers0
Shot of the night

DeRozan's three at the buzzer puts the Bulls ahead, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 245, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 106, Lakers 139
245
Hawks-CavsHawks 121, Cavs 118
239
Suns-CelticsSuns 108, Celtics 123
231
Heat-RocketsHeat 120, Rockets 110
230
Wolves-JazzWolves 108, Jazz 120
228
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 108, Raptors 116
224
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 105, Grizzlies 118
223
Bulls-PacersBulls 108, Pacers 106
214
Mavs-KingsMavs 112, Kings 96
208
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 80, Thunder 95
175
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-PacersBulls 108, Pacers 106
+2 CHI
Hawks-CavsHawks 121, Cavs 118
+3 ATL
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 108, Raptors 116
+8 TOR
Heat-RocketsHeat 120, Rockets 110
+10 MIA
Wolves-JazzWolves 108, Jazz 120
+12 UTA
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 105, Grizzlies 118
+13 MEM
Suns-CelticsSuns 108, Celtics 123
+15 BOS
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 80, Thunder 95
+15 OKC
Mavs-KingsMavs 112, Kings 96
+16 DAL
Blazers-LakersBlazers 106, Lakers 139
+33 LAL
ATL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CavsATL won · Hawks 121, Cavs 118
15 pts
Clippers-RaptorsTOR won · Clippers 108, Raptors 116
6 pts
Mavs-KingsDAL won · Mavs 112, Kings 96
5 pts
Wolves-JazzUTA won · Wolves 108, Jazz 120
1 pt
Jarrett Allen shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ClarkeMEM · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
MannLAC · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
JaMEM · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB
67% (12-18)
MobleyCLE · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 108Pacers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25292826108
Pacers23272927106
The story
Chicago beat Indiana 108-106 behind 28 points from DeMar DeRozan

Caris LeVert paced Indiana: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 8-24 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 25-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+4+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Domantas Sabonis topped the game at 56.3 FPTS: 24 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST

Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 121Cavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25264030121
Cavs32342230118
The story
Clint Capela had 23 rebounds and 18 points as Atlanta beat Cleveland 121-118

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 35 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 23 REB, 18 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Hawks took the third 40-22.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7−15+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 106Lakers 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28262329106
Lakers43263238139
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 15-13-12 triple-double carried Los Angeles past Portland, 139-106

For Portland, Ben McLemore had 28 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST · 5-10 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 43-28, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +15+15+24+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.1points, today vs 2020–21 avg
Points per game
2.92020–21 avg17Today

17 points today in 24 minutes, against 2.9 a game in 2020–21 (30 games).

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
28.02020–21 avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 2020–21 (30 games). Today: 3 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.5minutes, today vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
13.52020–21 avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 2020–21 (40 games). Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 43

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 18, 31, 34, 36, 39, 32, 37, 43Lakers-Blazers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tim Duncan SAS, Dec 9, 1999: 42 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Season high43 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 28, 27, 27, 32, 21, 28, 33, 39Jazz-Wolves · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 29, 15, 16, 18, 10, 17, 25, 37Heat-Rockets · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 23, 15, 15, 18, 22, 24, 24, 35Cavs-Hawks · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 29, 31, 41, 28, 34, 29, 26, 35Hawks-Cavs · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 29, 10, 19, 17, 12, 31, 27, 31Raptors-Clippers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin LoveCLE+6.1 20.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Gary HarrisORL+5.7 16.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Hamidou DialloDET+5.5 15.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Caris LeVertIND+5.1 22.9 last 10 · 17.8 season
Franz WagnerORL+4.9 20.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.6 8.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Luguentz DortOKC−2.9 13.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−2.8 9.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
T.J. McConnellIND−2.8 5.6 last 10 · 8.4 season