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Friday, December 9, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed DAL by 11 after three quarters and won 106–105.

Final · Box score
Knicks121
Hornets102
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +19
Final · Box score
Wizards111
Pacers121
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Magic113
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Nets120
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN +4; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +4
Final · Box score
Kings106
Cavs95
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +11
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers122
Sixers133
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Grizzlies114
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Suns117
Pelicans128
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +11
Final · Box score
Wolves118
Jazz108
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Mavs105
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL -11; Q4 MIL +1
On this day · 2021–22Dec 9, 2021: 3 games. Top scorer: Aaron Gordon (Nuggets-Spurs), 25 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Mavs

Milwaukee climbs out of an 11-point hole against Dallas

De'Anthony Melton goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+4-11+1MIL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32202133106
Mavs33153621105
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 37, 36, 38, 30, 37, 40, 34, 35, 28MIL28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 4 games: 17, 5, 14, 19MIL19 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 42, 24, 27, 41, 35, 30, 33, 22, 33DAL33 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 15, 22, 14, 2, 17, 21, 13, 15DAL15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 19.

MIL over DAL1ORL over TOR4BKN over ATL4IND over WAS10MIN over UTA10SAC over CLE11PHI over LAL11MEM over DET11NOP over PHX11NYK over CHA19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Wizards-Pacers16
Bucks-Mavs14
Suns-Pelicans11
Knicks-Hornets10
Hawks-Nets10
Kings-Cavs10
Wolves-Jazz8
Lakers-Sixers6
Pistons-Grizzlies2
Shot of the night

Lopez's layup with 7.1 seconds left puts the Bucks ahead, 106-105 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Sixers combined for 255, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SixersLakers 122, Sixers 133 · OT
255
Suns-PelicansSuns 117, Pelicans 128
245
Hawks-NetsHawks 116, Nets 120
236
Wizards-PacersWizards 111, Pacers 121
232
Wolves-JazzWolves 118, Jazz 108
226
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 121, Hornets 102
223
Raptors-MagicRaptors 109, Magic 113
222
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 103, Grizzlies 114
217
Bucks-MavsBucks 106, Mavs 105
211
Kings-CavsKings 106, Cavs 95
201
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-MavsBucks 106, Mavs 105
+1 MIL
Raptors-MagicRaptors 109, Magic 113
+4 ORL
Hawks-NetsHawks 116, Nets 120
+4 BKN
Wizards-PacersWizards 111, Pacers 121
+10 IND
Wolves-JazzWolves 118, Jazz 108
+10 MIN
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 103, Grizzlies 114
+11 MEM
Lakers-SixersLakers 122, Sixers 133 · OT
+11 PHI
Suns-PelicansSuns 117, Pelicans 128
+11 NOP
Kings-CavsKings 106, Cavs 95
+11 SAC
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 121, Hornets 102
+19 NYK
MIL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-MavsMIL won · Bucks 106, Mavs 105
11 pts
Wizards-PacersIND won · Wizards 111, Pacers 121
2 pts
Suns-PelicansNOP won · Suns 117, Pelicans 128
1 pt
Kings-CavsSAC won · Kings 106, Cavs 95
1 pt
Porzingis shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PorzingisWAS · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
WagnerORL · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
ZionNOP · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
RussellMIN · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
EmbiidPHI · 38 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
Final · Bucks-Mavs
Bucks 106Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32202133106
Mavs33153621105
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Dallas 106-105

Spencer Dinwiddie led Dallas with 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 33-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1+4−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic led the game in fantasy with 63.2 FPTS (33 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 109Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25382422109
Magic37302719113
The story
Orlando beat Toronto 113-109 behind 34 points from Franz Wagner

OG Anunoby paced Toronto: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 12-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +12+4+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pascal Siakam topped the game at 63.3 FPTS: 36 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Final · Lakers-Sixers
Lakers 122Sixers 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers203924372122
Sixers3130322713133
The story
James Harden's 28 points and 12 assists carried Philadelphia past Los Angeles, 133-122 in OT

For Los Angeles, Anthony Davis had 31 PTS, 12 REB 28 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 9-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-20, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +11+2+100+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 38

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 42, 59, 32, 32, 30, 19, 35, 39, 38Sixers-Lakers · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 18, 18, 23, 24, 26, 29, 25, 36Raptors-Magic · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 9, 32, 14, 23, 33, 30, 25, 29, 35Pelicans-Suns · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 36, 31, 45, 39, 17, 31, 29, 34Nets-Hawks · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 17, 21, 22, 16, 9, 25, 15, 34Magic-Raptors · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 42, 24, 27, 41, 35, 30, 33, 22, 33Mavs-Bucks · L
32.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shake MiltonPHI+7.2 18.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
De'Anthony MeltonPHI+3.9 15.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Norman PowellLAC+3.9 18.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Anthony DavisLAL+3.8 31.3 last 10 · 27.5 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+3.8 22.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Cold
Tre MannOKC−2.9 6.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
Caris LeVertCLE−2.8 8.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−2.7 26.3 last 10 · 29.0 season
Keldon JohnsonSAS−2.7 18.2 last 10 · 20.9 season
Troy Brown Jr.LAL−2.4 4.9 last 10 · 7.3 season