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Saturday, December 10, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nets trailed Pacers by 7 at halftime and won 136–133.

Final · Box score
Spurs115
Heat111
Q1 Spurs -4; Q2 Spurs +2; Q3 Spurs +2; Q4 Spurs +4
Final · Box score
Nets136
Pacers133
Q1 Nets +2; Q2 Nets -7; Q3 Nets -5; Q4 Nets +3
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Wizards107
Q1 Clippers -1; Q2 Clippers -3; Q3 Clippers +2; Q4 Clippers +7
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Cavs110
Q1 Cavs +6; Q2 Cavs +13; Q3 Cavs +10; Q4 Cavs +8
Final · Box score
Mavs115
Bulls144
Q1 Bulls +10; Q2 Bulls +29; Q3 Bulls +28; Q4 Bulls +29
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Warriors123
Q1 Warriors +8; Q2 Warriors +5; Q3 Warriors +12; Q4 Warriors +16
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Nuggets115
Q1 Nuggets +2; Q2 Nuggets +9; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +5
Final · Box score
Wolves118
Blazers124
Q1 Blazers +5; Q2 Blazers -1; Q3 Blazers +2; Q4 Blazers +6
On this day · 2021–22Dec 10, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Rockets), 41 points.
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The lead · Nets-Pacers

Cam Thomas scores 33, Brooklyn holds off Indiana

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Nets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-7-5+3Nets AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets40292641136
Pacers38382433133
Who led
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 5, 2, 2, 6, 2, 8, 0, 33Nets33 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 2, 3, 2, 4, 3, 0, 3, 24Nets24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 21, 15, 24, 9, 14, 26, 23, 35Pacers35 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 15, 17, 6, 22, 17, 26, 28, 17Pacers17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Heat

San Antonio handles Miami by 4

The Spurs won the second quarter 34–28. Final: 115–111. Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Nets over Pacers3Spurs over Heat4Nuggets over Jazz5Blazers over Wolves6Clippers over Wizards7Cavs over Thunder8Warriors over Celtics16Bulls over Mavs29Final margin, points. Pink = Spurs over Heat.
Lead changes
Spurs-Heat14
Wolves-Blazers14
Celtics-Warriors8
Clippers-Wizards3
Mavs-Bulls1
Thunder-Cavs0
Shot of the night

Batum's three with 23 seconds left breaks the tie, 114-107 final

The night in charts
Nets-Pacers combined for 269, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PacersNets 136, Pacers 133
269
Mavs-BullsMavs 115, Bulls 144
259
Wolves-BlazersWolves 118, Blazers 124
242
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 107, Warriors 123
230
Spurs-HeatSpurs 115, Heat 111
226
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 110, Nuggets 115
225
Clippers-WizardsClippers 114, Wizards 107
221
Thunder-CavsThunder 102, Cavs 110
212
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-PacersNets 136, Pacers 133
+3 Nets
Spurs-HeatSpurs 115, Heat 111
+4 Spurs
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 110, Nuggets 115
+5 Nuggets
Wolves-BlazersWolves 118, Blazers 124
+6 Blazers
Clippers-WizardsClippers 114, Wizards 107
+7 Clippers
Thunder-CavsThunder 102, Cavs 110
+8 Cavs
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 107, Warriors 123
+16 Warriors
Mavs-BullsMavs 115, Bulls 144
+29 Bulls
Nets rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-PacersNets won · Nets 136, Pacers 133
7 pts
Spurs-HeatSpurs won · Spurs 115, Heat 111
4 pts
Clippers-WizardsClippers won · Clippers 114, Wizards 107
3 pts
Wolves-BlazersBlazers won · Wolves 118, Blazers 124
1 pt
Gobert shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertMIN · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
HaliburtonPacers · 35 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
80% (12-15)
McGeeMavs · 18 PTS, 4 REB
80% (8-10)
VucevicBulls · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LangfordSpurs · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 136Pacers 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets40292641136
Pacers38382433133
The story
Tyrese Haliburton had 35 points and 9 assists, but Brooklyn won 136-133

For Brooklyn, Edmond Sumner had 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 35 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 12-15 FG, 7-8 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 41-33.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +2−7−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 110Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26263820110
Nuggets28333123115
The story
Jamal Murray had 30 points as Denver beat Utah 115-110

Talen Horton-Tucker led Utah with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 13-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 33-26, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +2+9+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 118Blazers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27392626118
Blazers32332930124
The story
Portland beat Minnesota 124-118 behind 36 points and 8 assists from Damian Lillard

Rudy Gobert paced Minnesota: 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 9-22 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 32-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +5−1+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 3.4 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 36

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 22, 23, 16, 21, 19, 11, 29, 36Clippers-Wizards · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 26, 29, 22, 25, 13, 21, 40, 36Blazers-Wolves · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 28, 23, 25, 14, 26, 21, 27, 35Wizards-Clippers · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 21, 15, 24, 9, 14, 26, 23, 35Pacers-Nets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 41, 18, 20, 21, 5, 26, 28, 22, 34Warriors-Celtics · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 5, 2, 2, 6, 2, 8, 0, 33Nets-Pacers · W
7.3 PPG season to date · +26.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shake MiltonSixers+7.2 18.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Kyle KuzmaWizards+4.6 26.0 last 10 · 21.4 season
Klay ThompsonWarriors+4.6 23.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Jerami GrantBlazers+4.2 26.7 last 10 · 22.5 season
De'Anthony MeltonSixers+3.9 15.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Stephen CurryWarriors−3.8 26.2 last 10 · 30.0 season
Donovan MitchellCavs−2.7 26.3 last 10 · 29.0 season
Tre MannThunder−2.7 6.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Darius GarlandCavs−2.6 18.9 last 10 · 21.5 season
Keldon JohnsonSpurs−2.6 18.3 last 10 · 20.9 season