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Tuesday, December 13, 2022Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Jazz trailed Pelicans by 1 after the first quarter and won 121–100.

Final · Box score
Kings103
Sixers123
Q1 Sixers +7; Q2 Sixers +25; Q3 Sixers +18; Q4 Sixers +20
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Bucks128
Q1 Bucks +11; Q2 Bucks +12; Q3 Bucks +18; Q4 Bucks +17
Final · Box score
Suns97
Rockets111
Q1 Rockets +7; Q2 Rockets +19; Q3 Rockets +17; Q4 Rockets +14
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Jazz121
Q1 Jazz -1; Q2 Jazz +7; Q3 Jazz +20; Q4 Jazz +21
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics122
Lakers118
Q1 Celtics +13; Q2 Celtics +15; Q3 Celtics +6; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics +4
On this day · 2021–22Dec 13, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Bucks), 42 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Jazz

Utah routs New Orleans by 21

Jayson Tatum goes for 44 points

Game flow · Jazz margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+7+20+21Jazz AHEAD ↑Pelicans AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans30152629100
Jazz29233930121
Who led
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 11, 3, 16, 3, 18, 23, 19, 21Jazz21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 13, 24, 15, 32, 23, 24, 21, 19Jazz19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 23, 33, 30, 25, 29, 35, 35, 26Pelicans26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 4, 8, 16, 21, 13, 14, 12, 8, 15Pelicans15 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Lakers

Boston outlasts Lakers in overtime

110–110 at the end of regulation. Boston took the last extra period 12–8. Final: 122–118. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 44 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Lakers
Jayson Tatum · CelticsAnthony Davis · LakersPTS4437REB912AST63Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Kings-Sixers8
Pelicans-Jazz5
Celtics-Lakers4
Suns-Rockets0
The night in charts
Celtics-Lakers combined for 240, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-LakersCeltics 122, Lakers 118 · OT
240
Warriors-BucksWarriors 111, Bucks 128
239
Kings-SixersKings 103, Sixers 123
226
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 100, Jazz 121
221
Suns-RocketsSuns 97, Rockets 111
208
Celtics won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Celtics-LakersCeltics 122, Lakers 118 · OT
+4 Celtics
Suns-RocketsSuns 97, Rockets 111
+14 Rockets
Warriors-BucksWarriors 111, Bucks 128
+17 Bucks
Kings-SixersKings 103, Sixers 123
+20 Sixers
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 100, Jazz 121
+21 Jazz
Sabonis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisKings · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST
80% (8-10)
PortisBucks · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
Alexander-WalkerJazz · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
ZionPelicans · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
EmbiidSixers · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 122Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics3728232212122
Lakers242632288118
The story
Jaylen Brown had 25 points and 15 rebounds as Boston beat Los Angeles 122-118 in OT

Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 37 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 37-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +13+15+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Bucks
Warriors 111Bucks 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27252534111
Bucks38263133128
The story
Milwaukee beat Golden State 128-111 behind 30 points and 12 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 20 PTS, 6 REB 30 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 9-26 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +11+12+18+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Sixers
Kings 103Sixers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32232820103
Sixers39412122123
The story
James Harden's 21 points and 15 assists carried Philadelphia past Sacramento, 123-103

For Sacramento, Domantas Sabonis had 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB, 5 STL · 7-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 41-23, was where the 76ers built it.

Sixers lead by quarter
300 +7+25+18+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 18 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 25 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 44

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 49, 14, 29, 31, 25, 18, 20, 44Celtics-Lakers · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady Magic, Mar 28, 2001: 44 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
44 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 25, 27, 44, 55, 1, 31, 34, 37Lakers-Celtics · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 39, 21, 31, 28, 29, 21, 23, 35, 33Lakers-Celtics · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 59, 32, 32, 30, 19, 35, 39, 38, 53, 31Sixers-Kings · W
33.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 38, 30, 37, 40, 34, 35, 28, 16, 30Bucks-Warriors · W
31.1 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 23, 33, 30, 25, 29, 35, 35, 26Pelicans-Jazz · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shake MiltonSixers+5.3 16.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
D'Angelo RussellWolves+4.8 21.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jerami GrantBlazers+4.7 27.3 last 10 · 22.6 season
Klay ThompsonWarriors+4.2 22.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Nikola JokicNuggets+3.9 27.7 last 10 · 23.8 season
Cold
Stephen CurryWarriors−3.8 25.8 last 10 · 29.6 season
De'Aaron FoxKings−3.2 19.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Bennedict MathurinPacers−3.2 14.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Brook LopezBucks−3.1 11.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Darius GarlandCavs−3.1 18.3 last 10 · 21.4 season