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Wednesday, December 14, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed TOR by 8 after the first quarter and won 124–123.

Final · OT · Box score
Pistons141
Hornets134
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +10; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +7
Final · Box score
Warriors119
Pacers125
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Hawks124
Magic135
Q1 ORL +28; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +11
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks128
Bulls120
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Kings124
Raptors123
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC -6; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Heat110
Thunder108
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Blazers128
Spurs112
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Mavs90
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Wizards128
Nuggets141
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Clippers99
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2021–22Dec 14, 2021: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Raptors), 34 points.
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The lead · Kings-Raptors

Sacramento climbs back to beat Toronto

Nikola Jokic goes for 43 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3-6+1SAC AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23362936124
Raptors31313229123
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 20, 11, 19, 14, 16, 15, 13, 27SAC27 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 9, 30, 20, 13, 20, 16, 9, 12, 16, 24SAC24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 2, 10, 13, 8, 25, 19, 20, 39TOR39 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 4, 17, 17, 21, 13, 6, 11, 27TOR27 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 16.

SAC over TOR1MIA over OKC2IND over GSW6DET over CHA7NYK over CHI8ORL over ATL11LAC over MIN11DEN over WAS13CLE over DAL15POR over SAS16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Heat-Thunder13
Pistons-Hornets11
Wizards-Nuggets11
Kings-Raptors8
Wolves-Clippers7
Knicks-Bulls6
Blazers-Spurs4
Warriors-Pacers1
Hawks-Magic0
Cavs-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Herro's jumper with 5.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 110-108 final

The night in charts
Pistons-Hornets combined for 275, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-HornetsPistons 141, Hornets 134 · OT
275
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 128, Nuggets 141
269
Hawks-MagicHawks 124, Magic 135
259
Knicks-BullsKnicks 128, Bulls 120 · OT
248
Kings-RaptorsKings 124, Raptors 123
247
Warriors-PacersWarriors 119, Pacers 125
244
Blazers-SpursBlazers 128, Spurs 112
240
Heat-ThunderHeat 110, Thunder 108
218
Cavs-MavsCavs 105, Mavs 90
195
Wolves-ClippersWolves 88, Clippers 99
187
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-RaptorsKings 124, Raptors 123
+1 SAC
Heat-ThunderHeat 110, Thunder 108
+2 MIA
Warriors-PacersWarriors 119, Pacers 125
+6 IND
Pistons-HornetsPistons 141, Hornets 134 · OT
+7 DET
Knicks-BullsKnicks 128, Bulls 120 · OT
+8 NYK
Wolves-ClippersWolves 88, Clippers 99
+11 LAC
Hawks-MagicHawks 124, Magic 135
+11 ORL
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 128, Nuggets 141
+13 DEN
Cavs-MavsCavs 105, Mavs 90
+15 CLE
Blazers-SpursBlazers 128, Spurs 112
+16 POR
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-RaptorsSAC won · Kings 124, Raptors 123
8 pts
Wolves-ClippersLAC won · Wolves 88, Clippers 99
5 pts
Jokic shot 17-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 43 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 5 STL
85% (17-20)
CapelaATL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
StewartDET · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
SabonisSAC · 21 PTS, 20 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
HylandDEN · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 124Raptors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23362936124
Raptors31313229123
The story
Fred VanVleet had 39 points in a 124-123 loss to Sacramento

Domantas Sabonis led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 20 REB, 7 AST 39 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 13-25 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 36-29.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −8−3−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Thunder
Heat 110Thunder 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat31332224110
Thunder31213224108
The story
Miami beat Oklahoma City 110-108 behind 35 points from Tyler Herro

Josh Giddey paced Oklahoma City: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 35 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 12-23 FG, 9-17 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0+12+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander topped the game at 45.6 FPTS: 27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST

Final · Wizards-Nuggets
Wizards 128Nuggets 141
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31362833128
Nuggets38343039141
The story
Aaron Gordon's 22 points carried Denver past Washington, 141-128

For Washington, Monte Morris had 20 PTS, 7 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-31, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +7+5+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 43

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 19, 32, 17, 24, 32, 19, 33, 31, 43Nuggets-Wizards · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Mar 2, 2018: 43 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Season high43 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 2, 10, 13, 8, 25, 19, 20, 39Raptors-Kings · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 25, 32, 19, 30, 12, 32, 20, 38Warriors-Pacers · L
30.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 22, 25, 13, 21, 40, 36, 38, 37Blazers-Spurs · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 22, 26, 23, 34, 19, 23, 8, 35Heat-Thunder · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 32, 8, 18, 34, 23, 43, 28, 34Cavs-Mavs · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shake MiltonPHI+5.3 16.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Killian HayesDET+5.0 13.7 last 10 · 8.7 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN+4.8 21.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jerami GrantPOR+4.6 27.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.3 28.9 last 10 · 24.6 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAC−4.0 18.5 last 10 · 22.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Darius GarlandCLE−3.5 17.5 last 10 · 21.0 season
Brook LopezMIL−3.1 11.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Max StrusMIA−2.6 10.9 last 10 · 13.5 season