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Thursday, December 15, 2022Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed NOP by 4 at halftime and won 132–129.

Final · Box score
Heat111
Rockets108
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Grizzlies142
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +29; Q3 MEM +46; Q4 MEM +41
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans129
Jazz132
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Suns111
Clippers95
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +27; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +16
On this day · 2021–22Dec 15, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Gordon Hayward (Hornets-Spurs), 41 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Jazz

Jordan Clarkson hits seven threes, Utah tops New Orleans

Jimmy Butler goes for 20 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+2-4-40+3UTA AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pelicans253733286129
Jazz273133329132
Who led
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 8, 33, 19, 24, 22, 21, 11, 39UTA39 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 24, 15, 32, 23, 24, 21, 19, 31UTA31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 33, 30, 25, 29, 35, 35, 26, 31NOP31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 15, 5, 7, 8, 18, 29, 14, 28NOP28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Heat-Rockets

Miami holds off Houston, 111–108

Miami led 86–85 after three and held on to win by three. Tyler Herro led Miami with 41 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over HOU3UTA over NOP3PHX over LAC16MEM over MIL41Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over HOU.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Jazz9
Heat-Rockets7
Suns-Clippers3
Bucks-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Pelicans-Jazz combined for 261, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 129, Jazz 132 · OT
261
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 101, Grizzlies 142
243
Heat-RocketsHeat 111, Rockets 108
219
Suns-ClippersSuns 111, Clippers 95
206
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-RocketsHeat 111, Rockets 108
+3 MIA
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 129, Jazz 132 · OT
+3 UTA
Suns-ClippersSuns 111, Clippers 95
+16 PHX
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 101, Grizzlies 142
+41 MEM
Herro shot 13-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HerroMIA · 41 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
SengunHOU · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Kevin Porter Jr.HOU · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
59% (10-17)
ClarksonUTA · 39 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (15-26)
Final · Pelicans-Jazz
Pelicans 129Jazz 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans253733286129
Jazz273133329132
The story
Lauri Markkanen had 31 points as Utah beat New Orleans 132-129 in OT

CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 32-28.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2−4−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 111Rockets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat29372025111
Rockets29233323108
The story
Max Strus' 12 points carried Miami past Houston, 111-108

For Houston, Jalen Green had 22 PTS, 5 REB 12 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 5-14 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-23, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0+14+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Grizzlies
Bucks 101Grizzlies 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks18233030101
Grizzlies33374725142
The story
Memphis beat Milwaukee 142-101 behind a 25-10-10 triple-double from Ja Morant

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced Milwaukee: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 9-21 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 47-30 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
500 +15+29+46+41 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tyler Herro leads the day with 41

Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 26, 23, 34, 19, 23, 8, 35, 41Heat-Rockets · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Deni Avdija POR, Jan 7, 2026: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Career high41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 8, 33, 19, 24, 22, 21, 11, 39Jazz-Pelicans · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 33, 30, 25, 29, 35, 35, 26, 31Pelicans-Jazz · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 24, 15, 32, 23, 24, 21, 19, 31Jazz-Pelicans · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 15, 5, 7, 8, 18, 29, 14, 28Pelicans-Jazz · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 22, 20, 13, 4, 11, 27, 18, 27Suns-Clippers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 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
Brook LopezMIL−4.3 9.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
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
Max StrusMIA−3.3 10.2 last 10 · 13.5 season