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Friday, December 16, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 11 after three quarters and won 118–112.

Final · Box score
Hawks125
Hornets106
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +19
Final · Box score
Kings122
Pistons113
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Magic117
Celtics109
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Pacers112
Cavs118
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE -11; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Sixers118
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Nets119
Raptors116
Q1 BKN -10; Q2 BKN -10; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Bulls91
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +23
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Thunder110
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Mavs130
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Lakers126
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +18
On this day · 2021–22Dec 16, 2021: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Sixers), 34 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Cavs

Donovan Mitchell scores 41 as Cleveland beats Indiana

Joel Embiid goes for 34 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7-11+6CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31303318112
Cavs29252935118
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 8, 18, 34, 23, 43, 28, 34, 41CLE41 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 17, 21, 18, 13, 18, 12, 20CLE20 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 10, 14, 14, 18, 13, 9, 24, 22IND22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 9, 14, 26, 23, 35, 1, 29, 17IND17 PTS · 0 REB · 14 AST
Second story · Nets-Raptors

Brooklyn rallies from 10 down to beat Toronto

Trailing by 10 after one, Brooklyn outscored the Raptors 100–87 the rest of the way. Final: 119–116. Kyrie Irving led Brooklyn with 32 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Raptors
Kyrie Irving · BKNFred VanVleet · TORPTS3239REB35AST54Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wolves-Thunder14
Nuggets-Lakers13
Knicks-Bulls11
Kings-Pistons10
Warriors-Sixers7
Nets-Raptors7
Blazers-Mavs1
Shot of the night

Kyrie's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 119-116 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Mavs combined for 240, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-MavsBlazers 110, Mavs 130
240
Nets-RaptorsNets 119, Raptors 116
235
Kings-PistonsKings 122, Pistons 113
235
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 108, Lakers 126
234
Hawks-HornetsHawks 125, Hornets 106
231
Pacers-CavsPacers 112, Cavs 118
230
Magic-CelticsMagic 117, Celtics 109
226
Warriors-SixersWarriors 106, Sixers 118
224
Wolves-ThunderWolves 112, Thunder 110
222
Knicks-BullsKnicks 114, Bulls 91
205
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-ThunderWolves 112, Thunder 110
+2 MIN
Nets-RaptorsNets 119, Raptors 116
+3 BKN
Pacers-CavsPacers 112, Cavs 118
+6 CLE
Magic-CelticsMagic 117, Celtics 109
+8 ORL
Kings-PistonsKings 122, Pistons 113
+9 SAC
Warriors-SixersWarriors 106, Sixers 118
+12 PHI
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 108, Lakers 126
+18 LAL
Hawks-HornetsHawks 125, Hornets 106
+19 ATL
Blazers-MavsBlazers 110, Mavs 130
+20 DAL
Knicks-BullsKnicks 114, Bulls 91
+23 NYK
CLE erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CavsCLE won · Pacers 112, Cavs 118
11 pts
Nets-RaptorsBKN won · Nets 119, Raptors 116
10 pts
Kings-PistonsSAC won · Kings 122, Pistons 113
8 pts
Warriors-SixersPHI won · Warriors 106, Sixers 118
5 pts
Knicks-BullsNYK won · Knicks 114, Bulls 91
3 pts
Bryant shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BryantLAL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
SabonisSAC · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
WagnerORL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
HardawayDAL · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KDBKN · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 112Thunder 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30332524112
Thunder28224119110
The story
Minnesota beat Oklahoma City 112-110 behind 28 points from Naz Reid

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paced Oklahoma City: 35 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +2+13−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 119Raptors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets19333631119
Raptors29332232116
The story
Fred VanVleet had 39 points in a 119-116 loss to Brooklyn

Nicolas Claxton led Brooklyn with 15 PTS, 10 REB 39 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 14-24 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Nets took the third 36-22.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −10−10+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 112Cavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31303318112
Cavs29252935118
The story
Darius Garland's 20 points and 10 assists carried Cleveland past Indiana, 118-112

For Indiana, Bennedict Mathurin had 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 5-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 35-18.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−7−11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.0Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 41

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 8, 18, 34, 23, 43, 28, 34, 41Cavs-Pacers · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jalen Green HOU, Apr 10, 2022: 41 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 10, 13, 8, 25, 19, 20, 39, 39Raptors-Nets · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 31, 33, 35, 26, 23, 42, 27, 35Thunder-Wolves · L
31.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 30, 19, 35, 39, 38, 53, 31, 34Sixers-Warriors · W
33.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 35, 30, 33, 22, 33, 38, 30, 33Mavs-Blazers · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 25, 18, 14, 14, 21, 8, 20, 32Mavs-Blazers · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL+5.1 18.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN+4.8 21.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jordan PooleGSW+4.8 23.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Killian HayesDET+4.4 13.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Shake MiltonPHI+4.3 15.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAC−4.9 17.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Brook LopezMIL−4.3 9.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Darius GarlandCLE−3.3 17.6 last 10 · 20.9 season
Jaden IveyDET−3.3 11.5 last 10 · 14.8 season