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Monday, December 19, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 116–106.

Final · Box score
Jazz99
Cavs122
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +23
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors101
Sixers104
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Magic125
Hawks126
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Spurs124
Rockets105
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Wolves116
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Bucks128
Pelicans119
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Blazers121
Thunder123
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Suns130
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +24; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +26
Final · Box score
Hornets125
Kings119
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +6
On this day · 2021–22Dec 19, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Bulls-Lakers), 38 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Wolves

Minnesota climbs out of a 9-point hole against Dallas

Jonas Valanciunas goes for 37 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+13+20+10MIN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30143032106
Wolves21363722116
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 26, 14, 26, 17, 19, 19, 37, 27MIN27 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 6, 12, 15, 10, 9, 28, 10, 27MIN27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 21, 13, 15, 27, 20, 10, 13, 20DAL20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 41, 35, 30, 33, 22, 33, 38, 30, 33, 19DAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 26.

ATL over ORL1OKC over POR2PHI over TOR3CHA over SAC6MIL over NOP9MIN over DAL10SAS over HOU19CLE over UTA23PHX over LAL26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Blazers-Thunder16
Hornets-Kings15
Raptors-Sixers5
Magic-Hawks3
Bucks-Pelicans3
Jazz-Cavs2
Spurs-Rockets2
Mavs-Wolves1
Shot of the night

SGA's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 123-121 final

The night in charts
Magic-Hawks combined for 251, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-HawksMagic 125, Hawks 126
251
Bucks-PelicansBucks 128, Pelicans 119
247
Hornets-KingsHornets 125, Kings 119
244
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 121, Thunder 123
244
Lakers-SunsLakers 104, Suns 130
234
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 124, Rockets 105
229
Mavs-WolvesMavs 106, Wolves 116
222
Jazz-CavsJazz 99, Cavs 122
221
Raptors-SixersRaptors 101, Sixers 104 · OT
205
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 125, Hawks 126
+1 ATL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 121, Thunder 123
+2 OKC
Raptors-SixersRaptors 101, Sixers 104 · OT
+3 PHI
Hornets-KingsHornets 125, Kings 119
+6 CHA
Bucks-PelicansBucks 128, Pelicans 119
+9 MIL
Mavs-WolvesMavs 106, Wolves 116
+10 MIN
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 124, Rockets 105
+19 SAS
Jazz-CavsJazz 99, Cavs 122
+23 CLE
Lakers-SunsLakers 104, Suns 130
+26 PHX
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-WolvesMIN won · Mavs 106, Wolves 116
9 pts
Spurs-RocketsSAS won · Spurs 124, Rockets 105
2 pts
Hornets-KingsCHA won · Hornets 125, Kings 119
1 pt
Raptors-SixersPHI won · Raptors 101, Sixers 104 · OT
1 pt
Ayton shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
OsmanCLE · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
SengunHOU · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
GiannisMIL · 42 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Brook LopezMIL · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 125Hawks 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27382931125
Hawks34343622126
The story
Trae Young's 37 points and 13 assists carried Atlanta past Orlando, 126-125

For Orlando, Markelle Fultz had 24 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 37 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB · 11-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-27, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+3+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 121Thunder 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28303627121
Thunder28333329123
The story
Oklahoma City beat Portland 123-121 behind 35 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jerami Grant paced Portland: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 10-24 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-30 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 101Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors232332212101
Sixers223521215104
The story
Joel Embiid had 28 points and 11 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Toronto 104-101 in OT

Chris Boucher led Toronto with 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 6-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the 76ers took the second 35-23.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1+1100+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Pascal Siakam led the game in fantasy with 64.5 FPTS (38 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 25 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
22.82021–22 avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 2021–22 (48 games). Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 42

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 40, 34, 35, 28, 16, 30, 19, 42Bucks-Pelicans · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Finley DAL, Nov 27, 2002: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
42 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 29, 25, 36, 19, 19, 17, 27, 38Raptors-Sixers · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 13, 14, 12, 8, 15, 6, 12, 37Pelicans-Bucks · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 30, 23, 19, 33, 19, 19, 31, 37Hawks-Magic · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 19, 14, 16, 15, 13, 27, 24, 37Kings-Hornets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 33, 35, 26, 23, 42, 27, 35, 35Thunder-Blazers · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+5.9 24.9 last 10 · 19.0 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN+4.8 21.6 last 10 · 16.8 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.4 29.6 last 10 · 25.2 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL+4.2 17.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Zion WilliamsonNOP+4.0 29.2 last 10 · 25.2 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Max StrusMIA−3.6 9.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−3.6 19.6 last 10 · 23.2 season
Darius GarlandCLE−3.5 17.2 last 10 · 20.7 season
P.J. WashingtonCHA−2.9 11.5 last 10 · 14.4 season