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Tuesday, December 20, 2022Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIA by 5 at halftime and won 113–103.

Final · Box score
Jazz126
Pistons111
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Heat103
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Knicks132
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +38
Final · Box score
Wizards113
Suns110
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN +21; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +14
On this day · 2021–22Dec 20, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Celtics), 41 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Heat

Chicago beats Miami, 113–103

Lauri Markkanen goes for 38 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-5+11+10CHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31213625113
Heat21362026103
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 12, 25, 20, 13, 19, 9, 23, 29CHI29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 18, 27, 28, 34, 32, 14, 29, 24CHI24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 15, 21, 31, 12, 22, 15, 22, 27MIA27 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 34, 19, 23, 8, 35, 41, 21, 19MIA19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Wizards-Suns

Washington wins a tight one over Phoenix

113–110. Neither team led by more than 5 at any break. Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over PHX3CHI over MIA10DEN over MEM14UTA over DET15NYK over GSW38Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over PHX.
Lead changes
Wizards-Suns11
Jazz-Pistons10
Bulls-Heat8
Warriors-Knicks0
Grizzlies-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Jazz-Pistons combined for 237, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PistonsJazz 126, Pistons 111
237
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 94, Knicks 132
226
Wizards-SunsWizards 113, Suns 110
223
Bulls-HeatBulls 113, Heat 103
216
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 91, Nuggets 105
196
WAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wizards-SunsWizards 113, Suns 110
+3 WAS
Bulls-HeatBulls 113, Heat 103
+10 CHI
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 91, Nuggets 105
+14 DEN
Jazz-PistonsJazz 126, Pistons 111
+15 UTA
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 94, Knicks 132
+38 NYK
CHI rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HeatCHI won · Bulls 113, Heat 103
5 pts
Wizards-SunsWAS won · Wizards 113, Suns 110
3 pts
Bam shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamMIA · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST
80% (12-15)
VucevicCHI · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
IveyDET · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
HighsmithMIA · 18 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
MarkkanenUTA · 38 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Wizards-Suns
Wizards 113Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27262733113
Suns30183032110
The story
Kyle Kuzma had 29 points as Washington beat Phoenix 113-110

Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 30 PTS, 13 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 10-19 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Wizards took the second 26-18.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −3+5+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 91Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1426312091
Nuggets35202921105
The story
Denver beat Memphis 105-91 behind 24 points from Aaron Gordon

Ja Morant paced Memphis: 35 PTS, 10 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +21+15+13+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic topped the game at 50.6 FPTS: 13 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST

Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 126Pistons 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz31303431126
Pistons24362526111
The story
Jarred Vanderbilt's 18 points and 13 rebounds carried Utah past Detroit, 126-111

For Detroit, Jaden Ivey had 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-25, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+1+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.0Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.0 in 31 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Lauri Markkanen leads the day with 38

Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 23, 24, 21, 19, 31, 18, 24, 38Jazz-Pistons · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high38 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 24, 28, 33, 26, 15, 25, 6, 35Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Landry ShametPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 6, 0, 5, 13, 6, 4, 13, 31Suns-Wizards · L
8.2 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 8, 25, 20, 8, 25, 28, 5, 21, 30Suns-Wizards · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Jaden IveyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 10, 12, 10, 16, 13, 5, 19, 30Pistons-Jazz · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 12, 25, 20, 13, 19, 9, 23, 29Bulls-Heat · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+7.4 26.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN+4.8 21.6 last 10 · 16.8 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
Kristaps PorzingisWAS+3.9 26.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Max StrusMIA−5.2 7.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 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