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Wednesday, December 21, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by OKC (vs POR) and ORL (vs HOU).

Final · Box score
Bucks106
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Sixers113
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Hawks108
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Nets143
Q1 BKN +29; Q2 BKN +40; Q3 BKN +30; Q4 BKN +30
Final · Box score
Pacers117
Celtics112
Q1 IND +20; Q2 IND +28; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Raptors113
Knicks106
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Magic116
Rockets110
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Wolves99
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Thunder101
Q1 OKC -10; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Lakers120
Kings134
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Clippers126
Q1 LAC +18; Q2 LAC +31; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +21
On this day · 2021–22Dec 21, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Pelicans), 39 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Thunder

OKC climbs back to beat Portland

Pascal Siakam goes for 52 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-50+3OKC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3222242098
Thunder22272923101
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 35, 26, 23, 42, 27, 35, 35, 27OKC27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 7, 11, 17, 14, 13, 1, 13, 15OKC15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 28, 18, 17, 24, 18, 7, 26, 17POR17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 40, 36, 38, 37, 24, 25, 28, 16POR16 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Brooklyn posts the night's biggest win

Brooklyn beat Golden State by 30, the widest margin of 11 games.

CHI over ATL2OKC over POR3IND over BOS5DAL over MIN5ORL over HOU6TOR over NYK7CLE over MIL8SAC over LAL14PHI over DET20LAC over CHA21BKN over GSW30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Mavs-Wolves15
Raptors-Knicks12
Blazers-Thunder11
Pistons-Sixers4
Bulls-Hawks4
Hornets-Clippers2
Pacers-Celtics1
Magic-Rockets1
Warriors-Nets0
Shot of the night

Dosunmu's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 110-108 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Nets combined for 256, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NetsWarriors 113, Nets 143
256
Lakers-KingsLakers 120, Kings 134
254
Hornets-ClippersHornets 105, Clippers 126
231
Pacers-CelticsPacers 117, Celtics 112
229
Magic-RocketsMagic 116, Rockets 110
226
Bucks-CavsBucks 106, Cavs 114
220
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 113, Knicks 106
219
Bulls-HawksBulls 110, Hawks 108
218
Pistons-SixersPistons 93, Sixers 113
206
Mavs-WolvesMavs 104, Wolves 99
203
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 98, Thunder 101
199
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-HawksBulls 110, Hawks 108
+2 CHI
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 98, Thunder 101
+3 OKC
Mavs-WolvesMavs 104, Wolves 99
+5 DAL
Pacers-CelticsPacers 117, Celtics 112
+5 IND
Magic-RocketsMagic 116, Rockets 110
+6 ORL
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 113, Knicks 106
+7 TOR
Bucks-CavsBucks 106, Cavs 114
+8 CLE
Lakers-KingsLakers 120, Kings 134
+14 SAC
Pistons-SixersPistons 93, Sixers 113
+20 PHI
Hornets-ClippersHornets 105, Clippers 126
+21 LAC
Warriors-NetsWarriors 113, Nets 143
+30 BKN
OKC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-ThunderOKC won · Blazers 98, Thunder 101
10 pts
Magic-RocketsORL won · Magic 116, Rockets 110
10 pts
Mavs-WolvesDAL won · Mavs 104, Wolves 99
2 pts
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 120, Kings 134
1 pt
Wiseman shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WisemanGSW · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
86% (12-14)
GobertMIN · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
RandleNYK · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST
76% (13-17)
QuickleyNYK · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 98Thunder 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3222242098
Thunder22272923101
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 27 points carried Oklahoma City past Portland, 101-98

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 16 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 27-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −10−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 117Celtics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers42292917117
Celtics22214227112
The story
Indiana beat Boston 117-112 behind 33 points and 8 assists from Tyrese Haliburton

Malcolm Brogdon paced Boston: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 12-24 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

A 42-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 +20+28+15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum topped the game at 62.0 FPTS: 41 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 116Rockets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25293131116
Rockets31332323110
The story
Paolo Banchero had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando beat Houston 116-110

Alperen Sengun led Houston with 13 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Magic took the third 31-23.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −6−10−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Porter Jr. led the game in fantasy with 55.2 FPTS (31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.4Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Pascal Siakam leads the day with 52

Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 25, 36, 19, 19, 17, 27, 38, 52Raptors-Knicks · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 18, 2003: 52 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Career high52 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 37, 40, 34, 35, 28, 16, 30, 19, 42, 45Bucks-Cavs · L
31.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Jan 23, 2009: 46 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 49, 14, 29, 31, 25, 18, 20, 44, 31, 41Celtics-Pacers · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 28, 2010: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 23, 43, 28, 34, 41, 25, 23, 36Cavs-Bucks · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 23, 19, 33, 19, 19, 31, 37, 34Hawks-Bulls · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 26, 23, 35, 1, 29, 17, 15, 33Pacers-Celtics · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+5.8 24.9 last 10 · 19.1 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN+4.4 20.9 last 10 · 16.5 season
Nicolas BatumLAC+4.1 10.4 last 10 · 6.3 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
Kevin LoveCLE−3.5 5.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
P.J. WashingtonCHA−3.3 11.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−3.3 19.8 last 10 · 23.1 season