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Sunday, December 25, 2022Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed NYK by 12 after the first quarter and won 119–112.

Final · Box score
Sixers119
Knicks112
Q1 PHI -12; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Mavs124
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -11; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Bucks118
Celtics139
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Warriors123
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +14
Final · OT · Box score
Suns125
Nuggets128
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +3
On this day · 2021–22Dec 25, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Nets), 39 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Knicks

Joel Embiid scores 35, Philadelphia rallies past New York

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-3-1+7PHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25353524119
Knicks37263316112
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 35, 39, 38, 53, 31, 34, 28, 22, 44, 35PHI35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 28, 19, 21, 27, 14, 15, 20, 29PHI29 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 27, 31, 19, 25, 15, 30, 29, 35NYK35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 18, 30, 22, 30, 21, 7, 12, 23NYK23 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Lakers-Mavs

Dallas rallies from 11 down to beat Lakers

Trailing by 11 at the half, Dallas outscored the Lakers 81–61 the rest of the way. Final: 124–115. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Lakers
Luka Doncic · DALLeBron James · LALPTS3238REB96AST95Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Suns-Nuggets6
Bucks-Celtics3
Grizzlies-Warriors3
Sixers-Knicks1
Lakers-Mavs1
The night in charts
Bucks-Celtics combined for 257, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-CelticsBucks 118, Celtics 139
257
Suns-NuggetsSuns 125, Nuggets 128 · OT
253
Lakers-MavsLakers 115, Mavs 124
239
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 109, Warriors 123
232
Sixers-KnicksSixers 119, Knicks 112
231
DEN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Suns-NuggetsSuns 125, Nuggets 128 · OT
+3 DEN
Sixers-KnicksSixers 119, Knicks 112
+7 PHI
Lakers-MavsLakers 115, Mavs 124
+9 DAL
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 109, Warriors 123
+14 GSW
Bucks-CelticsBucks 118, Celtics 139
+21 BOS
PHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KnicksPHI won · Sixers 119, Knicks 112
12 pts
Lakers-MavsDAL won · Lakers 115, Mavs 124
11 pts
Suns-NuggetsDEN won · Suns 125, Nuggets 128 · OT
6 pts
Wood shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WoodDAL · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL
71% (12-17)
JokicDEN · 41 PTS, 15 REB, 15 AST, 1 BLK
64% (16-25)
TatumBOS · 41 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
64% (14-22)
Aaron GordonDEN · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
DiVincenzoGSW · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 125Nuggets 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2433272912125
Nuggets2823303215128
The story
Aaron Gordon had 28 points and 13 rebounds as Denver beat Phoenix 128-125 in OT

Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 22 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 11-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 28-24, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4−6−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 119Knicks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25353524119
Knicks37263316112
The story
James Harden's 29 points and 13 assists carried Philadelphia past New York, 119-112

For New York, Julius Randle had 35 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 7-16 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 35-26.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −12−3−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 115Mavs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28262140115
Mavs21225130124
The story
Dallas beat Los Angeles 124-115 behind 30 points from Christian Wood

Russell Westbrook paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 12-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 51-21 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −7−11+19+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg27.0Last 3

27.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 41

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 33, 31, 43, 25, 40, 13, 29, 41Nuggets-Suns · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Feb 18, 2010: 43 PTS · 13 REB · 15 AST
41 PTS · 15 REB · 15 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 25, 18, 20, 44, 31, 41, 30, 41Celtics-Bucks · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dejounte Murray ATL, Oct 30, 2023: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 23, 35, 33, 30, 33, 31, 34, 38Lakers-Mavs · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 33, 26, 15, 25, 6, 35, 12, 36Grizzlies-Warriors · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 27, 31, 19, 25, 15, 30, 29, 35Knicks-Sixers · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 35, 39, 38, 53, 31, 34, 28, 22, 44, 35Sixers-Knicks · W
33.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+6.6 26.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.2 30.6 last 10 · 25.4 season
Nicolas BatumLAC+5.0 11.4 last 10 · 6.4 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.7 27.8 last 10 · 23.1 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN+4.7 21.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
Max StrusMIA−4.8 8.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−4.7 17.8 last 10 · 22.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
P.J. WashingtonCHA−3.3 11.3 last 10 · 14.6 season
Troy Brown Jr.LAL−3.2 2.8 last 10 · 6.0 season