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Wednesday, December 28, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DEN by 16 after the first quarter and won 127–126.

Final · Box score
Magic101
Pistons121
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Suns102
Wizards127
Q1 WAS +15; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +25
Final · Box score
Nets108
Hawks107
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN -7; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +1
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Heat112
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +14
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks113
Bulls119
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Wolves118
Pelicans119
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -2; Q4 NOP +1
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Warriors112
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets126
Kings127
Q1 SAC -16; Q2 SAC -13; Q3 SAC -11; Q4 SAC +1
On this day · 2021–22Dec 28, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Franz Wagner (Magic-Bucks), 38 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Kings

Malik Monk drops 33 in 16-point comeback win over Denver

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 45 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-13-11+1SAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets40353021126
Kings24383233127
Who led
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 16, 24, 11, 12, 2, 16, 8, 33SAC33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 13, 27, 24, 37, 22, 26, 26, 31SAC31 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 43, 25, 40, 13, 29, 41, 20, 40DEN40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Nah'Shon HylandPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 23, 5, 7, 12, 7, 3, 5, 20DEN20 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Wizards rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Washington beat Phoenix by 25.

BKN over ATL1NOP over MIN1SAC over DEN1GSW over UTA5CHI over MIL6MIA over LAL14DET over ORL20WAS over PHX25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Pelicans13
Jazz-Warriors8
Bucks-Bulls6
Magic-Pistons3
Suns-Wizards1
Nuggets-Kings1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 253, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 126, Kings 127
253
Wolves-PelicansWolves 118, Pelicans 119
237
Bucks-BullsBucks 113, Bulls 119 · OT
232
Suns-WizardsSuns 102, Wizards 127
229
Magic-PistonsMagic 101, Pistons 121
222
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 107, Warriors 112
219
Nets-HawksNets 108, Hawks 107
215
Lakers-HeatLakers 98, Heat 112
210
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-PelicansWolves 118, Pelicans 119
+1 NOP
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 126, Kings 127
+1 SAC
Nets-HawksNets 108, Hawks 107
+1 BKN
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 107, Warriors 112
+5 GSW
Bucks-BullsBucks 113, Bulls 119 · OT
+6 CHI
Lakers-HeatLakers 98, Heat 112
+14 MIA
Magic-PistonsMagic 101, Pistons 121
+20 DET
Suns-WizardsSuns 102, Wizards 127
+25 WAS
SAC erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-KingsSAC won · Nuggets 126, Kings 127
16 pts
Jazz-WarriorsGSW won · Jazz 107, Warriors 112
10 pts
Nets-HawksBKN won · Nets 108, Hawks 107
7 pts
Wolves-PelicansNOP won · Wolves 118, Pelicans 119
6 pts
Bucks-BullsCHI won · Bucks 113, Bulls 119 · OT
4 pts
Burks shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BurksDET · 32 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
91% (10-11)
HachimuraWAS · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
ZionNOP · 43 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
SabonisSAC · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
McDanielsMIN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 126Kings 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets40353021126
Kings24383233127
The story
Domantas Sabonis had 31 points and 10 rebounds as Sacramento beat Denver 127-126

Nah'Shon Hyland led Denver with 20 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 12-18 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 33-21.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −16−13−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic led the game in fantasy with 58.4 FPTS (40 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Wolves-Pelicans
Wolves 118Pelicans 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28273330118
Pelicans24253733119
The story
New Orleans beat Minnesota 119-118 behind 43 points from Zion Williamson

Anthony Edwards paced Minnesota: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 43 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 14-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 37-33 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −4−6−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 113Bulls 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks322327247113
Bulls2829222713119
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 42 points and 10 rebounds carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 119-113 in OT

For Milwaukee, Brook Lopez had 14 PTS, 6 REB 42 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 15-25 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 29-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4+2−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 29 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 45

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 16, 30, 19, 42, 45, 26, 27, 45Bucks-Bulls · L
31.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jun 6, 2001: 44 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Ties season high45 PTS · 22 REB · 7 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 29, 35, 35, 26, 31, 30, 18, 43Pelicans-Wolves · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 17, 2001: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Career high43 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 32, 14, 29, 24, 28, 25, 31, 42Bulls-Bucks · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady HOU, Dec 31, 2004: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 43, 25, 40, 13, 29, 41, 20, 40Nuggets-Kings · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Feb 7, 2001: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 16, 24, 11, 12, 2, 16, 8, 33Kings-Nuggets · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 27, 7, 12, 10, 7, 7, 14, 32Pistons-Magic · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+5.8 31.5 last 10 · 25.7 season
Quentin GrimesNYK+5.6 15.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Norman PowellLAC+5.5 20.8 last 10 · 15.3 season
Jordan PooleGSW+5.4 25.1 last 10 · 19.8 season
CJ McCollumNOP+4.9 24.3 last 10 · 19.4 season
Cold
Anfernee SimonsPOR−5.0 17.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Max StrusMIA−3.8 9.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Myles TurnerIND−3.1 13.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Jalen SmithIND−3.0 7.1 last 10 · 10.1 season