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Saturday, December 31, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pistons trailed Wolves by 14 at halftime and won 116–104.

Final · Box score
Clippers130
Pacers131
Q1 Pacers +10; Q2 Pacers +7; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers +1
Final · Box score
Nets123
Hornets106
Q1 Nets +10; Q2 Nets +12; Q3 Nets +18; Q4 Nets +17
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Bulls102
Q1 Cavs -2; Q2 Cavs +5; Q3 Cavs +7; Q4 Cavs +1
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Rockets88
Q1 Knicks -8; Q2 Knicks +4; Q3 Knicks +12; Q4 Knicks +20
Final · Box score
Mavs126
Spurs125
Q1 Mavs +2; Q2 Mavs +4; Q3 Mavs +10; Q4 Mavs +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans101
Grizzlies116
Q1 Grizzlies +6; Q2 Grizzlies +3; Q3 Grizzlies +4; Q4 Grizzlies +15
Final · Box score
Pistons116
Wolves104
Q1 Pistons -11; Q2 Pistons -14; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 Pistons +12
Final · Box score
Sixers115
Thunder96
Q1 Sixers +18; Q2 Sixers +26; Q3 Sixers +17; Q4 Sixers +19
Final · Box score
Heat126
Jazz123
Q1 Heat +1; Q2 Heat +6; Q3 Heat -2; Q4 Heat +3
On this day · 2021–22Dec 31, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Blazers), 43 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Wolves

Detroit climbs out of a 14-point hole against Minnesota

Luka Doncic goes for 51 points

Game flow · Pistons margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-140+12Pistons AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons28223828116
Wolves39252416104
Who led
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 26, 15, 10, 23, 23, 14, 20, 28Pistons28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Marvin Bagley IIIPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 4, 13, 12, 10, 10, 4, 7, 18Pistons18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 37, 27, 23, 30, 29, 27, 30, 30Wolves30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 28, 9, 8, 21, 13, 27, 15, 25Wolves25 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 20.

Pacers over Clippers1Cavs over Bulls1Mavs over Spurs1Heat over Jazz3Pistons over Wolves12Grizzlies over Pelicans15Nets over Hornets17Sixers over Thunder19Knicks over Rockets20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Cavs-Bulls13
Mavs-Spurs13
Clippers-Pacers9
Knicks-Rockets3
Pelicans-Grizzlies2
Pistons-Wolves1
Nets-Hornets0
Sixers-Thunder0
The night in charts
Clippers-Pacers combined for 261, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PacersClippers 130, Pacers 131
261
Mavs-SpursMavs 126, Spurs 125
251
Heat-JazzHeat 126, Jazz 123
249
Nets-HornetsNets 123, Hornets 106
229
Pistons-WolvesPistons 116, Wolves 104
220
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 101, Grizzlies 116
217
Sixers-ThunderSixers 115, Thunder 96
211
Cavs-BullsCavs 103, Bulls 102
205
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 108, Rockets 88
196
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-PacersClippers 130, Pacers 131
+1 Pacers
Cavs-BullsCavs 103, Bulls 102
+1 Cavs
Mavs-SpursMavs 126, Spurs 125
+1 Mavs
Heat-JazzHeat 126, Jazz 123
+3 Heat
Pistons-WolvesPistons 116, Wolves 104
+12 Pistons
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 101, Grizzlies 116
+15 Grizzlies
Nets-HornetsNets 123, Hornets 106
+17 Nets
Sixers-ThunderSixers 115, Thunder 96
+19 Sixers
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 108, Rockets 88
+20 Knicks
Pistons erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-WolvesPistons won · Pistons 116, Wolves 104
14 pts
Knicks-RocketsKnicks won · Knicks 108, Rockets 88
8 pts
Cavs-BullsCavs won · Cavs 103, Bulls 102
2 pts
Heat-JazzHeat won · Heat 126, Jazz 123
2 pts
Bogdanovic shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogdanovicPistons · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DosunmuBulls · 19 PTS, 5 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
PoeltlSpurs · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST
70% (7-10)
WoodMavs · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
TurnerPacers · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 126Spurs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32363523126
Spurs30342932125
The story
Christian Wood had 25 points as Dallas beat San Antonio 126-125

Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 30 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the third 35-29, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +2+4+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pacers
Clippers 130Pacers 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers22333837130
Pacers32303138131
The story
Tyrese Haliburton's 24 points and 10 assists carried Indiana past LA, 131-130

For LA, Kawhi Leonard had 24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL · 8-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-22, was where the Pacers built it.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +10+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George was the fantasy play: 70.3 FPTS on 45 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Final · Heat-Jazz
Heat 126Jazz 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat31382730126
Jazz30333525123
The story
Miami beat Utah 126-123 behind 29 points from Tyler Herro

Lauri Markkanen paced Utah: 29 PTS, 14 REB 29 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 10-20 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 38-33 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +1+6−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
33.7Season avg45.6Last 5

45.6 points a game over his last five games, against 33.7 in 33 earlier games. Today: 51 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
Terance MannClippers
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 51

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 33, 19, 25, 50, 32, 60, 35, 51Mavs-Spurs · W
34.2 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard Blazers, Mar 7, 2019: 51 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
51 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 26, 17, 22, 22, 32, 23, 24, 45Clippers-Pacers · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: David Robinson Spurs, Mar 8, 1996: 44 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 25, 15, 30, 29, 35, 29, 41, 35Knicks-Rockets · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 12, 6, 10, 5, 14, 18, 14, 34Pacers-Clippers · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 12, 22, 15, 22, 27, 18, 23, 22, 32Heat-Jazz · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 25, 6, 35, 12, 36, 34, 19, 32Grizzlies-Pelicans · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleWarriors+6.9 27.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
LeBron JamesLakers+5.1 33.6 last 10 · 28.5 season
CJ McCollumPelicans+5.0 24.8 last 10 · 19.8 season
Julius RandleKnicks+4.8 28.9 last 10 · 24.1 season
Quentin GrimesKnicks+4.7 14.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Stephen CurryWarriors−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers−3.4 19.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
Terry RozierHornets−3.3 16.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Gordon HaywardHornets−3.2 10.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jalen SmithPacers−3.1 6.9 last 10 · 10.0 season