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Tuesday, December 12, 2023Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Cavs by 10 after the first quarter and won 120–113.

Final · Box score
Cavs113
Celtics120
Q1 Celtics -10; Q2 Celtics -1; Q3 Celtics +2; Q4 Celtics +7
Final · Box score
Lakers125
Mavs127
Q1 Mavs +8; Q2 Mavs +10; Q3 Mavs -2; Q4 Mavs +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Bulls106
Q1 Nuggets +7; Q2 Nuggets +7; Q3 Nuggets +12; Q4 Nuggets +8
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Suns119
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 Suns -3; Q3 Suns +1; Q4 Suns +3
Final · Box score
Kings99
Clippers119
Q1 Clippers +8; Q2 Clippers +22; Q3 Clippers +29; Q4 Clippers +20
On this day · 2022–23Dec 12, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Mavs), 42 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Celtics

Boston climbs back to beat Cleveland

Luka Doncic goes for 33 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-1+2+7Celtics AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31293221113
Celtics21383526120
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 45, 23, 26, 34, 21, 21, 32, 25, 25Celtics25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 26, 18, 21, 30, 20, 30, 17, 25Celtics25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 10, 40, 23, 20, 35, 27, 22, 29Cavs29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 24, 19, 15, 22, 26, 18, 36, 26Cavs26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Warriors-Suns

Phoenix holds off Golden State, 119–116

Phoenix led 88–87 after three and held on to win by three. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Mavs over Lakers2Suns over Warriors3Celtics over Cavs7Nuggets over Bulls8Clippers over Kings20Final margin, points. Pink = Suns over Warriors.
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics9
Lakers-Mavs8
Warriors-Suns6
Nuggets-Bulls2
The night in charts
Lakers-Mavs combined for 252, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-MavsLakers 125, Mavs 127
252
Warriors-SunsWarriors 116, Suns 119
235
Cavs-CelticsCavs 113, Celtics 120
233
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 114, Bulls 106
220
Kings-ClippersKings 99, Clippers 119
218
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-MavsLakers 125, Mavs 127
+2 Mavs
Warriors-SunsWarriors 116, Suns 119
+3 Suns
Cavs-CelticsCavs 113, Celtics 120
+7 Celtics
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 114, Bulls 106
+8 Nuggets
Kings-ClippersKings 99, Clippers 119
+20 Clippers
Celtics erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-CelticsCeltics won · Cavs 113, Celtics 120
10 pts
Warriors-SunsSuns won · Warriors 116, Suns 119
3 pts
Lakers-MavsMavs won · Lakers 125, Mavs 127
2 pts
Exum shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ExumMavs · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
KawhiClippers · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
ADLakers · 37 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
71% (15-21)
PodziemskiWarriors · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
KumingaWarriors · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 125Mavs 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26353430125
Mavs34372234127
The story
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 32 points as Dallas beat Los Angeles 127-125

Austin Reaves led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 32 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-21 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +8+10−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 116Suns 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25313129116
Suns25283531119
The story
Devin Booker's 32 points carried Phoenix past Golden State, 119-116

For Golden State, Stephen Curry had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 12-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 35-31.

Suns lead by quarter
200 0−3+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 113Celtics 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31293221113
Celtics21383526120
The story
Boston beat Cleveland 120-113 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Jayson Tatum

Donovan Mitchell paced Cleveland: 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 7-19 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

A 38-29 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −10−1+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 37

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 17, 28, 31, 27, 27, 16, 41, 37Lakers-Mavs · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 30, 30, 41, 36, 40, 32, 35, 33Mavs-Lakers · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 17 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 18, 25, 21, 16, 31, 30, 24, 33Lakers-Mavs · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 25, 40, 28, 8, 34, 21, 28, 32Suns-Warriors · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 31, 17, 14, 7, 12, 11, 17, 20, 32Mavs-Lakers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 31, 34, 23, 20, 17, 41, 34, 31Clippers-Kings · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteBulls+6.9 23.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Jaime Jaquez Jr.Heat+4.6 17.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Brook LopezBucks+4.5 18.2 last 10 · 13.7 season
Patrick WilliamsBulls+4.4 13.2 last 10 · 8.8 season
Keyonte GeorgeJazz+3.8 15.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Tobias HarrisSixers−4.2 12.7 last 10 · 16.9 season
P.J. WashingtonHornets−3.2 10.8 last 10 · 14.0 season
Luguentz DortThunder−3.1 7.2 last 10 · 10.3 season
Domantas SabonisKings−2.9 15.6 last 10 · 18.5 season
Paul GeorgeClippers−2.8 19.8 last 10 · 22.6 season