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Thursday, December 14, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 119–101.

Final · Box score
Cavs107
Celtics116
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Bulls124
Heat116
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Wolves119
Mavs101
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Nets101
Nuggets124
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +23
Final · Box score
Jazz122
Blazers114
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +27; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Thunder123
Kings128
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Clippers121
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2022–23Dec 14, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Wizards), 43 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Mavs

Minnesota beats Dallas, 119–101

James Harden goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1+5+18MIN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26332832119
Mavs30302219101
Who led
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 12, 15, 6, 23, 15, 10, 17, 27MIN27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 18, 13, 32, 28, 14, 24, 17, 21MIN21 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 30, 41, 36, 40, 32, 35, 33, 39DAL39 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Dereck Lively IIPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 8, 4, 20, 10, 10, 16, 8, 15DAL15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Denver by 23.

SAC over OKC5CHI over MIA8UTA over POR8LAC over GSW8BOS over CLE9MIN over DAL18DEN over BKN23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Thunder-Kings12
Warriors-Clippers7
Wolves-Mavs5
Jazz-Blazers4
Cavs-Celtics0
Bulls-Heat0
Nets-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Thunder-Kings combined for 251, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-KingsThunder 123, Kings 128
251
Bulls-HeatBulls 124, Heat 116
240
Jazz-BlazersJazz 122, Blazers 114
236
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 113, Clippers 121
234
Nets-NuggetsNets 101, Nuggets 124
225
Cavs-CelticsCavs 107, Celtics 116
223
Wolves-MavsWolves 119, Mavs 101
220
SAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Thunder-KingsThunder 123, Kings 128
+5 SAC
Bulls-HeatBulls 124, Heat 116
+8 CHI
Jazz-BlazersJazz 122, Blazers 114
+8 UTA
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 113, Clippers 121
+8 LAC
Cavs-CelticsCavs 107, Celtics 116
+9 BOS
Wolves-MavsWolves 119, Mavs 101
+18 MIN
Nets-NuggetsNets 101, Nuggets 124
+23 DEN
MIN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-MavsMIN won · Wolves 119, Mavs 101
4 pts
Thunder-KingsSAC won · Thunder 123, Kings 128
1 pt
Dosunmu shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DosunmuCHI · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
WatsonDEN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CamaraPOR · 18 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
PowellLAC · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
JokicDEN · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 123Kings 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30233931123
Kings29304128128
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 41 points as Sacramento beat Oklahoma City 128-123

Josh Giddey led Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 41 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 14-25 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Kings took the second 30-23.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1+6+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 122Blazers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz38313419122
Blazers30242238114
The story
Talen Horton-Tucker's 23 points carried Utah past Portland, 122-114

For Portland, Scoot Henderson had 23 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 9-19 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-22, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +8+15+27+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Walker Kessler was the fantasy play: 51.0 FPTS on 10 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 101Nuggets 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22172834101
Nuggets29233834124
The story
Denver beat Brooklyn 124-101 behind a 26-14-10 triple-double from Nikola Jokic

Spencer Dinwiddie paced Brooklyn: 17 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST · 8-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 38-28 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +7+13+23+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 43

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 31, 32, 33, 17, 33, 38, 30, 43Thunder-Kings · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Dec 9, 2013: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Ties season high43 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 29, 40, 26, 30, 34, 29, 14, 41Kings-Thunder · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Deron Williams UTA, Dec 8, 2007: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 30, 41, 36, 40, 32, 35, 33, 39Mavs-Wolves · L
32.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 40, 23, 20, 35, 27, 22, 29, 31Cavs-Celtics · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 15, 20, 22, 17, 11, 22, 7, 30Warriors-Clippers · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 26, 18, 21, 20, 12, 20, 15, 28Clippers-Warriors · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+6.8 23.9 last 10 · 17.1 season
Patrick WilliamsCHI+4.3 13.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Trae YoungATL+4.2 31.4 last 10 · 27.2 season
Reggie JacksonDEN+4.2 17.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Julius RandleNYK+3.9 26.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Anthony EdwardsMIN−4.0 19.6 last 10 · 23.6 season
Tobias HarrisPHI−3.2 13.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
P.J. WashingtonCHA−2.8 10.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−2.8 19.8 last 10 · 22.6 season
Zach CollinsSAS−2.8 10.2 last 10 · 13.0 season