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Friday, December 15, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Grizzlies by 15 after the first quarter and won 103–96.

Final · Box score
Pelicans112
Hornets107
Q1 Pelicans +1; Q2 Pelicans +11; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 Pelicans +5
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Sixers124
Q1 Sixers +4; Q2 Sixers +22; Q3 Sixers +32; Q4 Sixers +32
Final · Box score
Pacers123
Wizards137
Q1 Wizards -7; Q2 Wizards +14; Q3 Wizards +21; Q4 Wizards +14
Final · Box score
Magic111
Celtics128
Q1 Celtics +6; Q2 Celtics +13; Q3 Celtics +23; Q4 Celtics +17
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Spurs129
Q1 Spurs +20; Q2 Spurs +7; Q3 Spurs +11; Q4 Spurs +14
Final · Box score
Hawks125
Raptors104
Q1 Hawks +6; Q2 Hawks +10; Q3 Hawks +9; Q4 Hawks +21
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Grizzlies96
Q1 Rockets -15; Q2 Rockets -10; Q3 Rockets +1; Q4 Rockets +7
Final · Box score
Knicks139
Suns122
Q1 Knicks +1; Q2 Knicks -5; Q3 Knicks -2; Q4 Knicks +17
On this day · 2022–23Dec 15, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Tyler Herro (Heat-Rockets), 41 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Grizzlies

Houston storms back from 15 down to beat Memphis

Jalen Brunson goes for 50 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-10+1+7Rockets AHEAD ↑Grizzlies AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets14313028103
Grizzlies2926192296
Who led
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 16, 11, 10, 23, 16, 2, 11, 26Rockets26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 17, 10, 22, 11, 26, 16, 11, 16Rockets16 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 13, 17, 30, 27, 49, 16, 28, 28Grizzlies28 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 18, 20, 4, 37, 24, 21, 41, 44, 22Grizzlies22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Wizards9
Knicks-Suns8
Pelicans-Hornets7
Rockets-Grizzlies1
Lakers-Spurs0
The night in charts
Knicks-Suns combined for 261, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-SunsKnicks 139, Suns 122
261
Pacers-WizardsPacers 123, Wizards 137
260
Lakers-SpursLakers 115, Spurs 129
244
Magic-CelticsMagic 111, Celtics 128
239
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 125, Raptors 104
229
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 112, Hornets 107
219
Pistons-SixersPistons 92, Sixers 124
216
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 103, Grizzlies 96
199
Pelicans won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 112, Hornets 107
+5 Pelicans
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 103, Grizzlies 96
+7 Rockets
Pacers-WizardsPacers 123, Wizards 137
+14 Wizards
Lakers-SpursLakers 115, Spurs 129
+14 Spurs
Magic-CelticsMagic 111, Celtics 128
+17 Celtics
Knicks-SunsKnicks 139, Suns 122
+17 Knicks
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 125, Raptors 104
+21 Hawks
Pistons-SixersPistons 92, Sixers 124
+32 Sixers
Rockets erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets won · Rockets 103, Grizzlies 96
15 pts
Pacers-WizardsWizards won · Pacers 123, Wizards 137
7 pts
Knicks-SunsKnicks won · Knicks 139, Suns 122
5 pts
Isaiah Jackson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Isaiah JacksonPacers · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
WisemanPistons · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
CapelaHawks · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
BrunsonKnicks · 50 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL
74% (17-23)
PritchardCeltics · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 103Grizzlies 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets14313028103
Grizzlies2926192296
The story
Houston beat Memphis 103-96 behind 16 points and 8 assists from Fred VanVleet

Desmond Bane paced Memphis: 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 5-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Rockets.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −15−10+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 115Spurs 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22402528115
Spurs42272931129
The story
Victor Wembanyama's 15 rebounds and 13 points carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 129-115

For Los Angeles, Christian Wood had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 15 REB, 13 PTS, 5 AST · 5-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 42-22, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +20+7+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 57.4 FPTS on 23 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB

Final · Knicks-Suns
Knicks 139Suns 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks31323442139
Suns30383123122
The story
Julius Randle had 23 points as New York beat Phoenix 139-122

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 28 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 42-23.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +1−5−2+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.8Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.8 in 23 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Wizards

Washington upsets Indiana

Washington (3–20) beat Indiana (13–9) 137–123. Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pelicans over Hornets5Rockets over Grizzlies7Wizards over Pacers14Spurs over Lakers14Celtics over Magic17Knicks over Suns17Hawks over Raptors21Sixers over Pistons32Final margin, points. Pink = Wizards over Pacers.
Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 50

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 12, 42, 22, 24, 23, 21, 23, 50Knicks-Suns · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant Warriors, Nov 26, 2018: 49 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Career high50 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 43, 26, 33, 13, 45, 32, 30, 19, 35, 38Hawks-Raptors · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 19, 25, 14, 22, 11, 14, 13, 36Spurs-Lakers · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 32, 35, 30, 50, 38, 34, 41, 35Sixers-Pistons · W
33.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 32, 23, 27, 16, 17, 21, 27, 31Wizards-Pacers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 10, 19, 14, 23, 8, 11, 11, 30Wizards-Pacers · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteBulls+6.8 23.9 last 10 · 17.1 season
Patrick WilliamsBulls+4.3 13.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Reggie JacksonNuggets+4.2 17.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Julius RandleKnicks+4.1 26.5 last 10 · 22.4 season
Brook LopezBucks+3.8 17.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Tobias HarrisSixers−4.1 12.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Anthony EdwardsWolves−4.0 19.6 last 10 · 23.6 season
Dyson DanielsPelicans−3.1 3.3 last 10 · 6.4 season
Jordan HawkinsPelicans−2.9 8.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
P.J. WashingtonHornets−2.8 10.5 last 10 · 13.3 season