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Saturday, December 16, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DEN by 4 after the first quarter and won 118–117.

Final · Box score
Pistons114
Bucks146
Q1 MIL +23; Q2 MIL +25; Q3 MIL +31; Q4 MIL +32
Final · Box score
Sixers135
Hornets82
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +29; Q3 PHI +41; Q4 PHI +53
Final · Box score
Hawks119
Cavs127
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Bulls116
Heat118
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Wolves127
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Nets120
Warriors124
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Thunder118
Nuggets117
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Mavs131
Blazers120
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Kings125
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +30; Q4 SAC +21
Final · Box score
Knicks122
Clippers144
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +22
On this day · 2022–23Dec 16, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Cavs-Pacers), 41 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Nuggets

OKC takes over late to edge Denver

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 40 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2-2+1OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27273133118
Nuggets31253130117
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 40, 31, 32, 33, 17, 33, 38, 30, 43, 25OKC25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 10, 21, 23, 13, 28, 15, 5, 24OKC24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 32, 21, 36, 22, 23, 25, 4, 26, 24DEN24 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 8, 30, 19, 13, 18, 20, 3, 17, 9, 20DEN20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Philadelphia by 53.

OKC over DEN1MIA over CHI2GSW over BKN4CLE over ATL8DAL over POR11MIN over IND18SAC over UTA21LAC over NYK22MIL over DET32PHI over CHA53Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Thunder-Nuggets12
Bulls-Heat10
Nets-Warriors10
Mavs-Blazers5
Pacers-Wolves3
Hawks-Cavs2
Pistons-Bucks0
Sixers-Hornets0
Jazz-Kings0
Shot of the night

Jimmy's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 118-116 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Clippers combined for 266, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 122, Clippers 144
266
Pistons-BucksPistons 114, Bucks 146
260
Mavs-BlazersMavs 131, Blazers 120
251
Hawks-CavsHawks 119, Cavs 127
246
Nets-WarriorsNets 120, Warriors 124
244
Pacers-WolvesPacers 109, Wolves 127
236
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 118, Nuggets 117
235
Bulls-HeatBulls 116, Heat 118
234
Jazz-KingsJazz 104, Kings 125
229
Sixers-HornetsSixers 135, Hornets 82
217
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 118, Nuggets 117
+1 OKC
Bulls-HeatBulls 116, Heat 118
+2 MIA
Nets-WarriorsNets 120, Warriors 124
+4 GSW
Hawks-CavsHawks 119, Cavs 127
+8 CLE
Mavs-BlazersMavs 131, Blazers 120
+11 DAL
Pacers-WolvesPacers 109, Wolves 127
+18 MIN
Jazz-KingsJazz 104, Kings 125
+21 SAC
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 122, Clippers 144
+22 LAC
Pistons-BucksPistons 114, Bucks 146
+32 MIL
Sixers-HornetsSixers 135, Hornets 82
+53 PHI
OKC rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-NuggetsOKC won · Thunder 118, Nuggets 117
4 pts
Mavs-BlazersDAL won · Mavs 131, Blazers 120
3 pts
Sabonis shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
Patrick WilliamsCHI · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
80% (8-10)
EmbiidPHI · 42 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
78% (18-23)
KawhiLAC · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 118Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27273133118
Nuggets31253130117
The story
Oklahoma City beat Denver 118-117 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Chet Holmgren

Nikola Jokic paced Denver: 24 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 17 PTS, 11 REB, 8 BLK, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-30 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −4−2−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Warriors
Nets 120Warriors 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25293531120
Warriors32382529124
The story
Stephen Curry's 37 points carried Golden State past Brooklyn, 124-120

For Brooklyn, Cam Thomas had 41 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 14-22 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 38-29, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +7+16+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Spencer Dinwiddie was the fantasy play: 54.5 FPTS on 16 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB

Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 131Blazers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs36383621131
Blazers39243621120
The story
Luka Doncic had a 40-12-10 triple-double as Dallas beat Portland 131-120

Anfernee Simons led Portland with 33 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 40 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 15-28 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 38-24.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3+11+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Keegan Murray leads the day with 47

Keegan MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 5, 8, 14, 13, 24, 17, 15, 47Kings-Jazz · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +33.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Danilo Gallinari DEN, Apr 10, 2015: 47 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Career high47 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 35, 30, 50, 38, 34, 41, 35, 42Sixers-Hornets · W
34.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Davis NOP, Feb 14, 2018: 42 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 45, 14, 26, 20, 6, 17, 20, 24, 13, 41Nets-Warriors · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 1, 2009: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 41, 36, 40, 32, 35, 33, 39, 40Mavs-Blazers · W
32.7 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 17, 2017: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 13, 32, 28, 14, 24, 17, 21, 40Wolves-Pacers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Mar 5, 2002: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 31, 35, 24, 21, 17, 0, 9, 37Wolves-Pacers · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+7.4 24.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+5.4 29.4 last 10 · 24.0 season
Patrick WilliamsCHI+5.0 14.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Julius RandleNYK+5.0 27.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Jaime Jaquez Jr.MIA+3.9 17.1 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.0 12.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−3.8 18.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Dyson DanielsNOP−3.1 3.3 last 10 · 6.4 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−2.9 8.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
P.J. WashingtonCHA−2.8 10.5 last 10 · 13.3 season