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Sunday, December 17, 2023Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed WAS by 12 at halftime and won 112–108.

Final · Box score
Magic97
Celtics114
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Pelicans146
Spurs110
Q1 NOP +13; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +27; Q4 NOP +36
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Bucks128
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Suns112
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -12; Q3 PHX -8; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Blazers114
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2022–23Dec 17, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Pelicans), 58 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Suns

Phoenix rallies from 12 down to beat Washington

Damian Lillard goes for 39 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-12-8+4PHX AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29293119108
Suns21253531112
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 32, 30, 30, 27, 31, 27, 29, 28PHX28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 40, 28, 8, 34, 21, 28, 32, 34, 28, 27PHX27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Daniel GaffordPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 10, 4, 18, 18, 3, 13, 9, 26WAS26 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Tyus JonesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 7, 13, 20, 14, 9, 6, 13, 22WAS22 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Magic-Celtics

Boston makes it five straight

Boston beat Orlando 114–97 and moved to 20–5. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · BOS
L@ ORL96–113Wvs ATL113–103Wvs CHI124–97Wvs PHI125–119L@ IND112–122Wvs NYK133–123Wvs CLE120–113Wvs CLE116–107Wvs ORL128–111Wvs ORL114–97
Lead changes
Rockets-Bucks9
Wizards-Suns8
Pelicans-Spurs3
Magic-Celtics1
The night in charts
Pelicans-Spurs combined for 256, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 146, Spurs 110
256
Rockets-BucksRockets 119, Bucks 128
247
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 118, Blazers 114
232
Wizards-SunsWizards 108, Suns 112
220
Magic-CelticsMagic 97, Celtics 114
211
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-SunsWizards 108, Suns 112
+4 PHX
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 118, Blazers 114
+4 GSW
Rockets-BucksRockets 119, Bucks 128
+9 MIL
Magic-CelticsMagic 97, Celtics 114
+17 BOS
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 146, Spurs 110
+36 NOP
PHX erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-SunsPHX won · Wizards 108, Suns 112
12 pts
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 97, Celtics 114
4 pts
Gafford shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GaffordWAS · 26 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
WigginsGSW · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KlayGSW · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
CJNOP · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Wizards-Suns
Wizards 108Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29293119108
Suns21253531112
The story
Devin Booker had 27 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat Washington 112-108

Daniel Gafford led Washington with 26 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 10-24 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 31-19.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −8−12−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyus Jones led the game in fantasy with 65.3 FPTS (22 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 118Blazers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27382429118
Blazers23263530114
The story
Golden State beat Portland 118-114 behind 25 points from Andrew Wiggins

Anfernee Simons paced Portland: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+16+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jerami Grant topped the game at 48.9 FPTS: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Final · Pelicans-Spurs
Pelicans 146Spurs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans33284441146
Spurs20312732110
The story
Brandon Ingram's 26 points carried New Orleans past San Antonio, 146-110

For San Antonio, Keldon Johnson had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-17 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 44-27, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
400 +13+10+27+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Wembanyama was the fantasy play: 51.6 FPTS on 17 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 39

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 18, 25, 28, 24, 14, 21, 33, 39Bucks-Rockets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 6, 28, 19, 42, 24, 20, 14, 36Magic-Celtics · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 30, 20, 30, 17, 25, 22, 18, 31Celtics-Magic · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 26, 30, 22, 34, 13, 9, 27, 30Blazers-Warriors · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 20, 19, 17, 9, 23, 22, 19, 29Pelicans-Spurs · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 32, 30, 30, 27, 31, 27, 29, 28Suns-Wizards · W
30.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 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
Zach CollinsSAS−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Dyson DanielsNOP−3.2 3.2 last 10 · 6.4 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−2.9 8.0 last 10 · 10.9 season