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Monday, December 18, 2023Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MIA by 12 at halftime and won 112–108.

Final · OT · Box score
Rockets130
Cavs135
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Clippers151
Pacers127
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +24
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Sixers104
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Pistons124
Hawks130
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Heat108
Q1 MIN -11; Q2 MIN -12; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Raptors114
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Thunder116
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +28; Q4 OKC +19
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Nuggets130
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +26
Final · Box score
Nets108
Jazz125
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Wizards131
Kings143
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Lakers109
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +5
On this day · 2022–23Dec 18, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Pistons), 43 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Heat

Anthony Edwards scores 32, Minnesota rallies past Miami

Fred VanVleet goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-12-6+4MIN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22322335112
Heat33331725108
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 35, 24, 21, 17, 0, 9, 37, 32MIN32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 32, 28, 14, 24, 17, 21, 40, 18MIN18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 9 games: 16, 28, 22, 35, 30, 24, 22, 6, 25MIA25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 21, 20, 24, 23, 21, 31, 7, 22MIA22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Dallas by 26, the widest margin of 11 games.

CHI over PHI4MIN over MIA4CLE over HOU5NYK over LAL5ATL over DET6SAC over WAS12TOR over CHA15UTA over BKN17OKC over MEM19LAC over IND24DEN over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Rockets-Cavs18
Knicks-Lakers11
Hornets-Raptors9
Nets-Jazz9
Clippers-Pacers6
Bulls-Sixers5
Wolves-Heat5
Grizzlies-Thunder1
Pistons-Hawks0
Mavs-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Clippers-Pacers combined for 278, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PacersClippers 151, Pacers 127
278
Wizards-KingsWizards 131, Kings 143
274
Rockets-CavsRockets 130, Cavs 135 · OT
265
Pistons-HawksPistons 124, Hawks 130
254
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 104, Nuggets 130
234
Nets-JazzNets 108, Jazz 125
233
Knicks-LakersKnicks 114, Lakers 109
223
Wolves-HeatWolves 112, Heat 108
220
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 99, Raptors 114
213
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 97, Thunder 116
213
Bulls-SixersBulls 108, Sixers 104
212
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-SixersBulls 108, Sixers 104
+4 CHI
Wolves-HeatWolves 112, Heat 108
+4 MIN
Rockets-CavsRockets 130, Cavs 135 · OT
+5 CLE
Knicks-LakersKnicks 114, Lakers 109
+5 NYK
Pistons-HawksPistons 124, Hawks 130
+6 ATL
Wizards-KingsWizards 131, Kings 143
+12 SAC
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 99, Raptors 114
+15 TOR
Nets-JazzNets 108, Jazz 125
+17 UTA
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 97, Thunder 116
+19 OKC
Clippers-PacersClippers 151, Pacers 127
+24 LAC
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 104, Nuggets 130
+26 DEN
MIN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HeatMIN won · Wolves 112, Heat 108
12 pts
Hornets-RaptorsTOR won · Hornets 99, Raptors 114
8 pts
Nets-JazzUTA won · Nets 108, Jazz 125
5 pts
Wizards-KingsSAC won · Wizards 131, Kings 143
4 pts
Rockets-CavsCLE won · Rockets 130, Cavs 135 · OT
2 pts
Harden shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardenLAC · 35 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
Reggie JacksonDEN · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
BarnesSAC · 19 PTS, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ZubacLAC · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
Tyus JonesWAS · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Wolves-Heat
Wolves 112Heat 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22322335112
Heat33331725108
The story
Rudy Gobert's 16 rebounds and 9 points carried Minnesota past Miami, 112-108

For Miami, Bam Adebayo had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 16 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST · 3-8 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 35-25.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −11−12−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Cavs
Rockets 130Cavs 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets342539248130
Cavs3324422313135
The story
Donovan Mitchell had 37 points as Cleveland beat Houston 135-130 in OT

Alperen Sengun led Houston with 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 37 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 14-27 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the overtime 13-8.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−2+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 124Hawks 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25273240124
Hawks38233534130
The story
Atlanta beat Detroit 130-124 behind 31 points and 15 assists from Trae Young

Bojan Bogdanovic paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 38-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +13+9+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Cade Cunningham leads the day with 43

Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 23, 16, 21, 23, 21, 4, 25, 43Pistons-Hawks · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Khris Middleton MIL, Nov 1, 2017: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Career high43 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 30, 50, 38, 34, 41, 35, 42, 40Sixers-Bulls · L
34.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Mar 29, 2022: 40 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 41, 36, 40, 32, 35, 33, 39, 40, 38Mavs-Nuggets · L
32.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 20, 35, 27, 22, 29, 31, 22, 37Cavs-Rockets · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 21, 20, 12, 20, 15, 28, 10, 35Clippers-Pacers · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 16, 9, 20, 30, 14, 13, 6, 34Pacers-Clippers · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+7.3 24.8 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.9 29.1 last 10 · 24.2 season
Collin SextonUTA+4.8 19.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.7 27.3 last 10 · 22.6 season
Patrick WilliamsCHI+4.2 13.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.8 11.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Nikola JokicDEN−4.2 22.1 last 10 · 26.3 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−3.8 19.1 last 10 · 22.9 season
Caris LeVertCLE−3.8 11.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Zach CollinsSAS−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season