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Wednesday, December 20, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed SAC by 3 after the first quarter and won 144–119.

Final · Box score
Jazz116
Cavs124
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Pacers144
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +31
Final · Box score
Heat115
Magic106
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Sixers127
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Knicks121
Nets102
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Raptors104
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Bulls124
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Hawks134
Rockets127
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Clippers120
Mavs111
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Celtics144
Kings119
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +25
On this day · 2022–23Dec 20, 2022: 5 games. Top scorer: Lauri Markkanen (Jazz-Pistons), 38 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Kings

Boston routs Sacramento by 25

Joel Embiid goes for 51 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+8+23+25BOS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics38363931144
Kings41252429119
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 30, 17, 25, 22, 18, 31, 28, 28BOS28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 18, 30, 17, 14, 19, 10, 30, 28BOS28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 29, 40, 26, 30, 34, 29, 14, 41, 30, 29SAC29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 26, 15, 15, 15, 18, 20, 28, 13SAC13 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Hawks-Rockets

Houston's skid reaches three

Atlanta won 134–127; the Rockets fall to 13–12. Trae Young led Atlanta with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
L@ DEN124–134L@ LAL97–107Wvs OKC110–101W@ DEN114–106Wvs SAS93–82Wvs MEM117–104W@ MEM103–96L@ MIL119–128L@ CLE130–135Lvs ATL127–134
Lead changes
Hawks-Rockets12
Clippers-Mavs11
Wolves-Sixers9
Jazz-Cavs8
Hornets-Pacers3
Knicks-Nets2
Lakers-Bulls2
Nuggets-Raptors1
The night in charts
Celtics-Kings combined for 263, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KingsCeltics 144, Kings 119
263
Hawks-RocketsHawks 134, Rockets 127
261
Hornets-PacersHornets 113, Pacers 144
257
Jazz-CavsJazz 116, Cavs 124
240
Wolves-SixersWolves 113, Sixers 127
240
Lakers-BullsLakers 108, Bulls 124
232
Clippers-MavsClippers 120, Mavs 111
231
Knicks-NetsKnicks 121, Nets 102
223
Heat-MagicHeat 115, Magic 106
221
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 113, Raptors 104
217
ATL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Hawks-RocketsHawks 134, Rockets 127
+7 ATL
Jazz-CavsJazz 116, Cavs 124
+8 CLE
Heat-MagicHeat 115, Magic 106
+9 MIA
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 113, Raptors 104
+9 DEN
Clippers-MavsClippers 120, Mavs 111
+9 LAC
Wolves-SixersWolves 113, Sixers 127
+14 PHI
Lakers-BullsLakers 108, Bulls 124
+16 CHI
Knicks-NetsKnicks 121, Nets 102
+19 NYK
Celtics-KingsCeltics 144, Kings 119
+25 BOS
Hornets-PacersHornets 113, Pacers 144
+31 IND
BOS rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KingsBOS won · Celtics 144, Kings 119
3 pts
Hawks-RocketsATL won · Hawks 134, Rockets 127
2 pts
Jazz-CavsCLE won · Jazz 116, Cavs 124
1 pt
Derrick White shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Derrick WhiteBOS · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 3 BLK, 2 REB
77% (10-13)
DeRozanCHI · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
OkongwuATL · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
PowellLAC · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
EmbiidPHI · 51 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
68% (17-25)
Final · Hawks-Rockets
Hawks 134Rockets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks39382136134
Rockets29363527127
The story
Trae Young's 30 points and 14 assists carried Atlanta past Houston, 134-127

For Houston, Fred VanVleet had 32 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-29, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +10+12−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jabari Smith Jr. was the fantasy play: 65.1 FPTS on 34 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 113Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29322923113
Raptors20243129104
The story
Denver beat Toronto 113-104 behind 31 points and 15 rebounds from Nikola Jokic

Scottie Barnes paced Toronto: 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST · 13-23 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+17+15+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 113Sixers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves24362726113
Sixers28362637127
The story
Tyrese Maxey had 35 points as Philadelphia beat Minnesota 127-113

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 12-24 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the fourth 37-26, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+4+3+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 51

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 50, 38, 34, 41, 35, 42, 40, 51Sixers-Wolves · W
35.1 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Jun 1, 2006: 50 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Season high51 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 26, 30, 24, 9, 19, 21, 29, 35Sixers-Wolves · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 10, 6, 9, 9, 20, 5, 16, 5, 34Rockets-Hawks · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 11, 26, 16, 11, 16, 22, 27, 32Rockets-Hawks · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 22, 23, 25, 4, 26, 24, 8, 31Nuggets-Raptors · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 13, 45, 32, 30, 19, 35, 38, 35, 31, 30Hawks-Rockets · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+7.1 24.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Collin SextonUTA+5.7 20.7 last 10 · 15.0 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.7 27.4 last 10 · 22.7 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.5 39.6 last 10 · 35.1 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.3 28.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cold
Nikola JokicDEN−4.5 22.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.4 11.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−3.8 19.1 last 10 · 22.9 season
Dennis SchroderTOR−3.6 11.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Kevin HuerterSAC−3.2 7.8 last 10 · 11.0 season