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Friday, December 22, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed TOR by 9 after the first quarter and won 121–111.

Final · Box score
Raptors111
Sixers121
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets122
Nets117
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Rockets122
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +26
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Heat122
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Wizards118
Warriors129
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Suns105
Kings120
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +15
On this day · 2022–23Dec 22, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Pelicans-Spurs), 40 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Sixers

Tobias Harris scores 33 in Philadelphia win over Toronto

Nikola Jokic goes for 31 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+3+4+10PHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors37213122111
Sixers28333228121
Who led
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 13, 10, 21, 13, 15, 3, 9, 33PHI33 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 30, 24, 9, 19, 21, 29, 35, 33PHI33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 30, 25, 20, 33, 15, 27, 18, 31TOR31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jakob PoeltlPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 2, 8, 11, 15, 15, 4, 4, 19TOR19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Nets

Denver beats Brooklyn, 122–117

Denver led 88–86 after three and won by 5. Jamal Murray led Denver with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over BKN5MIA over ATL9PHI over TOR10GSW over WAS11SAC over PHX15HOU over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over BKN.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Nets12
Suns-Kings3
Hawks-Heat2
Raptors-Sixers1
Wizards-Warriors1
The night in charts
Wizards-Warriors combined for 247, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 118, Warriors 129
247
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 122, Nets 117
239
Hawks-HeatHawks 113, Heat 122
235
Raptors-SixersRaptors 111, Sixers 121
232
Suns-KingsSuns 105, Kings 120
225
Mavs-RocketsMavs 96, Rockets 122
218
DEN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 122, Nets 117
+5 DEN
Hawks-HeatHawks 113, Heat 122
+9 MIA
Raptors-SixersRaptors 111, Sixers 121
+10 PHI
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 118, Warriors 129
+11 GSW
Suns-KingsSuns 105, Kings 120
+15 SAC
Mavs-RocketsMavs 96, Rockets 122
+26 HOU
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SixersPHI won · Raptors 111, Sixers 121
9 pts
Nuggets-NetsDEN won · Nuggets 122, Nets 117
2 pts
Kuminga shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KumingaGSW · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
SabonisSAC · 28 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB
80% (12-15)
Duncan RobinsonMIA · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DennisDAL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
JokicDEN · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Nuggets-Nets
Nuggets 122Nets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28303034122
Nets28322631117
The story
Jamal Murray had 32 points and 9 assists as Denver beat Brooklyn 122-117

Nicolas Claxton led Brooklyn with 16 REB, 10 PTS, 6 AST 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 11-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 30-26.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−2+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 111Sixers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors37213122111
Sixers28333228121
The story
Philadelphia beat Toronto 121-111 behind 31 points and 10 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Pascal Siakam paced Toronto: 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 4 BLK · 11-21 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −9+3+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 105Kings 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30243021105
Kings35303817120
The story
Domantas Sabonis' a 28-11-12 triple-double carried Sacramento past Phoenix, 120-105

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB · 12-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 38-30, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +5+11+19+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tobias Harris leads the day with 33

Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 13, 10, 21, 13, 15, 3, 9, 33Sixers-Raptors · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 30, 24, 9, 19, 21, 29, 35, 33Sixers-Raptors · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 23, 21, 29, 16, 15, 22, 20, 32Nuggets-Nets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 50, 38, 34, 41, 35, 42, 40, 51, 31Sixers-Raptors · W
35.0 PPG season to date · −4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 23, 25, 4, 26, 24, 8, 31, 31Nuggets-Nets · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 30, 25, 20, 33, 15, 27, 18, 31Raptors-Sixers · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+6.9 24.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
Collin SextonUTA+6.1 21.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.7 27.4 last 10 · 22.7 season
Patrick WilliamsCHI+4.4 14.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.3 28.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cold
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Dennis SchroderTOR−4.1 10.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Nikola JokicDEN−3.7 23.0 last 10 · 26.7 season
Jalen GreenHOU−3.4 14.0 last 10 · 17.4 season
Tobias HarrisPHI−2.9 13.7 last 10 · 16.6 season