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Tuesday, December 26, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed NOP by 13 after three quarters and won 116–115.

Final · Box score
Nets118
Pistons112
Q1 BKN -6; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Magic127
Wizards119
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Bulls118
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Pacers123
Rockets117
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +6
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies116
Pelicans115
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM -13; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Thunder129
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +23
Final · Box score
Jazz130
Spurs118
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Kings113
Blazers130
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Clippers113
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2022–23Dec 26, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Darius Garland (Cavs-Nets), 46 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pelicans

Ja Morant scores 31, Memphis rallies past New Orleans

Andre Drummond goes for 25 rebounds

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+5-5-130+1MEM AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Grizzlies2419243613116
Pelicans1929322312115
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 4 games: 34, 20, 30, 31MEM31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 27, 49, 16, 28, 28, 17, 21, 31, 37, 27MEM27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 20, 40, 8, 26, 34, 17, 19, 24NOP24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 10, 13, 36, 21, 15, 13, 28, 23NOP23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hawks-Bulls

Chicago takes care of Atlanta

A 5-point win, 118–113. DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over NOP1CHI over ATL5BKN over DET6IND over HOU6ORL over WAS8LAC over CHA9UTA over SAS12POR over SAC17OKC over MIN23Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over ATL.
Lead changes
Pacers-Rockets15
Nets-Pistons9
Hawks-Bulls9
Grizzlies-Pelicans9
Jazz-Spurs9
Kings-Blazers7
Magic-Wizards3
Wolves-Thunder2
The night in charts
Jazz-Spurs combined for 248, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SpursJazz 130, Spurs 118
248
Magic-WizardsMagic 127, Wizards 119
246
Kings-BlazersKings 113, Blazers 130
243
Pacers-RocketsPacers 123, Rockets 117
240
Wolves-ThunderWolves 106, Thunder 129
235
Hawks-BullsHawks 113, Bulls 118
231
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 116, Pelicans 115 · OT
231
Nets-PistonsNets 118, Pistons 112
230
Hornets-ClippersHornets 104, Clippers 113
217
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 116, Pelicans 115 · OT
+1 MEM
Hawks-BullsHawks 113, Bulls 118
+5 CHI
Nets-PistonsNets 118, Pistons 112
+6 BKN
Pacers-RocketsPacers 123, Rockets 117
+6 IND
Magic-WizardsMagic 127, Wizards 119
+8 ORL
Hornets-ClippersHornets 104, Clippers 113
+9 LAC
Jazz-SpursJazz 130, Spurs 118
+12 UTA
Kings-BlazersKings 113, Blazers 130
+17 POR
Wolves-ThunderWolves 106, Thunder 129
+23 OKC
MEM erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-PelicansMEM won · Grizzlies 116, Pelicans 115 · OT
13 pts
Nets-PistonsBKN won · Nets 118, Pistons 112
6 pts
Hawks-BullsCHI won · Hawks 113, Bulls 118
6 pts
Jazz-SpursUTA won · Jazz 130, Spurs 118
5 pts
Pacers-RocketsIND won · Pacers 123, Rockets 117
3 pts
Drummond shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondCHI · 25 REB, 24 PTS, 3 STL, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
SextonUTA · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
SGAOKC · 34 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
SabonisSAC · 34 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST
74% (14-19)
CadeDET · 41 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
Final · Grizzlies-Pelicans
Grizzlies 116Pelicans 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies2419243613116
Pelicans1929322312115
The story
Desmond Bane had 27 points as Memphis beat New Orleans 116-115 in OT

Jonas Valanciunas led New Orleans with 17 PTS, 13 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-22 FG, 5-14 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 36-23.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5−5−130+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Brandon Ingram led the game in fantasy with 60.7 FPTS (24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Hawks-Bulls
Hawks 113Bulls 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks17392928113
Bulls28223335118
The story
Chicago beat Atlanta 118-113 behind 25 points from DeMar DeRozan

Trae Young paced Atlanta: 21 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +11−6−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 118Pistons 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25362730118
Pistons31233127112
The story
Cade Cunningham had 41 points, but Brooklyn won 118-112

For Brooklyn, Day'Ron Sharpe had 11 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 41 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 15-21 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 36-23.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −6+7+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 22.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 25 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 43

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 29, 14, 41, 30, 29, 23, 27, 43Kings-Blazers · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Jan 21, 1997: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ties season high43 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 21, 4, 25, 43, 28, 22, 41Pistons-Nets · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Nov 2, 1999: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 15, 18, 20, 28, 13, 28, 17, 34Kings-Blazers · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 38, 30, 43, 25, 30, 31, 34, 34Thunder-Wolves · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 14, 22, 19, 8, 19, 17, 29, 33Pacers-Rockets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 38, 10, 24, 23, 18, 20, 26, 30, 31Jazz-Spurs · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin SextonUTA+6.3 21.6 last 10 · 15.3 season
Coby WhiteCHI+5.4 23.1 last 10 · 17.7 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.6 27.5 last 10 · 22.9 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.3 28.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Anthony DavisLAL+4.3 29.2 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cold
D'Angelo RussellLAL−5.0 10.1 last 10 · 15.1 season
Nikola JokicDEN−4.8 21.6 last 10 · 26.4 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Kevin HuerterSAC−4.3 6.3 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jalen GreenHOU−3.8 12.9 last 10 · 16.7 season