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Thursday, December 28, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DET by 19 at halftime and won 128–122.

Final · OT · Box score
Pistons122
Celtics128
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -19; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Pacers120
Bulls104
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Wolves118
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Pelicans112
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +8; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Nuggets142
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +37
Final · Box score
Heat114
Warriors102
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Blazers105
Q1 SAS +24; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Hornets112
Lakers133
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +21
On this day · 2022–23Dec 28, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Bulls), 45 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Celtics

Kristaps Porzingis drops 35 in 19-point comeback win over Detroit

Jayson Tatum goes for 31 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-1900+6BOS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pistons3036162614122
Celtics2720352620128
Who led
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 9, 21, 21, 18, 15, 24, 28, 35BOS35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 25, 27, 30, 23, 15, 30, 25, 31BOS31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 21, 4, 25, 43, 28, 22, 41, 31DET31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jaden IveyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 7, 13, 13, 15, 24, 23, 9, 22DET22 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Denver by 37.

BOS over DET6NOP over UTA7MIN over DAL8MIA over GSW12SAS over POR13IND over CHI16LAL over CHA21DEN over MEM37Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Nuggets10
Hornets-Lakers10
Pistons-Celtics9
Jazz-Pelicans8
Pacers-Bulls7
Mavs-Wolves5
The night in charts
Pistons-Celtics combined for 250, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-CelticsPistons 122, Celtics 128 · OT
250
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 105, Nuggets 142
247
Hornets-LakersHornets 112, Lakers 133
245
Mavs-WolvesMavs 110, Wolves 118
228
Pacers-BullsPacers 120, Bulls 104
224
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 118, Blazers 105
223
Jazz-PelicansJazz 105, Pelicans 112
217
Heat-WarriorsHeat 114, Warriors 102
216
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pistons-CelticsPistons 122, Celtics 128 · OT
+6 BOS
Jazz-PelicansJazz 105, Pelicans 112
+7 NOP
Mavs-WolvesMavs 110, Wolves 118
+8 MIN
Heat-WarriorsHeat 114, Warriors 102
+12 MIA
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 118, Blazers 105
+13 SAS
Pacers-BullsPacers 120, Bulls 104
+16 IND
Hornets-LakersHornets 112, Lakers 133
+21 LAL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 105, Nuggets 142
+37 DEN
BOS erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-CelticsBOS won · Pistons 122, Celtics 128 · OT
19 pts
Heat-WarriorsMIA won · Heat 114, Warriors 102
3 pts
Hornets-LakersLAL won · Hornets 112, Lakers 133
3 pts
Jokic shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST, 2 BLK
100% (11-11)
MurrayDEN · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
ZionNOP · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
BaneMEM · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
TurnerIND · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 122Celtics 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons3036162614122
Celtics2720352620128
The story
Derrick White had 23 points as Boston beat Detroit 128-122 in OT

Jaden Ivey led Detroit with 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 19 after the second, the Celtics took the third 35-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3−1900+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 118Blazers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs38212831118
Blazers14312931105
The story
San Antonio beat Portland 118-105 behind 30 points from Victor Wembanyama

Malcolm Brogdon paced Portland: 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 7 BLK, 6 REB, 6 AST · 9-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 38-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +24+14+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 105Nuggets 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27213522105
Nuggets33324136142
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 26-14-10 triple-double carried Denver past Memphis, 142-105

For Memphis, Desmond Bane had 23 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST · 11-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-22, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
400 +6+17+23+37 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 44

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 0, 9, 37, 32, 27, 27, 34, 25, 44Wolves-Mavs · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mike Bibby SAC, Jan 24, 2006: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 9, 21, 21, 18, 15, 24, 28, 35Celtics-Pistons · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 32, 10, 25, 8, 21, 16, 23, 18, 14, 32Mavs-Wolves · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 25, 27, 30, 23, 15, 30, 25, 31Celtics-Pistons · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 21, 4, 25, 43, 28, 22, 41, 31Pistons-Celtics · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 21, 15, 30, 13, 17, 7, 15, 30Spurs-Blazers · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin SextonUTA+7.3 22.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Coby WhiteCHI+4.7 22.3 last 10 · 17.6 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.3 28.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.2 39.2 last 10 · 35.0 season
Keegan MurraySAC+4.2 20.0 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Nikola JokicDEN−4.4 21.9 last 10 · 26.3 season
Mikal BridgesBKN−4.3 16.8 last 10 · 21.1 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL−4.3 10.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kevin HuerterSAC−4.3 6.3 last 10 · 10.6 season