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Friday, December 29, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed ATL by 18 at halftime and won 117–110.

Final · Box score
Knicks108
Magic117
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Nets104
Wizards110
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Kings117
Hawks110
Q1 SAC -13; Q2 SAC -18; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Raptors118
Celtics120
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Bucks119
Cavs111
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Sixers131
Rockets127
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Thunder119
Nuggets93
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +26
Final · Box score
Hornets119
Suns133
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Spurs128
Blazers134
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Clippers117
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2022–23Dec 29, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Knicks-Spurs), 41 points.
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The lead · Kings-Hawks

De'Aaron Fox hits eight threes, Sacramento tops Atlanta

Terry Rozier goes for 42 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-18-5+7SAC AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23303331117
Hawks36352019110
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 14, 41, 30, 29, 23, 27, 43, 31SAC31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 20, 28, 13, 28, 17, 34, 25SAC25 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 38, 35, 31, 30, 30, 30, 21, 24ATL24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 21, 20, 21, 24, 26, 17, 18ATL18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Sixers-Rockets

Houston's skid reaches three

Philadelphia won 131–127; the Rockets fall to 15–15. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 42 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
Wvs MEM117–104W@ MEM103–96L@ MIL119–128L@ CLE130–135Lvs ATL127–134Wvs DAL122–96W@ NOP106–104Lvs IND117–123Lvs PHX113–129Lvs PHI127–131
Lead changes
Nets-Wizards13
Sixers-Rockets13
Spurs-Blazers9
Raptors-Celtics7
Kings-Hawks5
Grizzlies-Clippers3
Thunder-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Spurs-Blazers combined for 262, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 128, Blazers 134
262
Sixers-RocketsSixers 131, Rockets 127
258
Hornets-SunsHornets 119, Suns 133
252
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 118, Celtics 120
238
Bucks-CavsBucks 119, Cavs 111
230
Kings-HawksKings 117, Hawks 110
227
Knicks-MagicKnicks 108, Magic 117
225
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 106, Clippers 117
223
Nets-WizardsNets 104, Wizards 110
214
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 119, Nuggets 93
212
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 118, Celtics 120
+2 BOS
Sixers-RocketsSixers 131, Rockets 127
+4 PHI
Nets-WizardsNets 104, Wizards 110
+6 WAS
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 128, Blazers 134
+6 POR
Kings-HawksKings 117, Hawks 110
+7 SAC
Bucks-CavsBucks 119, Cavs 111
+8 MIL
Knicks-MagicKnicks 108, Magic 117
+9 ORL
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 106, Clippers 117
+11 LAC
Hornets-SunsHornets 119, Suns 133
+14 PHX
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 119, Nuggets 93
+26 OKC
SAC erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HawksSAC won · Kings 117, Hawks 110
18 pts
Bucks-CavsMIL won · Bucks 119, Cavs 111
7 pts
Sixers-RocketsPHI won · Sixers 131, Rockets 127
7 pts
Knicks-MagicORL won · Knicks 108, Magic 117
3 pts
Nets-WizardsWAS won · Nets 104, Wizards 110
2 pts
Jokic shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
88% (15-17)
KornetBOS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
Zach CollinsSAS · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
NurkicPHX · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 118Celtics 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors20333332118
Celtics35333121120
The story
Jaylen Brown's 31 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past Toronto, 120-118

For Toronto, Pascal Siakam had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 11-16 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-20, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +15+15+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Scottie Barnes was the fantasy play: 63.0 FPTS on 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 131Rockets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26362841131
Rockets32313430127
The story
Philadelphia beat Houston 131-127 behind 42 points from Tyrese Maxey

Alperen Sengun paced Houston: 28 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 42 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 13-26 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

A 41-30 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −6−1−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Fred VanVleet topped the game at 56.6 FPTS: 33 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB

Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 128Blazers 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs29273834128
Blazers29423330134
The story
Scoot Henderson had 22 points and 11 assists as Portland beat San Antonio 134-128

Devin Vassell led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 9-21 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the second 42-27, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+15+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Keldon Johnson led the game in fantasy with 51.4 FPTS (29 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.9Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Terry Rozier leads the day with 42

Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 28, 30, 6, 22, 25, 18, 18, 42Hornets-Suns · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ricky Davis CLE, Dec 13, 2002: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 19, 21, 29, 35, 33, 12, 23, 42Sixers-Rockets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 16, 2001: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 43, 25, 30, 31, 34, 34, 36, 40Thunder-Nuggets · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Apr 5, 1998: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 23, 22, 27, 26, 26, 24, 25, 38Knicks-Magic · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 34, 28, 27, 26, 24, 20, 20, 35Suns-Hornets · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 64, 22, 26, 11, 37, 28, 32, 32, 34Bucks-Cavs · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 5 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
Julius RandleNYK+4.3 27.7 last 10 · 23.4 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.2 39.2 last 10 · 35.0 season
Cold
Nikola JokicDEN−4.8 21.3 last 10 · 26.1 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mikal BridgesBKN−4.6 16.5 last 10 · 21.1 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL−4.3 10.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Herbert JonesNOP−3.8 6.6 last 10 · 10.4 season