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Saturday, December 30, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Lakers by 2 after the first quarter and won 108–106.

Final · Box score
Heat109
Jazz117
Q1 Jazz -1; Q2 Jazz +1; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 Jazz +8
Final · Box score
Raptors127
Pistons129
Q1 Pistons +1; Q2 Pistons +8; Q3 Pistons +4; Q4 Pistons +2
Final · Box score
Knicks126
Pacers140
Q1 Pacers +5; Q2 Pacers +2; Q3 Pacers +13; Q4 Pacers +14
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Bulls105
Q1 Bulls +4; Q2 Bulls +8; Q3 Bulls +9; Q4 Bulls +13
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Wolves108
Q1 Wolves -2; Q2 Wolves +4; Q3 Wolves +5; Q4 Wolves +2
Final · Box score
Mavs132
Warriors122
Q1 Mavs +8; Q2 Mavs +9; Q3 Mavs +12; Q4 Mavs +10
On this day · 2022–23Dec 30, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Hawks), 47 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Wolves

Anthony Edwards scores 31, Minnesota holds off Lakers

Tyrese Haliburton goes for 23 assists

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+4+5+2Wolves AHEAD ↑Lakers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31262029106
Wolves29322126108
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 37, 32, 27, 27, 34, 25, 44, 31Wolves31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 17, 13, 10, 9, 6, 6, 9, 21Wolves21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 41, 37, 37, 32, 19, 31, 26, 40, 26, 33Lakers33 PTS · 17 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 33, 23, 25, 25, 40, 16, 17, 26Lakers26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Heat-Jazz

Utah gets past Miami

117–109, with Utah ahead 54–53 at halftime. Collin Sexton led Utah with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pistons over Raptors2Wolves over Lakers2Jazz over Heat8Mavs over Warriors10Bulls over Sixers13Pacers over Knicks14Final margin, points. Pink = Jazz over Heat.
Lead changes
Heat-Jazz25
Lakers-Wolves14
Raptors-Pistons12
Sixers-Bulls6
Knicks-Pacers3
Mavs-Warriors1
The night in charts
Knicks-Pacers combined for 266, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PacersKnicks 126, Pacers 140
266
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 127, Pistons 129
256
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 132, Warriors 122
254
Heat-JazzHeat 109, Jazz 117
226
Lakers-WolvesLakers 106, Wolves 108
214
Sixers-BullsSixers 92, Bulls 105
197
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 127, Pistons 129
+2 Pistons
Lakers-WolvesLakers 106, Wolves 108
+2 MIN
Heat-JazzHeat 109, Jazz 117
+8 Jazz
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 132, Warriors 122
+10 Mavs
Sixers-BullsSixers 92, Bulls 105
+13 Bulls
Knicks-PacersKnicks 126, Pacers 140
+14 Pacers
MIN rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-WolvesWolves won · Lakers 106, Wolves 108
2 pts
Heat-JazzJazz won · Heat 109, Jazz 117
1 pt
Reid shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReidMIN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Jackson-DavisWarriors · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DiVincenzoKnicks · 38 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
71% (15-21)
ADLakers · 33 PTS, 17 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
71% (12-17)
MathurinPacers · 20 PTS
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 106Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31262029106
Wolves29322126108
The story
Naz Reid had 21 points as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 108-106

Mike Conley added 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 32-26.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −2+4+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 127Pistons 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24204241127
Pistons25273839129
The story
Cade Cunningham's 30 points and 12 assists carried Detroit past Toronto, 129-127

For Toronto, Gary Trent Jr. had 24 PTS, 4 AST 30 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB · 9-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-20, was where the Pistons built it.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +1+8+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 126Pacers 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27353034126
Pacers32324135140
The story
Indiana won 140-126 despite 38 points from Donte DiVincenzo

Myles Turner paced Indiana: 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 38 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 15-21 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

A 41-30 third quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +5+2+13+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 31 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 39

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 39, 40, 38, 28, 39, 50, 39, 39Mavs-Warriors · W
33.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 18, 8, 23, 11, 3, 17, 2, 38Knicks-Pacers · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +28.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 15, 27, 18, 31, 19, 22, 27, 35Raptors-Pistons · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 41, 37, 37, 32, 19, 31, 26, 40, 26, 33Lakers-Wolves · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 17 REB · 8 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 37, 32, 27, 27, 34, 25, 44, 31Wolves-Lakers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 4, 25, 43, 28, 22, 41, 31, 30Pistons-Raptors · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin SextonJazz+7.3 23.1 last 10 · 15.8 season
Anthony DavisLakers+4.5 29.7 last 10 · 25.2 season
Kawhi LeonardClippers+4.3 28.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Joel EmbiidSixers+4.2 39.2 last 10 · 35.0 season
Luka DoncicMavs+4.1 38.0 last 10 · 33.9 season
Cold
Nikola JokicNuggets−4.8 21.3 last 10 · 26.1 season
Jordan HawkinsPelicans−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mikal BridgesNets−4.6 16.5 last 10 · 21.1 season
D'Angelo RussellLakers−4.3 10.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tyrese HaliburtonPacers−4.2 20.4 last 10 · 24.6 season