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Sunday, December 31, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed BKN by 3 after the first quarter and won 124–108.

Final · Box score
Hawks130
Wizards126
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Pelicans129
Q1 NOP +9; Q2 NOP +17; Q3 NOP +15; Q4 NOP +20
Final · Box score
Nets108
Thunder124
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Celtics134
Spurs101
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +33
Final · Box score
Kings123
Grizzlies92
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +31
Final · Box score
Magic107
Suns112
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +5
On this day · 2022–23Dec 31, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Spurs), 51 points.
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The lead · Nets-Thunder

OKC keeps rolling, beats Brooklyn

Trae Young goes for 40 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+3+10+16OKC AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets36202329108
Thunder33263035124
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 43, 25, 30, 31, 34, 34, 36, 40, 24OKC24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 18, 4, 16, 11, 10, 7, 12, 20OKC20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 13, 15, 14, 29, 21, 6, 19, 22BKN22 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 41, 32, 20, 23, 20, 17, 8, 15, 20BKN20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hawks-Wizards

Atlanta beats Washington, 130–126

Atlanta led 100–87 after three and won by 4. Trae Young led Atlanta with 40 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over WAS4PHX over ORL5OKC over BKN16NOP over LAL20SAC over MEM31BOS over SAS33Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over WAS.
Lead changes
Hawks-Wizards5
Magic-Suns5
Nets-Thunder3
Lakers-Pelicans2
Celtics-Spurs0
The night in charts
Hawks-Wizards combined for 256, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-WizardsHawks 130, Wizards 126
256
Lakers-PelicansLakers 109, Pelicans 129
238
Celtics-SpursCeltics 134, Spurs 101
235
Nets-ThunderNets 108, Thunder 124
232
Magic-SunsMagic 107, Suns 112
219
Kings-GrizzliesKings 123, Grizzlies 92
215
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-WizardsHawks 130, Wizards 126
+4 ATL
Magic-SunsMagic 107, Suns 112
+5 PHX
Nets-ThunderNets 108, Thunder 124
+16 OKC
Lakers-PelicansLakers 109, Pelicans 129
+20 NOP
Kings-GrizzliesKings 123, Grizzlies 92
+31 SAC
Celtics-SpursCeltics 134, Spurs 101
+33 BOS
OKC rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-ThunderOKC won · Nets 108, Thunder 124
3 pts
Hawks-WizardsATL won · Hawks 130, Wizards 126
2 pts
Monk shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MonkSAC · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
77% (10-13)
BealPHX · 25 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Jalen JohnsonATL · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
DortOKC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ChetOKC · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 130Wizards 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28423030130
Wizards30282939126
The story
Dejounte Murray had 32 points as Atlanta beat Washington 130-126

Deni Avdija led Washington with 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 13-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Hawks took the second 42-28.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2+12+13+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Suns
Magic 107Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24342920107
Suns37302223112
The story
Kevin Durant's 31 points carried Phoenix past Orlando, 112-107

For Orlando, Paolo Banchero had 28 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 12-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-24, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +13+9+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 123Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings34363122123
Grizzlies2929211392
The story
Sacramento beat Memphis 123-92 behind a 13-21-12 triple-double from Domantas Sabonis

Desmond Bane paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 21 REB, 13 PTS, 12 AST · 5-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
400 +5+12+22+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 31 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 40

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 35, 38, 35, 31, 30, 30, 30, 21, 24, 40Hawks-Wizards · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: John Wall WAS, May 2, 2017: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 17, 27, 32, 7, 17, 14, 26, 38Wizards-Hawks · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 23, 25, 25, 40, 16, 17, 26, 34Lakers-Pelicans · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 21, 20, 21, 24, 26, 17, 18, 32Hawks-Wizards · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 29, 28, 40, 28, 16, 27, 21, 31Suns-Magic · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 36, 10, 23, 34, 24, 19, 29, 28Magic-Suns · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin SextonUTA+7.3 23.1 last 10 · 15.8 season
Anthony DavisLAL+5.1 30.1 last 10 · 25.0 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.3 28.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.2 39.2 last 10 · 35.0 season
Luka DoncicDAL+4.1 38.0 last 10 · 33.9 season
Cold
Jordan HawkinsNOP−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Nikola JokicDEN−4.8 21.3 last 10 · 26.1 season
Mikal BridgesBKN−4.5 16.6 last 10 · 21.1 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL−4.3 10.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tyrese HaliburtonIND−4.2 20.4 last 10 · 24.6 season