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Friday, December 13, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed POR by 8 after three quarters and won 118–116.

Final · Box score
Wizards105
Cavs115
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Pacers121
Sixers107
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Bulls109
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Nets119
Grizzlies135
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Lakers87
Wolves97
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +22
Final · Box score
Suns134
Jazz126
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Blazers116
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS -8; Q4 SAS +2
On this day · 2023–24Dec 13, 2023: 9 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Pacers), 64 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Blazers

San Antonio rallies from 8 down to beat Portland

Tyrese Haliburton goes for 32 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+10-8+2SAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs33192838118
Blazers25174628116
Who led
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 34, 50, 28, 25, 34, 20, 34, 15, 25, 28SAS28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 17, 15, 14, 21, 25, 17, 7, 23SAS23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 5, 22, 11, 14, 12, 19, 3, 32POR32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 5, 30, 21, 27, 7, 14, 14, 30POR30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Denver by 22.

SAS over POR2PHX over UTA8CLE over WAS10MIN over LAL10IND over PHI14CHI over CHA14MEM over BKN16DEN over LAC22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Clippers-Nuggets9
Wizards-Cavs8
Spurs-Blazers5
Nets-Grizzlies4
Pacers-Sixers1
Hornets-Bulls1
Lakers-Wolves0
The night in charts
Suns-Jazz combined for 260, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-JazzSuns 134, Jazz 126
260
Nets-GrizzliesNets 119, Grizzlies 135
254
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 118, Blazers 116
234
Pacers-SixersPacers 121, Sixers 107
228
Wizards-CavsWizards 105, Cavs 115
220
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 98, Nuggets 120
218
Hornets-BullsHornets 95, Bulls 109
204
Lakers-WolvesLakers 87, Wolves 97
184
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 118, Blazers 116
+2 SAS
Suns-JazzSuns 134, Jazz 126
+8 PHX
Wizards-CavsWizards 105, Cavs 115
+10 CLE
Lakers-WolvesLakers 87, Wolves 97
+10 MIN
Pacers-SixersPacers 121, Sixers 107
+14 IND
Hornets-BullsHornets 95, Bulls 109
+14 CHI
Nets-GrizzliesNets 119, Grizzlies 135
+16 MEM
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 98, Nuggets 120
+22 DEN
SAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BlazersSAS won · Spurs 118, Blazers 116
8 pts
Suns-JazzPHX won · Suns 134, Jazz 126
1 pt
Siakam shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SiakamIND · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DosunmuCHI · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
John CollinsUTA · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
ToppinIND · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
McDanielsMIN · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 STL, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 118Blazers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs33192838118
Blazers25174628116
The story
Victor Wembanyama had 28 points as San Antonio beat Portland 118-116

Anfernee Simons led Portland with 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 8-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 38-28.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +8+10−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 134Jazz 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns38383622134
Jazz39323421126
The story
Phoenix beat Utah 134-126 behind 30 points and 8 assists from Kevin Durant

John Collins paced Utah: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-32 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1+5+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 121Sixers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31302931121
Sixers22283324107
The story
Pascal Siakam's 23 points carried Indiana past Philadelphia, 121-107

For Philadelphia, Paul George had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +9+11+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 23 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 34

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 26, 31, 27, 29, 28, 21, 25, 34Suns-Jazz · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 28, 19, 8, 30, 17, 23, 9, 32Pacers-Sixers · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 5, 22, 11, 14, 12, 19, 3, 32Blazers-Spurs · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 35, 32, 26, 23, 30, 21, 13, 30Suns-Jazz · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 5, 30, 21, 27, 7, 14, 14, 30Blazers-Spurs · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 20, 22, 27, 19, 31, 8, 32, 28Grizzlies-Nets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Victor WembanyamaSAS+5.5 29.3 last 10 · 23.8 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+5.3 13.5 last 10 · 8.2 season
Naji MarshallDAL+4.8 16.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Quentin GrimesDAL+4.4 12.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Tyrese HaliburtonIND+4.1 22.1 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Anthony DavisLAL−5.6 21.7 last 10 · 27.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−4.4 21.7 last 10 · 26.1 season
Naz ReidMIN−3.7 8.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Luguentz DortOKC−3.3 6.6 last 10 · 9.9 season
Buddy HieldGSW−2.8 11.7 last 10 · 14.5 season