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Saturday, December 14, 2024Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by MIL (vs ATL) and OKC (vs HOU).

Final · Box score
Hawks102
Bucks110
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Thunder111
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +15
On this day · 2023–24Dec 14, 2023: 7 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Kings), 43 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts 32 and 14 as Milwaukee beats Atlanta

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+6-1+8MIL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28213419102
Bucks26292728110
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 41, 37, 32, 42, 28, 31, 30, 34, 37, 32MIL32 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 37, 25, 27, 25, 31, 15, 28, 25MIL25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 21, 14, 12, 17, 31, 15, 22, 35ATL35 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 22, 20, 20, 19, 23, 12, 21, 15ATL15 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Rockets-Thunder

OKC extends win streak to 5

111–96 over Houston. Record: 20–5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
Wvs POR109–99W@ SAC130–109W@ GSW105–101W@ LAL101–93L@ HOU116–119Wvs UTA133–106W@ TOR129–92W@ NOP119–109Wvs DAL118–104Wvs HOU111–96
Lead changes
Hawks-Bucks12
Rockets-Thunder11
The night in charts
Hawks-Bucks combined for 212, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BucksHawks 102, Bucks 110
212
Rockets-ThunderRockets 96, Thunder 111
207
MIL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Hawks-BucksHawks 102, Bucks 110
+8 MIL
Rockets-ThunderRockets 96, Thunder 111
+15 OKC
MIL rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 102, Bucks 110
2 pts
Rockets-ThunderOKC won · Rockets 96, Thunder 111
2 pts
Hartenstein shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HartensteinOKC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Brook LopezMIL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 32 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST, 4 BLK
67% (10-15)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
TraeATL · 35 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK
50% (9-18)
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 102Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28213419102
Bucks26292728110
The story
Damian Lillard had 25 points as Milwaukee beat Atlanta 110-102

Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-21 FG, 5-14 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 28-19.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2+6−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 96Thunder 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2022272796
Thunder18233436111
The story
Luguentz Dort's 19 points carried Oklahoma City past Houston, 111-96

For Houston, Amen Thompson had 19 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 5-11 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-27, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −2−1+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 35

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 21, 14, 12, 17, 31, 15, 22, 35Hawks-Bucks · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 41, 37, 32, 42, 28, 31, 30, 34, 37, 32Bucks-Hawks · W
32.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 35, 36, 32, 26, 30, 31, 39, 32Thunder-Rockets · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 37, 25, 27, 25, 31, 15, 28, 25Bucks-Hawks · W
25.7 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Isaiah HartensteinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 14, 11, 19, 4, 2, 12, 10, 21Thunder-Rockets · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 13, 19, 22, 28, 20, 27, 18, 20Thunder-Rockets · W
21.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 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
Buddy HieldGSW−2.8 11.7 last 10 · 14.5 season
Clint CapelaATL−2.7 7.3 last 10 · 10.0 season