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Sunday, December 15, 2024Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Pelicans104
Pacers119
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Magic91
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Wizards98
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Spurs92
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Suns116
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Mavs143
Warriors133
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2023–24Dec 15, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Suns), 50 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Lakers

Anthony Davis scores 40 as Lakers beat Memphis

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+18+9+6LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies20263133110
Lakers30342230116
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 15, 33, 12, 8, 38, 30, 23, 40LAL40 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 17, 9, 19, 15, 13, 11, 18, 19LAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 12, 23, 25, 16, 15, 27, 21, 20, 25MEM25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 22, 27, 19, 31, 8, 32, 28, 20MEM20 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Blazers-Suns

Phoenix never trails at a break against Portland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–109. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over MEM6PHX over POR7NYK over ORL9DAL over GSW10BOS over WAS14MIN over SAS14IND over NOP15Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over POR.
Lead changes
Knicks-Magic8
Wolves-Spurs4
Blazers-Suns2
Mavs-Warriors2
Pelicans-Pacers1
Celtics-Wizards1
Grizzlies-Lakers0
The night in charts
Mavs-Warriors combined for 276, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 143, Warriors 133
276
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 110, Lakers 116
226
Blazers-SunsBlazers 109, Suns 116
225
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 104, Pacers 119
223
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 112, Wizards 98
210
Wolves-SpursWolves 106, Spurs 92
198
Knicks-MagicKnicks 100, Magic 91
191
LAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 110, Lakers 116
+6 LAL
Blazers-SunsBlazers 109, Suns 116
+7 PHX
Knicks-MagicKnicks 100, Magic 91
+9 NYK
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 143, Warriors 133
+10 DAL
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 112, Wizards 98
+14 BOS
Wolves-SpursWolves 106, Spurs 92
+14 MIN
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 104, Pacers 119
+15 IND
Sochan shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SochanSAS · 17 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
LukaDAL · 45 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB, 3 STL
70% (16-23)
JJJMEM · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ADLAL · 40 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
68% (15-22)
WagnerORL · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 110Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies20263133110
Lakers30342230116
The story
LeBron James' 18 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 116-110

For Memphis, Ja Morant had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 7-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-20, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10+18+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 143Warriors 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs46353329143
Warriors33413326133
The story
Klay Thompson had 29 points as Dallas beat Golden State 143-133

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 26 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-14 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 46-33, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +13+7+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 106Spurs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28242430106
Spurs1918332292
The story
Minnesota beat San Antonio 106-92 behind 12 points and 11 rebounds from Jaden McDaniels

Jeremy Sochan paced San Antonio: 17 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 4-10 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +9+15+6+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Wembanyama topped the game at 59.4 FPTS: 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 45

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 16, 26, 36, 37, 21, 30, 16, 45Mavs-Warriors · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 23, 2003: 46 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Season high45 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 15, 33, 12, 8, 38, 30, 23, 40Lakers-Grizzlies · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Patrick Ewing NYK, Jan 19, 1996: 41 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Moritz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 3, 12, 20, 10, 12, 10, 13, 32Magic-Knicks · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 31, 16, 21, 24, 31, 20, 14, 31Knicks-Magic · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 19, 0, 15, 4, 11, 20, 19, 29Mavs-Warriors · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 20, 18, 16, 18, 13, 23, 11, 29Warriors-Mavs · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Naji MarshallDAL+4.8 16.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+4.7 12.5 last 10 · 7.8 season
Quentin GrimesDAL+4.4 13.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Victor WembanyamaSAS+4.3 27.9 last 10 · 23.6 season
Tyrese HaliburtonIND+4.0 22.1 last 10 · 18.1 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAC−4.4 21.7 last 10 · 26.1 season
Scotty Pippen Jr.MEM−4.1 6.2 last 10 · 10.3 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.5 24.3 last 10 · 27.8 season
Naz ReidMIN−3.2 9.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Buddy HieldGSW−2.9 11.4 last 10 · 14.3 season