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Monday, December 16, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAC by 7 after three quarters and won 130–129.

Final · Box score
Sixers121
Hornets108
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +13
Final · OT · Box score
Heat124
Pistons125
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +16; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +1
Final · Box score
Cavs130
Nets101
Q1 CLE +20; Q2 CLE +32; Q3 CLE +27; Q4 CLE +29
Final · Box score
Bulls122
Raptors121
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets130
Kings129
Q1 DEN +20; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Clippers144
Q1 LAC +24; Q2 LAC +34; Q3 LAC +35; Q4 LAC +37
On this day · 2023–24Dec 16, 2023: 10 games. Top scorer: Keegan Murray (Kings-Jazz), 47 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Kings

Denver wins a tight one over Sacramento

Jimmy Butler posts a triple-double

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+20+7-7+1DEN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets41342134130
Kings21473526129
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 14, 20, 22, 18, 12, 19, 20, 28DEN28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 12, 3, 10, 15, 18, 6, 14, 24DEN24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 22, 23, 22, 18, 22, 21, 18, 29SAC29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 21, 25, 27, 17, 22, 19, 32, 28SAC28 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat Utah by 37.

DET over MIA1CHI over TOR1DEN over SAC1PHI over CHA13CLE over BKN29LAC over UTA37Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Kings8
Heat-Pistons5
Cavs-Nets3
Sixers-Hornets2
Bulls-Raptors1
Jazz-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Murray's jumper with 8.1 seconds left puts the Nuggets ahead, 130-129 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 259, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 130, Kings 129
259
Jazz-ClippersJazz 107, Clippers 144
251
Heat-PistonsHeat 124, Pistons 125 · OT
249
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 122, Raptors 121
243
Cavs-NetsCavs 130, Nets 101
231
Sixers-HornetsSixers 121, Hornets 108
229
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-PistonsHeat 124, Pistons 125 · OT
+1 DET
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 122, Raptors 121
+1 CHI
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 130, Kings 129
+1 DEN
Sixers-HornetsSixers 121, Hornets 108
+13 PHI
Cavs-NetsCavs 130, Nets 101
+29 CLE
Jazz-ClippersJazz 107, Clippers 144
+37 LAC
Powell shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PowellLAC · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
ZubacLAC · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
NiangCLE · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
SextonUTA · 15 PTS, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
GeorgePHI · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 124Pistons 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3227223310124
Pistons3330341711125
The story
Cade Cunningham had a 20-11-18 triple-double as Detroit beat Miami 125-124 in OT

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 18 AST, 11 REB · 7-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the third 34-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+4+160+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 130Kings 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets41342134130
Kings21473526129
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 20-14-13 triple-double carried Denver past Sacramento, 130-129

For Sacramento, Malik Monk had 25 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 14 REB, 13 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-21, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +20+7−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Domantas Sabonis was the fantasy play: 61.3 FPTS on 28 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 122Raptors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls33204227122
Raptors25253437121
The story
Chicago beat Toronto 122-121 behind 19 points from Coby White

Gradey Dick paced Toronto: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL · 5-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+3+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

RJ Barrett topped the game at 55.5 FPTS: 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.9Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.9 in 13 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.2Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 41

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 19, 43, 20, 39, 23, 5, 15, 41Clippers-Jazz · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Darius Garland CLE, Nov 18, 2022: 41 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 39, 28, 21, 16, 16, 25, 22, 40Sixers-Hornets · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 1, 1997: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 6, 26, 17, 17, 24, 18, 11, 35Heat-Pistons · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Jan 24, 2024: 35 PTS · 18 REB · 10 AST
Season high35 PTS · 19 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 18, 2, 11, 29, 21, 12, 15, 33Sixers-Hornets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 25, 37, 29, 17, 18, 30, 13, 32Raptors-Bulls · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 22, 23, 22, 18, 22, 21, 18, 29Kings-Nuggets · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 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−4.7 21.5 last 10 · 26.2 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